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Naturalization Records

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  • Selected Naturalization Petitions, Declarations, and Oaths, 1798 - 1861
    14 multi-page documents from this series created by the United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, have been digitized. Naturalization records document an individual's intention and petition to the United States requesting citizenship. The three phase naturalization process is then completed by the oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Additional information such as applicant's age, occupation, and arrival information is often found in these records. These materials are held by NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta, GA).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 14 digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen.
    3. Enter Naturalization AND Savannah in the Keywords box.
    4. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    5. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    The naturalization petition, declaration and oath of Louis Nicholas Allard
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    ARC Identifier: 279286, Title: "The naturalization petition, declaration and oath of Louis Nicholas Allard., 02/06/1799"

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  • Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1906 ca. - 1975
    At least 14 documents have been digitized from this series. They relate to the naturalization case files for Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Saul Bellow, Enrico Fermi, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa. These materials are held by NARA's Great Lakes Region(Chicago, IL).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen.
    3. Enter Northern District of Illinois at Chicago in the Keywords box.
    4. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    5. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Declaration of Intention, Number 27081, for Enrico Fermi
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    ARC Identifier: 281852, Title: "Declaration of Intention, Number 27081, for Enrico Fermi, 12/02/1939"

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  • Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1943 - 1978
    327 documents from this series have been digitized. The digitized documents relate to naturalization records created by the United States District Court, Sixth Division of Minnesota (Fergus Falls). Among the digitized items are declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, certificates of loyalty, and certificates of arrival. Information about a petitioner includes his/her name, residence, nationality, date and place of birth, date of admission into the U.S. for permanent residences, marital status, and number of children. The digitized documents are held by NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago, IL).

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 327 digitized documents:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen.
    3. Enter Fergus Falls in the Keywords box.
    4. Select the limit results radio button for 1000.
    5. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Certificate of Loyalty for Otto Stinglhammer
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    ARC Identifier: 282061, Title: "Certificate of Loyalty for Otto Stinglhammer"

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  • Selected Documents from the San Francisco District Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
    17 multi-page documents relating to case files of alien individuals considered to be a threat to the United States have been digitized. Included are the investigation files for the case against Harry Bridges, an Australian citizen who became active in longshore labor unions in San Francisco, and was later accused of being a communist. Also included is the Enemy Alien Case files #12016/1106 of Ernst Hamann, a German native who arrived in the U. S. a few days after President Wilson's anti-enemy alien proclamation of April 6, 1917. These materials are held by NARA's Pacific Region(San Bruno, CA.)

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 3 multi-page documents relating to Harry Bridges:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen.
    3. Enter Harry Bridges in the Keywords box.
    4. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    5. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    Search Hint: To retrieve the 14 multi-page documents relating to Ernst Hamann:

    1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
    2. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen.
    3. Enter Ernst Hamann in the Keywords box.
    4. Select the limit results radio button for 100.
    5. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies.
    6. Press the Go button.
    7. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

    From the Collection:

    Letter from Commissioner of Immigration, Angel Island Station
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    ARC Identifier: 296431, Title: "Letter from Commissioner of Immigration, Angel Island Station, to Commissioner General of Immigration regarding enemy alien Ernst Hamann., 11/08/1917"

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