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August 16, 2024

New Digital Collection: Colorado River Development Records

In 2022, the Colorado River Compact celebrated its 100th anniversary as the foundational agreement for a complex legal framework that has come to guide how the river’s waters are utilized by the western states, western tribes, and Mexico. In the leadup to that 100th anniversary, the Utah State Archives and Records Service digitized a variety of important records documenting Utah’s
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July 17, 2024

Finding Aids at the Archives: June 2024

The following series inventories were updated during June 2024 by our archivists: Inventory of Colorado River Commission case files from Attorney General’s Office, 1925-1963. Inventory of Water resources reports from State Planning Board, 1912-1941. Inventory of Brief Sketch of the History of Salt Lake City from Salt Lake City (Utah). City Recorder, 1881. Inventory of Water Resources flood control hearings
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January 5, 2022

New Digital Collection: Colorado River Compact Records

November 24, 2022 will mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Compact. In the eleven months between January and November of 1922, multiple meetings were held between federal and western state representatives that resulted in the Colorado River Compact. Over the course of its history, the legal framework that has emerged to manage development of the
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December 29, 2021

The Law of the River: The Central Utah Project

This is the third (and final) in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. ENVISIONING THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT Due to circumstances of geology and
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December 21, 2021

The Law of the River: Developing the Upper Basin

This is the second in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN COMPACT With the passage of the Colorado River Compact
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December 14, 2021

The Law of the River: Compact and Development

This is the first in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN The Colorado River originates in the high Rocky
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July 14, 2021

2020-2021 in the Utah State Digital Archives

An infographic visualizing the last year in the Digital Archives with information on number of items, statistics on use, and notable additions.
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November 3, 2015

Utah Archives Month 2015

October was an extremely busy month at the Utah State Archives, filled with conferences, workshops, and events celebrating Utah Archives Month 2015. The Utah State Archives was one of many repositories around the state who developed special programming to publicize the vital role archives and special collection repositories play in preserving our shared cultural record for future access and use. Perhaps the most
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May 22, 2015

The Law of the River: The Central Utah Project

  This is the third (and final) in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. ENVISIONING THE CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT Due to circumstances of geology
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April 27, 2015

The Law of the River: Developing the Upper Basin

This is the second in a series of blog posts that will explore records held by the Utah State Archives that help illuminate the story of Utah’s role in the larger western movement to tame and develop the Colorado River as a vital resource in the arid west. UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN COMPACT With the passage of the Colorado River Compact