Records of U.S. Courts (Fort Wayne)
Records of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts,
Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division
These records are held in the National Archives regional facility in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1816, Indiana was admitted as the nineteenth state, and the federal District Court of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817. The District of Indiana was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437.
Record Group 21
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U.S. Circuit Court, 1879-1911
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U.S. District Court, 1879-2008
- General Records, 1879-1986
- Admiralty Records, 1938-1966
- Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Records, 1898-1979
- Civil Records, 1880-1995
- Chancery Records, 1913-1922
- Equity Records, 1913-1938
- Law Records, 1879-1938
- Criminal Records, 1925-1988
- Naturalization Records, 1898-2008
- Judge's Records, 1881-1925
- Clerk's Records, 1880-1955
- U.S. Commissioners' Records, 1897-1945
Records of the U.S. Circuit Court
General Records, 1879-1911
Mixed Case Files, 1879-1911. National Archives Identifier 6003129
Civil Records, 1879-1911
Civil Docket, 1879-1897. National Archives Identifier 6003804
Appearance Docket, 1879-1911. National Archives Identifier 6003807
Chancery Records, 1880-1911
Chancery Record Books, 1880-1911. 4 volumes. National Archives Identifier 75581473
Equity Records, 1879-1911
Index to Equity and Law Cases, 1879-1911. National Archives Identifier 6003130
Register of Judgments, 1879-1898. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75581459
Equity Order Book, 1879-1907. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75573423
Law Records, 1880-1911
Law Record Book, 1880-1911. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75573415
Criminal Records, 1881-1893
Criminal Docket, 1881-1893. National Archives Identifier 6003811
Judge's Records, 1880-1893
Judge’s Docket, 1880-1893. National Archives Identifier 6003813
Clerk's Records, 1879-1908
Fee Book, 1879-1908. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75503260
Records of the U.S. District Court
General Records, 1879-1986
Register of Mixed Cases, 1879-1924. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75667215
Register of Judgments, Mixed Cases, 1879-1920. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75667220
Complete Record Book, Mixed Cases, 1879-1922. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75667225
General Order Books, 1879-1938. National Archives Identifier 5848771
Judgments and Orders, 09/16/1938-12/1986. [Gap from 01/01/1943-03/1963.] National Archives Identifier 5752557
Admiralty Records, 1938-1966
Admiralty Case Files, 1938-1966. 2 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 2866044
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Records, 1898-1979
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Minute Books, 1898-1931. 6 volumes. National Archives Identifier 51458387
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Dockets, 1898-09/28/1979. National Archives Identifier 6003814
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Claims Dockets, 1899-1905. 2 volumes. National Archives Identifier 6037349
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Fee Book, 1898-1908. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 51458388
Civil Records, 1880-1995
Appearance Docket, 1880-1921. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 6037350
Civil Case Files, 1938-1995. National Archives Identifier 589321
Chancery Records, 1913-1922
Chancery Record Book, 1913-1922. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75581486
Equity Records, 1913-1938
Equity Dockets, 1913-1938. National Archives Identifier 6037402
Equity Order Books, 1913-1938. National Archives Identifier 6051643
Equity Case Files, 1913-1938. National Archives Identifier 2602859
Law Records, 1879-1938
Law Dockets, 1910-1924, 1929-1934. National Archives Identifier 6057227
Law Case Files, 1879-1938. National Archives Identifier 2534547
Criminal Records, 1925-1988
Criminal Dockets, 1925-1941. National Archives Identifier 6057810
Criminal Case Files, 1925-1969 and 1976-1988. National Archives Identifier 1124647
Criminal Minute Books, 1968-1978. 5 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 75646528
Naturalization Records, 1898-2008
Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1898-1904. National Archives Identifier 5730176
Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1906-1983. National Archives Identifier 5720506
Applications to File Declarations of Intention, 1969-1977. National Archives Identifier 5752415
Notices of Hearings for Enemy Alien Petitions for Naturalization, 1942-1951. National Archives Identifier 5848739
Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1930-1984. National Archives Identifier 5674638
Petitions for Naturalization, 1930-1984. National Archives Identifier 5687057
Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1953-1984. National Archives Identifier 5742971
Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance ("Petitions for Repatriation"), 1940-1964. National Archives Identifier 5756527
Petitions for Naturalization by Members of Armed Forces Outside the United States, 1943-1956. National Archives Identifier 5720535
Naturalization Orders, 12/8/1930-3/4/1988. National Archives Identifier 5720621
Petitions for Name Changes, 10/07/1991-12/13/2002. National Archives Identifier 5752560
Petitions for Name Changes and Naturalization Orders, 01/2003-12/2008. National Archives Identifier 5752561
Monthly Reports of Naturalization Papers Forwarded, 1930-1963. National Archives Identifier 5720620
Receipts for Duplicate Petitions Received by INS Naturalization Examiners, 1950-1955. National Archives Identifier 5851694
Correspondence Relating to Citizenship and Naturalization, 1951-1969. National Archives Identifier 5848856
Judge's Records, 1881-1925
Judge’s Docket Books, 1881-1925. 2 volumes. National Archives Identifier 75581444
Clerk's Records, 1880-1955
Clerk’s Minute Book, December 7, 1925-December 31, 1925. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75646551
Clerk’s Diaries, 1940-1955. 16 volumes. National Archives Identifier 75509960
Fee Book, 1880-1908. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 70156313
U.S. Commissioners' Records, 1897-1945
U.S. Commissioners’ Criminal Record Books, 1897-1945. 16 volumes. National Archives Identifier 75509869