Name Indexes and Subject List

African-Americans:

African-American Resources on Microfilm at the National Archives at Kansas City

Aliens:

Alien Applications for Permission to Depart, 1919-1920 (Record Group 21), U.S. District Court for the Third (Fort Scott) Division of the District of Kansas. View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 (Record Group 566), Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. View series information and search indexed files in the National Archives Catalog. See more information about researching Alien Files (A-Files).

Records of the Selective Service System at the National Archives at Kansas City (Record Group 147)

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1947 (Iowa). View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1947 (Kansas). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1947 (Minnesota). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1946 (Missouri). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1945 (Nebraska). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Alien's Personal History and Statement Forms, 1942-1945 (North Dakota). View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Chinese Immigration:

Chinese Immigration and Chinese in the United States: Records in the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration, RIP 99, 1996. Selected information pertains to records at the Kansas City facility.

Criminal Case Files:

U.S. District Court for the Fort Smith Division of the Western District of Arkansas (Record Group 21)

Research Guide to the Criminal Case Files of Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1860-1896

Labor/Employment:

Committee on Fair Employment Practice (Record Group 228) - Missouri

Kansas City Closed Cases, Committee on Fair Employment Practice (Record Group 228), ca. 1941-1946

National Labor Relations Board (Record Group 25)

Subject Correspondence Files, Kansas City Regional Office, ca. 1933-40. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Charges and Complaints Case Files, Kansas City Regional Office, ca. 1934-37. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Subject Correspondence Files, St. Louis Regional Office, ca. 1933-35. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Land/Environment:

Bureau of Land Management (Record Group 49) - Kansas

Dodge City, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas, Land Offices, ca. 1905-1937, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information from the Dodge City Office and Topeka Office in the National Archives Catalog.

Kansas Land Offices, Land Tract Volume List, ca. 1854-1924. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Bureau of Land Management (Record Group 49) - Missouri

Missouri Land Offices, Land Tract Volume List, 1819-1898. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Bureau of Land Management (Record Group 49) - Nebraska

Alliance, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1869-1950, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Broken Bow, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1902-1918, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Lincoln, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1905-1933 Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

North Platte, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1902-1922, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

O'Neill, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1900-1918, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Valentine, Nebraska, Land Office, ca. 1907-1918, Name Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Farmers Home Administration (Record Group 96)

Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1937-1947, Farm Ownership Case Files Index for Region 7, Records of the Farmers Home Administration, Rural Rehabilitation Division. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Kansas, Name Index to Rural Rehabilitation Loan Case Files for Region 7, Records of the Farmers Home Administration, Rural Rehabilitation Division. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

War Assets Administration (Record Group 270)

Real Property Disposal Case Files Index, ca. 1941-55, Region VIII (includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Environmental Protection Agency (Record Group 412)

Program Development Files, 1975-1979. View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Flood Cleanup Subject Files, 1993. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Flood Cleanup Vouchers and Related Records, 1993. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Weekly Flood Cost Reports and Related Records, 1993. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Closed Site Files (Superfund), 1977-1994. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Department of Energy (Record Group 434)

Weldon Springs Remedial Action Project, Public Involvement Records, 1986-2002. View series information in the National Archives Catalog. See the following media-specific research guides for this series:

• Textual Records
• Photographs and Audiovisual Records
• Moving Image Records

Leavenworth Penitentiary Inmates:

Name Index to Inmate Case Files, 1895-1931 (Record Group 129). View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

National Parks:

National Parks and Monuments, ca. 1934-1952, Folder List, Records of the National Park Service (Record Group 79), Region II. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Recreation, Land Use, and State Cooperation, 1937-1952, Folder List, Records of the National Park Service (Record Group 79), Region II. View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Regional Administration Files, ca. 1936-1952, Folder List, Records of the National Park Service (Record Group 79), Region II. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Regulations and Instructions, ca. 1937-1942, Folder List, Records of the National Park Service (Record Group 79), Region II. View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Roosevelt National Park, ca. 1947-1953, Folder List, Records of the National Park Service (Record Group 79), Region II. View series information and digitized content in the National Archives Catalog.

Native Americans:

Name Index to Pipestone Indian School Student Files, 1910-1954, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

See more information about resources available on Native American research.

Naturalizations:

A Quick Guide to Federal Naturalization Records at the National Archives at Kansas City.

Arkansas

Batesville Naturalizations, District Courts for the Northern District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Batesville in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1932 - 1940
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1932 - 1942
• Lists of Granted Petitions, 1932 - 1942

El Dorado Naturalizations, District Court Records for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from El Dorado in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1925 - 1951
• Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1929 - 1952

Fort Smith Naturalizations, District Court Records for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Forth Smith in the National Archives Catalog:

• U.S. Circuit for the Fort Smith Division of the Western District of Arkansas
  • Naturalization Orders, 1904 - 1906
  • Petitions, 1906 - 1911
• U.S. District Court for the Fort Smith Division of the Western District of Arkansas
  • Declarations, Petitions, and Oaths of Admission, 1872 - 1906
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1907 - 1987
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1911 - 1964
  • Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954 - 1984
  • Stubs of Naturalization Certificates, 1907 - 1926
  • Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1938 - 1973

Harrison Naturalizations, District Court Records for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Harrison in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1907 - 1950
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1909 - 1950
• Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1935 - 1952

Helena Naturalizations, District Courts for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Helena in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1907 - 1952
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1909 - 1953
• Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1940 - 1950

Hot Springs Naturalizations, District Court Records for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Hot Springs in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1940 - 1982
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1941 - 1981
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954 - 1988
• Petitions by Military Servicemen, 1954 - 1954
• Lists of Granted and Continued Petitions, 1941 - 1991
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1963 - 1963

Little Rock Naturalizations, District Courts for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Little Rock in the National Archives Catalog:

• U.S. District Court for the Western (Little Rock) Division of the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • Declarations of Intention, 1907 - 1911
• U.S. District Court for the Western (Little Rock) Division of the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1906 - 1946
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1903 - 1982
  • Petitions by Military Servicemen, 1918 - 1954
  • Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1926 - 1965
  • Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1941 - 1950
  • Indexes to Naturalization Orders, ca. 1867 - 1912

Texarkana Naturalizations, District Court Records for the Western District of Arkansas. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Texarkana in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1908 - 1980
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1907 - 1980
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954 - 1981
• Lists of Granted, Denied, and Continued Petitions, 1926 - 1992
• Stubs of Naturalization Certificates, 1907 - 1968
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1941 - 1956

Iowa

Cedar Rapids Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Cedar Rapids Division of the Northern District of Iowa. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Cedar Rapids in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1910-1981​
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1913-1978

Creston Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Declarations and Petitions, 1930-1951, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Southern (Creston) Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Creston in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 8/1930-12/1950
• Petitions for Naturalization, 8/19/1930-7/16/1951

Des Moines Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Central (Des Moines) Division of the Southern District of Iowa. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Des Moines in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 1920-1923
• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1929-1965
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1915-1988
• Indexes to Petitions for Naturalization, 1929-1929
• Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1918-1918
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1915-1985

Dubuque Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Eastern (Dubuque) Division of the Northern District of Iowa. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Dubuque in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 1917-1920
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1914-1965
• Orders for Admission, Continuance, or Denial, 1934-1963
• Overseas Military Naturalization Petitions, 1943-1954
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1915-1962
• Repatriation Forms, 1937-1959

Fort Dodge Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Central (Fort Dodge) Division of the Northern District of Iowa. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Fort Dodge in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 1909-1926
• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1929-1963
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1917-1977
• Naturalization Index, 1909-1948
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1909-1977
• Repatriation Forms, 1938-1963

Keokuk Naturalizations, Name Index to Miscellaneous Records Pertaining to Naturalization, 1840-1888, U.S. District Court, District of Iowa, Southern (Keokuk) Division. Record Group 21. We have no naturalization petitions from this court. However, the records indexed here include the following series:

• Certified Copies of Declarations of Intention, 1840-1888
• List of Persons Naturalized, 1853-1874
• Naturalization Records, 1858-1864

Linn County Naturalizations, District Court (Linn County). Record Group 21. View the Following naturalization series from Linn County in the National Archives catalog:

• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 9/4/1929-4/6/1948
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1886-1947
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1891-1947
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 11/12/1940-1/24/1947

Mason City Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Petitions and Declarations, 1942-1961, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Central (Mason City) Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Mason City in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1944-1958
• Orders of Admission, Continuance, or Denial, 1944-1961
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1944-1961
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1943-1944

Ottumwa Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Petitions and Declarations, 1916-1951, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Ottumwa Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Ottumwa in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 1917-1926
• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1930-1951
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1916-1951
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1917-1951
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1938-1951

Sioux City Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Western (Sioux City) Division of the Northern District of Iowa. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Sioux City in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1932-1983
• Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1943-1955
• Naturalization Orders and Proceedings, 1932-1985
• Naturalization Proceedings, 1964-1992
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1932-1990
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954-1975
• Repatriations, 1943-1963

Waterloo Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Iowa. Waterloo Term. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Waterloo in the National Archives Catalog:

• Correspondence Regarding Naturalizations, 1950-1958
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1944-1958
• Naturalization Court Orders, 1944-1962
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1944-1962
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954-1959
• Repatriation Forms, 1944-1960

Kansas

Bourbon County Naturalizations, Kansas District Court (6th Judicial District). Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Bourbon County in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1933-1937
• Naturalization Card Index, 1869-1927
• Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 1914-1927
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1932-1933

Fort Scott Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Petitions and Declarations, 1915-1967, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, Fort Scott Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Ottumwa in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 5/1/1916-5/6/1929
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 6/15/1915-11/17/1964
• Naturalization Transfer Petitions, 10/4/1960-8/17/1964
• Oaths of Allegiance, 11/12/1940-5/5/1941
• Overseas Military Naturalization Petitions, 1/26/1954-9/17/1954
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1916-1967
• Records of Naturalization Petitions Recommended and Granted, 5/04/1931-6/20/1966

Kansas City Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1948-1970, Kansas City Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Kansas City in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1948-1963
• Naturalization Index Cards, 1/1/1955-12/31/1991
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1948-1973
• Petitions for Naturalization, 6/7/1948-7/22/1980
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954-1975

Kansas Indian Naturalizations, Name Index to Indians Naturalized in Kansas, ca. 1865-1874, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Record Group 21. View the following series related to Kansas Indian Naturalizations in the National Archives Catalog:

• Petitions for Naturalization and Certificates of Indian Naturalization, 7/11/1866-6/8/1874
• Letters Received Relating to Indian Naturalizations, 1865-1892

Saline County Naturalizations, Kansas District Court (28th Judicial District). Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Saline County in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1866-1952
• General Naturalization Record, 1907-1920
• Naturalization Court Orders, 1929-1955
• Naturalization General Correspondence, 1917-1920
• Naturalization Petitions Transferred In and Out, 1953-1954
• Oaths of Allegiance, 1940-1941
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1866-1952

Topeka Naturalizations, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, Topeka Division. Record Group 21. The following indexes exist for naturalization records from Topeka:

• Name Index to Declarations of Intention to Naturalize, 1852-1942
• Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, 1868-1984
• Name Index to Overseas Naturalization Petitions, 1943-1954

View the following naturalization series from Topeka in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificates of Naturalization Issued Abroad, 1944-1954
• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1933-1958
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/25/1862-3/28/1988
• Index for Certificates of Naturalization, 1940-1998
• Index for Naturalization Records, 1940-1979
• Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 1908-1921
• Naturalization Index, 1856-1897
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, Denied, 1958-1995
• Oaths of Allegiance, 7/1992-10/1995
• Petitions for Name Changes, 1992-2014
• Petitions for Naturalization, 10/31/1868-1/11/1984
• Transferred Naturalization Petitions, 1925-1990

Wichita Naturalizations, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, Wichita Division. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Wichita in the National Archives Catalog:

• Certificate Stubs, 6/21/1909-9/21/1925
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 4/9/1909-6/18/1984
• Lists of Applicants for Naturalization and Name Changes, 1992-2004
• Lists of Persons Naturalized, 9/1957-6/1983
• Naturalization Card Index, 1870-1991
• Naturalization Reports, 1984-1999
• Petitions for Naturalization, 3/17/1909-9/25/1991
• Petitions for Naturalization Outside the U.S., 5/14/1943-6/7/1956
• Recommendations on Naturalization and Court Orders, 3/15/1927-6/24/1955
• Repatriations Oaths of Allegiance, 9/17/1940-5/25/1956
• Transfer Naturalization Petitions, 1/14/1954-10/6/1992

Missouri

Cape Girardeau Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1908-1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Southeast Division, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Cape Girardeau in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1907-1958
• Petitions for Naturalization, 10/14/1907-9/21/1979
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1958-1986

Hannibal Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1907-1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Northern Division, Hannibal, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Hannibal in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 6/27/1870-10/22/1951
• Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 12/3/1907-5/29/1929
• Petitions for Naturalization, 6/15/1907-3/26/1976
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1963-1976
• Recommendations on Naturalization Petitions and Court Orders, 12/4/1929-1/7/1977
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1954-1955

Jefferson City Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1938-1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Central Division, Jefferson City, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Jefferson City in the National Archives Catalog:

• U.S. Circuit Court for the Central (Jefferson City) Division of the Western District of Missouri
  • Index to Naturalization Records, 1876-1906
• U.S. District Court for the Central (Jefferson City) Division of the Western District of Missouri
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 3/1938-7/1980
  • Index to Naturalization Petitions, 3/21/1938-1974
  • Naturalization Card Index, 1938-1982
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 3/21/1938-5/28/1982
  • Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1955-1982
  • Recommendations on Naturalization Petitions and Court Orders, 3/24/1964-1/19/1982

Joplin Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1931-ca. 1969, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Southwest Division, Joplin, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Joplin in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 4/17/1907-10/19/1973
• Naturalization Court Orders, 1930-1975
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1/13/1930-12/4/1974
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1953-1975
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1939-1957

Springfield Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1911-ca. 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Southern Division, Springfield, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Springfield in the National Archives Catalog:

• Applications for Transfer of Petitions, 8/1946-1/1983
• Correspondence Regarding Naturalization Hearings, 1945-1946
• Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1966-1985
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 9/26/1895-2/28/1985
• Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 4/6/1916-10/3/1927
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1930-1966
• Overseas Military Naturalization Petitions, 12/21/1944-12/17/1954
• Petitions for Naturalization, 8/23/1911-5/27/1983

St. Joseph Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1908-1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Northern Division, St. Joseph, Missouri, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from St. Joseph in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1/23/1907-1976
• Military and Overseas Petitions for Naturalization, 9/29/1943-12/12/1955
• Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 1907-1976
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1/17/1907-6/17/1976
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 9/30/1958-6/3/1963
• Recommendations on Naturalization Petitions and Court Orders, 3/7/1927-7/9/1976
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1/4/1941-3/6/1945

Kansas City

The National Archives at Kansas City has a WPA card index to naturalizations (1848-1950) covering the greater Kansas City area, much of Kansas and Missouri, and parts of Oklahoma. We also have a certificate stub index to naturalizations in the U.S. District Court, Kansas City, Missouri (1914-1985). You can request a search of the card index online. Series information is also available in the National Archives Catalog for the following naturalization records from Kansas City:

• U.S. Circuit Court for the Western (Kansas City) Division of the Western District of Missouri
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/13/1906-4/21/1908
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 11/13/1906-9/16/1909
• U.S. District Court for the Western (Kansas City) Division of the Western District of Missouri
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 12/26/1882-1987
  • Index of Transferred and Inactive Naturalization Petitions, 1958-1963
  • Military Petitions for Naturalizations, 1918-1946
  • Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 1907-1990
  • Naturalization Index, 1930-1986
  • Naturalization Lists, 1987-1994
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 9/17/1909-1/10/1991
  • Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1985-1992
  • Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1937-1942

St. Louis

View this Name Index to Naturalizations for naturalization record created by the U.S. Circuit and U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division (St. Louis), Record Group 21, during the period 1846-1890. The National Archives at Kansas City also has a card index for U.S. District Court and U.S. Circuit Court naturalization petitions filed in St. Louis (1890-1991). East St. Louis, Illinois, records do not appear in this index. You can request a search of the card index online. Series information is also available in the National Archives Catalog for the following naturalization records from St. Louis:

• U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern (St. Louis) Division of the Eastern District of Missouri
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1/15/1849-12/29/1911
  • Index to Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization, 1843-1910
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1855-3/17/1911
  • Petitions for Naturalization for Minors, 1855-3/14/1891
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern (St. Louis) Division of the Eastern District of Missouri
  • Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1927-1996
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1890-1/25/1991
  • Depositions Relating to Petitions for Naturalization, 1904-1941
  • Indexes to Declarations of Intention, 1849-1925
  • Indexes to Naturalization Petitions, 1910-1956
  • Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1919
  • Naturalization Certificate Stubs, 1/25/1907-5/7/1926
  • Naturalization Index, 1930-1991
  • Overseas Military Naturalization Petitions, 1942-1955
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 9/21/1868-9/30/1991
  • Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1944-1989
  • Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1938-1972

Nebraska

Chadron Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Declarations and Petitions, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Chadron in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/25/1930-4/15/1949
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1930-1947
• Petitions for Naturalization, 5/3/1930-4/28/1947
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1941-1941

Grand Island Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1930-1951, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Grand Island in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 4/7/1930-7/12/1951
• Lists of Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1931-1951
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1/29/1932-11/15/1950
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 5/9/1941-1/13/1947

Hastings Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Petitions, ca. 1931-1951, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Hastings in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/14/1931-4/13/1951
• Petitions for Naturalization, 2/14/1924-1/9/1951
• Petitions for Naturalization Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1931-1951
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 3/10/1941-12/16/1942

Lincoln Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalizations Petitions, ca. 1932-1980, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Lincoln in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 3/1/1933-10/30/1963
• Index to Declarations of Intention, ca. 1945-ca. 1963
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1932-7/5/1989
• Petitions for Naturalization, 3/1/1933-6/16/1989
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1938-1966
• Transferred Petitions for Naturalization, 7/9/1953-1970

McCook Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, Including Declarations and Petitions, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from McCook in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1/2/1932-4/25/1942
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1931-1942
• Petitions for Naturalization, 11/13/1930-10/12/1942
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1941-1942

Norfolk Naturalizations, Name Index to Petitions, ca. 1929-1942, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Norfolk in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 8/1/1930-12/4/1941
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1930-1951
• Petitions for Naturalization, 1/21/1930-7/25/1951
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1940-1951

North Platte Naturalizations, Name Index to Petitions and Declarations of Intent, ca. 1930-1951, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Platte in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1/12/1931-6/16/1951
• Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1930-1951
• Petitions for Naturalization, 2/24/1930-12/19/1950
• Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1937-1944

Omaha Naturalizations, Name Index to Petitions, ca. 1867-1991, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from Omaha in the National Archives Catalog:

• U.S. Circuit Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 11/2/1867-12/13/1909
  • Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1868-1902
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1868-1911
• U.S. District Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska.
  • Certificate Stubs, 1918-1918
  • Certificates of Naturalization Issued Abroad, 1943-1945
  • Court Orders Regarding Naturalizations, 1961-1987
  • Court Orders Relating to Naturalization Hearings, 1951-1959
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 5/11/1876-4/8/1943
  • Index to Naturalizations, 1855-9/26/1906
  • Military and Overseas Petitions of Naturalization, 1918-1955
  • Naturalization Certificate Records, 1948-1960
  • Naturalization Certificate Reports, 1978-1987
  • Naturalization Index, 1932-1940
  • Naturalization Petitions Granted, Continued, or Denied, 1930-1961
  • Naturalization Reports, 1976-1987
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 12/29/1876-10/19/1989
  • Repatriation Oaths of Allegiance, 1936-1970
  • Transferred Petitions for Naturalization, 1954-1983

North Dakota

District of North Dakota Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records, U.S. District and U.S. Circuit Courts. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• Bismarck Naturalizations, U.S. District Court, Southwestern Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1892-1917
  • Naturalization Hearing Records, 1961-1963
• Devils Lake Naturalizations, U.S. Circuit Court, Northwestern Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1891-1906
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1892-1901
• Fargo Naturalizations, U.S. District Court, Southeastern Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Certificate Stubs, 1907-1924
  • Commissioner's Dockets, Naturalization Reports, and Trial Reports, 1892-1972
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, ca. 1868-4/6/1918
  • Monthly Naturalization Reports, 1960-1964
  • Naturalization Correspondence, 1905-1931
  • Naturalization Reports, 1944-1960
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 10/7/1890-7/22/1924
• Grand Forks Naturalizations, U.S. Circuit Court, Northeastern Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1892-1906
  • Petitions for Naturalization, 1894-1894
• Minot Naturalizations
  • U.S. District Court, Northwestern Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.
    • Naturalization Hearing Records, 1961-1963
  • U.S. District Court, Western Division, District of North Dakota, Record Group 21.​
    • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 11/28/1906-10/24/1916

Oklahoma

Ardmore Naturalizations, U.S. District Court in Indian Territory Southern District. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• Records of Naturalizations, 1897 - 1906

Muskogee Naturalizations, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• U.S. District Court in Indian Territory Northern/Western District
  • Naturalization Certificates, 1889 - 1906
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
  • Index to Declarations of Intention and Petitions, 1908 - 1936
  • Declarations of Intention, 1909 - 1988
  • Petitions, 1908 - 1987
  • Petitions by Military Servicemen, 1944 - 1945
  • Transferred Petitions, 1954 - 1978
  • Stubs of Naturalization Certificates, 1894 - 1929
  • Applications to Regain Citizenship and Repatriation, 1940 - 1944

Oklahoma City Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• Correspondence Relating to Naturalization, 1909 - 1960
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship , 1908 - 1932
• Petitions for Naturalization , 1908 - 1932
• Declarations of Intention for Citizenship , 1932 - 1974
• Petitions for Naturalization , 1932 - 9/30/1991
• Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1954 - 1974
• Stubs of Naturalization Certificates, 1907 - 1929
• Index to Applicants for Citizenship, 1930 - 1944

South McAlester Division Naturalizations, U.S. District Court in Indian Territory Central District. Record Group 21. View the following naturalization series from North Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• Declarations of Intention, 1891 - 1907
• Petitions, Oaths, and Orders, 1904 - 1906
• Orders Granting Citizenship, 1890 - 1903
• Petitions and Orders for Minors, 1891 - 1903
• Petitions, 1906 - 1907
• Records of Appeals of Decisions for Choctaw Citizenship, 1896 - 1899

South Dakota & Dakota Territory

South Dakota and Dakota Territory Naturalizations, Name Index to Naturalization Records; U.S. District, U.S. Circuit, and U.S. Territorial Courts. View the following naturalization series from South Dakota in the National Archives Catalog:

• Deadwood Naturalizations
  • U.S. Circuit Court for the Western Division of the District of South Dakota, Record Group 21.
    • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/13/1892-10/27/1900
  • U.S. District Court for the Western Division of the District of South Dakota, Record Group 21.
    • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 10/16/1890-11/6/1900
• Pierre Naturalizations, U.S. District Court for the Central Division of the District of South Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1892-1892
• Sioux Falls Naturalizations
  • U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern Division of the District of South Dakota, Record Group 21.
    • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1894-1906
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of the District of South Dakota, Record Group 21.
    • Certificate Stubs, 1905-1924
    • Circular Relating to the Naturalization of Austrians and Hungarians, 5/21/1904-6/11/1904
    • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1879-1924
    • Final Naturalization Certificates, 1892-1898
    • Naturalization Index, 1861-1963
    • Petitions for Naturalization, 1904-1928
• Yankton Naturalizations, U.S. Territorial Court for the Second District of the District of Dakota, Record Group 21.
  • Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, ca. 1861-ca. 1883

New Deal/Great Depression Era:

General Subject Files, ca. 1933-1936, Folder List, Records of the National Recovery Administration, Region VII (Record Group 9). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Insurance Program State Agreements, ca. 1951-1979, Folder List, Social Security Administration, Region VII, Records of the Office of the Regional Commissioner (Record Group 47). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Correspondence of the Regional Youth Administrator, ca. 1939-1943, Folder Title List, Records of the National Youth Administration (Record Group 119). View series information in the National Archives Catalog.

Veterans:

Leavenworth Soldiers Home, Leavenworth, Kansas. Records of the Veterans Administration (Record Group 15).

• Sample Case Files of Veterans Temporarily at the Branch. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.
• Sample Case Files of Veterans. View series information in the National Archives Catalog.