CHIPPEWA COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Insanity Record Books at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Chippewa County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Insanity Record Books.
Dates:1895-1917.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Petitions in insanity, reports of jury or board of examiners, and related orders and committal documents.
Quantity:1.0 cubic feet (3 volumes in 1 box and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Each volume includes an index.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Chippewa County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Record Books. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 985-131

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017120210104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
118.C.6.8F-1Probate Order Book G, 1895-1906.
Certificate of jury, with details on the insanity investigation, and related orders and commitment documents.
Location
118.C.6.8F-2Insanity Record 41, 1906-1917.
Insanity petitions, notices to county attorney, reports of board of examiners giving details on the insanity investigation, court judgments (commitment orders), and orders for discharge. Each type of order is in a separate section of the volume.
Detention Hospital Record, 1911-1916.
Insanity petitions, records of proceedings (documents filed and judgments and orders issued), and related pro forma documents. This volume covers many of the same people as Insanity Record 41, but with different docu¬ments. The records of proceedings include citations to Volume 41 (as well as to other volumes of facilitative orders that were not retained).

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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:
Capacity and disability -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County.
Court records -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County.
Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County.

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