Have you ever wondered where to file an oath of office? Utah state statute lets agencies know where to file oaths of office depending on the agency type. The Utah Division of Archives and Records Service has compiled helpful information on its website about filing oaths of office: Where each agency type must file oaths of office citations to …
Third District Court: Salt Lake County Criminal Index Online
An index covering from 1916 to 1975 for Salt Lake County criminal case files is now online. This series functions as an index to access the criminal case files and registers of actions. Individual entries record the name of defendants involved in criminal actions and provide the following information: name of the defendant, assigned case number, page number for the …
It’s A Day of SUNSHINE at the Archives
Today is the day!!! Our sunshine conference has finally arrived! As you can tell, we are really excited to see all of our attendees both in person and online. For those interested in joining us for our FREE event, we still have space. The more the merrier! Event time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. In-Person …
Spotlight on Tonya Smith, Utah State Hospital Records Officer
This month’s spotlight features Tonya Smith, the Medical Records Department Manager, Privacy Officer, and Records Officer for the Utah State Hospital, an inpatient psychiatric facility in Provo administered by the Department of Human Services. Tonya manages both paper and electronic patient medical records, as well as agency administrative documents. Tonya has been in this position for 17 of her 32 years working …
Good-bye Nova
For the past three and a half years, Nova Dubovik has been the executive secretary for the State Records Committee. In that position, she received and scheduled all appeals for denials associated with GRAMA requests. She has kept the Committee’s minutes and issued the Committee’s orders. She has traveled all over the state to provide training on GRAMA (Government Records …
RootsTech 2018 in One Week
The Utah State Archives and Records Service will be an exhibitor at RootsTech, one of the largest genealogical conferences in the world from February 28-March 3, 2018. Access and Preservation Event The Director of the Utah State Archives and State Archivist Ken Williams will be presenting as part of a special Access and Preservation track. Sponsored by ProQuest and FamilySearch, …
Research Center Closed February 19, 2018
The Research Center is closed Monday, February 19, 2018 for Presidents DAy. We will open again at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.
New Records Center Employees
We have hired two new employees at the Utah State Records Center, and would like to introduce them to you. Chaz Leech My name is Charles (Chaz) Leech. Before coming to work at the Records Center I had a very diverse employment history. My first job was a bagger at the “Buy N’ Save” grocery store in West Valley City. …
Happy Valentine’s Day
Do you need a valentine to share? Try one of these! Today we have been sharing valentines on Twitter. They were created by the awesome Holly Dolan from the Denton County (Texas) Department of Technology Services. Records Management Term Definitions: Administratively valuable: An appraisal noting the usefulness of records for the conduct of current and/or future administrative business needs. Custodian: …
Remembering Those Who Served: World War Military Listings
In late 1942, Governor Maw issued a proclamation to create the Department of War History and Archives within the Utah State Historical Society.1 Thus began a sustained effort to gather, compile, and memorialize all those from Utah who served in the wars of the twentieth century. At first, records were kept by the Adjutant General, until the Graves Registration Act …