gr00475.xml Le Sueur County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Shelby Edwards National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse March 18, 2002 Finding aid written in English. August 2008 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. December 2011 Shelby Edwards OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Le Sueur County). Naturalization records and index. 1862-1944. Materials in English. Declarations of intention (first papers), 1862-1943; final papers, 1863-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted, 1930-1944; and loose naturalization papers, 1869-1936. 4 microfilm reels; 6.5 cubic feet (5 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 28-1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 28) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) 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 -- Le Sueur County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Le Sueur County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Le Sueur County. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Le Sueur County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.4 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

 Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1986.

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

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 981-103; 983-45; 2005-8

 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).

Processed by: Shelby Edwards, December 2011

Catalog ID number: 001712898

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization records index (Microfilm SAM 28-1) SAM 28-I 1 1862-1943.

Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to declarations of intention (first papers, Volumes 1-3, 1906-1914); final papers (Volumes A-D, 1863-1906, and Minors, Volumes C-D, 1898-1906); and petition and record (final papers, Volumes 1-4, 1907-1943).

The cards are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence by surname and given name. The declarations of intention and petition of record are indexed by volume only. The final papers are indexed by volume and page number. The cards also include the date the declaration or petition was filed or the date of naturalization, which serves as supplemental indexing aids.

The cards were not checked for completeness or correct alphabetical order prior to microfilming. Researchers who do not find a card for a particular individual in its proper place should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes.

Naturalization records (Microfilm SAM 28) SAM 28 1 Declarations of Intention, 1862-1943. 5 volumes.

Indexed.

 Frame 1. Volume A, 1862-1888, 1899. Frame 237. Volume B, 1888-1906. Frame 325. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1914. Frame 389. Volume [2], Nos. 101-293, 1914-1929. Frame 510. Volume [3], Nos. 294-318, 1929-1943. SAM 28 2 Final Papers, 1863-1906. 6 volumes.

Indexed.

 Frame 1. Volume A, 1863-1897. Frame 235. Volume C, 1898-1903. Frame 321. Volume D, 1903-1906.

Includes final papers for 1899 recorded by court order in 1921.

Frame 347. Volume B: Discharged soldiers, 1871-1901. Minors, 1878-1898. Frame 505. Volume C, minors, 1898-1903. Frame 560. Volume D, minors, 1903-1906. SAM 28 3 Petition and Record [final papers], 1907-1943. 4 volumes.

Indexed.

 Frame 1. Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1913. Frame 101. Volume 2, Nos. 51-149, 1913-1920. Frame 336. Volume 3, Nos. 150-208, 1920-1928. Frame 487. Volume [4], Nos. 209-227, 1930-1943. Other records, 1930-1944. 1 volume, 1 folder. Frame 609. Citizenship petitions granted (lists), 1930-1944. 1 volume. Frame 619. Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1869-1936. 1 folder. Naturalization Records (unfilmed) 123.E.17.6F 1853-1900:

Includes declarations of intention, from Le Sueur and other counties, 1853-1900; final papers from Le Sueur County, 1876-1900; and some supporting affidavits. Alphabetical by last name of petitioner. In many cases, more than one spelling of the name exists on the same document or a different spelling and/or a variation of the name between the declaration of intention and the final papers.

 A-K. 17 folders. 123.E.17.7B L-Z. 20 folders.

Undecipherable or questionable spelling of last names or documents with two different last names.

Closed Originals

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

 117.K Index. 2 drawers of 3x5 inch cards. 301.A.10.3B Declarations of Intention, 1862-1943. 5 volumes.

Indexed.

 Volume A, 1862-1888. Volume B, 1888-1906. 301.A.10.5B Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1914. Volume 2, Nos. 101-293, 1914-1929. Volume 3, Nos. 294-318, 1929-1943. 301.A.10.3B Final Papers, 1863-1906. 6 volumes.

Indexed.

 Volume A, 1863-1897. Volume B, 1878-1901. 301.A.10.4F Volume C, 1898-1903. Volume D, 1903-1906. 301.A.10.5B Minors, Volume C, 1898-1903. Minors, Volume D, 1903-1906. 301.A.10.4F Petition and Record, 1907-1943. 4 volumes.

Indexed.

 Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1913. Volume 2, Nos. 51-149, 1913-1920. Volume 3, Nos. 150-208, 1920-1928. 301.A.10.5B Volume [4], Nos. 209-227, 1930-1943. Lists of citizenship petitions granted or denied, 1930-1944. Loose naturalization papers, 1869-1936. 1 folder.

Declarations of intention and citizenship petitions.