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 | |
Organized by record type. See container list for more information. Item level inventory available on-site.
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.
Selected records may be available on microfilm or digital. See container list for more information.
The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Item description, RG1071, Albany County Sheriff's Office, Wyoming State Archives.
Finding aid prepared in 1987 by Carl Hallberg. Updated as new material received. Encoded by Erica Bennett in 2020.
Transferred from Albany County Sheriff's Office.
Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives unless otherwise noted in the container list.
Additional records available at the Albany County Sherrif's Office.
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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. |
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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. |
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January 1925 - December 1925 |
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January 1926 - December 1926 |
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January 1927 - December 1927 |
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January 1928 - December 1928 |
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January 1929 - December 1929 |
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January 1930 - December 1930 |
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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). |
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August 1870 - February 1873 |
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April 1881 - December 1883 |
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December 1883 - April 1898 |
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June 1898 - January 1908 |
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July 1907 - December 1915 |
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December 1915 - March 1922 |
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March 1922 - March 1935 |
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April 1935 - December 1941 |
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May 1951 - December 1974 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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