The Research Center will be closed Monday, September 5, 2011 for Labor Day. It will open again Tuesday, September 6, 2011 with new hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including Fridays from this point forward.
Newly Processed: August 2011
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 the month of August 2011: Bear River (Utah) Interment registers, 1895- Centerfield (Utah) Cemetery lot books, 1909- …
Drafts: A Records Management and Access Enigma Explained
The Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA) clearly defines what a record is and what a record is not in the state of Utah. One of the most frequently asked questions received by the State Archives is: “How do I handle drafts?” In total, there are six references to drafts in GRAMA that address management and classification. One reason why …
Fall/Winter Training Events
Click to register for training. Salt Lake City Training Events: Records Management I Utah State Archives October 6, 2011 9:00 am– 12:00 pm Records Management II Utah State Archives October 6, 2011 1:00 pm– 3:00 pm Records Access I *Utah State Archives November 3, 2011 9:00 am- 12:00 pm *Utah State Archives December 1, 2011 9:00 am- 12:00 pm Records …
Submitting Records Series to the State Records Committee
“The chief administrative officer of each governmental entity shall…establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the governmental entity’s records” –UCA 63A-12-103(1)a Utah’s seven-member State Records Committee (SRC) was established in 1992 by the Utah Legislature under the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) – one of Utah’s records laws. One committee responsibility …
Browse Birth Certificates Online: 1909-1910
As an update to an earlier post, birth certificate images for 1909 and 1910 are now online at archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm. Although they are not indexed by name yet, if one knows the birth date and county it should not be difficult to locate the correct location and browse through a few dozen images in chronological order for the time being.
Newly Processed: July 2011
The usual list of new series inventories is not particularly feasible this month. This is due mostly to the end stages of the microfiche backlog project which added or updated somewhere around 600 finding aids! Perhaps with final reports we will be able to compile a complete list in the coming months. Another project progressing well–and which also added many …
Contact a Records Analyst
The Utah State Archives records analysts section now has a general phone number and email address where all questions or concerns can be directed: (801) 531-3863 recordsmanagement@utah.gov In order to streamline the section and provide better service, records analysts’ assignments have been restructured. In the past each analyst was assigned to work with specific state agencies or local government entities as …
New Archives storage
Utah State Archives will soon move its microfilm masters and all boxes stored at the current state records center. Storage of records still in agency custody is among the services Utah State Archives and Records Service provides to all governmental entities throughout the state. Additionally, the Archives preserves master copies of microfilmed permanent records. Currently, microfilm is being stored in …
Newly Processed: June 2011
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 the month of June 2011: Legislature Little Hoover Commission administrative records, 1965-1966. Salt Lake City (Utah). Division …