Register of the Lodi (Calif.) Police Registers, 1913-1955
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Lodi (Calif.) Police Registers, 1913-1955
Collection number: Mss276
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- June 5, 1996
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Lodi (Calif.) Police Registers,
Date (inclusive): 1913-1955
Collection number: Mss276
Creator:
Extent: 3 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lodi (Calif.) Police Registers, Mss276, Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Biography
The city of Lodi was incorporated in 1906. At that time the city had a population of
about 3,000. Lodi sits astride the Mokelumne River in a region of vineyards and orchards.
During the period represented by this collection it was a modest manufacturing and
farming community. Principal businesses included: the Super Mold Company [retread tires]
(1927); the Pinkerton Foundry (1934); the Guild Winery (1936) and General Mills (1947).
Before Lodi's incorporation law enforcement in the area was the concern of the San
Joaquin County Sheriff. From 1906 citizens elected a City Marshall, H.B. Coleman, who
also served as tax collector. Coleman resigned (1920) and was replaced by appointee R.B.
McClure (1920-1922), who, though not obliged to collect taxes, doubled as Street
Superintendent. Ferdinand Christiansen was next elected City Marshall and Street
Superintendent (1922). He became Lodi's first Chief of Police (1927). At the time of
Christiansen's election Lodi had a population of about 8,000. Following Clarence
Jackson's election as Chief (1934), the department grew substantially and by 1937 there
were five men on the force. Lodi's population in 1940 was about 13,000.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the Lodi (Calif.) Jail Registers [6 vols.] dating from
October 1913 through June 1955; the City Recorder's Record Book dating February 1913
through 1922; and, the Lodi Traffic Arrest Register dating July 1946 through October
1952.
I. Jail Registers [These volumes provide offender's name, age, race, occupation, place of birth, charge, sentence, as well
as names of judge and arresting officer.]
1) 10-2-13 through 6-30-26
2) 7-2-26 through 2-11-29
3) 7-9-29 through 2-10-36 + 9-17-41 through 12-26-44 [duplicating #4 below!!]
4) 2-11-39 through 9-8-45
5) 9-11-45 through 12-28-48 + Parking Violations, 6-7-45 through 4-20-46
6) 1-1-54 through 6-27-55
II. City Recorder's Record Book, 2-17-13 through 12-26-22
III. Traffic Arrest Register, 7-20-46 through 10-24-52 [This volume provides alphabetical index by offender's and by officer's
last name.]
