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Series 1: Criminal Dockets 1913 November 17 - 1952 August 12

Physical Description: 13 Volumes(13 ledgers)

Contents

This series contains criminal court dockets including names, dates, pleas, verdicts and charges.

Arrangement

Series 1 is arranged chronologically.

object 1

Criminal Recorder's Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0002 1913 November 17-1917 August 27

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 27 cm

Contents

Record of individual appearances in criminal court. Some records include names of complaintants and accused, description of crimes committed, dates, pleads, and verdicts. Loose papers have been removed and placed in box 1 folder 1-2.

object 2

Criminal Recorder's Docket ledger0003 1919 February 23 - 1922 March 8

Physical Description: 1 Volumes40 x 27 cm

Contents

Includes names, dates, charges, fees, pleas and verdicts for individual criminal court proceedings. Utilizes front index by criminal name and page number on which charges can be found.

object 3

Recorder's Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0004 1927 March 4 - 1928 December 24

Physical Description: 1 Volumes42 x 30 cm

Contents

Record of individual criminal court appearances. Most records include names of complaintants and accused parties, description of charges, dates, pleads and verdicts. Ledger utilizes front index to organize accused names and page numbers on which their charges can be found.

object 4

City Court Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0005 1928 December 24 - 1933 July 21

Physical Description: 1 Volumes42 x 28 cm

Contents

Record of individual appearances in criminal court December 1928 - 1933. Most entries include names of complaintants and accused, description of charges, dates, pleads, verdicts. This ledger utilizes front index to organize criminal names and page numbers on which their cases can be found.

object 5

City Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0006 1933 August 8 - 1939 May 8

Physical Description: 1 Volumes48 x 31 cm

Contents

Records criminal court proceeding details including names, dates, charges, fees, pleas and verdicts. Entries are not in chronological order, likely a re-binding mistake due to pages being removed to enter data via typewriter.

object 6

City Court Docket Criminal ledger0007 1939 May 22 - 1942 March 16

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 27 cm

Contents

Records individual criminal court proceeding details, including names, dates, charges, fines, pleas and verdicts. Some mold on hardback cover.

object 7

City Court Docket Criminal City of South San Francisco ledger0008 1942 March 16 - 1943 May 14

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

Includes dates, names, fees, charges, pleas and verdicts relating to individual criminal court cases.

object 8

City Court Docket Criminal City of South San Francisco ledger0009 1944 May 8 - 1945 March 8

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

This docket includes names of complaintants and accused, dates, fees, charges, pleas and verdicts relating to individual criminal court case proceedings.

object 9

City Court Docket Criminal City of South San Francisco ledger0010 1945 March 8 - 1945 December 3

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

Docket includes dates, names of complaintants and accused, charges, fees, pleas and final judgments related to individual criminal court proceedings from the indicated date range.

object 10

City Court Docket Criminal City of South San Francisco ledger0011 1945 December 3 - 1946 November 19

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 27 cm

Contents

Includes names of plaintiff & defendant, dates, criminal charges, final judgments associated with each case.

object 11

City Court Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0012 1947 December 11 - 1948 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

Includes names of plaintiff & defendant, dates, criminal charges, final judgments for each court case. Utilizes front alphabetical index.

object 12

City Court Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0013 1948 November 16 - 1950 January 6

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

Includes names of plaintiff & defendant, dates, criminal charges, final judgments for each case. Utilizes front alphabetical index.

object 13

City Court Docket Criminal City of South San Francisco ledger0014 1951 August 28 - 1952 August 12

Physical Description: 1 Volumes41 x 28 cm

Contents

Includes details from individual court proceedings, such as names of the accused, charges, verdicts, dates and fines.

Series 2: Other Ledgers 1908 November 30 - 1966 June 20

Physical Description: 7 Volumes(7 ledgers)

Contents

Ledgers from the City of South San Francisco not pertaining to criminal court. Records of general fees, small claims court proceedings, police department ordinances.

Arrangement

Series 2 is arranged chronologically.

object 14

Police Department Ordinance Book 05 2000.010 1908 November 30 - 1966 June 20

Physical Description: 1 Volumes46 x 33 cm

Contents

Introduces city ordinances with explanations and potential violations. Lists ordinances in alphabetical index, then pages are filled with newspaper clippings and city council documents relating to each individual ordinance to give primary documentation. Book titled "Invoices." Book given to SSF History Room by SSFPD Detective Sullivan, April 1985.

object 15

Tax and Licensing Fee Book ledger0019 1909 November 30 - 1918 July 5

Physical Description: 1 Volumes40 x 27 cm

Contents

Tax and licensing fee book records collected fees for liqour, peddlers/merchants, dogs, and business licenses. Also tax collector account and other misc. fees. Spine missing from ledger, title unknown. Loose documents relating to delinquent tax list have been removed and placed in box 1 folder 3.

object 16

Police Department Ordinance Book 05 2000.011 1921 March 21 - 1948 January 7

Physical Description: 1 Volumes42 x 46 cm (wide black scrapbook)

Contents

Introduces city ordinances with explanations and potential violations. Lists ordinances in alphabetical index, then pages are filled with newspaper clippings and city council documents relating to each individual ordinance to give primary documentation. Official item title unknown as spine is missing. Some pages very fragile.

object 17

Civil Docket City of South San Francisco ledger0016 1934 December 12 - 1942 May 7

Physical Description: 1 Volumes42 1/2 x 29 1/2 cm

Contents

Docket records some court fee charges from the date range indicated. Majority of pages are blank, unused. Loose documents pulled from docket and stored in box 1 folder 4.

object 18

Small Claims Court Docket ledger0018 1938 July 26 - 1943 March 10

Physical Description: 1 Volumes36 x 23 cm

Contents

Includes names of plaintiff & defendant, monetary sums owed, brief details of proceedings for each case number. Utilizes alphabetical index at front of docket.

object 19

General Fee Book Recorder's or City Court ledger0020 1940 December 3 - 1942 March 21

Physical Description: 1 Volumes36 x 22 cm

Contents

Records name associated with each case, docket case and page numbers, dates, monetary amounts under fine category (motor vehicle, liquor law/replaced with city ordinance, misc. criminal fine).

object 20

Police Record 6 City of South San Francisco ledger0001 1949 June 1 - 1951 April 23

Physical Description: 1 Volumes42 x 35 cm

Contents

General fee book includes names of charged, booking officer, date, criminal charge and monetary disposition.

Series 3: Loose Documents 1916 - 1943 May 27, undated

Physical Description: .2 Linear Feet(4 legal size folders)

Contents

Contains loose documents pulled from various ledgers, including recorder's court forms and ephemera related to court trials.

Arrangement

Series 3 is arranged chronologically.

box 1, folder 1-2

Recorder's Court Documents 1916, 1918-1919, undated

Contents

Recorder's Court documents containing arrest warrants, criminal complaints, writs of attachment, complaints in assumpsit, summons, affidavits, and writs of venire. Other documents include physician's notes, correspondence, invoices, business cards, legal judgment and spare stationery. Documents were removed from ledger Criminal Recorder's Docket City of South San Francisco (Object 1).

box 1, folder 3

Recorder's Court General Documents 1916 June 24, 1919 June 30

Contents

Documents removed from Untitled (tax and licensing fee book) Object 15. Documents include deliquent list of fees and tax list.

box 1, folder 4

Legal Documents 1940 May 17 - 1943 May 27, undated

Contents

Documents were removed from City Court Criminal Docket City of South San Francisco (Object 12). Documents include lawsuits, Recorder's Court criminal complaints and Justice Court documents.

Collection Contents

Criminal Dockets

Other Ledgers

Loose Documents