Series 3481
District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Naturalization Petition and Record books
Dates: 1908-1929.
1.00 cubic foot
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
This series contains books of pre-printed forms provided by the federal Bureau of Naturalization and used by the court to record petitions from individuals seeking to become naturalized citizens. The forms include space to record such information as the name of the petitioner, place of residence, occupation, date and place of birth, date and place of arrival in the United States, date and place of declaration of intention, name of spouse, and information about any children. The form also includes an affidavit signed by two witnesses attesting to the residency and character of the petitioner, an oath of allegiance signed by the petitioner, and an order signed by a judge granting citizenship. The naturalization certificate number and the date issued is also noted. In addition to the petition forms, this series also contains some petitioners' original declarations of intention and other attached documentation.
Arrangement
Chronological by filing date.
Related Records
Declarations of intention from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 3483, contain the court copy of declaration of intention for some of the petitioners found in this series.
Naturalization certificate books from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 26261, contain the court copy of certificates of naturalization referred to in this series.
Naturalization record from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 28497, served essentially the same function as this series prior to the 1906 changes to the naturalization process.
Custody History
The books in this series were left in the possession of the County Clerk after the duties of the County Clerk and the Clerk of the Court were separated. The books were transferred to the custody of the State Archives in June 2014.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in September 2014.
Finding Aids
Indexes: Each book contains a name index.
Indexing Terms
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