Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index, 1907-1995

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains images of soundex cards to naturalization petitions. A guide to using a soundex appears at the beginning of most of the image ranges within this collection. Corresponds with NARA publication M1917: Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995. Images 5-19 contains instructions for using the soundex. For additional information on soundex indexes see the wiki article Soundex.

U.S. District Court Jurisdictions

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
• Northern Division (Bay City)
• Northern Division (Flint)
• Southern Division (Detroit)
• Naturalization Petitions and Records, 1906–1991
• Records of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District
• Northern Division (Bay City)
• Southern Division (Detroit)
• Records of the U.S. District Court for the Western District
• Northern Division (Marquette)
• Southern Division (Grand Rapids)
• Western District of Michigan at Kalamazoo
• Records of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Western District
• Northern Division (Marquette)
• Southern Division (Grand Rapids)

To Browse This Collection

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records: Naturalization

• Full name of citizen
• Date naturalized
• Name of court
• Certificate number

Collection Content

Sample Images

• Michigan, Eastern District, Naturalization Index
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  Instructions for Finding a Name in the Soundex

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  Soundex Code

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  Sample Soundex Card