Santa Rosa City Court records, 1937-1953

Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.
Published by the Sonoma County Library
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Published Feb 28, 2011
Sonoma County Library
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Santa Rosa City Court records, 1937-1953

Sonoma County Library

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Santa Rosa City Court records,
Dates: 1937-1953
Identification: SCG.00026
Creator: Santa Rosa (Calif). City Court
Physical Description: 15 volumes
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Sonoma County Library Archives
Sonoma County Library
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Abstract: This collection contains dockets of misdemeanor charges brought before the Santa Rosa City Court. Some of the records of the City Court are listed with the former name of Recorder's Court.

Court History

Biography/Organization History

The Santa Rosa City Court was a municipal-level court that handled misdemeanor offenses. The Santa Rosa City Court was the the successor to the Santa Rosa Recorder's 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 City Court records, 1937-1953. SCG.00026, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged chronologically in a single series.

Scope and Contents

Official records.

 

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00026
City Court docket 1937-1953

Physical Description:
Extent: 15 volumes
Note:
Series content list:
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : UNN 13 NOV 1940-25 JAN 1948 : Accession 2079 : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : UNN 21 FEB 1948-17 DEC 1951: Accession 2078 : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : UNN 31 JUL 1951-26 DEC 1952 : Accession 2080 : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.1 20 SEP 1938-1 MAR 1942 (1541-4 TO 2641-6) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.2 15 NOV 1940-13 MAR 1942 (1-6 TO 2679-6) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.3 11 MAR 1942-23 OCT 1944 (2682-6 TO 592) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.4 16 OCT 1944-7 NOV 1946 (593-8 TO 4802-8) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.7 10 MAR 1948-15 DEC 1948 (342-10 TO 2729-10) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.8 15 SEP 1948-6 JUL 1949 (2730-10 TO 380-11) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.9 1 JUL 1949-25 FEB 1950 (38211 TO 2811-11) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.10 2 MAR 1950-19 DEC 1950 (2812-11 TO 241-12) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.11 13 OCT 1950-25 MAY 1951 (242-12 TO 2641-12) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.12 22 MAY 1951-15 FEB 1952 (2642-12 TO 240-13) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.13 27 NOV 1951-25 JUL 1952 (241-13 TO 2830-13) : City Court docket : criminal.
ARCHIVES CABINET 26 : V.14 29 JUL 1952-19 JAN 1953 (2831-13 TO 4515-13) : City Court docket : criminal.

Scope and Contents

Title varies: Recorder's docket