BECKER COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:
An Inventory of Its Coroner's Record Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. District Court (Becker County). | |
| Title: | Coroner's Record Books. | |
| Dates: | 1887-1969. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Printed forms filled in with registers of inquest filings and/or copies of the coroner's inquest certificates. Three volumes (1887-1969) were kept by the district court; two volumes (1896-1907, 1933-1951), containing partially duplicative information, were kept by the county coroner. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (5 volumes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Becker County). Coroner's Record Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-15; 988-79
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017051910104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 114.J.5.6F-1 | District Court: | ||||||||||
| Register of Coroner’s Inquests A, 1887-March 1936. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. For files 1-33. Multiple entries (separate cases) for most file numbers. Consists of printed forms filled in with handwritten copies of the coroner’s inquest certificate. | |||||||||||
| Register of Coroner’s Inquests B, 1936-1955. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. In two sections. The first section (pp. 1-38, files 34-74, July 1936-September 1955, plus one case for November 1966) contains a handwritten record of the filing of the coroner’s inquest file in each case. The second section (pp. 53-302, files 34-371, May 1936-October 1955) contains printed forms filled in with the coroner’s certification of cause of death and statement that no inquest was deemed necessary. File numbers 34-74 are present in both sections, but for different decedents. File 34 has multiple entries in both sections. | |||||||||||
| Register of Coroner’s Inquests C, 1955-1969. | |||||||||||
| Same format as Register B. First section: pp. 1-5, files 74-83, June 1956 - December 1965. Second section: pp. 53-304, files 372-874, November 1955 - July 1969. | |||||||||||
| 114.J.5.6F-2 | Coroner: | ||||||||||
| Register and Record of Coroner’s Inquests, 1896-1907. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. Spine title: "Coroner’s Record of Inquests A." Printed form for each case, mainly containing a record of filings and/or a brief note as to cause of death. | |||||||||||
| Register and Record of Coroner’s Inquests, October 1933-December 1951. | |||||||||||
| Indexed. Spine title: "Coroner’s Record." Printed forms filled in with handwritten copies of the coroner’s inquest certificates. Many for 1933-March 1936 duplicate in substance those in the court’s Register A (above), although those in Register A tend to be more detailed. Each entry generally also includes a statement of the coroner’s fees for viewing, mileage, and filing. | |||||||||||
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:
- Coroner's records -- Minnesota -- Becker County.
- Coroners -- Minnesota -- Becker County.
- Organizations:
- Becker County (Minn.). Coroner.
Collapse
All