Series 28586

Ophir (Utah)


Administrative records, 1910-1920.

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Schedule Description

This series contains miscellaneous records documenting activity and functioning of Ophir Town government in the 1910's. The records seem to have survived more by chance than by design and are thus incomplete. Nevertheless, they contain information regarding a variety of issues handled by the town. The series includes such records as invoices and receipts, ordinances, documents from court cases, petitions from citizens, and a variety of correspondence. Among the notable topics addressed in the records are the licensing of businesses, the movement to build a Carnegie library, and regulations to control the spread of disease.

Scope and Content

This series contains miscellaneous records documenting activity and functioning of Ophir Town government in the 1910's. The records seem to have survived more by chance than by design, and are thus incomplete. Nevertheless, they contain information regarding a variety of issues handled by the town. The series includes such records as invoices and receipts, ordinances, documents from court cases, petitions from citizens, and a variety of correspondence. Among the notable topics addressed in the records are the licensing of businesses, the movement to build a Carnegie library, and regulations to control the spread of disease.