The Office of Auditor was established on January 7, 1840, during the territorial period, with the auditor to be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Council. With the enactment of the Constitution of 1846, the office of auditor became an elected office.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog
The following is a partial list of the records of the Auditor in our holdings – a complete list of record series is available at the Research Center in Des Moines:
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Abstracts of General Elections | 1884 |
| Abstracts of Monthly Reports from State Institutions | 1887-1891 |
| Abstracts of Original Land Entries, Adams County-Wright County | 1847-1859 |
| Annual Reports to the Governor and General Assembly | 1859-1883 |
| Articles of Incorporation, Amendments and By-Laws of Insurance Companies | 1919-1920 |
| Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Insurance Companies | 1919-1920 |
| Assessments, County | 1848-1910 |
| Assessments, Miscellaneous | 1849-1910 |
| Assessments, Railroads | 1854-1901 |
| Assessments, Telegraph and Telephone | c.1869-c.1904 |
| Attorney General Opinions | 1855-1908 |
| Audits of State Schools, Colleges and Universities | 1903-1947 |
| Balance Books | 1863-1895 |
| Cancelled State Bonds, Civil War and Defense Fund Issue | 1861 |
| Cancelled State Bonds, Issues of | 1847, 1849, 1858 |
| Certificates | 1840-1908 |
| Claims | 1884-1890 |
| Commissioners Records of Claims & Evidence for the Civil War & Defense Fund | 1861-1866 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Causality, Fidelity and Surety Insurance Companies | 1911 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Fire and Life Insurance Companies | 1891-1909 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Fire Insurance Companies | 1871-1911 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Fraternal Accident Insurance Companies | 1910 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Insurance Companies | 1863-1890 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Life Insurance Companies | 1871-1910 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Miscellaneous Insurance Companies | 1907-1911 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Mutual Insurance Associations | 1888-1908 |
| Corporations, Annual Statements of Mutual Insurance Companies | 1891-1909 |
| Corporations, Banks | 1870-1916 |
| Corporations, Building and Loan | 1895-1905, 1911-1914 |
| Corporations, Express | 1897-1900 |
| Corporations, Insurance | 1855-1916 |
| Corporations, Insurance Agents Record | 1857-1911 |
| Corporations, Ledger of Annual Fees Paid by State Banks | 1904-1909 |
| Corporations, List of Banks | 1871-1882 |
| Corporations, Loan, Trust, and Investment Companies | 1890-1915 |
| Corporations, Registers of Savings Banks | 1874-1900 |
| Corporations, Registers of State Banks | 1883-1900 |
| Corporations, Telegraph and Telephone | 1890-1915 |
| Correspondence | 1840-1912 |
| Correspondence, Banks | 1915-1917 |
| Correspondence, Claims | 1841-1907 |
| Correspondence, Insurance | |
| Dictionary Fund | 1859-1867 |
| Journals | 1849-1911 |
| Ledger and Warrant Books, Guaranty Fund Association | 1883-1889 |
| Ledgers, County | 1888-1913 |
| Ledgers, General | 1854-1913 |
| Ledgers, State Institutions | 1900-1933 |
| Letter Books, Banks | 1884-1907 |
| Letter Books, Building and Loan | 1896-1905 |
| Letter Books, County Officers | 1871-1909 |
| Letter Books, Insurance | 1873-1909 |
| Letter Books, Miscellaneous | 1840-1908 |
| Letter Books, Miscellaneous, Revenue | 1893-1904 |
| Letter Books, Telephone | 1903-1904 |
| Letter Books, Warrants | 1901-1909 |
| Orphans Home Fund | 1867-1868 |
| Reports, State Institutions | 1849-1916 |
| Reports, Municipal Accounting Examiners | 1913-1930 |
| Warrant Registers | 1843-1911 |