In 1919 the book, Guide to the County Archives of California, was published. The Klamath County materials were held primarily in various offices or in storage in Humboldt County. Those that were identified are listed as follows:
(v.= volume, f.b.= filing box; p.h.= pigeon hole)
COURT RECORDS
District Court, 1851-1875
Execution Book, 1864-1875, 1 v.
File of the District and County Court, 1851-1874, 6 f.b.
General Index 1866-1874, 2 v.
Judgement Book, 1852-1874, 1 v. [see also Recorder's Archives, Marriages]
Judgement Docket, 1866-1874, 1 v.
Minutes, 1851-1874, 1 v.; 1851-1868, 1 v.
Register of Actions, 1852-1874, 1 v.; 1862-1871, 1 v.
Tax Decree Book, 1868-1872, 1 v.
Transcripts from Justice Courts, 1857-1874, 1 v.
County Court, 1851-1874
Minutes, 1851-1874, 1 v.; 1852-1868, 1 v.
Register of Actions, 1852-1874, 1 v.
Court of Sessions, Criminal, 1851-1864
Minutes, 1851-1864, 1 v.
Probate Court, 1851-1874
Claimants, Register of, 1863-1874, 1 v. in Recorder's office
File, 1851-1874, 4 f.b.
Guardianship and Bonds, "Official Bonds," 1867-1870, in Recorder's office
Minutes, 1851-1874, 1 v.
Proceedings, Register of, 1864-1872, 1 v., in Recorder's office
SUPERVISORS' RECORDS
Court of Sessions, County Business, Minutes of, 1851-1862, 1 v.
Minutes, 1855-1874, 4 v.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Office Routine and General Duties
Fee Book, 1871-1874, 1 v., in Recorder's office; 1872-1874, 1 v.
Miscellaneous papers, 1 box, in old courthouse
Naturalization
Declarations of Intention and Certificates of Citizenship, 1859-1874, 2 v.
Declarations of Intentions, Index to, 1852-1874, 1 v.
Naturalized Citizens, Record of, 1852-1874, 1 v.
Registration
Great Register, 1866-1874, 1 v.
Pertaining to Private Business Concerns
Account Book, June 1, 1855-1858, 1 v., in Recorder's office
Journal, Sawyer's Bar, 1863-1866, 1 v., in Auditor's office [This consists of the records of a boarding house and bar.]
Ledger, "Journal," 1862-1866, 2 v., in Auditor's office [This is the record of some firm on the Klamath River dealing in groceries, liquors and meals.]
Relating to Other Officers
County Infirmary, Board of Directors, 1868-1870, 1 v., in Auditor's office
Report of Officers, 3 p.h.
Assignments [of Mortgages], 1873-1874, 1 v. (Book A)
Bonds, Records of, 1853-1855, 1 v.; 1867-1874, 1 v., in Clerk's office [Preceeding the entries of Bonds in the volume for 1853-1855 is the Record of Brands, 1851 1863; and in the back are Powers of Attorney, 1852-1859.]
Brands, Record of, 1864-1874, 1 v. [This volume also contains Assessment List for 1856. For 1851-1863 see under Bonds.]
Certificates of Sale, 1866-1874, 1 v.
Deaths, Records of, 1858, 1 v., only one entry
Deeds, 1851-1874, 3 v., (A-C); Index, 1 v.
Fee Book, 1872-1874, 1 v.
Homesteads, 1873-1874, 1 v. [For 1860-1873 see under Marriages, etc., Book A; for Index, 1860-1873, see Wills, etc.]
Judgments, Transcripts of, "Record," 1852-1854. [See under Marriages, 1852 1855.]
Land, Claims to Public, 1853-1874, 1 v.; Index, 1851-1872, 1 v.
Lis Pendens, 1872-1874, 1 v.
Marriages, Record of, 1852-1855, 1 v.; 1855-1873, 1 v. (A); 1860-1864, 1 v., with only three entries [In back of volume for 1852-1855 is Record of Judgments of the District and County Court, 1852-1854. The volume for 1855-1873 is entitled "Book A, Marriages, sole-traders, and homesteads."]
Marriage Certificates, 1873-1874, 1 v. (B); Index, 1852-1874, 1 v.
Mechanics Liens, 1867-1870, 1 v.
Mining Claims and Miscellany, 1856-1874, 2 v. (A-B); Index to Miscellaneous Articles, 1851-1854, 1 v., pasteboards
Mortgages, 1851-1874, 2 v. (A-B)
Official Bonds, 1867-1874, 1 v. (B)
Powers of Attorney, 1852-1859, see under Bonds; 1854-1873, see under Wills
Pre-emption Claims, 1851-1853, 1 v., unbound [Inserted in Marriages, 1852 1855.]
Probate Court, Records of Sale, 1870-1874, 1 v.
Releases of Mortgages, 1873-1874, 1 v. [Preceding this are several pages of Record of Cases in the District and County Court.]
Sole Traders, 1855-1873 [See under Marriages, etc., Book A.]
Trinidad, Records of, Book A of Deeds, 1850-1851, 1 v.
Wills and Powers of Attorney, 1854-1873, 1 v., in the Clerk's office; Index of Wills, Powers of Attorney, Sole Traders and Homesteads, 1855-1873, 1 v.
Assessment Rolls, 1854, 1855, 3 v.; 1856, 1 v.; 1859-1864, 7 v.; 1864, one roll of large sheets; 1866, 1 v., in Recorder's office; 1869, 1 v.; 1869-1870, 1 v.; 1873 1875, 3 v. [For volume for 1856 see under Recorder, Brands, 1864-1874.]
Bonds Issued, August, 1857, in Record of Funding Commission
Bonds Redeemed, Record of, 1863-1874, 1 v.
Day Book, 1870-1873, 1 v.
Funding Commission, Record of, May-August, 1857, 1 v. [Contains also a list of bonds issued, August, 1857; the title on the back of the cover reads "Sheriff's Receipts."]
Interest Account Book, 1858-1866, 1 v.
Ledger, 1863-1874, 3 v. (1-3)
License stub-books, 1872-1874: Billiards 1 v.; Liquor, 1 v.
Redemption Fund Register, 1863-1874, 1 v.
Scrip presented for payment, 1857-1865, 1 v.; Received, June-August, 1857, 1 v.
Sheriff's Receipts, 1862-1874, 1 v.
Treasurer's account book, 1872, 1 v.
Treasurer's Journal, 1858-1874, 1870-1874, 2 v.; 1871-1874, 2 v.
Treasurer's Ledger, 1853-1854, 1 v.
Treasurer's Warrant Register, 1866-1871, 1 v., in Recorder's office
Warrants, Register of: Court warrants, 1861-1874, 1 v.; General, 1867-1869, 1 v.
Warrant stub-book, 1864-1866, 1873-1874, 2 v.
*[The greater part of these records are located in the old courthouse: about one fourth of them are in the Auditor's office, the remainer as indicated in the report.]
"Modern" locations will be noted later 