Title: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sauk County): Civil Record Books
Inclusive Dates: 1902-1979

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Sauk County)

Call Number: Sauk Series 84

Quantity: 6.0 c.f. (18 volumes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of Circuit Court civil cases and proceedings. Includes names of plaintiff and defendant in civil action, suits or proceedings brought into court either by summons, appeals, changes of tenure or otherwise, names of attorneys, brief statement of nature of action or proceedings, date papers filed and actions taken, time entered in calendar, date and manner of disposition. Also provides volume and page of Judgment Books (Sauk Series 81), and Order Books (Sauk Series 80) in which the cases are also recorded. Each volume contains a name index at the front of the volume except Volume D which has a separate index.

Note:

Volumes 9-18 act as an index to the corresponding case files, Circuit and County Court Case Files (Sauk Series 93). Users need to consult the Circuit Court portion of Indexes (Sauk Series 94) to obtain the box and case number. Then select the volume with those box and case numbers to find the reel and image number or the box number of the case file (Sauk Series 93).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-sauk0084

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Volumes are arranged chronologically. Entries within volumes are arranged by box/drawer numbers which are in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: C1987/113, C2014/058

To find Sauk County Civil and Criminal Case Files, 1844-1978, consult Indexes (Sauk Series 94). The access point to case files is by year, therefore it is helpful to have at least a date range in which the case was adjudicated.

1844-1924

See the “Microfilm Cases Index” portion of the register to Sauk Series 94. This is a direct index. Depending on the approximate year of the file you are looking for use Volume 1 or Volume 2. Look up person by last name and this will give the reel # and image numbers containing the case (Sauk Series 93).

1921-1978

To find cases for this time period the researcher must use an index book and a corresponding court record book. You will need to consult the registers to Indexes (Sauk Series 94), Circuit Court Civil Record Books (Sauk Series 84), and County Court Court Record Books (Sauk Series 92). In general it is recommended that researchers consult both sets of indexes: those for the Circuit Court and the set for the County Court.

Steps to finding case files:

1. Use the volumes in Sauk Series 94 to find the entry for the person you are seeking. Consult the volume for the time period you believe the case was heard. Entries are arranged alphabetically by last name. Note the box and file number and if it was found in the Circuit Court Index or the County Court Index. For example, “56-71, Circuit Court.”
2. Consult the volume list/finding aid for the Circuit Court Record Books (Sauk Series 84) or the County Court Record Books (Sauk Series 92). Determine the appropriate volume containing the box and file number you are seeking. For example, the box and file number “56-71” would be found in archives volume 14 of Circuit Court Record Books (Sauk Series 84).
3. In the appropriate Court Record volume (either Sauk Series 84 or 92), consult the name index at the front of the volume to determine the page of the entry for the person you are seeking. From the entry page write down the reel and image number that appears. For example, the index indicates the entry for “56-71” is on page 25, on which is written “reel 206, images 1284-1389.”
4. Request the appropriate reel from Sauk Series 93. For example, request reel 206. Scroll to image number 1284.
5. If no reel and image number is given, the case file is in a box. Note the box number and request it.

Sauk Series 84 Archives Volume   1	Index to Volume D, 1902-1907
Archives Volume   2	Original Volume D, 1902-1907
Archives Volume   3	Original Volume D, 1907-1912
Archives Volume   4	Original Volume E, 1912-1916
Archives Volume   5	Original Volume G, 1916-1920
Archives Volume   6	Original Volume H: Box/case numbers 1-97 through 4-97, 1921-1923
Archives Volume   7	Original Volume I: Box/case numbers 2-86 through 24-16, 1923-1925
Archives Volume   8	Original Volume J: Box/case numbers 8-104 through 24-108, 1925-1928
Archives Volume   9	Original Volume K: Box/case numbers 24-110 through 21-99, 1928-1930
Archives Volume   10	Original Volume L: Box/case numbers 21-100 through 31-74, 1930-1935
Archives Volume   11	Original Volume M: Box/case numbers 31-75 through 39-93, 1935-1939
Archives Volume   12	Original Volume N: Box/case numbers 39-94 through 46-95, 1939-1948
Archives Volume   13	Original Volume O: Box/case numbers 46-88 through 56-24, 1948-1954
Archives Volume   14	Original Volume P: Box/case numbers 56-27 through 66-64, 1954-1961
Archives Volume   15	Original Volume Q: Box/case numbers 66-68 through 75-81, 1961-1967
Archives Volume   16	Original Volume R: Box/case numbers 75-83 through 85-10, 1967-1976
Archives Volume   17	Original Volume S: Box/case numbers 87-9 through 95-46, 1975-1979
Archives Volume   18	Original Volume T: Cases 79CV81 through 79CV564, 1979