New Finding Aids at the Archives: October 2023

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here is the newest one created during October 2023: Inventory of School census books from Ogden School District (Utah), 1891-1974 Inventory of Newspaper clipping scrapbooks from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1939-2010 Inventory of Municipal code from Tooele (Utah). City Council, 1978- The following series inventories were also updated: Inventory of School …

Demolition of the City Center in March, seen from the south side of the complex.

Gone But Not Forgotten: Records Hold the Memory of Provo’s Mid-Century City Center

Alan Barnett History

Long-time Provo residents may have felt a certain sense of loss several months ago as they watched the demolition of the familiar Provo City Center that housed city government for over 50 years. Completed in 1972, the complex was Provo’s first purpose-built city hall since the city government was formed in 1851. As with many city halls, the building was …

Building plan for Northeast Elementary school in Provo, UT dated October 23, 1963.

New Finding Aids at the Archives: April 2023

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here is the newest one created during April 2023: Inventory of Council minutes from North Ogden (Utah), 1934-1999 Inventory of Building plans from Provo City School District (Utah), ca. 1930- Inventory of Registers of deaths from Huntington (Utah), 1905-1921 Inventory of Board meeting agendas from Morgan County School District (Utah), …

Photo of shorthand with a small doodle

New Finding Aids at the Archives: March 2023

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here is the newest one created during March 2023: Inventory of Resolutions from Provo (Utah). City Council, 1949- Inventory of Student tracking cards from Salt Lake City School District (Utah), 1954-1990 Inventory of Draft case transcripts from District Court (Fourth District : Uintah County), 1902-1947 Inventory of Information Practices Act …

New Finding Aids at the Archives: July 2022

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2022: Inventory of City lot filing records from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1868-1873 Inventory of City Council meeting materials and agenda packets from Taylorsville (Utah), 1995-2022 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Birth certificates from Office of Vital Records and Statistics, …

Typed page from board minutes

New Finding Aids at the Archives: June 2022

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during June 2022: Inventory of Minutes of the Board of Adjustment from Provo (Utah), 1926-1934 Inventory of Revised Ordinances from Provo (Utah). City Council, 1877-2022 Inventory of City Council meeting minutes from Taylorsville (Utah), 2010-2013 Inventory of Newspaper clippings from Taylorsville (Utah), 2011-2016 In …

Provo Seal: A 153-Year-Old Tradition

Alan Barnett History, Research

There is a particular sense of connection to our history when we see a practice from the past that has lived on into the present, continuing to fulfill a function, but carrying with it a sense of continuity and a memory of where we have come from. When Archive staff members Heidi Steed and Alan Barnett recently visited Provo City …

Slides from Preservation Office

New Finding Aids at the Archives: May 2022

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during May 2022: Inventory of Slide collection from Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. State Historic Preservation office., ca. 1962-1985 Inventory of Annual reports from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1936-2022 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes …

New Finding Aids at the Archives: April 2022

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during April 2022: Inventory of Administrative records from Clarkston (Utah), 1933-1983 Inventory of Bond records from Clarkston (Utah), 1942-1967 Inventory of Cemetery records from Clarkston (Utah), 1891-2022 Inventory of Financial records from Clarkston (Utah), 1941-1984 Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes …

New Finding Aids at the Archives: August 2021

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during August 2021: Inventory of Historical delinquent tax records from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1897-1905. Inventory of Tax sale records from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1899-1998. Inventory of Warrant registers from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1923-1958. Inventory of District histories from …