San Joaquin County (Calif.) Sheriff's Records
ca.1880-ca.1920
Reprocessed by Michael Wurtz
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
URL:
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
San Joaquin County (Calif.) Sheriff's Records
ca.1880-ca.1920
Collection number: MSS23
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Processed by:
- Reprocessed by Michael Wurtz
- Date Completed:
- 2007
© 2007 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
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.
Indexing Terms
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
Other Finding Aids
An index to names of individuals in the Mug Books is available.
Mug Books (criminal photograph record books)
-Unnumbered vol. [204 pp.; 612 photos]
c.1880-1889
-Vol. 2 [204 pp.; 612 photos] 1889-1900
-Vol. 3 [204 pp.; 612 photos] 1900-
-Vol. 12 [200 pp.; 600 photos] c.1905
-Vol. 13 [200 pp.; 600 photos] c.1905
-Vol. 17 [200 pp.; 600 photos] c.1905
Mug Books (criminal photograph record books)
-Vol. 20 [[204 pp.; 612 photos] c.1910
-Vol. 21 [204 pp.; 612 photos] c.1910
-Vol. 26 [200 pp.; 600 photos] c.1910
-Vol. 27 [200 pp.; 588 photos] c.1910
-Vol. 29 [211 pp.; 633 photos] c.1915
Mug Books (criminal photograph record books)
-Vol. 32 [325 pp.; 880 photos] c.1915
-Vol. 33 [325 pp.; 880 photos] c.1915
-San Joaquin County Jail Record 1887-1891
-San Joaquin County Jail Record 1892-1894
-San Joaquin County Jail Record 1895-1896
-California Parole Violators book c.1908 –
c.1920
