I just sent the message below to the CA-RECORDS list- I thought I would also share it here---------the records kept in Santa Clara County would also be the same record types kept in all California Counties for the same time period----so in researching in Mariposa I would hope we could find these also......? Best, Carolyn ================ Hi Mary Helen, Several years ago I did go downstairs at the court and see some naturalization records- and it seems that these books were not in good order..............I don't know which ones I was looking at or what the complete holdings included. Christine Rose has done some compilations of these naturalization records in a small book- I have the book , somewhere:-))!! If you need a look up in the book contact me directly--- If these records have not been filmed- ? perhaps the archives in Kelly Park might have plans to do this??? As for most recent county inventories , perhaps the Court Executive Officer can give you some information--------The day to day business of the court seems to be interrupted by the genealogy researcher------it would be good to get these records filmed and inventoried and out of the realm of needing assistance at the court house------ The last inventory I have for Santa Clara County was the one done by the WPA-1939 -Perhaps is you have this inventory in hand , someone may be better able to find what we know is/was there-??? This is long- I hope it will help you! Items listed in the 1939 Inventory of Naturalization records found were: 114 DECLARATIONS OF INTENTIONS 1850--- 29 vols (A-M, 1-16) Record of petitions for citizenship in district and superior courts, showing name and nativity of alien, date of entry into US, age at time of entry, oath , signatures of presiding judge and of clerk, date of declaration. Arr. chron. by dates of declarations. = Av.400pp 11 x 91/2 in the Clks office 115 INDEX To Declarations- 1850- 1 vol Index to Declaration of Intention, showing name, date of admission, petition number, column and page of record. Arr.alph. by names of aliens typed-600pp. 17x 12x 3- in Clerks Office 116 CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP, DISTRICT COURT, 1871-80 2 vols. Subtitled: Minors, 1 vol; Soldiers, 1 vol. Certificates of citizenship of minors, and soldiers, showing name and nativity of applicant, proof of residence in United States and in California, and in case of soldiers, affidavit of two persons that said applicant enlisted in the army and was honorably discharged, and in the case of minors, two witnesses stating that he has resided in the US three years prior to reaching the age of twenty-one and has since continued to live in the US, order gaining citizenship, signature of presiding judge, and date certificate issued. Arr. chron. Indexed alpha. by names of names. Av. 400pp 14 x 9x 2- in Clerks office 117 ACTS of NATURALIZATIONS, COUNTY COURT 1869-79 5 vols. No prior records Acts of naturalization of aliens, showing name of applicant, date of decree, oath of applicant and witnesses, country of applicant's origin, decree of citizenship, and signature of applicant and judge. ARr. Chron./ Indexed alph. by names of aliens. Av. 450pp 14x 9 x 2 in Clks office 118 DEGREES OF ACTS OF NATURALIZATION, SUPERIOR COURT, 1880=1905 10 vols (8-17). Discontinued Applicants to become a citizen, certificates of minors and soldiers, and decrees of acts of naturalization, showing date of instrument,, name , age, nativity date of entry of applicant, order granting citizenship, and signatures of judge and of applicant. Arr. chron. by dates of instruments. No index. Av. 548 pp 14 x 9 x 2. in Clk off. For records 1871-80 see entry 116, 117; for records 1906 see entries 119-120. 119 PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION 1906-- 37 vols (1-37) Petitions by aliens for citizenship, showing name of petitioner, address, occupation, date of birth, country of nativity, date of arrival, place of entry, name of ship, marital status, name, age and addresses of children, oath of allegiance, and affidavits of witnesses and petitioner date of petition, and 1933--, photograph of petitioner, ARr. chron. by dates of petitions. No index. Type Av. 100pp 18 x 12 x 2 Clks office For records 1880-1905 see entry 118 120 NATURALIZATION STUB BOOK, 1906 25 vols; 11 bdls. Stubs of naturalization certificates, showing number of certificate, name of applicant, age, residence, date of admission, date of issuance, by what court, where issued petition number and signature of holder, Arr., chron.. by dates of issuance. No index. Vols av. 50 pp. 15 x 10 x 1; bdls. av. 10 x 5 6. 25 vols., 1906-25, clk, vault, 11 bdls., 1926--, clk office. For prior decrees of acts of naturalizations, see entry 118. 121 CARD INDEX OF NATURALIZATION ( List of Naturalized Citizens Registered to Vote) 1916-- 32 f.b. Not an index to any record, but a list of naturalized citizens who have registered to vote in Santa Clara County, showing how citizenship ws acquired, where, date of registration, address, occupation, height, and nativity. Arr. alph by names of voters. Typed Av 24 x 6 x 4. Clerks office 122 NATURALIZATION MATTERS, Current, 1906--- 2 f.b. Interrogations of depositions of witnesses as to residence and other qualifications of an alien petitioner for naturalization , bearing date of deposition, and signature of chief examiner with notations that ll depositions are correct. Arr. chron. No index av. 13 1/2 x 10 x 4 1/2. Clerks office- ================================== Please let us know if your are successful in finding any of these records-! The Santa Clara Family History Center site link I have is not working- I know that they had a long list of films available for research-----does anyone have a working link for this FHC? Best, Carolyn Mary Helen Chrisman wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've been trying to get some naturalization records from the courthouse > regarding the 1860 - late 1880's time period. I am interested in 8 separate > books. The information (book/page # and date) for these records comes from > the Index available in the courthouse. From clerk to supervisor, the > courthouse personnel have insisted that the records are an unorganized mess, > but they know (without looking) that the ones I want don't exist. > > After several visits to the courthouse, they did turn up the Declarations of > Intent for the time period but not the naturalization records mentioned in > the Index. They also found a record from 1910 that they previously insisted > did not exist. > > So here are my questions: > > Does anyone have certain knowledge that the naturalization records, or parts > of, from that time period do or do not exist? > > Does anyone know if or when the county has last done a records inventory? If > there is a records inventory, where would it be or how would I access it? > > Any generally help or ideas also appreciated. > Thank you for your time and interest. > > Mary Helen > > ==== CA-RECORDS Mailing List ==== > Search CA-RECORDS archives- > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CA-RECORDS > or > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CA-RECORDS-L