TODD COUNTY: LONG PRAIRIE: MUNICIPAL COURT:

An Inventory of Its Dockets at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Long Prairie (Minn.). Municipal Court.
Title:Dockets.
Dates:1918-1968.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Civil and criminal dockets of the Long Prairie justices of the peace (1918-1956), and criminal dockets of the Long Prairie municipal court (1957-1968).
Quantity:5.7 cubic feet (6 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

The justice court was presided over by the following justices of the peace: C. D. Chrysler, O. B. DeLaurier, H. B. Dunbar, Frank E. Haskin, Andrew Shook, H. W. Towson, and L. H. Wilson.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The two series of justice court dockets, criminal and civil, are interfiled chronologically; the municipal court dockets are arranged by type of violation, then chronologically thereunder.


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Expand/CollapseOTHER FINDING AIDS

Most justice court dockets include indexes.

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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]. Long Prairie (Minn.). Municipal Court. Dockets. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 989-60

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017127330104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
128.C.5.4FJustice court dockets, 1918-1956:
Criminal, 1918-1925.
L. H. Wilson, H. W. Towson).
Civil, 1918-1935, bulk 1933-1935.
Wilson, Towson.
Criminal No. 5, August 1927-September 1929.
Dunbar.
Criminal, 1935-May 1943.
Chrysler, DeLaurier.
Criminal, July 1935-November 1937.
Towson.
Civil No. 12, March 1927-April 1934.
Dunbar, Chrysler.
Location
128.C.5.5BCivil, April 1934-August 1950.
Chrysler, DeLaurier, Haskin.
Civil, 1936-March 1941.
Towson.
Civil, September 1947-December 1956. 2 folders.
Haskin.
Criminal, February 1940-January 1945. 3 folders.
Towson, Shook.
Criminal, March 1945-December 1947. 2 folders.
Shook, Haskin.
Criminal, 1948-October 1950. 2 folders.
Towson.
Location
128.C.5.6FCriminal, September 1950-December 1952. 3 folders.
Haskin.
Criminal, December 1952-October 1954. 3 folders.
No index. Haskin.
Criminal, October 1954-October 1955. 2 folders.
Haskin.
Criminal, October 1955-December 1956. 2 folders.
Haskin.
Criminal, April-October 1947.
Haskin.
Criminal, October 1946-September 1950.
Haskin. Includes some civil entries.
Municipal court dockets, 1957-1968:
Game and fish, 1957-1966. 10 folders.
Location
128.C.6.1BGame and fish, 1967-1968. 2 folders.
Village of Long Prairie, 1957-1968. 14 folders.
Primarily traffic violations.
Todd County, 1957-1959. 5 folders.
Location
128.C.6.2FTodd County, 1960-1965.
Location
128.C.6.3BTodd County, 1966-1968.

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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:
Justices of the peace -- Minnesota -- Todd County.
Municipal courts -- Minnesota -- Todd County.
Persons:
Chrysler, C. D.
DeLaurier, O. B.
Dunbar, H. B.
Haskin, Frank E.
Shook, Andrew.
Towson, H. W.
Wilson, L. H.
Document Types:
Dockets -- Minnesota -- Todd County.

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