Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office

Special Collections Department

Robert E. Kennedy Library

1 Grand Avenue

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Phone: 805/756-2305

Fax: 805/756-5770

URL: http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/

Email: archives@calpoly.edu

Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office

Special Collections Department

Robert E. Kennedy Library

1 Grand Avenue

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Contact Information

Special Collections Department
Robert E. Kennedy Library
1 Grand Avenue
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: 805/756-2305
Fax: 805/756-5770
Email: archives@calpoly.edu
URL: http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/

Processed by:
Date Completed:: 2019
Encoded by:: Berlin Loa, 2019.

Descriptive Summary

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.

Provenance

Gift.

Restrictions on Access

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Preferred Citation

Records of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Department, Special Collections and Archives, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Biography

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.

Scope and Content Note

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.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

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.

Genre and Forms of Material:

Correspondence

Business records

Newspaper clippings

Related Material

Related Collections:

F869.S35 C48 City Ordinances Scrapbook

MS0036 Sinsheimer Collection 1868-1997

MS0188 City of San Luis Obispo Police Department Ledgers

Scope and Content Note

Box 1

Jail Records, Roll Book of Prisoners in County, 1897-1907

Box 2

Jail Records, names and numbers of records in register, 1913-1915

Box 3

Grantee Index, deed transfers, transfers of real estate, 1905

Box 4

Cashier System Record, four-year statement book with sales receipts and disbursement records, 1910

Box 5

San Luis Obispo Independent and Telegram Tribune newspaper clippings regarding legal cases, 1909-1940

Box 6

Jail Register, 1907-1912

Box 7

Jail Register, 1932-1939

Box 8

Jail Register, 1924-1932

Box 9

Jail Register, 1915-1924

Box 10

Jail Register, 1939-1958

Box 11

Ramona Hotel Ledger, financial records, 1893

Box 12

Meal Record, prisoner meal records, restricted access, 1938-1945

Box 13

Jail Register, 1958-1965

Box 14

Receipt Book, bail bonds, 1869-1959

Box 15

Sheriff’s Office of San Luis Obispo County Bulletin, all-points bulletin register, 1956-1957

Box 16

Sheriff’s fee book, financial records, 1911-1919

Box 17

JSheriff’s Journal, mileage amount and fees, 1930-1945

Box 18

Sheriff’s fee book, financial records, 1902-1910

Box 19

Sheriff’s fee book, financial records, 1919-1928

Box 20

Sheriff’s fee book, financial records, 1928-1934

Box 21

Sheriff’s fee book, financial records, 1935-1945

Box 22

Sheriff’s fee book, summary of financial records, 1869-1873

Box 23

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1876-1878

Box 24

Sheriff’s register of actions, courts records and cases, 1878-1884

Box 25

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1887-1890

Box 26

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1884-1887

Box 27

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1890-1892

Box 28

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1892-1894

Box 29

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1894-1897

Box 30

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1897-1900

Box 31

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1903-1907

Box 32

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1907-1910

Box 33

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1910-1912

Box 34

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1912-1915

Box 35

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1915-1918

Box 36

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1917-1919

Box 37

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1919-1922

Box 38

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1921-1923

Box 39

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1923-1924

Box 40

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1924-1927

Box 41

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1926-1927

Box 42

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1927-1928

Box 43

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1928-1929

Box 44

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1929-1931

Box 45

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1931-1932

Box 46

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1932-1933

Box 47

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1933-1935

Box 48

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1935-1937

Box 49

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1937-1938

Box 50

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1939-1941

Box 51

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1941-1942

Box 52

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1942-1945

Box 53

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1945-1947

Box 54

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1947-1949

Box 55

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1948-1949

Box 56

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1949-1950

Box 57

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1950-1951

Box 58

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1953-1954

Box 59

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1954-1955

Box 60

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1955-1956

Box 61

Index of civil action, index of Sheriff’s register of actions, 1952-1955

Box 62

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1956-1957

Box 63

Sheriff’s register of actions, court records and cases, 1957

Box 64

Sheriff’s register of actions, index of court records, undated

Box 65

Sheriff’s assessment roll, assessment of property landownership and value, 1908-1909