Records of U.S. Courts (South Bend)
Records of the U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division
These records are held in the National Archives regional facility in Chicago, Illinois.
The District of Indiana was subdivided into Northern and Southern Districts on April 21, 1928, by 45 Stat. 437.
Record Group 21
- General Records, 1943-1967
- Admiralty Records, 1938-1966
- Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Records, 1927-1979
- Civil Records, 1938-1995
- Equity Records, 1925-1938
- Law Records, 1925-1938
- Criminal Records, 1925-1988
- Naturalization Records, 1954-2008
- U.S. Commissioners' Records, 1928-1951
- Clerk's Records, 1937-1970
General Records, 1943-1967
Minutes, 1947-1955. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 74236294
Judgment Docket and Index, 1943-1967. 2 volumes. 1 cubic foot. National Archives Identifier 74236298
Admiralty Records, 1938-1966
Admiralty Case Files, 1938-1960. 1 cubic foot. National Archives Identifier 2866059
Admiralty Dockets, 1938-1966. 0.07 cubic foot. National Archives Identifier 74236305
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Records, 1927-1979
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Order Books, 1927-1932. 2 volumes. National Archives Identifier 65115439
Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Dockets, 1930-09/30/1979. National Archives Identifier 6036311
Civil Records, 1938-1995
General Index to Plaintiffs and Defendants, March 25, 1947-1969 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 74236333
Civil Case Files, 1938-1995. 906.923 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 589325
Civil Dockets, October 1938-1982. 6.8 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 7490949
Civil Order Books, 1938-1993. National Archives Identifier 5678922
Equity Records, 1925-1938
Equity Docket, 1932-1938. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 74236640
Equity Order Books, 1925-1938. 4 volumes. National Archives Identifier 74236995
Equity Case Files, 1925-1938. 30 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 74237008
Law Records, 1925-1938
Law Docket, 1931-1938. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 74254519
Law Case Files, 1925-1938. 15 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 74257892
Law Order Books, 1930-1938. National Archives Identifier 74566658
Criminal Records, 1925-1988
General Index to Criminal Defendants, 1949-1957. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 74569735
Criminal Case Files, 1925-1988. 102 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 1124628
Criminal Order Books, 1970-1977. 7 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 74579002
Criminal Minute Sheets, 1971-1976. 2 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 74579057
Criminal Dockets, 1925-1984. 2.38 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 7490858
Naturalization Records, 1954-2008
Declarations of Intention for Citizenship, 1955-1986. National Archives Identifier 5729125
Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1955-1991. National Archives Identifier 5682646
Index to Petitions for Naturalization, 1955-1967. National Archives Identifier 5682644
Petitions for Naturalization, 1955-1991. National Archives Identifier 5682645
Petitions for Naturalization by Members of Armed Forces Outside the United States, 1954-1956. National Archives Identifier 5729259
Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance and Form of Such Oath, 1956-1970. National Archives Identifier 75495870
Petitions for Naturalization Transferred from Other Courts, 1956-1987. National Archives Identifier 75495873
Naturalization Orders, 1955-2002. National Archives Identifier 5725300
Petitions for Name Changes, 1991-2002. National Archives Identifier 5752560
Petitions for Name Changes and Naturalization Orders, 2003-2008. National Archives Identifier 5752561
Monthly Reports of Naturalization Papers Forwarded, 1980-1992. National Archives Identifier 5727068
U.S. Commissioners' Records, 1928-1951
Commissioner’s Transcripts Dockets, 1928-1951. National Archives Identifier 74579116
Clerk's Records, 1937-1970
Clerk’s Minute Books, 1942-1970. 8 cubic feet. National Archives Identifier 74579144
Cash Books, 1937-1948. 1 volume. National Archives Identifier 75324808