gr00514.xml Hennepin County: Sheriff: An Inventory of Its Jail Registers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, January 2012. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff. Jail registers. 1926-1968, 1971-1983. Materials in English. Registers (1926-1968) and monthly computer printouts (1971-1983) listing all persons confined in the county jail during the month. 12.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 16 loose volumes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

For each person, the records may include booking number, name, gender, birth date, age, physical description, reason held, charge or offense, date committed, date released, committing authority, and disposition of case. The records for October-November 1949, 1969-November 1971, and 1981 are missing.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County -- Registers. Sheriffs -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County. Functions: Registering. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff. Jail Registers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 984-78; 984-193; 989-1; 998-95; 2011-36

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001710073

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 139.J.3.1 1926-1927. 1 volume. 139.J.3.2 1928-1929. 1 volume. 139.J.3.3 1930-1931. 1 volume. 139.J.3.4 1932-1933. 1 volume. 139.J.3.5 1934-1935. 1 volume. 139.J.3.6 1936-1937. 1 volume. 139.J.3.7 1938-1939. 1 volume. 139.J.3.8 1940-1942. 1 volume. 139.J.4.1 1943-1945. 1 volume. 139.J.4.2 1946-January 1948. 1 volume. 139.J.4.3 1948-1949. 1 volume.

Missing October-November 1949.

 139.J.4.4 1950-1951. 1 volume. 139.J.4.5 1952-1954. 1 volume. 139.J.4.6 1955-February 1957. 1 volume. 139.J.4.7 1957-1964. 1 volume. 139.J.4.8 1965-1968. 1 volume. Missing 1969-November 1971. 117.E.7.8F December 1971-1973. 6 folders. January-July 1974.

Summary sheets only.

 August 1974-1976. 7 folders. 109.K.19.12F 1977-1980. 12 folders. Missing 1981. 1982-1983. 6 folders.