Records from Orange County at the Sam Houston Center
County records series listed below are available for viewing and research purposes at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center.
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City of Orange |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Adjustment Board Minutes, Planning Dept.
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1948-1950
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0.1
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Bond Register
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1901-1934
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2
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0.25
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City Hospital Minutes
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1943-1946
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1
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0.2
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Civil Service Administrative Files
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1947; 1953-66
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2
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Claims and Bond Register
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1897-1938
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1
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0.2
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Corporation Court Docket
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1892-1920
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14
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2.8
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Correspondence Files, City Manager
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1941 . . . 1971
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1
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Correspondence Files, City Secretary
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1936 . . . 1963
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1
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Equalization Board Minutes
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1948-1950
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1
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0.2
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Finance Ledger
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1894-1896
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1
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0.25
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Gilmer Homes Project, USA Housing Authority, Payroll
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1941
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2
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0.1
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Occupation Tax Register
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1899-1917; 1942-59
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4
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0.25
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Police Blotters
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1942; 1943-48; 1962-64
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2.75
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Subject Files, City Departments
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1919-53; 1958-67
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2
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Subject Files, City Manager
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1940 . . . 1971
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6
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Subject Files, Tax Department
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1939 . . . 1967
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1
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Wharf and Dock Commission, Finance Ledger-Budget
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1920-1937
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2
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0.2
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Wharf and Dock Commission, General Ledger and Payroll
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1921-1955
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8
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0.75
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Wharf and Dock Commission, Log Books
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1920-48; 1951-55
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2.75
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Wharf and Dock Commission, Port Record
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1921-1922
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0.1
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Wharf and Dock Commission, Subject Files
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1920 . . . 1955
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2
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Orange County - County Auditor |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Accounts Allowed, Minutes of
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1955-1960
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2
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0.75
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Annual Audit
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1986
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1
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0.1
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Audit Reports
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1944-47; 1951-58
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10
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0.25
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Audit, Special
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1985-1986
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1
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0.1
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Subject Files
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1954 . . . 1958
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0.25
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Orange County - County Clerk |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Accounts Allowed, Minutes of
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1941-1945
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1
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0.25
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Acknowledgement Record
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1883-1940; 1963-66
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8
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0.5
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Alien Owned Land Record
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1936-1942
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0.1
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Automobile Register
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1916-1917
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2
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0.1
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Chattel Mortgage Record
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1879-1939
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22
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5.25
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Civil Court Docket
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1876-1887; 1903-19; 1934-65
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5
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0.5
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Civil Minutes
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1885-1907
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2
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0.25
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Civil Protest Record
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1914-1916
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1
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0.1
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Convict Labor Record
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1898-1926
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2
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0.25
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Court Minutes, County
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1907-1915
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1
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0.25
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Criminal Docket
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1897-1907; 1910-14; 1919-65
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6
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0.75
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Criminal Minutes
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1894-1917
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3
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0.5
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Deed Record, Index to
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1846-1889; 1909-22
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3
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0.2
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Delinquent Tax Deed Record
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1896-1897
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0.1
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Deputation Record
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1912-1951
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9
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1.25
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Equalization Board Minutes
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1909-1943
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7
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1
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Estray Record
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1900
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0.1
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Finance Ledger
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1879-1929
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11
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2.5
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Instruments Filed For Record, Register of
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1905-07; 1945
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2
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0.1
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Liquor License Record
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1893-1918
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5
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0.5
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Notice of Intention to Marry Record
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1929-1933
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1
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0.25
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Official Bond Record
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1892-1935
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2
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0.5
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Probate Claim Docket
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1871-1946
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1
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0.15
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Probate Docket
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1871-85; 1894-1904
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2
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0.25
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Probate Minutes
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1912-1913
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1
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0.25
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Road and Bridge Papers
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1922
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0.1
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Road Minutes
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1888-1914
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2
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0.25
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Scire Facias Minutes
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1900-1915
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1
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0.25
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Texas Old Age Assistance Record
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1937-1939
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1
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0.15
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Orange County - County Judge |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Bond Transcript Files
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1895-1949
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1
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Hospital Construction Project Files, County)
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1954-1956
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0.5
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Selective Service Records
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1940-1945
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0.5
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Subject Files
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1936 . . . 1982
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12.5
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Orange County - School Superintendent |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Account Books, Common Schools
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1882-1906
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5
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0.5
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Annual Statement of School Funds
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1924-1959
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0.25
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Bond Register
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1925-1927
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0.2
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Budgets, School Districts
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1957-1985
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0.5
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Financial Reports, Quarterly
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1887-1890
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1
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0.25
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Minutes of the County School Board
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1917-1978
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3
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0.5
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Scholastic Census, Consolidated
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1920-1969
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1
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5
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School District Records
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1919-1939
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1
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0.2
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Superintendent's School Record
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1939-50; 1973-78
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7
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3
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Teacher's Certificate Record
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1949-1978
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2
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0.5
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Orange County - County Sheriff |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Prisoners Register
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1937 -1974
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19
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4.25
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Orange County - County Treasurer |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Auditor's Annual Report
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1960-63; 1965-82
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22
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1
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Bond Register
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1916-1963
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8
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2.5
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Bonds (selected)
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1923 . . . 1960
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0.1
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Claim Register
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1878-96; 1898-1950
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31
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4.75
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Copper, Treasurer J. A., Certificates of Office
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1951; 1953; 1955
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0.1
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Correspondence File
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1945 . . . 1955
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0.1
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County Budget
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1951; 1954-84
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31
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2
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Payroll Account Book
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1887-1893
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1
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0.2
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Payroll Record
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1953-1964
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7
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3
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Public Works Administration File, Courthouse Work
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1936
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0.1
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Orange County - District Clerk |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Acknowledgment Record
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1874-1876
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1
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0.25
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Chiropractic Register
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1949-1978
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1
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0.2
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Civil Case Papers
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1857-1974
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246
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Civil Docket
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1852-61; 1871-77; 1879-1949
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11
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1.75
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Civil Minutes
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1852-1985
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164
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41.25
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Court Case File: Texas vs. Orange County
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1881
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0.1
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Criminal Docket
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1852-1949
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10
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2
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Criminal Minutes
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1907-1985
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54
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13.5
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Delinquent Tax Docket
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1900-1960
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6
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2
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Delinquent Tax Minutes
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1916-1977
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20
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4.5
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Delinquent Tax Suit Case Papers
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1899-1920
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11
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Depositions (selected)
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1923 . . . 1980
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8
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Divorce Minutes
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1906-1975
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24
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5
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Execution Dockets
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1870-78; 1884-1985
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7
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1.4
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File Docket
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1883-1901; 1905-12
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2
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0.25
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Inquest Case Papers
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1937-1985
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4.5
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Medical Register
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1908-1981
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3
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0.25
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Naturalization Record, Declaration of Intention
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1903-1906
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1
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0.25
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Neglected Children Minutes
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1948-1977
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3
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1
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Probate Docket
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1870-1871
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1
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0.25
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Probation Minutes
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1950-1977
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4
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1
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Scire Facias Minutes
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1924-1949
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1
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0.25
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Trial Docket
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1922-1934
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1
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0.25
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Orange County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Civil Docket
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1904-07; 1953-55; 1959-72
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11
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1.75
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Criminal Docket
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1904-1917
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4
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0.75
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Examining Trial Docket
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1903-09; 1928-31; 1962-71
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7
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1
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Inquest Record
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1933-37; 1948-81
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13
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2.9
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Small Claims Docket
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1959-1968
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3
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0.5
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Orange County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Civil Docket
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1947-1963
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1
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0.15
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Examining Trial Docket
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1947-1967
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1
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0.2
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Inquest Record
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1947-1983
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6
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2
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Small Claims Docket
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1952-1966
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1
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0.1
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Orange County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3 |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Inquest Record
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Orange County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4 |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Civil Docket
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1957-1964
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1
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0.15
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Inquest Record
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1957-1973
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1
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0.25
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Orange County - Tax Assessor-Collector |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Assessor's Abstract Books
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1835-1901
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1
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0.2
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Delinquent Tax Record
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1885-1945
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28
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2
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Lands and Lots Redeemed, Report of
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1902-1940
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22
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0.4
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Sales, Report of
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1884-94; 1903-19; 1925-37
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11
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0.4
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Tax Rolls
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1852-64; 1867-78; 1880-1915; 1924-48
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35
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9
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Tax Rolls, Supplemental
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1902-1940
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28
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1
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Unrendered Lands, List of
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1861
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0.1
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Orangefield Independent School District |
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Record Series |
Dates |
No. of Vols. |
Cu. Ft. |
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees
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1922-1951
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1
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0.25
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees, McLewis ISD #909
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1953-1955
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1
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0.25
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