OLMSTED COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Coroner's Inquest Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. District Court (Olmsted County).
	Title:	Coroner's Inquest Files.
	Dates:	1871-1981.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Files documenting inquest proceedings; they may include the coroner's record and/or certificate, inquest record and transcript, witness testimony, jury verdict, autopsy report, trial exhibits, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
	Quantity:	13.0 cubic feet (13 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The location of File Nos. 5320-6620 (1972-1977) is unknown.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Olmsted County). Coroner's Inquest Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 988-129; 991-58; 2006-15

Processing Information:

Processed by: Processing Staff; Debbie Sher, September 2005

Catalog ID number: 990017129240104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
141.B.15.10F	Unnumbered Files:
		Bruse, C.T., 1871.
		Bladron, Henrietta, 1886.
		Zieman, Sadie Helen, 1931.
		Snyder, Robert Walter, 1941.


	Numbered Files:
		Nos. 16-372, 1887-1915.
Location
141.B.15.11B		Nos. 373-692, 1915-1924.
			Nos. 660-669 do not exist.
Location
141.B.15.12F		Nos. 693-972, 1924-1930.
			The following file is not listed in the separately cataloged register: Popke, Mrs. Charles, Number 850 (1927).
Location
141.B.15.13B		Nos. 973-1248, 1930-1935.
			Transcript, December 5, 1932, covering the gas explosion deaths of Frederic T. Wolverton (No. 1117), Ruben C. Kelsey (No. 1118), and Jesse E. Lewis (No. 1119) is filed with No. 1117.
Location
141.B.15.14F		Nos. 1249-1561, 1935-1942.
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141.B.15.15B		Nos. 1562-1881, 1942-1948.
			Transcript, January 7, 1946, covering the boarding house fire deaths of Charles B. Flenn (No. 1827), William H. Carrothers (No. 1828), and E. Frederick Giles (No. 1829) is filed with No. 1827.
			The following file is listed in the index of the separately cataloged register but not in the register itself: Cullen, Edward Stephen, Number 1683 (1943).
Location
141.B.15.16F		Nos. 1882-2149, 1947-1950.
			The following file is not listed in the separately cataloged register: Boynton, Lee Ray, Number 2019 (1949).
Location
141.B.16.1B		Nos. 2150-2560, 1951-1957.
			Juhnke, Dorothea, No. 2970, is filed under No. 2470.
			Giem, Elmer Ervin, No. 2971 is filed under No. 2471.
			Mitchell, Arthur L., No. 2972 is filed under No. 2472.
			Roerish, William J, No. 2973 is filed under No. 2473.
			Grant, Greta, No. 2974 is filed under No. 2474.
			Force, Norman C., No. 2975 is filed under No. 2475.
Location
141.B.16.2F		Nos. 2661-3299, 1955-1961.
			Nos. 3138-3177 appear to not exist.
Location
141.B.16.3B		Nos. 3300-4099, 1961-1966.
			No. 3520 is missing.
Location
141.B.16.4F		Nos. 4200-4861, 1966-1970.
Location
141.B.16.5B		Nos. 4862-5319 (1970-1972); Nos. 6621-6899 (1977-1978).
			The following file is not listed in the separately cataloged register: Riege, Robert E., Number 6754 (1978).
			The location of Nos. 5320-6620 (1972-1977) is unknown.
Location
141.B.16.6F		Nos. 6900-7762, 1978-1981.

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 -- Olmsted County.; Coroners -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.; Court records -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.

Document Types:: Photographs.; Transcripts.

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OLMSTED COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS