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County Coroner records

 Collection
Identifier: multco001

Scope and Contents

The records of the County Coroner document the principal duties of the office from 1894 until the office was abolished in 1965. The records consist of investigation records, death reports, inquest case files, and indexes. This collection includes the following accessions: 2006-000176, 1998-373-02, and 2007-000747.

Dates

  • Creation: 1894-1965
  • Other: Date acquired: 09/02/2007

Creator

Biographical or Historical Information

The County Coroner investigated suspicious deaths and held inquests.

Extent

60.00 Items

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The records are arranged in two records series: 1. Coroner's Investigation Records 2. Coroner's Examination Case Files and Index

Physical Access Requirements

Volume 1 and 7 of Series 1 are fragile and require staff handling only.

Related Digital Material

Source of Acquisition

Multnomah County (Or.). District Attorney. County Medical Examiner

Method of Acquisition

Tranferred to Archives.

Function

Genre / Form

Topical

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Author
Terry Baxter
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Multnomah County Archives Repository

Contact:
1620 SE 190th Avenue
Portland 97233 US
503.988.3741
503.988.3754 (Fax)