Series 1168
State Planning Board Education reports, 1900-1940.
1.00 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel
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
The State Planning Board gathered information regarding public education in Utah to determine problems in the educational system. The board was particularly concerned with finances and school expenditures. This series includes records concerning general education such as the meeting minutes for the Committee on Investigation of Fiscal Matters; a report on the schools' building programs; general school expenditures; and a report on state funded education. Also included are records concerning higher education: minutes from the Committee on Higher Education; a report on cooperative education; enrollments and expenditure data; financial records of institutions of higher education; and building plans for the University of Utah. Primary and secondary education records include: an annual report on emergency education; data on finance, enrollment, and expenditures; a report on school redistricting; and a study on the Utah youth problem.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by subject, thereunder by title.
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.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was processed by M. Call in March 1999 and updated in August 2004 by G. Strack after having been filmed.
Related Material
Economic statistics from the State Planning Board, Series 1176, This series has various reports on education by county.
Tax studies from the State Planning Board, Series 1177, This series has reports on state taxes and expenditures
State government studies from the State Planning Board, Series 22016, This series have records of education finances.
Library reports from the State Planning Board, Series 22029, This series has reports on the state's libraries.
Container List
| Reel | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | General education; A building program for schools |
| 1 | General education; Committee on investigation of fiscal matters minutes; 1936-1938 |
| 1 | General education; Correspondence; 1938-1939 |
| 1 | General education; School expenditures; 1923-1937 |
| 1 | General education; State funded education |
| 1 | General education; Utah education survey committee minutes; 1939 |
| 1 | Higher education; Committee on higher education minutes; 1939 |
| 1 | Higher education; Cooperative education for Utah |
| 1 | Higher education; Education board reports |
| 1 | Higher education; Enrollments and expenditures |
| 1 | Higher education; Financial record of institutions of higher education; 1939 |
| 1 | Higher education; Junior college reports |
| 1 | Higher education; Secondary and higher education study |
| 1 | Higher education; University of Utah building program |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; Annual report on emergency education; 1934-1935 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; Data on financing education; 1900-1940 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; Education summaries: enrollment, teachers, expenditures; 1910-1930 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; Investigating committee of Utah governmental units reports; 1934 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; School redistricting; 1936 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; School statistics; 1933 |
| 1 | Primary and Secondary education; Utah Youth Problem; 1935 |