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San Joaquin County (Calif.) Sheriff's Records
ca.1880-ca.1920
MSS23
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Title: San Joaquin County (Calif.) Sheriff's
records
Dates: ca.1880 -
ca.1920
Collection number: MSS23
Collector:
Michael Canlis
Collection Size: 4.5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The collection consists of three County Jail Log
Books, thirteen volumes of Mug Books containing approximately 7600 photographs,
and a State of California Parole Violators ledger.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
San Joaquin County (Calif.) Sheriff's records. MSS23. Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
This collection consists of records kept by long-time San Joaquin County
Sheriffs Thomas Cunningham(1871-1899) and Walter Sibley (1899-1915). Cunningham
was an early advocate of many techniques of modern criminology, including
fingerprinting. He kept thorough photographic records of all prisoners in his
own jail and collected photographs of prisoners in other California jails as
well.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of three County Jail Log Books, thirteen volumes
of Mug Books (criminal photograph record books) containing approximately 7600
photographs, and a State of California Parole Violators ledger. The Jail Log
Books provide: name of arresting officer, crime and punishment, as well as
prisoner name and number. An index to names of individuals in the Mug Books is
available.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Crime -- California -- San Joaquin
County
Criminals -- California -- San Joaquin
County
Law enforcement -- California -- San
Joaquin County
San Joaquin County (Calif.) -- History
--x Sources
Cunningham, Thomas, -- 1838-1900
Sibley, Walter
An index to names of individuals in the Mug Books is available.