This is the third (and final) in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. ENVISIONING THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT Due to circumstances of geology …
Salt Lake City Tax Assessment Books Online
Thanks to a partnership with FamilySearch, the Utah State Archives has made available online the tax assessment roll books for Salt Lake City from 1856 to 1878. Additional books from 1879 to 1892, after which this function moved to county offices, will be added later. These volumes record the assessment of real and personal property Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. …
SRC Retention Schedule Report
Four proposed general retention schedules were heard by the State Records Committee yesterday and approved with no changes. Each of these general schedules were previously posted on this blog for your input. To hear the discussion regarding these schedules, please go to the State Records Committee’s page on the Public Notice Website. All are welcome to attend the State Records …
Newly Processed: April 2015
All public records at the Utah State Archives are accessible through the Research Center. However, once processed the records are easier to use with proper storage and fuller descriptions, including online series inventories. The following list includes record series that were processed during April 2015: District Court (Sixth District : Kane County) Bonds, 1897-1979. District Court (Sixth District : Kane …
Records officer certification test will be down for maintenance on Tuesday, May 12th.
The records officer certification test will be down for maintenance on Tuesday, May 12th. If you are taking the test between now and then, please complete it before the end of the day on Monday. Any partially-completed tests will not be saved after that time. To read the newest legislation impacting Utah records laws, visit http://le.utah.gov/~2015/bills/static/SB0157.html If you have any questions, …
Utah State Archives: Upcoming Training Events
Upcoming Events May through October 2015 The following is a 6-month calendar of training events offered by the Utah State Archives and professional organizations. To see the complete calendar for the Archives’ 2015 training events and to register, visit our website. All employees of a governmental entity are invited to participate, especially records officers and chief administrative officers. Utah State Archives’ training events …
New General Schedules for Your Input
As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s May 14th meeting. Remember, there is no designation or classification of general schedules because that needs to be determined by the record series. These schedules are meant for county …
Now Available: Certificates of Participation for Utah State Archives’ Spring Conference
Certificates of participation for the Utah State Archives’ spring conference, A Records’ Officers Toolkit: Resources and Strategies for Success, are available on our website. Certificates will be available until June 1, 2015. There is still time to provide feedback about your experience at the conference, and tell us what you want to see at future conferences, by completing this short survey: …
MayDay! MayDay!
Not all disasters happen naturally. According to the National Fire Protection Association, most fires in libraries, archives, and related cultural institutions are deliberately set. On November 17, 2012, arsonists set fires in the library of San Juan High School in Blanding, Utah, which resulted in more than $2 million of damage. Computers and over 20,000 books were destroyed, including irreplaceable …
The Law of the River: Developing the Upper Basin
This is the second in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN COMPACT With the passage of the Colorado River Compact …