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This blog post was written by Becky Wright who is an Archivist with the Davis County Clerk and Auditor’s Office. This is the first in a series of blog posts she authored in celebration of Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a nation-wide initiative promoting open government and access to public information. To read the other blog posts, check out the

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during December 2021: Inventory of Facilities improvement and construction documentation from Department of Human Services. Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. State Hospital, ca. 1994-2003 Inventory of Entry Books from District Court (Second District : Davis County), 1940-1985. Inventory of Community histories from

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during November 2021: Inventory of Property ownership plat maps from Davis County (Utah). County Recorder, 1952-2021 Inventory of Attorneys’ Receipt for Papers record from District Court (Fourth District : Juab County), 1898-1906, 1924-1994. Inventory of Beautification commission records from Washington City (Utah), 1990-1996 Inventory

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

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during May 2021: Inventory of Council minutes from Cornish (Utah), 1937-2021 Inventory of Ordinances from Cornish (Utah), 1938-2016 Inventory of Planning and Zoning Commission minutes from Cornish (Utah), 1996-2016 Inventory of Resolutions from Cornish (Utah), 1940-2021 Inventory of Maps from Davis County (Utah). County

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe them for research. Here are the new ones created during October 2020: Inventory of Financial records from Centerfield (Utah), 1909-1990. In addition, the following were updated with new records or more description: Inventory of Bingham Canyon photographs from Department of Administrative Services. Division of Archives and Records Service, 1923-1978. Inventory of

Records management is better with a team, and the Davis County Clerk/Auditor’s Records Division proves that to be true. The team is made up of unique and talented records officers including: Records Manager Rebecca Abbott, and archivists Jessy Turner and Becky Wright. The team took a moment out of their busy schedules to tell us a little bit about themselves,

Introduction: The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) is currently accepting applications for its latest grant funding round. Grants are available for short-term projects meant to preserve and promote access to historical records held by libraries, museums, historical societies, and other non-profits as well as state and local government entities. Have you ever wondered what one of these projects

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe them for research. Here are the new ones created during January 2020: Inventory of Ordinances from Centerfield (Utah), 1909-2020 Inventory of Survey record from Heber City (Utah), undated. Inventory of Council minutes from Leeds (Utah), 1953-2007. Inventory of Interment register from Spring City (Utah), 1892-2014 Inventory of Poll tax ledger from

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