LYON COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Insanity Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Lyon County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Insanity Records. | |
| Dates: | 1895-1955. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cubic feet (4 volumes and 1 folder in 2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Some volumes are indexed.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Includes private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Lyon County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 984-154; 984-185
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017069630104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 126.J.19.4F-1 | Probate Order Book 5, 1895-1904. Partial volume. | ||||||||||
| Pages 1-150. Jury’s certificate with details on the case, and related orders and administrative documents. Also includes a few orders for admission to the state public school (1898), with a few family details. The remainder of the volume consists of routine probate orders. | |||||||||||
| Order Book and Insane Record 11, 1904-1907. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Pages 149-222. Jury’s certificate with details on the case, and related orders and administrative documents. Pages removed from a book of otherwise routine probate orders. | |||||||||||
| Insanity Record 3, 1907-1914. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Separate sections for petition (information) in insanity with details on the case, report of board of examiners with additional details, committal orders, judgments for costs and fees, and related administrative orders. | |||||||||||
| 126.J.19.4F-2 | Insanity Record 4, 1911-1917. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Petition (information) in insanity with details on the case, petition for appointment of examining board with additional details, and related orders and judgments. Internal page headings: Probate Record – Detention Hospital. | |||||||||||
| Insanity Record 7, 1935-1955. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| Report of examination with details on the case, and commitment order. | |||||||||||
CATALOG 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:
- Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Lyon County.
- Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Lyon County.
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