CHISAGO COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:
An Inventory of Its Insanity Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Chisago County (Minn.). Probate Court. | |
| Title: | Insanity Records. | |
| Dates: | 1896-1917. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents. | |
| Quantity: | 0.8 cubic feet (3 volumes in 1 box and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
OTHER FINDING AIDS
Each volume includes an index.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Chisago County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 987-93
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017120410104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 108.I.12.4F-1 | Insanity Record A, 1896-1906. | ||||||||||
| Certificate of jury, accompanied by related notices, orders, judgment, and commitment warrant for each case, 1896-1906 (pages 1-160); and handwritten copies of orders of commitment (or occasionally dismissal of the insanity allegation), 1901-1906 (pages 305-359). | |||||||||||
| Order Book: Insane Cases B, 1906-1912. | |||||||||||
| Separate sections for various forms: petition (information) in insanity, report of board of examiners in insanity, committal orders, judgments of costs and fees, and orders of dismissal of insanity allegations or of restoration to capacity. | |||||||||||
| 108.I.12.4F-2 | Insanity Record C, 1913-1917. | ||||||||||
| Pages are headed "Probate Record—Detention Hospital." Forms for petitions (information) in insanity, each accompanied by related orders. Each is also accompanied by a form for "Petition for Appointment of Examining Board—Detention Hospital Proceedings," but only rarely is this filled in. | |||||||||||
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 -- Chisago County.
- Court records -- Minnesota -- Chisago County.
- Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Chisago County.
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