Series 29745

State Land Board Directors' actions, 1958-1994.

9 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains records documenting formal actions taken by directors of the State Land Board as discussed and determined at board meetings. Directors were supervised by the Board and charged with administering and managing the Board's orders, reporting and advising on problems, and making recommendations for new actions. The records in this series primarily contain information related to land sales and leases determined by the board.

Scope and Content

This series contains records documenting formal actions taken by directors of the State Land Board as discussed and determined at board meetings. The State Land Board was created in 1896 and charged with the responsibility of selling land grants and investing the proceeds for the interest of designated public institutions. In 1957-1958, in response to changes instituted by the Legislature, the Board became an independent agency that oversaw a director who administered and managed its orders, reported and advised on problems, and made recommendations for new actions. The records in this series primarily contain information related to land sales and leases determined by the board.

Arrangement

Chronological by meeting date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

As the State Land Board's successor, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) inherited the records in this series. SITLA transferred records in this series dating from 1960-1973 to the State Archives in November 2018.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in February 2019.

Related Material

Meeting minutes from the State Land Board,
, contain records of the meetings in which the actions documented in this series were determined.

Indexing Terms

Container List

DiscReelDescription
pending11960 Jan-1961 Sep
21962 Jan-1963 May
31963 Jun-Dec
41964 Jan-Dec
51965 Jan-Dec
61966 Jan-Dec
71967 Jan-1969 Dec
81970 Jan-1972 Dec
91973 Jan-Dec