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About this project

This project, US Naturalization Originals - CA (Los Angeles and San Diego) comprises a wide variety of naturalization records spanning the period from 1876 to 1940.

Contents 1 Project Partners 2 Need help keying this project? 3 Examples of Records that should NOT be keyed 4 Naturalization Form 4.1 Prefix 4.2 Given Name 4.3 Surname 4.4 Suffix 4.5 Alias Prefix 4.6 Alias Given 4.7 Alias Surname 4.8 Alias Suffix 4.9 Date of Birth Day 4.10 Date of Birth Month 4.11 Date of Birth Year 4.12 Age 4.13 Birth Country 4.14 Date of Arrival Year 4.15 Date of Record Day 4.16 Date of Record Month 4.17 Date of Record Year 4.18 Spouse Given Name 4.19 Spouse Surname 4.20 Children

Project Partners

This collection is sponsored by the following partners:

Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles California State Genealogical Alliance Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society San Diego Genealogical Society
South Orange County California Genealogical Society Southern California Genealogical Society

Need help keying this project?

World Archives Keying Standards
Project Support Article
Naturalization Originals Message Board

Examples of Records that should NOT be keyed

The following records should be classified as “Cover page, Section Header, etc” forms and should not be keyed.

Declaration/Petitions with partial covering of petition. The declaration also would not be keyed as it shows a page underneath it.
Certificate of Arrival:


Indexes:


Backs of forms:


Book Covers:


Oath of Allegiance:


Images such as film leaders, trailers, camera operator cards, etc (images that don't contain record information), should be marked as Image with no data forms.


Choose a sample image from below to see the corresponding form field examples.
Naturalization Form

Naturalization Form

This form type is for all images that have information about someone applying for citizenship in the United States, whether the image is of a Declaration of Intention, Petition for Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship.

Prefix

Key any titles before the name, such as "Dr" or "Rev" in the Prefix field.
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Given Name

Key the first name and any middle names or initials.
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Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. Check the applicant name against the signature. If they are different, use the signature as the surname and the applicant name as an alias. Use the most complete name.
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Suffix

Key all titles following the surname, such as "Jr" or "III."
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Alias Prefix

Key any titles before the alias given name, such as "Mr" or Mrs".
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Alias Given

On some records, a second name is given in parentheses or quotes. This name is usually a nickname or maiden name. Key the first name or initial and any middle names or initials in the Alias Given field. If you cannot distinguish a given name or surname, please input the entire name in this field.
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Alias Surname

Key any Alias Surname which appears. Occasionally an alternate name may be recorded for a given individual. This name may be denoted by parentheses. All the rules for keying a primary name should also be followed for keying any alias name.
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Alias Suffix

Key any titles following the alias surname such as "Jr" or "III".
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Date of Birth Day

Enter the day from the date of birth. If the date of birth is recorded on the image, do not enter the person's age.
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Date of Birth Month

Enter the full name of the month from the date of birth, using the dropdown list to help you. If the date of birth is recorded on the image, do not enter an age for this person.
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Date of Birth Year

Enter the four-digit year from the date of birth. If the date of birth is recorded on the image, do not enter an age for this person.
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Age

Key the age in years, as it appears on the image. Ages less than a year should be recorded in a fraction (3 months should be entered as 3/12); ages less than 1 month should be entered as 0. If the date of birth is recorded on the image, do not enter an age for this person.
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Birth Country

Key only the Country of Birth, using the drop-down list to help you. Do not key any other jurisdiction such as City, County, or Region. Separate multiple countries with a semicolon space (; ). This also includes countries that were once part of a larger empire (e.g. "Finland of the Empire of Russia" should be keyed as "Finland; Empire of Russia"). Great Britian and Ireland should be keyed as Great Britain; Ireland. In some cases, the record taker may have recorded an allegiance instead of a nationality, like "Queen of England." If you can determine the country or nationality, please record that, otherwise, please leave the field blank.

If the person was born in the USA and only the state is showing, mark the country blank.

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Date of Arrival Year

Enter the four digit year from the date of arrival.
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Date of Record Day

Enter the day from the date the record was submitted or created. If you are unsure which is the date of record, enter the most recent date.
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Date of Record Month

Enter the full name of the month from the date of the record, using the dropdown list to help you. If you are unsure which is the date of record, use the most recent date.
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Date of Record Year

Enter the four-digit year from the date of record. If you are unsure which is the date of record, enter the most recent date.
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Spouse Given Name

Key the first name and any middle names or initals for the spouse in this field. The dropdown list will help you enter this informaiton.
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Spouse Surname

Key the spouse's surname (if listed), using the dropdown list to help you.
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Children

Key the full given name and surname (if listed) of any children listed in this field. If more than one child is listed, please separate the names with a comma.
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