County departments and programs

This collection comprises records related to the administration of criminal justice in Multnomah County over eight decades in the 20th century. Record types include reports, studies, manuals, booking records and photographs.

These records fall into three major categories: records related to the management of elections, records documenting the outcome of elections, and voter registration records. The earliest records are election abstracts, which date from 1878. Some earlier election materials are also located in the Board of County Commissioners journals. There are also cancelled voter registration cards dating from 1908. This series contains the first voter registrations for female voters in 1912 and 1913. There are also precinct maps for elections which begin as complete sets in the 1950 elections.