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Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
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Title: Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
Date (inclusive): 1869-1965
Date (bulk): 1890-1950
Collection number: MS0107
Creator:
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
Extent:
65 items (40 linear feet)
Repository:
Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Abstract: Contains documentation of the early activities,
legal actions, and expenses of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office including arrest
records, meal counts, court records, and sheriff’s actions.
Gift.
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Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department, Special Collections and Archives, California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo County was established on February 18, 1850 by legislative act and California was admitted to the United
States later that year. Henry J. Dalley was the first county sheriff elected to serve the county with a population of approximately
300 residents.
The Records of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office collection consists of 65 bound ledgers containing jail registers, meal
records, fee registers,
and register of action. The records reflect the years of 1869-1959 and in many cases contain the names of the arresting officers,
the accused,
the plaintiffs, and judges. Records also reflect sentencing as assigned by the court. Some items may be restricted.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Sheriffs--Pacific Coast.
Sheriffs--United States--Registers.
Sheriffs--California--San Luis Obispo.
Sheriffs--Fees.
Sheriffs--California.
Sheriffs.
Law enforcement--California.
Law enforcement--California--History--19th century.
Crime--History--19th century.
Crime--History--20th century.
San Luis Obispo (Calif.).
San Luis Obispo (Calif.)--History.
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.).
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.)--History.
San Luis Obispo County (Calif.). Sheriff's Office.
Correspondence
Business records
Newspaper clippings
Related Collections:
F869.S35 C48 City Ordinances Scrapbook
MS0036 Sinsheimer Collection 1868-1997
MS0188 City of San Luis Obispo Police Department Ledgers