Birth Certificates: Copper Mining Connections between Utah and Africa

While working on older birth certificates, I happened to notice an unusual residence of both parents in one from 1923: “Kambove Katanga Kongo Belgian Africa.” Normally, I’d expect parents to reside in the same place as the birth of the child. However, Mack Donald Sullivan, the son of Eugene and Lora Sullivan, was born in Salt Lake City on August

“It is increasingly important for citizens of the United States to have their birth certificates. The recent requirement of a birth certificate for entrance into defense training and defense industries, civil service jobs and many types of work in private industry, has created a vast demand for information as to where and how to secure one’s birth certificate.” Earl H.

Birth certificate images for 1918 are now online! Browse by county and date of birth to locate the correct folder. If you are not finding a record where you expect or otherwise need help, send an email to our capable reference staff at [email protected]. Also use this address to ask us about birth certificates for 1919-1923, which are available for

An infographic visualizing the last year in the Digital Archives with information on number of items, statistics on use, and notable additions.

An infographic visualizing the last year in the Digital Archives with information on number of items, statistics on use, and notable additions.

The certificate below popped up in the index as “Myrtle and/or Murray” and further investigation revealed twins on a single birth certificate. It is further complicated by different dates caused by being born around midnight between July 9th and 10th. In this the first year of both birth and death certificates, perhaps everyone was still figuring things out!