III. Miscellaneous Records, 1853-1939
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists of the territorial and New Mexico district court records for Santa Fe County, New Mexico (1846-1951). The bulk of the material covers the years 1846-1920. Included are record books (1849-1922), case files (1846-1951), and other court material. Record books consist of various dockets (1849-1920), court proceedings records books (1849-1912), a record of money judgements (1891-1922), Chancery Record (1873-1880) and a fee journal (1874-1880). Dockets include criminal (1871-1876, 1883-1915), civil (1849-1920), judge's (1874-1909, 1887-1894, 1896-1898, 1912-1914), execution (1853-1874), and foreign (no date) volumes. Court proceedings record books cover criminal (1881-1909) and civil (1879-1912) hearings. Additional record books and journals include volumes 1851-1879. Case files consist of criminal cases 92a-5056 (1853-1936) and civil cases 1-23396 (1846-1951). Large gaps may exist between case files. Many criminal and civil case files are unnumbered. Most of the criminal cases after 1910 are not part of this collection. Other court material consists of testimony of witnesses, warrants, bonds, and miscellaneous jury and court records.
Some materials in Spanish
Some materials in Spanish
Dates
- 1853-1939
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Case files are extremely fragile. Use microfilm only.
Extent
From the Collection: 51 v. + 10 rolls + 60 linear feet
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository