Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains primarily death records and correspondence from the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office. The death records include the record books, death certificates, autopsy reports, records of inquests and views, and other records. The collection is arranged into series by document type. Specific date ranges for the types of records can be found in those series.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This can also be referred to as Proces Verbaux. These manuscript volumes identify deceased persons by name, sex, color, age, height, weight, residence, occupation, place of origin, and length of time in New Orleans. They also include the date, time, and medical cause of death, along with a description of any wounds to the body. The records are almost exclusively limited to crime-related deaths (homicide) or to accidental deaths caused by some sort of violence (e.g., suicide, automobile...