gr00144.xml Polk County: District Court An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, December 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Polk County). Miscellaneous records. 1878-1982. Materials in English. Set of miscellaneous files kept as such by the court. Includes an index to the files (1900-1982), adoption records (1887-1934), certificates of election (1878-1932), criminal case file transcripts (1948-1950), grand jury reports (1892-1935), jail registers (1890-1904), a list of lands to be sold by the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad Company (1883-1885), and loose naturalization records (1884-1936). There is also an index to adoption records/changes of name records (1883-1982). 3.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes; 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. 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: Adoption -- Minnesota -- Polk County. Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Polk County. Grand jury -- Minnesota -- Polk County. Local elections -- Minnesota -- Polk County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Polk County. Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Polk County -- Registers. Organizations: St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company. Document Types: Transcripts. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Polk County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Adoption records less than 100 years old are available with a court order, pursuant to Minn. Stat. 259.61, 259.83, and 259.89. Adoption records more than 100 years old are public pursuant to Laws 1997 c177 s22. Researchers may apply to use these records in accordance with the State Archives access statement.

Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 2007-18; 2010-52

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007241135

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 142.H.16.8F-2 Index, 1900-1982. 2 volumes.

Index to the following records. Also appears to index later records not in the custody of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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147.C.3.8F Adoption records, 1887-1934.

Documents may include petitions, affidavits, notices, birth certificates, judgments, and correspondence.

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Certificates of election, 1878-1932. Criminal case file transcripts: File No. 4654, State of Minnesota v Stogran, 1948. File No. 4664, State of Minnesota v Hofland, 1948. File No. 4703, State of Minnesota v Nornes, 1950. Grand jury reports, 1892-1935. 5 folders. Jail registers, 1890-1904. 10 folders. 147.C.3.9B List of lands, 1883-1885.

The records list lands to be sold by the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad Company. Each entry includes purchaser, description, section, town, range, acres, principal paid, and principal unpaid.

Loose naturalization records, 1884-1936.

Declarations of intent (mostly from other states), notices, and lists of names that received naturalization papers. Also includes a signed petition that objected to the application of an individual who applied for citizenship.

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142.H.16.6F-2 Index to adoption records/change of name records, Volume A, 1883-1982. 1 volume.

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