Pages from Washington City Council Minutes

New Finding Aids at the Archives: July 2021

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2021: Inventory of Tax assessment rolls from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1890-1996 Inventory of Revised Ordinances from Murray (Utah), 1911 Inventory of 24th School District record from Murray City School District (Utah), 1885-1894; 1904-1905 Inventory of 25th School District record book …

Portion of accounting register from Providence Town, Utah

New Finding Aids at the Archives: June 2021

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during June 2021: Inventory of Administrative ledger from Cache County (Utah). Providence School District, 1902-1909. Inventory of Justice Court dockets from Hyrum (Utah), 1898-1993 Inventory of Sidewalk paving assessment ledger from Providence (Utah), 1922-1926. Inventory of Treasurer’s account books from Providence (Utah), 1924-1950. Inventory …

Page from Grantsville City Council minutes

New Finding Aids at the Archives: May 2021

Gina Strack Finding Aids

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during May 2021: Inventory of Council minutes from Cornish (Utah), 1937-2021 Inventory of Ordinances from Cornish (Utah), 1938-2016 Inventory of Planning and Zoning Commission minutes from Cornish (Utah), 1996-2016 Inventory of Resolutions from Cornish (Utah), 1940-2021 Inventory of Maps from Davis County (Utah). County …

Newly Processed: October 2016

Gina Strack Finding Aids

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 October 2016: Road Commission. Department of Highways Outdoor advertising sign inventories, 1965-1975. See selected …

Law in the Utah Territory

Jim Kichas History, Research Guides

UTAH’S FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY The first legislative assembly in Utah’s history was convened in Salt Lake City on September 22, 1851. Over the course of six months, 13 members of the Territorial Council and 26 members of the Territorial House of Representatives passed a series of acts and bills that formally codified the first laws of the Utah Territory. The Utah …