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Minnesota State Archives


CLEARWATER COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Natualization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORD

Agency:Minnesota. District Court (Clearwater County). .
Series Title:Naturalization records.
Date:1903-1956.
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and applications to take oath of allegiance.
Quantity:3 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf location.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1903-1951, roll 1; final papers (second papers), 1903-1906, roll 1; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1956, rolls 1-3; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956, roll 3; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1955, roll 3.

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RELATED DATA

Quantity of originals: 2.75 cu. ft.
Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Indexed by: Minnesota District Court (Clearwater 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 Clearwater County: District Court.
A published index to the Clearwater County naturalization records, complied by the Range Genealogical Society, is catalogued separately.

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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, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:
Immigrants--Minnesota--Clearwater County.
Naturalization--Minnesota--Clearwater County.
Types of Documents:
Declarations--Minnesota--Clearwater County.
Microforms.
Naturalization records--Minnesota--Clearwater County.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Clearwater County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 994-108.
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, June 1995.
PALS ID number: 09-00040224

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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 205-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1904-1956
Personal name index to final papers, volume B, 1904-1906; and petition and record (final papers), volumes 1 and I-IV, 1906-1956. Each entry gives the applicant's name and the volume and page containing the naturalization paper and the date of naturalization (for the final papers) or the petition number and the number and date of the certificate of naturalization (for the petition and record).
Location Box
SAM 2051
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1903-1951.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1903-1906.
Frame 48. Volume I, #1-100, 1906-1910.
Frame 112. Volume II, #101-200, 1911-1918.
Frame 176. Volume III, #201-277, 1918-1929.
Frame 232. Volume IV, #278-360, 1930-1951.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1903-1906. 2 volumes.
Frame 347. Volume A, 1903.
Frame 338. Volume B, adults and minors, 1904-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1956. 5 volumes.
Frame 499. Volume 1, #1-50, 1906-1908.
Location Box
SAM 2052
Frame 1. Volume II, #51-200, 1908-1915.
Frame 354. Volume III, #201-298, 1915-1929.
Location Box
SAM 2053
Frame 1. Volume IV, #299-350, 1930-1941.
Frame 206. Volume V, #351-426, 1941-1956.
Other Records, 1929-1956. 2 volumes.
Frame 496. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1956.
Frame 538. Application to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1955.

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