Finding Aids in the Archives: February 2026

The following series inventories were updated by our archivists: Provo (Utah). City Council Ordinances and resolutions State Library Division Annual reports The following records were accessioned and may be accessed through our Reference Room:  State Library Division Annual reports, 1940-2003

While working on older birth certificates, I happened to notice an unusual residence of both parents in one from 1923: “Kambove Katanga Kongo Belgian Africa.” Normally, I’d expect parents to reside in the same place as the birth of the child. However, Mack Donald Sullivan, the son of Eugene and Lora Sullivan, was born in Salt Lake City on August

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during January 2026: District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Probate indexes Huntington (Utah) City maps Huntington (Utah) Infrastructure maps and plans Huntington (Utah) Property maps Provo (Utah). City Council Ordinances and resolutions State Library Division State Library Board minutes Utah League of Cities

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during December 2025: District Court (Third District : Tooele County) Criminal case files Provo (Utah). City Council Ordinances Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Student newspapers University of Utah (Utah) Utonian The following series inventories were updated during December 2025 by our archivists: District Court

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during November 2025: Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Faculty and staff newsletters Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Faculty or staff authored publications Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Literary publications Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Student newsletters and magazines University of Utah (Utah) Medical School

The following records were accessioned and may be accessed through our Reference Room:  Utah Symphony Board of Directors Minutes, 1940-1957 Cedar City (Utah) City Court Civil Docket, 1976-1978 Provo (Utah). Municipal Council Register of council actions, 1880-1895

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during September: Fairview (Utah) Registers of Deaths Fairview (Utah) Registers of Births Ogden (Utah). City Council Meeting business files – petitions Provo (Utah). City Council Minutes The following series inventories were updated during September 2025 by our archivists: Governor (2005-2009 : Huntsman) Executive correspondence

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during August: Davis County (Utah). County Surveyor Miscellaneous map collection Davis County (Utah). County Surveyor Road plans The following series inventories were updated during August 2025 by our archivists: Board of Education. Office of Education Utah Conference on Higher Education reports Board of Education.

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2025: Capitol Preservation Board Capitol cornerstone time capsule contents Lieutenant Governor Annual reports Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Class schedules Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Course catalogs The following series inventories were updated during July 2025 by our archivists: Davis County (Utah).

Birth certificates issued by the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics in 1912 are now indexed online! The name index is a collaborative effort of volunteers and staff of the Utah State Archives, and includes the child’s full name, parents’ full names, date of birth, sex and county. Access the Utah Birth Certificate Index to search names and view