Civil & Criminal Court Records - Door County Circuit Court (1861-1896)

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Civil & Criminal Court Records - Door County Circuit Court (1861-1896)

Entry/Object ID

1997.26.01

Scope and Content

Civil & Criminal Court Records - Door County Circuit Court (1861-1896). These early records contain a wide variety of cases including divorces, slander, rape, murder, battery, foreclosure, theft, and disputes of all kinds - just to name a few. Physical Characteristics: Approx. 1,635 file folders in 16 storage boxes.

Collection

Door County Archives

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

1997.26

Source or Donor

Ralph Herlache

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Judicial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Government Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Government, Records, Circuit Court, Civil & Criminal

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1861 - 1896

Archive Size/Extent

Approx. 1,635 case files in 16 storage boxes.

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1861-1896 Date(s): 1861-1896 Date(s) Assembled: 1861-1896 Copies: Microfilm copies are believed to be held by the Clerk of Court of Door County Circuit Court. Finding Aids: An index of these files is in the process of being developed. SEE INDEXES. Level of Description: Item System of Arrangement: The case files are arranged in folders, numerically by case number.

Other Name

Record, Circuit Court

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: After the microfilming of these original records many years ago, these records were to be destroyed by a court order signed by Judge Edwin Stephan. Learning of the planned destruction as the records were "going out the door", Attorney Herlache rescued these original documents, personally storing them for many years, later storing them with the growing collection of the Door County Historical Society. On 06/23/1977 Attorney Herlache turned the records over to the Door County Archives Committee which brings the records back to county control.

General Notes

Note

Notes: These records were multi folded into small individual packets and through the years have become brittle, torn at the folds and edges, along with staining from the metal clips and staples, rubber bands, etc. In an effort to preserve these records and to slow down their deterioration, the files are in the process of being flattened. This is a large, on going process which involves removing the rusty metal fasteners; humidifying, flattening and drying the records and then placing them in acid free folders arranged by case number and then filed in acid free storage boxes. It is estimated that when the processing is completed, the records will fill 16 storage boxes as opposed to the 20 boxes they were received in. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 30, 2000

Updated By

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Update Date

September 2, 2026