OTTER TAIL COUNTY: PROBATE COURT:

An Inventory of Its Insanity Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Otter Tail County (Minn.). Probate Court.
Title:Insanity Records.
Dates:1907-1917.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Petitions in insanity, reports of examiners, and related orders and commitment documents.
Quantity:0.75 cubic feet (2 volumes and 1 folder, boxed).
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]. Otter Tail County (Minn.). Probate Court. Insanity Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 997-91

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017340530104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
114.I.19.2F-2Volume O, 1907-1917.
Labeled "Probate Order Book." Contains insanity petitions, reports of examiners in insanity, and commitment orders and judgments.
Insanity Record O, 1912-1917.
Separate sections of insanity petitions, reports of examiners, and other insanity orders and judgments.
Volume P, 1914.
Petitions in insanity (pages 1-6) and reports of examiners in in-sanity (pages 161-167). Removed from a volume of otherwise non-archival records. Pages 1-6, 161-167, in folder.

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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 -- Otter Tail County.
Insanity records -- Minnesota -- Otter Tail County.

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