Series 28445

Canyons School District (Utah). Jordan High School Yearbooks, 1911-

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains published annual yearbooks documenting school activities. The Jordan High School yearbook initially carried the title of the "Courier", but in 1922 the title "Beetdigger," a reference to the school mascot, was adopted. The books are compiled by a student staff with the assistance of teacher advisors. The yearbooks contain names and photographs of the faculty, staff, and individual students by grade, school clubs, sports, cultural events, and academic and social activities.

Scope and Content

This series contains published annual yearbooks documenting school activities. The Jordan High School yearbook initially carried the title of the "Courier", but in 1922 the title "Beetdigger," a reference to the school mascot, was adopted. The books are compiled by a student staff with the assistance of teacher advisors. The yearbooks contain names and photographs of the faculty, staff, and individual students by grade, school clubs, sports, cultural events, and academic and social activities.

Arrangement

Chronological by school year.

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.

Custody History

Yearbooks in Archives holdings from 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1962 are extra, unused school copies that were in the possession of Jesse B. Casper, who was on the faculty at the school.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett in January 2014.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxDescription
11945-1946
11949-1950
11950-1951
11951-1952
11952-1953
21954-1955
21961-1962