County Coroner records
Collection
Identifier: multco1
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
- Created: 1894-1965
- Other: Date acquired: 09/02/2007
Creator
- Multnomah County (Or.). County Coroner (1854-1965) (Organization)
Biographical or Historical Information
The County Coroner investigated suspicious deaths and held inquests.
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Extent
60.00 items
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.
Source of Acquisition
Multnomah County (Or.). District Attorney. County Medical Examiner
Method of Acquisition
Tranferred to Archives.
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Creator
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Terry Baxter
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Multnomah County Archives Repository
