Series 4527
Governor Matheson Interstate association and commission records, 1970-1984.
10.00 cubic feet and 37 microfilm reels
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
This series contains correspondence, reports, publications, meeting agenda and briefing books from interstate associations and commissions, all of which relate to the development of interstate and federal-state policies and cooperation. These materials were generated by various interstate organizations, federal offices involved in state affairs, and governors and state offices, as well as by Governor Matheson's office; these records were preserved by Governor Matheson and his staff. Many of the records in this series relate to regional development, as well as to water quality and water management in the West.
The organizations included in this series are the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, the Council of State Governments, the Education Commission of the States, the Four Corners Regional Commission, the Governors' Council on Regional Development, the Interstate Council on Water Problems, the National Governors' Association and its variouscommittees, the Western Governors' Policy Office, the Western States Water Council, and various other interstate associations and councils. Governor Matheson was a member of many of these organizations and served as chairman of the Western Governors' Policy Office (WESTPO), the National Governors' Association's Subcommittee on Water Management, and the National Governors' Association itself.
Research Note
The following acronyms are used in the container list for this series: ASIWPCA for the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators; CSG for the Council of State Governments; ECS for the Education Commission of the States; FCRC for the Four Corners Regional Commission; NGA for the National Governors' Association; EE for NGA's Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Management/Energy and Environment Committee; SWM for NGA's Subcommittee on Water Management; WESTPO for the Western Governors' Policy Office; CETF for WESTPO's Coal Export Task Force; and, finally, RPM for WESTPO's Task Force on Regional Policy Management.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by organization's name.
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 will be microfilmed and the hard copy will be kept because of the intrinsic value of the papers. It was processed by Kira Robertson in November 2001.
Related Material
Publicity records from the Governor Matheson, Series 1642, details information related to the National Governor's Association.
Natural resources working files from the Governor Matheson, Series 19161, for additional materials relating to water quality and management.
State correspondence from the Governor Matheson, Series 19268, in which many letters regarding the operations of interstate gubernatorial associations were filed under the state associated with a particular governor.
Interstate compacts from the Lieutenant Governor, Series 20221, contains correspondence, reports, publications, meeting agenda and briefing books from interstate associations and commissions, all of which relate to the development of interstate and federal-state policies and cooperation.
Container List
| Reel | Box | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA); 1977-1978 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ASIWPCA; 1979 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | ASIWPCA; 1980 |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | ASIWPCA; 1981, Mar-May |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | ASIWPCA; 1981, Aug-Dec |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | ASIWPCA; 1982-1983, n.d. |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Council of State Governments (CSG); general; 1976-1983 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | CSG; publications; 1976-1978 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | CSG; publications; 1979-1980 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; briefing books; 1978, 1980 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; briefing books; 1983, Feb |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; briefing books; 1983, Sep |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; general; 1975-1979 |
| 3 | 1 | 14 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; general; 1980-1982 |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | CSG; Western Governors' Conference; general; 1983, n.d. |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | Democratic Governors Association; 1980, 1982, n.d. |
| 4 | 1 | 17 | Education Commission of the States (ECS); general; 1973-1977 |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | ECS; general; 1978 |
| 4 | 1 | 19 | ECS; general; 1979 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | ECS; general; 1980-1982 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1970-1974 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1975 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1976 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1977 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1978, Mar-Apr |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1978, Aug-Sep |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1979, May-Jun |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1979, Aug |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ECS; reports and bound materials; 1979, Oct |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | Federation of Rocky Mountain States; 1974-1977, n.d. |
| 7 | 2 | 10 | Four Corners Regional Commission (FCRC)/regional development commissions; briefing books; 1979 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | FCRC/regional development commissions; briefing books; 1980, Feb |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | FCRC/regional development commissions; briefing books; 1980, Apr |
| 7 | 2 | 13 | FCRC/regional development commissions; briefing books; 1981-1982 |
| 7 | 2 | 14 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1978 |
| 7 | 2 | 15 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1979, Jan-Apr |
| 8 | 2 | 16 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1979, Jul-Aug |
| 8 | 2 | 17 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1979, Sep-Dec |
| 8 | 2 | 18 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1980 |
| 8 | 2 | 19 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1981 |
| 8 | 2 | 20 | FCRC/regional development commissions; general; 1982, n.d. |
| 8 | 2 | 21 | Governors' Council on Regional Development; 1980-1981 |
| 8 | 2 | 22 | Governors' Council on Regional Development; 1982, n.d. |
| 9 | 2 | 23 | Interstate Conference on Water Problems; 1977-1980, n.d. |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | National Governors' Association (NGA); Agenda for the Eighties/regional development; 1981 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | NGA; Agenda for the Eighties/regional development; 1982, Jan-Aug |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | NGA; Agenda for the Eighties/regional development; 1982, Sep-Dec |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | NGA; Agenda for the Eighties/regional development; 1983 |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1976-1978 |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1979-1980 |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1981 |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1982, Feb-Oct |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1982, Nov-Dec |
| 10 | 3 | 10 | NGA; agendas and meeting materials; 1983 |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; 1977 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; 1978, Mar-Jun |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; 1978, Jul-Sep |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; 1978, Oct-Dec |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; 1979 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | NGA; American Indian Policy, Task Force on; n.d. |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | NGA; Antitrust Enforcement Act of 1979; briefing book; 1979 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | NGA; Antitrust Enforcement Act of 1979; general; 1976-1979, n.d. |
| 12 | 3 | 19 | NGA; committees; Agriculture Committee; 1980-1983 |
| 12 | 3 | 20 | NGA; committees; committee assignments; 1979-1983 |
| 12 | 3 | 21 | NGA; committees; Criminal Justice and Private Protection, Committee on; 1978-1983 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | NGA; committees; Executive Management and Fiscal Affairs, Committee on; 1977, 1981 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | NGA; committees; Human Resources, Committee on; 1977-1980 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | NGA; committees; Human Resources, Committee on; 1981, Jan-Aug |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | NGA; committees; Human Resources, Committee on; 1981, Oct-Dec |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | NGA; committees; Human Resources, Committee on; 1982 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | NGA; committees; Human Resources, Committee on; 1983, n.d. |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | NGA; committees; International Trade and Foreign Relations, Committee on; 1981-1983 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | NGA; committees; Legal Affairs, Committee on; 1982-1983 |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | NGA; committees; Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Committee on/Energy and Environment Committee (EE); general; 1977-1981 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | NGA; committees; EE; general; 1982-1984 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | NGA; committees; EE; Subcommittee on Water Management (SWM); 1970, 1975 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Jan-Jun |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Jul |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Aug-Sep |
| 15 | 4 | 15 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Oct |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Nov |
| 15 | 4 | 17 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1977, Dec |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Jan-Feb |
| 15 | 4 | 19 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Mar-Apr |
| 15 | 4 | 20 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, May-Jun |
| 16 | 4 | 21 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Jul-Nov |
| 16 | 4 | 22 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Dec 4-12 |
| 16 | 4 | 23 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Dec 12 |
| 16 | 4 | 24 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1978, Dec 13-20 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Jan-Feb |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Mar |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Apr |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, May-Jun |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Jul-Aug |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Sep |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1979, Oct-Dec |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1980, Jan-Feb |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1980, Mar-Apr |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1980, May-Jun |
| 18 | 5 | 11 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1980, Jul-Aug |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1980, Sep-Dec |
| 18 | 5 | 13 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Jan-Feb |
| 19 | 5 | 14 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Mar-May |
| 19 | 5 | 15 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Jun |
| 19 | 5 | 16 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Jul-Aug |
| 19 | 5 | 17 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Sep |
| 19 | 5 | 18 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Oct |
| 19 | 5 | 19 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1981, Nov-Dec |
| 20 | 5 | 20 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; 1982-1983 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; n.d. |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; n.d. |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | NGA; committees; EE; SWM; n.d. |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | NGA; committees; Transportation, Commerce, and Technology, Committee on; 1977-1979 |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | NGA; committees; Transportation, Commerce and Technology, Committee on; 1980-1983 |
| 21 | 6 | 6 | NGA; correspondence; 1976-1977 |
| 21 | 6 | 7 | NGA; correspondence; 1978-1980 |
| 21 | 6 | 8 | NGA; correspondence; 1981 |
| 21 | 6 | 9 | NGA; correspondence; 1982, Jan-Jul |
| 22 | 6 | 10 | NGA; correspondence; 1982, Aug-Oct |
| 22 | 6 | 11 | NGA; correspondence; 1982, Nov-Dec |
| 22 | 6 | 12 | NGA; correspondence; 1983, Jan-May |
| 22 | 6 | 13 | NGA; correspondence; 1983, Jun-Dec |
| 22 | 6 | 14 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1977-1980 |
| 22 | 6 | 15 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1981 |
| 23 | 6 | 16 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1982, Jan-Aug |
| 23 | 6 | 17 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1982, Sep-Nov |
| 23 | 6 | 18 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1982, Dec |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1983, Jan-Jun |
| 24 | 7 | 2 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; 1983, Jul-Dec |
| 24 | 7 | 3 | NGA; federalism and federal budget; n.d. |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | NGA; general; 1976 |
| 24 | 7 | 5 | NGA; general; 1977-1978 |
| 24 | 7 | 6 | NGA; general; 1979, Jan-Feb |
| 25 | 7 | 7 | NGA; general; 1979, Mar-Sep |
| 25 | 7 | 8 | NGA; general; 1979, Oct-Dec |
| 25 | 7 | 9 | NGA; general; 1980 |
| 25 | 7 | 10 | NGA; general; 1981 |
| 25 | 7 | 11 | NGA; general; 1982, Jan-May |
| 26 | 7 | 12 | NGA; general; 1982, Aug-Dec |
| 26 | 7 | 13 | NGA; general; 1983 |
| 26 | 7 | 14 | NGA; general; n.d. |
| 26 | 7 | 15 | NGA; publications; annual reports; 1976-1981 |
| 26 | 7 | 16 | NGA; publications; other; 1975-1976 |
| 26 | 7 | 17 | NGA; publications; other; 1977 |
| 27 | 7 | 18 | NGA; publications; other; 1978-1979 |
| 27 | 7 | 19 | NGA; publications; other; 1981-1983 |
| 27 | 7 | 20 | NGA; publications; policy positions; 1974-1977 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | NGA; publications; policy positions; 1977-1978 |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | NGA; publications; policy positions; 1979-1980 |
| 28 | 8 | 3 | NGA; publications; policy positions; 1980-1981 |
| 28 | 8 | 4 | NGA; search for executive director; 1982, Aug-Oct |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | NGA; search for executive director; 1982, Nov |
| 28 | 8 | 6 | NGA; seminars for Governors-elect; 1976-1980 |
| 28 | 8 | 7 | NGA; seminars for Governors-elect; 1982, Jan-Oct |
| 29 | 8 | 8 | NGA; seminars for Governors-elect; 1982, Nov-Dec |
| 29 | 8 | 9 | NGA; seminars for Governors-elect; 1983 |
| 29 | 8 | 10 | Western Democratic Governors; 1983 |
| 29 | 8 | 11 | Western Governors' Association; 1983-1984 (see also: WESTPO and CSG; Western Governors' Conference) |
| 29 | 8 | 12 | Western Governors' Policy Office (WESTPO); annual meeting in 1980; briefing book; 1980, Oct |
| 29 | 8 | 13 | WESTPO; annual meeting in 1980; ""Business Meeting"" materials; 1980, Sep |
| 30 | 8 | 14 | WESTPO; annual meeting in 1980; general; 1980, Mar-Sep |
| 30 | 8 | 15 | WESTPO; annual meeting in 1980; ""Program Briefing Book""; 1980, Sep |
| 30 | 8 | 16 | WESTPO; general; 1977 |
| 31 | 8 | 17 | WESTPO; general; 1978, Jan-Jul |
| 31 | 8 | 18 | WESTPO; general; 1978, Aug-Dec |
| 31 | 8 | 19 | WESTPO; general; 1979, Feb-May |
| 31 | 8 | 20 | WESTPO; general; 1979, Jun-Sep |
| 31 | 8 | 21 | WESTPO; general; 1979, Oct-Dec |
| 31 | 8 | 22 | WESTPO; general; 1980, Jan-Mar |
| 32 | 9 | 1 | WESTPO; general; 1980, Apr-May |
| 32 | 9 | 2 | WESTPO; general; 1980, Jun-Dec |
| 32 | 9 | 3 | WESTPO; general; 1981, Jan-Jun |
| 32 | 9 | 4 | WESTPO; general; 1981, Jul-Oct |
| 32 | 9 | 5 | WESTPO; general; 1981, Nov-Dec |
| 32 | 9 | 6 | WESTPO; general; 1982 |
| 33 | 9 | 7 | WESTPO; general; 1983 |
| 33 | 9 | 8 | WESTPO; general; 1984, n.d. |
| 33 | 9 | 9 | WESTPO; international market development/Coal Export Task Force (CETF); 1979 |
| 33 | 9 | 10 | WESTPO; CETF; 1980, Jan-Jul |
| 33 | 9 | 11 | WESTPO; CETF; 1980, Aug-Nov |
| 33 | 9 | 12 | WESTPO; CETF; 1980, Dec |
| 33 | 9 | 13 | WESTPO; CETF; 1981, Jan |
| 34 | 9 | 14 | WESTPO; CETF; 1981, Feb-Mar |
| 34 | 9 | 15 | WESTPO; CETF; 1981, Apr |
| 34 | 9 | 16 | WESTPO; CETF; 1981, May-Dec |
| 35 | 9 | 17 | WESTPO; Western Governors' Task Force on Regional Policy Management (RPM); 1976 |
| 35 | 9 | 18 | WESTPO; RPM; 1977, Jan-May |
| 35 | 9 | 19 | WESTPO; RPM; 1977, Jun-Aug, n.d. |
| 35 | 9 | 20 | WESTPO; Western Regional Assessment Task Force; 1981-1982, n.d. |
| 36 | 9 | 21 | Western Governors' Regional Energy Policy Office; 1977 |
| 36 | 10 | 1 | Western Interstate Energy Board; 1979-1980, n.d. |
| 36 | 10 | 2 | Western States Water Council; 1975-1976 |
| 36 | 10 | 3 | Western States Water Council; 1977 |
| 36 | 10 | 4 | Western States Water Council; 1978 |
| 37 | 10 | 5 | Western States Water Council; 1979 |
| 37 | 10 | 6 | Western States Water Council; 1980-1983, n.d. |