Legislative Journals
Digital Archives
About the Collection
These are the journals kept by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. They include journal record books from the House and the Council (which became the Senate upon statehood). The Council journal record books also include joint sessions.
Legislative Assembly. House Journal record books
These two volumes contain the journal entries for the territorial legislative house from the eighth session through the twenty-third session. They constitute the handwritten minutes of the house proceedings.
Legislative Council Journal record books
These two volumes contain the journal entries for the territorial legislative council, or senate, from the eighth session through the twenty-fifth session. They constitute the handwritten minutes of the council's proceedings. The legislature began keeping journals shorty after the creation of the territory in 1850.