Series 22014

State Planning Board Smoke abatement reports, 1930-1936.

0.20 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

Due to the pollution caused by coal-burning furnaces and stoves in Utah's cities, the State Planning Board investigated new processes of creating smokeless fuel from coal. This series contains the following records: correspondence of the Joint Smoke-Abatement Committee and the State Planning Board; reports concerning smoke control in Salt Lake City; plans for a pilot plant; related articles from various sources; and a State Planning Board report on smoke elimination.

Scope and Content

Due to the pollution caused by coal-burning furnaces and stoves in Utah's cities, the State Planning Board investigated new processes of creating smokeless fuel from coal. This series contains the following records: correspondence of the Joint Smoke-Abatement Committee and the State Planning Board; reports concerning smoke control in Salt Lake City; plans for a pilot plant; related articles from various sources; and a State Planning Board report on smoke elimination.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by report.

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

Mining studies from the State Planning Board,
, This series has studies on mineral production and industry in Utah, including coal.

Container List

ReelDescription
1 Correspondence; 1932-1935
1 Department of Commerce: Nine years of smoke-abatement work at Salt Lake City; 1930
1 Feasibility of a pilot plan; 1932
1 Investigations at Salt Lake City; 1926
1 Related articles; 1934-1936
1 State Planning Board-Smoke Elimination; 1936