WINONA COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Insanity Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Winona County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Insanity Records. | |
| Dates: | 1912, 1948-1959. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Petitions in insanity (1912); reports of jury or board of examiners in mental illness, inebriety, and epilepsy cases (1948-1959), and related documents (1912). | |
| Quantity: | 0.75 cubic feet (1 folder and 2 volumes in box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Volumes for 1948-1959 include indexes.
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]. Winona County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 984-50
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017096840104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 118.G.15.8F-2 | Volume 1, 1912. 1 folder: | ||||||||||
| Pages 1-16 (3 cases), removed from an otherwise non-archival volume. For each case, there is a petition (information) in insanity, committal order, and related administrative orders. | |||||||||||
| Herman Myers, page 1. | |||||||||||
| Eliza F. Palmatier, page 7. | |||||||||||
| William Murphy, page 13. | |||||||||||
| Volume 5, 1948-1955. | |||||||||||
| Separate sections for reports of examination in mental illness (the largest portion of the volume), reports of examination in inebriety, and summary findings of examinations in epilepsy and mental deficiency (combined in one section). | |||||||||||
| Volume 6, 1955-1959. | |||||||||||
| Reports of examination and findings in mental illness cases. | |||||||||||
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:
- Alcoholism -- Minnesota -- Winona County.
- Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Winona County.
- Epilepsy -- Minnesota -- Winona County.
- Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Winona County.
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