STEARNS COUNTY: SHERIFF:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Stearns County (Minn.). Sheriff.
Title:Records.
Dates:1894-1988.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Includes crime register, warrant and prisoner record, jail registers, and sheriff's office record books.
Quantity:5.5 cubic feet (5 boxes and 6 volumes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Stearns County (Minn.). Sheriff. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 2021-35

Processing Information:

Processed by: Perry Schussler and Charles Rodgers, April 2021

Catalog ID number: 9989795840204294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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117.A.3.4F-2Crime register, 1927-1930. 1 volume.
Indexed. Includes name, demographic information, offense, sentence, and other related information.
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121.L.1.1Warrant and Prisoner Record No. 1, 1930-1935. 1 volume.
Indexed. Appears to be the same as the Crime Register, but with a different name on the spine. Includes name, demographic information, offense, sentence, and other related information.
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117.A.3.6F-1Jail registers, 1894-1988. 10 volumes and 1 folder:
Contain monthly lists of all persons confined in the Stearns County jail, with one line given per person. Includes name, demographic information, sentence, and other related information. All volumes in this series contain the same information, though they are labeled differently on the spines, as noted.
Prison calendar, 1894-1911. 1 volume.
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121.L.1.2Jail register B, 1912-1927. 1 volume.
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117.A.3.6F-1Jail register C, 1933-1941. 1 volume.
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121.L.1.3Jail register D, 1941-1953. 1 volume.
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121.L.1.4Jail register E, 1953-1965. 1 volume.
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117.A.3.5B-1Jail register F, 1966-1967.
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121.L.1.5Jail record F, 1967-1973. 1 volume.
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121.L.1.6Jail register G, 1973-1982. 1 volume.
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117.A.3.5B-1Jail register H, 1983-1984. 1 volume.
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117.A.3.5B-2Jail register I, 1985-1987. 1 volume.
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117.A.3.4F-2Jail register J, 1987-1988. 1 volume.
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116.F.1.14FSheriff's office record books, 1960-1963, 1982-1983. 6 volumes:
1960.
1960-1961.
1961.
1961-1962.
1962-1963.
1982-1983.

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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:
Crime -- Minnesota -- Stearns County.
Criminal records -- Minnesota -- Stearns County.
Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Stearns County -- Registers.
Sheriffs -- Minnesota -- Stearns County.

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