AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)
SERIES: 85108
TITLE: Declarations of intention record books
DATES: 1896-1959.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date, thereunder numerical by entry number.
DESCRIPTION: These volumes contain declarations of individuals' intentions to become United States citizens. These were to be filed at least two years before an individual could apply for citizenship. The first volume contains preprinted forms with blanks for the insertion of the individual's name, sovereign, date, and signatures of the individual and court clerks. Beginning in 1906, more detailed federal forms were used. These also included personal description, birthplace and date, residence, and emigration and immigration data. By 1916, space was included to record marital status, spouse's name, birthplace and date.__By the 1930s more space was added for sex, race, nationality, marriage date and place, and the number of children with their birth date, birthplace, and residence; any previous declaration of intention; and his or her name at entry. In 1941 information was added regarding any departures from the United States.
In 1952, filing of declarations became optional instead of mandatory and by 1957 the forms were simplified to include name, residence, age, birth date and place, sex, personal description, citizenship, spouse name, admission place for permanent residence, name at entry, date, and ship name.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently and then microfilm.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfiche master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfiche duplicate: 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