Series 29895
Spring City (Utah) US Post Office records, 1898-1949.
0.20 cubic foot
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
This series contains records kept by the post office tracking services it offered, namely money orders and post office boxes. One ledger in this series tracks domestic money orders and was kept by the postmaster. The ledger contains such information the amount received from domestic money orders, the numbers of the orders issued, the date of each summary recorded, and the total balance of the post office's money order account, as well as a record of any mistakes made in the accounting process. The second ledger in this series tracks post office box ownership and payment. The ledger contains such information as the box number, the name of the owner, the amount paid, and the date paid. This ledger is arranged numerically by post office box number and thereunder chronologically.
Arrangement
Chronological by date of creation.
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
Spring City transferred the records in this series to the State Archives in May 2019.
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 December 2019.
Indexing Terms
Container List
Box | Description |
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1 | 1898-1902; Domestic Money Order Cash Book |
1 | 1935-1949; Box and Key Register |