Los Angeles County Superior Court
Address:
Chet Holifield Federal Building
24000 Avila Road
Mailing Address:
P.O Box 6719
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-6719
Facility Director: Daniel Bennett
Telephone: (949) 360-2641 or 360-2642
Email: laguna.archives@nara.gov
Hours of Operation:
Mon. – Fri.: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2nd and 4th Tues./Month: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
1st and 3rd Sat./Month: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Laguna Niguel holds naturalization records from federal courts in Southern California and Arizona. Naturalization records from the Los Angeles County Superior Court were also donated to the Archives. Available records include:
Records in Paper or Book Form
U.S. District Court, Central Division (Los Angeles).
Index to Naturalizations, 1887-1931
Index to Naturalizations, 1915-1976
Declarations of Intention, 1887-1966
Petitions for Naturalization, 1887-1968
Naturalization Depositions, 1925-1966
Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1918-1946
Depositions for Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1933-1948
Records Relating to Repatriations, 1922-1952
Petitions for Military Repatriations, 1922-1946
Overseas Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1942-1954
Superior Court County Of Los Angeles
Naturalization Index, 1852-1915
Naturalization Records, 1852-1888
Certificates of Citizenship, 1876-1906
Declarations of Intention, 1887-1915)
Petitions for Naturalization, 1907-1915
U.S. District Court, Southern Division (San Diego).
Petitions for Naturalization, 1955-1966
Declarations of Intention, 1955-1966
Naturalization Depositions, 1955-1966
Naturalization Court Orders, 1955-1966
Naturalization Repatriations, 1966-1973
Superior Court County Of San Diego
Index to Naturalizations, 1929-1956
Index to Declarations of Intention, 1853-1956
Index to Citizens Naturalized, 1853-1956
Declarations of Intention, 1941-1966
Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1956
Certificates of Citizenship, 1883-1903
Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1918-1919
Court Orders Transferring Petitions for Naturalization, 1953-55
Court Orders for Repatriation Petitions, 1936-1955
Certificates of Naturalization, 1907-1912
Declaration of Intention, 1915-1988
Petitions for Naturalization, 1915-1991
Military Petitions for Naturalization, 1918-1946
Petitions for Naturalization Transferred, 1953-1990
Certificates of Naturalization, 1915-1926
Naturalization Deposition 1915-1919
Naturalization Repatriation, 1936-1964
Naturalization Orders Granted or Denied, 1929-1989
Naturalization Actions of the Superior Court of Pima County, 1912-1914
Overseas Military Naturalization Petitions, 1954-1955
U.S. District Court, Phoenix Division
Petitions for Naturalization, 1929-1991
Declarations of Intention, 1929-1972
Petitions for Naturalization Transferred, 1953-1974
Records Relating to Repatriations, 1929-1968
Petitions Recommended to be Continued, Granted, Denied, 1935-1983
Microfilm Records
Naturalization Records
Index to the Los Angeles District Court, 1887-1915
Index to the Los Angeles District Court, 1915-1976
Los Angeles District Court Records, 1887-1939
Index to Los Angeles Superior Court, 1852-1915
Los Angeles Superior Court Records, 1876-1915
(Pre 1940 naturalization papers are available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library, but if you need more recent naturalization papers, this is the place to go)
Numerous Microfilm files are available covering:
Federal Mortality, Non-population & Territorial Census Schedules
Land Grants
Territorial and Regional Papers and files (California, Arizona, New Mexico)