District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Naturalization record, 1904-1906.

0.50 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains a single volume of pre-printed forms used by the court to record admittance to citizenship. The forms include standardized affidavits for applicants and two accompanying affidavits of witnesses. The form includes space to record the applicant's name, the date of the affidavit, place of birth, place and date of filing declaration of intention, date of arrival in the United States, the foreign ruler to which the applicant renounces allegiance, and the applicant's signature. The two standard witness affidavits provide space for such information as the witness' name, place and length of residence, length of aquaintance with the applicant, and witness' signature. The affidavits are followed by a declaration signed by the judge granting citizenship.

Scope and Content

This series contains a single volume of pre-printed forms used by the court to record admittance to citizenship. The forms include standardized affidavits for applicants and two accompanying affidavits of witnesses. The form includes space to record the applicant's name, the date of the affidavit, place of birth, place and date of filing declaration of intention, date of arrival in the United States, the foreign ruler to which the applicant renounces allegiance, and the applicant's signature. The two standard witness affidavits provide space for such information as the witness' name, place and length of residence, length of aquaintance with the applicant, and witness' signature. The affidavits are followed by a declaration signed by the judge granting citizenship.

Arrangement

Chronological by recording date.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

The volume in this series, dating from 1904-1906 was left in the possession of the Tooele County Clerk after the duties of the clerk were separated from those of the Clerk of the Court. The volume was transferred to the custody of the State Archives in June 2014.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in September 2014.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: The volume in this series contains a name index.

Related Material

Naturalization Petition and Record books from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 3481, served essentially the same function as this series following the 1906 changes to the naturalization process.

Declarations of intention from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 3483, may include some declarations of intention referenced in this series.

Naturalization certificate books from the District Court (Third District : Tooele County), Series 26261, contain the court copies of certificates issued in conjunction with the decrees recorded in this series.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Disc	Box	Description
pending	1	Naturalization Record; 1904 Feb-1906 Sep