Atlanta Police Department court docket
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS787
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one court docket from the police courts held by the City of Atlanta Police Department in 1886-1887.
Dates
- 1886-1887
Creator
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
In the 1880s the Atlanta Police Department had a police court to try people arrested for misdemeanors. Entries list the name of the arresting office, the prisoner's name, sex and race, his offence, the disposition, and the witnesses.
Extent
1.58 linear ft. (one oversize box)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1992
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2014.
- Title
- Atlanta Police Department court docket
- Author
- Josh Hogan
- Date
- February 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository