AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Tooele County)

SERIES: 3483
TITLE: Declarations of intention
DATES: i 1896-1953.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by filing date.

DESCRIPTION: These volumes contain completed preprinted declaration of intention forms for county residents seeking to become United States citizens. A declaration of intention preceded a petition to become a citizen by two or more years. The forms included the following information: state; county; name, age, occupation, and description of applicant; place and date of birth; current residence; information on immigration (name of vessel, port arrived, date of arrival); and last foreign residence and name and title of ruler to whom he would renounce allegiance.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Declarations of intention, GRS-256

AUTHORIZED: 01/02/2018

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the record's secondary informational value to researchers. These naturalization records are important sources for both the family historian and historical scholar studying immigration and ethnic settlement in Utah.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public. This series contains information about individuals, including both adults and minors. Private information in these records is considered public after 75 years for adults and 100 years for minors in accordance with Utah Code 63G-2-310

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private. This series contains some private information about individuals, including birth dates. This information is considered private for 75 years if the individual was an adult and 100 years if a minor in accordance with Utah Code 63G-2-310

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