ITASCA COUNTY: JUVENILE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Juvenile Court Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Itasca County (Minn.). Juvenile Court.
Title:Juvenile Court Records.
Dates:1911-1935, 1954-1976.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Dockets, records of proceedings, petitions, orders, commitment warrants, related administrative documents, and transcripts of testimony in cases of delinquent, dependent, or neglected children.
Quantity:6.0 cubic feet (7 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Most volumes contain indexes.

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Access Restrictions:

Access to juvenile records is available only with a court order. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 986-25; 991-25

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017123420104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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114.E.9.8F-1Juvenile Register 1, 1911.
Indexed. March-April only; pages removed from an otherwise blank volume.
Juvenile Court Register 1, 1918-1926. 1 volume.
Indexed. For each case, gives a brief statement of the proceedings taken, order issues, and reason therefor. Filled-in printed forms.
Juvenile Court Record Books, 1911, 1918-1935. 7 volumes:
Filled-in printed forms. For each case, there is generally a petition with information on the nature of the case, summons, findings and order and/or order for county allowance, and warrant of commitment. Exact documents vary somewhat from volume to volume. Each volume includes an index.
Volume 3, 1911, 1918-1922.
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114.E.9.8F-2Volume 4, 1922-1928.
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118.H.5.4FVolume 5, 1926-1929.
Does not appear to duplicate any of Volume 4.
Volume 7, 1929-1931.
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118.H.5.5BVolume 8, 1931-1933.
Volume 9, 1931-1935 (bulk 1933-1935).
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118.H.5.6FVolume 4A, 1925-1928.
Does not appear to duplicate any of Volume 4, above.
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114.E.9.8F-2Probate Orders 19, 1926-1929. 2 folders.
Indexed. Index and pages 1-78, removed from an otherwise blank volume. Handwritten copies of orders, primarily allowing or revoking county aid to dependent children. Cases were heard in the juvenile and probate courts.
Juvenile Court Order Book 26, 1930-1933.
Indexed. Filled-in printed forms. Index and pages 1-34, removed from an otherwise blank volume. For each case, gives a statement of the nature of the case and a summary of the order issued.
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118.H.5.6FJuvenile Testimony Record Books, 1925-1935. 8 volumes:
Transcripts of testimony in juvenile court proceedings.
Probate Minute Book 1, 1925.
Index and pages 1-31, removed from an otherwise blank volume.
Minutes—Juvenile Court [2], 1925-1926.
Pages 1-34 were removed at some unknown time and are missing.
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117.D.16.10FVolume [6], 1927-approximately 1928.
Volume 7, 1929-1931.
Volume 8, 1930-1933.
Volume 9, 1931-1933.
Volume 10, 1934-1935.
Volume 11, 1935.
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117.D.17.1BJuvenile Court Registers, 1954-1976. 3 volumes and 1 folder:
Indexed. Docket summaries of court activity. They are labeled “Testimony” on spines, but are actually dockets.
Volume 12, 1959-1968.
Volume 13, 1968-1973.
Volume 14, 1973-1976.
1959-1963.
[Record book], 1954-1959. 1 volume.
Summary notes on cases brought before the court, akin to a minute book.

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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:
Child welfare -- Minnesota -- Itasca County.
Juvenile courts -- Minnesota -- Itasca County.
Mothers' pensions -- Minnesota -- Itasca County.

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