Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records, 1896-1953

Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.

Published by the Sonoma County Library

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Published Feb 28, 2011

Sonoma County Library

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Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records, 1896-1953

Sonoma County Library

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records,

Dates: 1896-1953

Identification: SCG.00029

Creator: Santa Rosa (Calif.). Recorder's Court

Physical Description: 14 volumes

Language of Materials: English

Repository: Sonoma County Library Archives

Sonoma County Library

6135 State Farm Drive

Rohnert Park, CA 94928

URL: https://sonomalibrary.org

Email: http://ask.sonomalibrary.org/ask/

Phone: (707) 545-0831

Abstract: This collection contains records of cases brought before the Recorder's Court of the City of Santa Rosa, California.

Court History

Biography/Organization History

The Santa Rosa Recorder's Court was a municipal-level court that handled misdemeanor offenses. The Santa Rosa Court came under the jurisdiction of the Sonoma County Municipal Court following court reorganization and consolidation. The Sonoma County Municipal Court was itself absorbed into the Superior Court following the voter-authorized reorganization in 1998, California Proposition 220.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term:

Criminal justice, Administration of -- California -- Santa Rosa

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Conditions Governing Access:

Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at 707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo

Preferred Citation:

Santa Rosa Recorder's Court records, 1896-1917. SCG.00029, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.

Arrangement of Materials:

Single series, arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

Official records.

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00029

Recorder's record 1896-1953

Note:

1938-1942 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 1 : Accession 2059

1940-1942 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 2 : Accession 2060

1942-1944 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 3 : Accession 2061

1944-1946 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 4 : Accession 2062

1946-1947 : ARCHIVES CABINET 22 : Volume 5 : Accession 1880

1947-1948 : ARCHIVES CABINET 22 : Volume 6 : Accession 1895

1948 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 7 : Accession 2063

1948-1949 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 8 : Accession 2064

1949-1950 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 9 : Accession 2065

1950 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 10 : Accession 2066

1950-1951 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 11 : Accession 2067

1951-1952 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 12 : Accession 2068

1951-1952 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 13 : Accession 2069

1952-1953 : ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : Volume 14 : Accession 2070

Physical Description:

Extent: 14 volumes

Scope and Contents

Includes name of defendant, date, offense arresting officer and judgment