FARIBAULT COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County).
Title:Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions.
Dates:1858-1989.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers of actions for civil (1858-1989) and criminal (1859-1989) cases. Each entry gives the names of the parties in the case, frequently the attorneys representing each party, when the case was opened, the case file number, and a record of each document that was filed by the contesting parties or by the court in the case.
Quantity:13.8 cubic feet (18 boxes and 1 partial box)
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The records are divided into two sections: civil and criminal. Each section's registers are arranged in case file number order; with each volume including a self-contained index to the cases that references either the page number or the case file number. These indexes may also be used as an index to the county's case files if the plaintiffs/defendents indexes are not available.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Faribault County). Civil and Criminal Registers of Actions. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 2026-9

Processing Information:

Processed by: Charles Rodgers, September 2025

Catalog ID number: 9989912840204294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseREGISTERS OF CIVIL ACTION

Indexed. See the finding aid for the civil case files which states there are three separately numbered sets of civil case files.


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139.D.12.8F-2[Volume A] File Nos. 1-955, December 1858-January 1879.
Labeled as Court Calendar.
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139.D.12.1B-1Volume B, File Nos. 1-1752, January 1879-January 1897.
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139.D.12.1B-2Volume C, File Nos. 1-1908, January 1897-February 1909.
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139.D.12.2F-1Volume D, File Nos. 1909-3822, February 1909-February 1922.
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139.D.12.2F-2Volume E, File Nos. 3823-5096, February 1922-May 1926.
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139.D.12.3B-1Volume F, File Nos. 5097-6376, May 1926-March 1931.
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139.D.12.3B-2Volume G, File Nos. 6377-7656, March 1931-September 1935.
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139.D.12.4F-1Volume H, File Nos. 7657-8924, September 1935-June 1939.
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139.D.12.4F-2Volume I, File Nos. 8925-10200, June 1939-June 1943.
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139.D.12.5B-1Volume J, File Nos. 10201-11480, June 1943-November 1949.
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139.D.12.5B-2Volume K, File Nos. 11481-12760, November 1949-October 1954.
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139.D.12.6F-1Volume L, File Nos. 12761-14040, October 1954-December 1958.
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139.D.12.6F-2Volume M, File Nos. 14041-15316, December 1958-June 1962.
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139.D.12.7B-1Volume N, File Nos. 15317-16596, June 1962-June 1967.
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139.D.12.7B-2Volume O, File Nos. 16597-17876, June 1967-April 1975.
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139.D.12.8F-1Volume P, File Nos. 17877-19154, April 1975-January 1987.
[File nos. 19155-19156 not assigned.]
Volume Q, File Nos. 19157-19300; 88-0005---88-0194, January 1987-April 1989. Oversize folder.

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Expand/CollapseREGISTERS OF CRIMINAL ACTION

Indexed. See the finding aid for the criminal case files which states there are two numerical sets of criminal case files.


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139.D.13.1B-1Volume A, April 1859-1897.
File numbers are spotty and are not sequential.
Volume B, File Nos. 350-775, November 1904-March 1928.
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139.D.13.1B-2Volume C, File Nos. 776-1175, April 1928-October 1938.
Volume D, File Nos. 1176-1804, October 1938-December 1971.
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139.D.13.2F-1Volume E, File Nos. 1805-2288, January 1972-January 1984.
Volume F, File Nos. 2289-2493; 22-K-88-0013---89-K-0192, January 1984 (cont.)-March 1989. Oversize folder.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Faribault County.
Court records -- Minnesota -- Faribault County.
Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Faribault County.

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