SAM205.xml CLEARWATER 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, August 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Clearwater County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1903-1956. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1904-1956; declarations of intention (first papers), 1903-1951; final papers (second papers), 1903-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1956; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1955. 4 microfilm reels; 2.75 cubic feet (3 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 205-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 205); (3) Closed Originals.

OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume also contains an index.

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

Microfilmed originals (2.75 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. 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 (Clearwater County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 994-108

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001731678

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 205-I) SAM 205-I 1 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).

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 205) SAM 205 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1903-1951. 5 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 1, 1903-1906. Frame 48. Volume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. Frame 112. Volume II, Nos. 101-200, 1911-1918. Frame 176. Volume III, Nos. 201-277, 1918-1929. Frame 232. Volume IV, Nos. 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, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1908. SAM 205 2 Frame 1. Volume II, Nos. 51-200, 1908-1915. Frame 354. Volume III, Nos. 201-298, 1915-1929. SAM 205 3 Frame 1. Volume IV, Nos. 299-350, 1930-1941. Frame 206. Volume V, Nos. 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. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

301.B.1.7B Declarations of Intention, indexed, 1903-1951. 4 volumes, 1 folder. Volume 1, 1903-1906. 9.B.4.6F Volume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. Volume II, Nos. 101-200, 1911-1918. Volume III, Nos. 201-277, 1918-1929. IV, Nos. 278-360, 1930-1951. 301.B.1.7B Final Papers, indexed, 1903-1906. 2 volumes. Volume A, 1903. Volume B, adults and minors, 1904-1906. 301.B.3.3B Petition and Record, indexed, 1906-1956. 3 volumes, 2 folders. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1908. Volume II, Nos. 51-200, 1908-1915. Volume III, Nos. 201-298, 1915-1929. 9.B.4.6F IV, Nos. 299-350, 1930-1941. V, Nos. 351-426, 1941-1956. Petition Lists, 1929-1956. 1 folder. Applications to take Oaths, 1941-1955. 1 folder. Index to Naturalization Records, circa 1903-circa 1956. 1 index card file.

Alphabetical.