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When working with naturalization records, as with all
sources, you will want to retain sufficient information from your examination of
the actual document so that you, or anyone else, can find it again. At the risk
of being pedantic, here is one more reminder to write the information about the
record in an accurate, durable and legible form on the face of each copy as you
create it.
To document naturalization records
copy the following information:
Name of applicant
Record type, e.g., declaration of intention or petition for naturalization
File or case number; or location of record in the repository, e.g., volume
and page number
Date of filing
Court which issued the record
Location of court
The repository where you found the record, if different from the court
which issued the record
Repository address
If the record is on microfilm you
will also need:
- Publication number
- Roll number
If you share or publish your research, or record it in a
genealogy software program, use a widely accepted standard to format citations
of your sources. Citation formats here are based on Elizabeth Shown Mills’
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian.
Full footnote
1. Michael Samuel Alpert, declaration of intention, case
44257 (1915); and petition for naturalization, case 27901 (1918); US District
Court, Boston, Massachusetts; National Archives--Pittsfield, Massachusetts,
micropublication M1368, roll 75.
Short footnote
4. U. S. District Court naturalizations, cases 44257
(1915) and 27901 (1918), Boston, Massachusetts.
Bibliography
Massachusetts. Boston. U. S. District Court
Naturalizations, cases 44257 (1915) and 27901 (1918). National
Archives—Pittsfield, micropublication M1368, roll 75.
