SAM 203 FARIBAULT COUNTY: District Court An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County). Naturalization records and index. 1850-1956. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1858-1954; declarations of intention (first papers), 1858-1951; final papers (second papers), 1865-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1939-1954; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1850-1906. 9 microfilm reels; 4.5 cu. ft. (5 boxes, 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 203-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 203); (3) Closed Originals.

CATALOG HEADINGS

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: Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Faribault County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Faribault County. Document Types: Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Faribault County. Declarations -- Minnesota -- Faribault County. Microforms. Indexes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.5 cu. ft) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1994.

Microfilm is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 980-125; 994-45; 995-135

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001728780

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 203-I) SAM 203-I 1 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.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 203) SAM 203 1 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. SAM 203 2 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. SAM 203 3 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. SAM 203 4 Frame 1. Volume 2, #151-250, 1916-1920. Frame 281. Volume 3, #251-338, 1920-1929. Frame 503. Volume 4, #339-388, 1929-1939. SAM 203 5 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. SAM 203 6 Frame 1. F-Z. CLOSED ORIGINALS

Access restricted. Closed to general use, researchers are directed to use the microfilm.

9.A.2.3B Declarations of Intention, 1858-1951. 7 volumes; 1 folder.

All volumes are indexed.

Volume 1A, 1858-1876. Volume [A], 1876-1900. 301.A.4.7B-1 Volume 3, 1898-1906. 9.A.2.3B Volume 1, #1-300, 1907-1918. Volume 1, #301-400, 1918-1921. Volume 1, #401-492, 1921-1929. Volume 1, #493-600, 1929-1950. Volume 1, #601-620, 1950-1951. 1 folder. 301.A.4.7B-1 Final Papers, 1865-1906. 5 volumes.

All volumes are indexed.

Volume [A], 1865-1891. 9.A.2.3B Volume B, 1892-1899. 301.A.4.7B-2 Volume C, 1897-1901. Volume D, 1901-1905. 301.A.4.8F-1 Volume E, #1-42, 481-495, 1904-1906. Petition and Record, 1907-1954. 6 volumes.

All volumes are indexed.

Volume 1, #1-150, 1907-1916. 301.A.4.8F-2 Volume 2, #151-250, 1916-1920. Volume 3, #251-338, 1920-1929. 9.A.2.3B Volume 4, #339-388, 1929-1939. Volume 5, #389-450, 1940-1946. Volume 6, #451-480, 1946-1954. 9.A.2.4F Citizenship Petitions Granted Lists, 1929-1956. 1 folder. Applications to take Oath of Allegiance, 1939-1954. 1 folder. Loose Naturalization Papers, 1850-1906. 6 folders.

Arranged in alphabetical order.