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Municipal Schedule 21-56 “Evidence Disposition Records” was moved to County Schedule 16-58 “Evidence Tracking Records”. If a municipality scheduled a series with us under the old municipal schedule, please expect an email from us about updating the schedule next week. The MUN 21-56 said “These records document the use and location of items in evidence. They include tags on property

As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing eight new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s August 13th meeting. Remember, there is no designation or classification of general schedules because that needs to be determined by the record series. Four of these schedules are

Four proposed general retention schedules were heard by the State Records Committee yesterday and approved with no changes. Each of these general schedules were previously posted on this blog for your input. To hear the discussion regarding these schedules, please go to the State Records Committee’s page on the Public Notice Website. All are welcome to attend the State Records

As part of the General Schedule Update Project, the Utah State Archives is proposing new schedules for your consideration. We would like these to be submitted to the State Records Committee’s May 14th meeting. Remember, there is no designation or classification of general schedules because that needs to be determined by the record series. These schedules are meant for county

All public records at the Utah State Archives are accessible through the Research Center. However, once processed the records are easier to use with proper storage and fuller descriptions, including online series inventories. The following list includes record series that were processed during the months of October-November 2014: Board of Pardons Utah Territorial Prison painting, 1887 Governor (1933-1941 : Blood)

Thank you to the Salt Lake Tribune for covering the final Archives Month presentation featuring Robert Kirby. By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune State historians on Friday launched an effort to collect law enforcement memorabilia Utahns might have stored away. “It’s important to save our law enforcement history because it’s something being lost every second,” said Melissa Coy Ferguson,