Guide to the Albany County Sheriff's Office, 1870-1974

Wyoming State Archives

Wyoming State Archives
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Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
USA
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Collection Summary

Title Albany County Sheriff's Office
Dates (Inclusive) 1870-1974
Creator Albany County (Wyo.). Sheriff
Abstract Records from the Albany County Sheriff's Office.
Collection Number RG1071
Size .3 cubic feet + 18 volumes
Repository Wyoming State Archives
Languages English

Historical Note


Arrangement

Organized by record type. See container list for more information. Item level inventory available on-site.


Scope and Content

Collection contains administrative and prisoner records from the Albany County Sheriff. Also includes registers of licenses issued for regulated businesses, such as liquor stores and pool halls.


Alternate Formats Available

Selected records may be available on microfilm or digital. See container list for more information.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.


Preferred Citation

Item description, RG1071, Albany County Sheriff's Office, Wyoming State Archives.


Processing Information

Finding aid prepared in 1987 by Carl Hallberg. Updated as new material received. Encoded by Erica Bennett in 2020.


Acquisition Information

Transferred from Albany County Sheriff's Office.


Existence and Location of Originals

Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives unless otherwise noted in the container list.


Separated Material


Related Material

Additional records available at the Albany County Sherrif's Office.


Access Terms

Albany County (Wyo.)

Albany County (Wyo.). Sheriff

Jails--Wyoming

Law enforcement--Wyoming

Licenses


Container List

00 Administrative Records 

Description Container

00.01 Correspondence  ca. 1888-1893, 1927-1930

.3 cubic feet

Correspondence on criminals and law enforcement.

Arrangement: Files are entitled "miscellaneous" or after specific individuals and are arranged alphabetically.

 

 

Box 1  

01 Prisoner Records 

Description Container

01.02 Prisoner Record  January 1925 - December 1930.

6 unbound volumes

One-page reports on individual prisoners. These records provide personal and criminal background information, including name (true and alias), physical description, nationality, date of arrest, date of arraignment, date of release, charge, sentence, name of arresting officer, inventory of personal items and signature.

Arrangement: Alphabetical per year.

 

 

Box 1  

  January 1925 - December 1925

Volume 1  

  January 1926 - December 1926

Volume 2  

  January 1927 - December 1927

Volume 3  

  January 1928 - December 1928

Volume 4  

  January 1929 - December 1929

Volume 5  

  January 1930 - December 1930

Volume 6  

01.03 Register of Prisoners  August 1870 - December 1974

9 bound volumes

Register of people arrested and jailed by sheriff. Information usually includes name, charge, date of arrest, date of release, sentence and reason for release. Beginning in Volume B, entries noted residence, physical description (age, height, color of hair and eyes, and complexion), nationality, sex, personal effects, period of confinement, fees/fines, disposition (escape, fine, sentence), and in Volume [G], Justice of the Peace case number. Citations in Volumes [D], [E], and [G] vary in completeness.

Arrangement: Chronological by date of arrest.

Only two pages were used in Volume A.

Volume [1] also contains Sheriff's record of papers served in civil and criminal cases, arrests, and mileage notes (1879-1880).

 

  August 1870 - February 1873

Volume [1]  

  April 1881 - December 1883

Volume A  

  December 1883 - April 1898

Volume A1  

  June 1898 - January 1908

Volume B  

  July 1907 - December 1915

Volume C  

  December 1915 - March 1922

Volume D  

  March 1922 - March 1935

Volume [E]  

  April 1935 - December 1941

Volume [F]  

  May 1951 - December 1974

Volume [G]  

01.04 Jail Register  December 1938 - April 1951

1 bound volume

Register of inmates in County Jail. Entries record prisoner number, name, crime, and date of arrest.

Arrangement: Chronological by date of arrest and numerical by prisoner number.

 

 

Volume 1  

01.07 Prisoners' Letter Register  July 1937 - September 1947

1 volume

Record of letters sent to prisoners. Entries note date, name and address of writer, and name of recipient.

 

 

Volume 1  

03 License Register 

Description Container

03.01 License Register  April 1878 - December 1907

1 volume

Register of licenses issued for the operation of regulated businesses, such as liquor stores, billiard halls, pool halls, bowling alleys, and peddling. Pages record date of issue, license number, name of applicant, place of business, kind of business, fee and date of expiration of license.

Arrangement: Chronological by date of issue and numerical by license number.

 

 

Volume 1