HENNEPIN COUNTY: SHERIFF:

An Inventory of Its Jail Registers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff.
Title:Jail registers.
Dates:1926-1968, 1971-1983.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers (1926-1968) and monthly computer printouts (1971-1983) listing all persons confined in the county jail during the month.
Quantity:12.0 cubic feet (2 boxes and 16 loose volumes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

For each person, the records may include booking number, name, gender, birth date, age, physical description, reason held, charge or offense, date committed, date released, committing authority, and disposition of case. The records for October-November 1949, 1969-November 1971, and 1981 are missing.


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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]. Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff. Jail Registers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 984-78; 984-193; 989-1; 998-95; 2011-36

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: 001710073


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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139.H.3.1 1926-1927. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.2 1928-1929. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.3 1930-1931. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.4 1932-1933. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.5 1934-1935. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.6 1936-1937. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.7 1938-1939. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.8 1940-1942. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.9 1943-1945. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.10 1946-January 1948. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.11 1948-1949. 1 volume.
Missing October-November 1949.
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139.H.3.12 1950-1951. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.13 1952-1954. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.14 1955-February 1957. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.15 1957-1964. 1 volume.
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139.H.3.16 1965-1968. 1 volume.
Missing 1969-November 1971.
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117.E.7.8F December 1971-1973. 6 folders.
January-July 1974.
Summary sheets only.
August 1974-1976. 7 folders.
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109.K.19.12F 1977-1980. 12 folders.
Missing 1981.
1982-1983. 6 folders.

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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:
Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County -- Registers.
Sheriffs -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
Functions:
Registering.

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