STEARNS COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Registers of Civil Actions at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Stearns County).
Title:Registers of civil actions.
Dates:1860-1994.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Summaries of actions in Stearns County district court civil cases, covering case file numbers 1 to 45000. Also includes transcripts, 1899-1978.
Quantity:18 microfilm reels; 13.75 cubic feet (18 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Each entry gives the docket (case) number, names of the plaintiff and defendant and their respective attorneys, a record of the initial complaint and document filings, a record of subsequent filings and/or case actions, and a record of the case settlement or other disposition. The dates for each volume are the years the cases were initiated.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Entries are by chronologically assigned docket numbers, which correspond to the case file numbers.

Original filmed and unfilmed records interfile with and succeed the microfilmed records.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Stearns County). Registers of Civil Actions. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1992.

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

Originals (20.5 cu. ft.), except for the earliest volume, 1860-1869, were disposed of after filming.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-106; 984-189; 2007-11; 991-158; 2011-51

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001729681


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Location
129.G.5.6F-1Volume A, Case Files Nos. 1-404, 1860-1869. 1 volume.
Indexed.
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SAM 1651Volume A, Case Files Nos. 1-404, 1860-1869.
Frames 1-225.
Indexed.
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SAM 1651Case Files Nos. 405-1095, 1869-1874.
Frames 226-end.
Indexed.
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SAM 1652Case Files Nos. 1096-1667, 1874-1876.
Frames 1-313.
Indexed.
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SAM 1652Case Files Nos. 1668-2319, 1877-1880.
Frames 314-end.
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SAM 1653Case Files Nos. 2320-2941, 1880-1883.
Frames 1-323.
Indexed.
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SAM 1653Volume F, Case Files Nos. 2942-3628, 1883-1885.
Frames 324-end.
Indexed.
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SAM 1654Volume G, Case Files Nos. 3629-5600, 1885-1887.
Frames 1-302.
Indexed.
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SAM 1654Volume H, Case Files Nos. 5601-6100, 1887-1889.
Frames 303-end.
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SAM 1655Case Files Nos. 6101-6500, 1889-1890.
Frames 1-205.
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SAM 1655Case Files Nos. 6501-7000, 1890-1891.
Frames 206-464.
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SAM 1655Case Files Nos. 7001-7500, 1891-1892.
Frames 465-end.
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SAM 1656Case Files Nos. 7501-8000, 1892-1894.
Frames 1-259.
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SAM 1656Case Files Nos. 8001-8500, 1894-1895.
Frames 260-515.
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SAM 1656Case Files Nos. 8501-9000, 1895-1896.
Frames516-end.
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SAM 1657Case Files Nos. 9001-9500, 1896-1898.
Frames 1-259.
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SAM 1657Case Files Nos. 9500-10000, 1898-1899.
Frames 260-514.
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SAM 1657Case Files Nos. 10001-10500, 1899-1902.
Frames 515-end.
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126.H.11.4FCase Files Nos. 10501-11229, November 1899-October 1921. 1 volume.
The nature of these files has not been determined.
Case Files Nos. 11251-12000, Transcripts of Judgments, November 1899-October 1919. 1 volume.
Excised from the main series.
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SAM 1658Case Files Nos. 12001-12500, 1902-1905.
Frames 1-257.
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SAM 1658Case Files Nos. 12501-12998, 1905-1908.
Frames 258-515.
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SAM 1658Case Files Nos. 13000-13499, 1908-1911.
Frames 516-end.
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SAM 1659Case Files Nos. 13501-14000, 1911-1914.
Frames 1-266.
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SAM 1659Case Files Nos. 14001-14500, 1914-1916.
Frames 267-520.
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SAM 1659Case Files Nos. 15201-15700, 1916-1918.
Frames 521-end.
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SAM 16510Case Files Nos. 15701-16199, 1918-1919.
Frames 1-261.
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SAM 16510Case Files Nos. 16200-16699, 1919-1921.
Frames 262-526.
Case Files Nos. 16700-16999, Transcripts of Judgments, October 1919-February 1924.
Excised from the main series.
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SAM 16510Case Files Nos. 17000-17499, 1921-1922.
Frames 527-end.
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SAM 16511Case Files Nos. 17501-18000, 1922-1923.
Frames 1-259.
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SAM 16511Case Files Nos. 18001-18500, 1923-1924.
Frames 260-550.
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SAM 16511Case Files Nos. 18501-19000, 1924-1925.
Frames 551-end.
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SAM 16512Case Files Nos. 19001-19500, 1925-1926.
Frames 1-274.
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SAM 16512Case Files Nos. 19501-20000, 1926-1927.
Frames 275-538.
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SAM 16512Case Files Nos. 20001-20500, 1927-1928.
Frames 539-end.
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SAM 16513Case Files Nos. 20501-21000, 1928-1929.
Frames 1-268.
Indexed.
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SAM 16513Case Files Nos. 21001-21500, 1929-1930.
Frames 269-536.
Indexed.
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SAM 16513Case Files Nos. 21501-22000, 1930.
Frames 537-end.
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SAM 16514Case Files Nos. 22001-22500, 1930-1931.
Frames 1-275.
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SAM 16514Case Files Nos. 22501-23000, 1931-1932.
Frames 276-557.
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SAM 16514Case Files Nos. 23001-23500, 1932-1933.
Frames 558-end.
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SAM 16515Case Files Nos. 23501-24000, 1933-1934.
Frames 1-262.
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SAM 16515Case Files Nos. 24001-24500, 1934.
Frames 263-524.
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SAM 16515Case Files Nos. 24501-25000, 1934-1935.
Frames 525-end.
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SAM 16516Case Files Nos. 25001-25500, 1935-1936.
Frames 1-264.
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SAM 16516Case Files Nos. 25501-26000, 1936-1937.
Frames 265-526.
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SAM 16516Case Files Nos. 26001-26492, 1937-1938.
Frames 527-end.
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SAM 16517Case Files Nos. 26493-27000, 1938-1939.
Frames 1-264.
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SAM 16517Case Files Nos. 27001-27500, 1939-1940.
Frames 265-525.
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SAM 16517Case Files Nos. 27501-28000, 1940-1941.
Frames 526-end.
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SAM 16518Case Files Nos. 28001-28500, 1941-1942.
Frames 1-263.
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SAM 16518Case Files Nos. 28501-29000, 1942-1943.
Frames 264-527.
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SAM 16518Case Files Nos. 29001-29500, 1943-1945.
Frames 528-end.
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129.G.6.8F-1Case Files Nos. 29501-30000, September 1945-March 1947. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 30001-30500, March 1947-June 1948. 1 volume.
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129.G.6.8F-2Case Files Nos. 30501-31000, June 1948-August 1949. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 31001-31500, August 1949-September 1950. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.1B-1Case File Nos. 31501-32000, September 1950-December 1951. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 32001-32500, December 1951-March 1953. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.1B-2Case File Nos. 32501-33000, March 1953-September 1954. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 33001-33500, September 1954-March 1956. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.2F-1Case File Nos. 33501-34000, March 1956-October 1957. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 34001-34500, October 1957-April 1959. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.2F-2Case File Nos. 34501-35000, May 1959-December 1960. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 35001-35500, December 1960-June 1962. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.3B-1Case File Nos. 35501-36000, June 1962-September 1963. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 36001-36500, September 1963-January 1965. 1 volume.
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129.G.7.3B-2Case File Nos. 36501-37000, January 1965-March 1966. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.2F-1Case File Nos. 37001-37500, April 1966-August 1967. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 37501-38000, August 1967-September 1968. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.2F-2Case File Nos. 38001-38500, September 1968-September 1969. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 38501-39000, September 1969-August 1970. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.3B-1Case File Nos. 39001-39500, August 1970-July 1971. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 39501-40000, July 1971-June 1972. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.3B-2Case File Nos. 40001-40500, June 1972-September 1973. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 40501-41000, September 1973-April 1975. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.4F-1Case File Nos. 41001-41500, April 1975-August 1976. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 41501-42000, August 1976-October 1977. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.4F-2Case File Nos. 42001-42500, October 1977-January 1979. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 42501-43000, January 1979-April 1980. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.5B-1Case File Nos. 43001-43500, April 1980-September 1981. 1 volume.
Case File Nos. 43501-44000, July 1981-August 1982. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.5B-2Case File Nos. 44001-44500, August 1982-October 1983. 1 volume.
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129.G.5.6F-1Case File Nos. 44501-45000, October 1983-March 1984. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS REGISTERS

Location
126.H.11.4FTranscripts, Case Files Nos. B17000-B18250, February 1924-October 1955. 1 volume.
Location
126.H.11.3BTranscripts, Volume B, Case Files Nos. B18251-B19446, 1955-1978. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Stearns County.
Law -- Minnesota -- Cases -- Registers.
Document Types:
Microforms.
Functions:
Litigating.

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