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GrahamNita1
GrahamNita1 ✭
June 16, 2021 edited August 25, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I have come across documents entitled "Naturalization Petitions Recommended to be Denied" and "Naturalization Petitions Recommended to be Granted." Each of the documents has 2 - 4 individual "petitioners." This is from batch "US, Kansas - Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [Part A] [M3QP-KJ4] What do I do with these? Anything? Thank you for your help.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    June 16, 2021 Answer ✓

    Hi Graham. I've been indexing Naturalization records for the last few years. These are those unusual forms that sometimes show up in these collections. You have done a pretty good job indexing them. Just one thing, we can't use a name to determine gender, so none of these would have a gender indexed. On Images 3 and 4, the beneficiaries are children for whom naturalization is being sought. You would only index the five children's names. Hope that helps!

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  • Dellory Matthews
    Dellory Matthews ✭✭✭✭
    June 16, 2021 Answer ✓

    Yes, you would add additional entries as needed. These lists of petitions to be denied or to be granted can have an entire page of names or just a few.

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  • Norm Jones
    Norm Jones ✭✭✭
    June 16, 2021

    Hi Graham

    Good question. Judging from the project instructions, it would seem that they should be indexed. I would say that they are similar to the 5 main types, and not specifically excluded.

    • Index the following 5 types of naturalization documents: certificates of naturalization, declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and naturalization cards. Any documents that are similar to these 5 and that are not listed below as an image to not index, should also be indexed. If a document does not have a title or heading, look at other information on the document to determine the document type.
    • Do not index name change records, certificates of loyalty, certificates of arrival, affidavits of witnesses, or depositions. 

    Regards

    Norm

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  • GrahamNita1
    GrahamNita1 ✭
    June 16, 2021

    Okay. But I'm still confused in that each form has numerous "petitioners" on each form. Should I add additional forms for each name. Also, the only information I can find is the petitioner name, a date of when the form was submitted and in what district the action occured.

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