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The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) has grant funding each year for projects designed to promote access to and preservation of archival records. Applications are typically accepted March-May, with funding decisions made in late May/early June.  While the Board is hard at work on creating our own website, which will eventually include examples of successful applications, final project

In March 2019, Heber City transferred a large batch of historical records to the State Archives. Although we were able to fully process and create finding aids for the bulk of the transfer that same year, the subsequent coronavirus pandemic interrupted our project. We are now eagerly wrapping up the final pieces, most of which are records from the Heber

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City! As the repository for government records, the Utah State Archives has a wonderful collection of documents related to this historic event. Let’s take a look… Series 26017 – Governor Leavitt 2K2 Program Records 2K2 was created by Governor Michael Leavitt as a non-profit organization to

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during January 2022: Inventory of Audit reports from Beaver County School District (Utah), 1948-2022 Inventory of Library accession books from Beaver County School District (Utah), 1905-1969. Inventory of Cemetery deeds from Heber City (Utah), 1915-1986 Inventory of Cemetery receipts from Heber City (Utah), 1915-1957.

Though only with the Utah State Archives in a part-time position for just over two years, Maren Peterson contributed to numerous projects and multiple programs in that time. Maren joined us with experience in historical records and indexing from Brigham Young University in October 2019. As she moves onto another job, we wanted to recognize and share with you some of the

Here at the Utah State Archives, we’ve assembled a team of specialists to provide records management services to other state agencies. Let’s meet the team! Kendra Yates is the Chief Records Officer for the State and manager of the Records & Information Management (RIM) section. She started at the Archives as a records management specialist in February 2014, consulting with

This special find actually came from our OTHER Heidi who is a Records and Information Management Specialist for local governments. Recently her team visited the town of Clarkston in Cache County and were able to bring back some records to keep in our repository. Once everything is processed we will share more, but we couldn’t help sharing this sneak peek. 

After over 41 years of service to the State of Utah, Department of Government Operations Deputy Director Ken Hansen will be retiring this month. Ken is an incredible leader and is someone that many throughout the state have relied on for his extensive knowledge, his professionalism, and his desire to make a positive impact in every role he has been

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during December 2021: Inventory of Facilities improvement and construction documentation from Department of Human Services. Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. State Hospital, ca. 1994-2003 Inventory of Entry Books from District Court (Second District : Davis County), 1940-1985. Inventory of Community histories from

November 24, 2022 will mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Compact. In the eleven months between January and November of 1922, multiple meetings were held between federal and western state representatives that resulted in the Colorado River Compact. Over the course of its history, the legal framework that has emerged to manage development of the