STEVENS COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

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

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. District Court (Stevens County).
Title:Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions.
Dates:1882-1956.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers of actions for criminal (1882-1953) and civil (1884-1956) cases. Each entry may include the names of the parties in the case, the attorneys representing each party, when the case was opened, the case file number, and a record of each document that was filed by the contesting parties or by the court in the case.
Quantity:5.25 cubic feet (7 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The records are divided into two sections: civil and criminal, arranged in case file number order. Civil registers of action include an index within each volume. Criminal registers are indexed in a separate volume.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2015-37; 2017-41

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 008234393


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
106.F.14.4F-1Index to Criminal Actions, circa 1899-1956. 1 volume.
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131.E.1.5B-2Criminal register of actions, A, File Nos. 779-1587 (old), 45-405 (new), 1882-1953. 1 volume.
The old file numbers cover the period when civil and criminal case files were numbered and filed together; volume is indexed.
Civil registers of action, File Nos. 1068-8638, 1884-1956. 7 volumes.
Each volume is individually indexed.
Volume A, Missing.
Volume B, File Nos. 1068-1735, 1884-1890; File Nos. 2424-2759, 1896-1898.
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131.E.1.6F-1Volume C, File Nos. 1736-2423, 1890-1896; File Nos. 2760-3100, 1898-1900.
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131.E.1.6F-2Volume D, File Nos. 3101-3932, 1900-1904.
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131.E.1.7B-1Volume E, File Nos.3933-4829, 1905-1915.
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131.E.1.7B-2Volume F, File Nos. 4830-6104, 1916-1926.
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131.E.1.8F-1Volume G, File Nos. 6105-7367, 1926-1939.
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131.E.1.8F-2Volume H, File Nos. 7368-8636, 1940-1956.

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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:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Stevens County.
Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Stevens County.

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