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         <titlestmt>
            <titleproper>Otter Tail County: Fergus Falls </titleproper>
            <subtitle>An Inventory of Its Justice and Municipal Court
               Dockets at the Minnesota Historical Society</subtitle>
       
            <sponsor>National Historical Publications and Records Commission.</sponsor>
         </titlestmt>
         <publicationstmt>
            <publisher encodinganalog="Publisher">Minnesota Historical Society</publisher>
            <address><addressline>St. Paul, MN.</addressline></address>
         </publicationstmt>
                   <seriesstmt><p>Government Records</p></seriesstmt>         </filedesc>
      <profiledesc>
         <creation>Finding aid encoded by
              Cheri Thies, <date>February 2011.</date></creation>
         <langusage>Finding aid written in <language langcode="eng">English</language>. </langusage>
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         <head id="a1">OVERVIEW</head>
         <repository label="Label:"><corpname>Minnesota Historical Society</corpname></repository>
         <origination label="Creator:"><corpname role="creator" encodinganalog="110">Fergus Falls
               (Minn.)</corpname></origination>
         <unittitle label="Title:" encodinganalog="245$a">Justice and municipal court
            dockets.</unittitle>
      
         <unitdate label="Date:" encodinganalog="245$f" type="inclusive" normal="1897/1972"
            >1897-1972.</unitdate>
       
         <langmaterial label="Language of Materials">Materials in <language langcode="eng"
               >English</language>. </langmaterial>
         <abstract label="Abstract:">Civil (justice court, 1897-1929; municipal court, 1911-1972)
            and criminal (justice court, 1900-1939; municipal court, 1919-1962) dockets summarizing
            each court's proceedings.</abstract>
         <physdesc label="Quantity:" encodinganalog="300">19.45 cu. ft. (25 boxes).</physdesc>
     
         <physloc label="Location:"> See <ref target="a9">Detailed Description</ref> for shelf
            locations.</physloc>
      </did>
      <controlaccess>
         <head id="a7">CATALOG HEADINGS</head>
         <p>This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota
            Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should <extref
               href="http://mnhs.mnpals.net/F" show="new" actuate="onrequest">search the
               catalog</extref> using these headings.</p>
         <controlaccess>
            <head>Topics:</head>
            <subject encodinganalog="650">Justices of the peace -- Minnesota -- Otter Tail
               County.</subject>
            <subject encodinganalog="650">Municipal courts -- Minnesota -- Otter Tail
               County.</subject>
         </controlaccess>
      </controlaccess>
      <descgrp type="admininfo">
         <head id="a8">ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION</head>
         <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
            <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
            <p><emph render="italic">[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. </emph>Fergus
               Falls (Minn.) Justice and Municipal Court
               Dockets. Minnesota Historical Society.</p>
            <p><emph render="italic">See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
               examples.</emph></p>
         </prefercite>
         <acqinfo encodinganalog="541">
            <head>Accession Information:</head>
            <p>Accession number: 2010-59</p>
         </acqinfo>
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            <head>Processing Information:</head>
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            <p>Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant
               awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission <extref
                  actuate="onrequest" audience="external" href="http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/"
                  >(NHPRC)</extref>.</p>
            <p>Catalog ID number: 007297339</p>
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         <head id="a9">DETAILED DESCRIPTION</head>
         <c01 level="series">
				<did>
			
					<unittitle>Justice Court</unittitle>
				</did>
				<c02>
				   <did>		<physloc>123.F.6.5B</physloc>
				      <unittitle>Civil, <unitdate>June 1918-June 1921, </unitdate>and criminal, <unitdate>June 1918-October 1920, </unitdate>docket. </unittitle>
						<physdesc>1 volume. </physdesc>
					</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
				</c02>
				<c02>
					<did>
						<physloc>123.G.6.5B-1</physloc>
						<unittitle>Civil Dockets, </unittitle>
					   <unitdate>1897-1929.</unitdate>
		
					</did><otherfindaid><p>Volumes are individually indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>May 1897-June 1899.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>August 1899-July 1903.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.5B-2</physloc>
						   <unitdate>July 1903-October 1915.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>December 1903-February 1908.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.6F-1</physloc>
						   <unitdate>January 1908-December 1913.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>January 1908-December 1919.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.6F-2</physloc>
						   <unitdate>January 1914-December 1918.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>December 1918-February 1939.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.7B-1</physloc>
						   <unitdate>July 1922-July 1929.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
				</c02>
				<c02>
				   <did>	<physloc>123.G.6.7B-1</physloc>
						<unittitle>Criminal Dockets, </unittitle>
					   <unitdate>1897-1929.</unitdate>
					
					</did>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>August 1900-January 1906 (state cases); August 1900-February
							1905 (city cases). </unitdate>
						   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.7B-2</physloc>
							<unitdate>November 1905-January 1909 (state cases); November 1905-March
							   1910 (city cases). </unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
						<scopecontent>
							<p>City cases are in reverse chronological order.</p>
						</scopecontent>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>December 1908-February 1913 (state cases); January
							   1909-October 1913 (city cases). </unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.8F-1</physloc>
							<unitdate>April 1910-July 1916 (state cases); March 1910-January 1917
							   (city cases).</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
						<scopecontent>
							<p>City cases are in reverse chronological order.</p>
						</scopecontent>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.5B</physloc>
							<unitdate>April 1916-December 1929.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.8F-1</physloc>
						   <unitdate>April 1916-December 1929.</unitdate>   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>						<otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.5B</physloc>
							<unitdate>January 1921-May 1935.</unitdate>
					</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>November 1929-October 1931.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>August 1931-November 1931.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>May 1932-February 1934.</unitdate>
						   						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.6F</physloc>
							<unitdate>March 1934-December 1935.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>December 1935-June 1937.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>June 1937-December 1938.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<unitdate>December 1938-December 1939.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>Indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					</c03>
				</c02>
			</c01>
			<c01 level="series">
				<did>
					<unittitle>Municipal Court</unittitle>
				</did>
				<c02>
				   <did><physloc>123.F.6.6F</physloc>
						<unittitle>Civil Dockets, </unittitle>
					   <unitdate>1911-1972.</unitdate>
						</did><otherfindaid><p>All are individually indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
				
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >[No. 1], <unitdate> July 1911-December 1915.</unitdate></unittitle >
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >[No. 2],  <unitdate>September 1915-April 1917.</unitdate> </unittitle >
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >[No. 3],  <unitdate>February 1917-May 1919.</unitdate></unittitle >
						</did> 
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.6.8F-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle >[No. 4], <unitdate> January 1919-August 1922.</unitdate> </unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >No. 5,  <unitdate>October 1921-August 1923. </unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.1B-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle >No. 6,  <unitdate>August 1923-May 1925.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >No. 7, <unitdate> March 1925-May 1927.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.1B-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle >No. 8,  <unitdate>March 1927-April 1929.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >No. 9,  <unitdate>March 1929-September 1931.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.2F-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle >No. 10, <unitdate> October 1930-June 1933.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle >No. 11,  <unitdate>June 1933-July 1937.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
			
					<c03>
					   <did><physloc>123.G.7.2F-2</physloc>
					      <unittitle >No. 12,  <unitdate>August 1937-January 1941.</unitdate></unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.3B-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle >No. 13,  <unitdate>January 1941-September 1952.</unitdate> </unittitle >   <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.6F</physloc>
						   <unitdate>May 1955-July 1972. </unitdate>
						   <physdesc>5 folders.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
				</c02>
				<c02>
					<did>
						<physloc>123.G.7.3B-1</physloc>
						<unittitle>Criminal Dockets, </unittitle>
					<unitdate>1919-1962.</unitdate>
					</did><otherfindaid><p>All are individually indexed.</p></otherfindaid>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>[No. 4],  <unitdate>February 1919-January 1922.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.3B-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 5,  <unitdate>January 1922-September 1923.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 6,  <unitdate>September 1923-January 1925.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.4F-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 7,  <unitdate>January 1925-March 1926.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 8, <unitdate>March 1926-April 1927.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.4F-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 9, <unitdate> April 1927-May 1928.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 10,  <unitdate>May 1928-May 1930.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.5B-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 11, <unitdate> January 1930-October 1931.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 12,  <unitdate>October 1931-August 1933.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.5B-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 13, <unitdate> July 1933-May 1935.</unitdate> </unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
				   <c03>
				      <did>
				         <physloc>123.G.7.2F-2</physloc>
				         <unittitle>No. 14,  <unitdate>May 1935-December 1936. </unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
				      </did>
				      <scopecontent>
				         <p>Incorrectly labeled as a Civil Docket.</p>
				      </scopecontent>
				   </c03><c03>
				      <did><physloc>123.G.7.5B-2</physloc>
				         <unittitle>No. 15,  <unitdate>December 1936-March 1940.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.6F-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 16,  <unitdate>May 1940-April 1941.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 17,  <unitdate>April 1941-October 1942.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.6F-2</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 18,  <unitdate>November 1942-September 1944.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 19,  <unitdate>April 1945-December 1947.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.G.7.7B-1</physloc>
						   <unittitle>No. 20,  <unitdate>January 1948-March 1952.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unittitle>No. 21,  <unitdate>March 1952-March 1955.</unitdate></unittitle>  <physdesc>1 volume.</physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.7B</physloc>
						   <unitdate>1955. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>3 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1956. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>4 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1957. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>4 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1958. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>5 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1959. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>5 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
							<physloc>123.F.6.8F</physloc>
						   <unitdate>1960. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>4 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1961. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>4 folders. </physdesc>
						</did>
					</c03>
					<c03>
						<did>
						   <unitdate>1962. </unitdate>
							<physdesc>4 folders. </physdesc>
						</did><odd><p>[0.3 cu. ft., empty]</p></odd>
					</c03>
				</c02>
			</c01>

         
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