Santa Rosa Police Department records, 1890-1928

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

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Police Department records,1890-1928

Sonoma County Library

Overview of the Collection

Collection Title: Santa Rosa (Calif.) Police Department records,
Date (inclusive): 1890-1928
Identification: SCG.00024
Creator: Santa Rosa (Calif.) Police Department)
Physical Description: 8 volumes
Language of Materials: English
Repository: Sonoma County Library Archives
c/o Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: This collection contains the Santa Rosa Police Department records contain information on stolen property; names and locations of police officers; names of individuals arrested including date, charge and judgment.

Scope and Contents

Official records.

Arrangement of the collection

Organized into three series:
  1. Pound book, 1890-1928
  2. Book of arrests, 1893-1916
  3. Police register, 1896-1926

Access Terms

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

Corporate Names

Santa Rosa (Calif.). Police Department--Records and correspondence

Geographic Name:

Santa Rosa (Calif.)--Officials and employees

Topical Terms

Bicycle theft--California--Santa Rosa
Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Santa Rosa
Larceny--California--Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa

Genre and Format Terms

Arrests (legal events)
Registers (lists)
Municipal government records
Archival materials

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

Conditions of Use

Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.

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 (Calif.) Police Department records, 1890-1928. SCG.00024, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.

 

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00024.01
Series 1. Pound book 1890-1928

Note:
Series content list:
1890-1928 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Pound Book #1
1890-1928 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Pound Book #2
Physical Description:
Extent: 2 volumes

Scope and Contents

April 1901-April 1903 not included. May 1903 volume also includes stolen property, Oct. 1910-May 1928; stolen bicycles, 1926-1928; and taxi calls, May-June 1928
 

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00024.02
Series 2. Book of arrests 1893-1916

Note:
Series content list:
1893-1916 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Book of arrests #1
1893-1916 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Book of arrests #2
1893-1916 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Book of arrests #3
Physical Description:
Extent: 3 volumes

Scope and Contents

Lists individuals arrested, place of arrest, date, charge and judgment
 

SCL Special Collections Control Number: SCG.00024.03
Series 3. Police register 1896-1926

Note:
Series content list:
1896-1926 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Police register #1
1896-1926 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Police register #2
1896-1926 : ARCHIVES ROW 31 BIN 14 : Police register #3
Physical Description:
Extent: 3 volumes

Scope and Contents

List names of police officers, ward where they served and hours of service logged in and out