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Minnesota State Archives


FARIBAULT COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1850-1956
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
Quantity:6 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1858-1951, rolls 1-2; final papers (second papers), 1865-1906, rolls 2-3; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954, rolls 3-5; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956, roll 5; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1939-1954, roll 5; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1850-1906, rolls 5-6.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Indexed by: Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County). Naturalization records index (cataloged separately). Each volume also contains an index.
An expanded description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Faribault County: District Court.

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INDEX TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Faribault County.
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Faribault County.
Document Types:
Naturalization records
Declarations
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Faribault County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 980-125
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, May 1987
Catalog ID number: 09-00036820

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

Location Box
SAM 203-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1858-1954.
Personal name index to declarations of intention (first papers), volumes 1A-5, 1858-1951; final papers, volumes [A]-E, 1865-1906; petition and record (final papers), volumes 1-6, 1907-1954; and applications to take oath of allegiance, 1939-1954.
Each entry gives the applicant's name, and the volume and page, the petition number, or the application number of the naturalization document. Those for final papers also include the date of naturalization, and those for petitions also include the number and date of the certificate of naturalization.
Location Box
SAM 2031
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1858-1951. 8 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1A, 1858-1876.
Frame 122. Volume [A], 1876-1900.
Frame 350. Volume 3, 1898-1906.
Frame 415. Volume 1, #1-300, 1907-1918.
Frame 589. Volume 2, #301-400, 1918-1921.
Location Box
SAM 2032
Frame 1. Volume 3, #401-492, 1921-1929.
Frame 60. Volume 4, #493-600, 1929-1950.
Frame 217. Volume 5, #601-620, 1950-1951.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1865-1906. 5 volumes.
Frame 248. Volume [A], 1865-1891.
Frame 387. Volume B, 1892-1899.
Location Box
SAM 2033
Frame 1. Volume C, 1897-1901.
Frame 239. Volume D, 1901-1905.
Frame 306. Volume E, adults and minors, 1904-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 6 volumes.
Frame 339. Volume 1, #1-150, 1907-1916.
Location Box
SAM 2034
Frame 1. Volume 2, #151-250, 1916-1920.
Frame 281. Volume 3, #251-338, 1920-1929.
Frame 503. Volume 4, #339-388, 1929-1939.
Location Box
SAM 2035
Frame 1. Volume 5, #389-450, 1940-1946.
Frame 275. Volume 6, #451-480, 1946-1954.
Other Records, 1850-1956. 2 volumes, 6 folders.
Frame 391. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1956. 1 volume.
Frame 436. Applications to take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1939-1954. 1 volume.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1850-1906. 6 folders.
Frame 459. A-E.
Location Box
SAM 2036
Frame 1. F-Z.

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