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July 7, 2022
New Finding Aids at the Archives: June 2022
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during June 2022: Inventory of Minutes of the Board of Adjustment from Provo (Utah), 1926-1934 Inventory of Revised Ordinances from Provo (Utah). City Council, 1877-2022 Inventory of City Council meeting minutes from Taylorsville (Utah), 2010-2013 Inventory of Newspaper clippings from Taylorsville (Utah), 2011-2016 In
June 29, 2022
Provo Seal: A 153-Year-Old Tradition
There is a particular sense of connection to our history when we see a practice from the past that has lived on into the present, continuing to fulfill a function, but carrying with it a sense of continuity and a memory of where we have come from. When Archive staff members Heidi Steed and Alan Barnett recently visited Provo City
June 3, 2022
New Finding Aids at the Archives: May 2022
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during May 2022: Inventory of Slide collection from Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. State Historic Preservation office., ca. 1962-1985 Inventory of Annual reports from Provo (Utah). Mayor, 1936-2022 In addition, the following were updated: Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes
May 3, 2022
New Finding Aids at the Archives: April 2022
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during April 2022: Inventory of Administrative records from Clarkston (Utah), 1933-1983 Inventory of Bond records from Clarkston (Utah), 1942-1967 Inventory of Cemetery records from Clarkston (Utah), 1891-2022 Inventory of Financial records from Clarkston (Utah), 1941-1984 Inventory of Land Use & Development Management Commission minutes
September 13, 2021
New Finding Aids at the Archives: August 2021
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during August 2021: Inventory of Historical delinquent tax records from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1897-1905. Inventory of Tax sale records from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1899-1998. Inventory of Warrant registers from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1923-1958. Inventory of District histories from
August 4, 2021
New Finding Aids at the Archives: July 2021
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during July 2021: Inventory of Tax assessment rolls from Grand County (Utah). County Treasurer, 1890-1996 Inventory of Revised Ordinances from Murray (Utah), 1911 Inventory of 24th School District record from Murray City School District (Utah), 1885-1894; 1904-1905 Inventory of 25th School District record book
July 6, 2021
New Finding Aids at the Archives: June 2021
Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the newest ones created during June 2021: Inventory of Administrative ledger from Cache County (Utah). Providence School District, 1902-1909. Inventory of Justice Court dockets from Hyrum (Utah), 1898-1993 Inventory of Sidewalk paving assessment ledger from Providence (Utah), 1922-1926. Inventory of Treasurer’s account books from Providence (Utah), 1924-1950. Inventory
June 3, 2021
New Finding Aids at the Archives: May 2021
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
November 2, 2016
Newly Processed: October 2016
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 month of October 2016: Road Commission. Department of Highways Outdoor advertising sign inventories, 1965-1975. See selected
February 18, 2015
Law in the Utah Territory
UTAH’S FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY The first legislative assembly in Utah’s history was convened in Salt Lake City on September 22, 1851. Over the course of six months, 13 members of the Territorial Council and 26 members of the Territorial House of Representatives passed a series of acts and bills that formally codified the first laws of the Utah Territory. The Utah
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