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Records of U.S. Courts (Fort Wayne)

Records of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts,
Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division

These records are held in the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ regional facility in Chicago, Illinois.

In 1816, Indiana was admitted as the nineteenth state, and the federal District Court of Indiana was established on March 3, 1817. The District of Indiana was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437.

Record Group 21


Records of the U.S. Circuit Court

General Records, 1879-1911

Mixed Case Files, 1879-1911.

Civil Records, 1879-1911

Civil Docket, 1879-1897. 
Appearance Docket, 1879-1911. 

Chancery Records, 1880-1911

Chancery Record Books, 1880-1911. 4 volumes. 

Equity Records, 1879-1911

Index to Equity and Law Cases, 1879-1911.
Register of Judgments, 1879-1898. 1 volume.
Equity Order Book, 1879-1907. 1 volume.

Law Records, 1880-1911

Law Record Book, 1880-1911. 1 volume.

Criminal Records, 1881-1893

Criminal Docket, 1881-1893.

Judge's Records, 1880-1893

Judge’s Docket, 1880-1893.

Clerk's Records, 1879-1908

Fee Book, 1879-1908. 1 volume. 


Records of the U.S. District Court

General Records, 1879-1986

Register of Mixed Cases, 1879-1924. 1 volume.
Register of Judgments, Mixed Cases, 1879-1920. 1 volume.
Complete Record Book, Mixed Cases, 1879-1922. 1 volume.
General Order Books, 1879-1938.
Judgments and Orders, 09/16/1938-12/1986.  [Gap from 01/01/1943-03/1963.] 

Admiralty Records, 1938-1966

Admiralty Case Files, 1938-1966. 2 cubic feet.

Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Records, 1898-1979

Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Minute Books, 1898-1931. 6 volumes.
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Dockets, 1898-09/28/1979.
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Claims Dockets, 1899-1905. 2 volumes.
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Fee Book, 1898-1908. 1 volume.

Civil Records, 1880-1995

Appearance Docket, 1880-1921. 1 volume.
Civil Case Files, 1938-1995.

Chancery Records, 1913-1922

Chancery Record Book, 1913-1922. 1 volume.

Equity Records, 1913-1938

Equity Dockets, 1913-1938.
Equity Order Books, 1913-1938.
Equity Case Files, 1913-1938.

Law Records, 1879-1938

Law Dockets, 1910-1924, 1929-1934.
Law Case Files, 1879-1938.

Criminal Records, 1925-1988

Criminal Dockets, 1925-1941.
Criminal Case Files, 1925-1969 and 1976-1988.
Criminal Minute Books, 1968-1978. 5 cubic feet.

Naturalization Records, 1898-2008

Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1898-1904.
Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1906-1983.
Applications to File Declarations of Intention, 1969-1977.
Notices of Hearings for Enemy Alien Petitions for Naturalization, 1942-1951.
Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1930-1984.
Petitions for Naturalization, 1930-1984.
Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1953-1984.
Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance ("Petitions for Repatriation"), 1940-1964. 
Petitions for Naturalization by Members of Armed Forces Outside the United States, 1943-1956.
Naturalization Orders, 12/8/1930-3/4/1988.
Petitions for Name Changes, 10/07/1991-12/13/2002.
Petitions for Name Changes and Naturalization Orders, 01/2003-12/2008.
Monthly Reports of Naturalization Papers Forwarded, 1930-1963.
Receipts for Duplicate Petitions Received by INS Naturalization Examiners, 1950-1955.
Correspondence Relating to Citizenship and Naturalization, 1951-1969.

Judge's Records, 1881-1925

Judge’s Docket Books, 1881-1925. 2 volumes.

Clerk's Records, 1880-1955

Clerk’s Minute Book, December 7, 1925-December 31, 1925. 1 volume.
Clerk’s Diaries, 1940-1955. 16 volumes.
Fee Book, 1880-1908. 1 volume.

U.S. Commissioners' Records, 1897-1945

U.S. Commissioners’ Criminal Record Books, 1897-1945. 16 volumes.
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