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Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe records. Here are the ones created and updated during : Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates, 1975 Office of Vital Records and Statistics Birth certificates, 1924 Utah State Hospital Newsletters, 1943-2018 Salt Lake Community College (Utah) Directories and rosters, 1948-2010 Millard County (Utah). Fillmore District Registrar of Vital Statistics

Birth and death certificates are some of the most popular records requested and used at the Utah State Archives. For the last year, our staff has been working to accelerate providing quality access, especially online, to these valuable records as soon as they become public. In this post, we’ll explore the process from beginning to end. Records Management The Office

The Utah State Digital Archives offers free public access to a wide range of valuable records online. As we conclude our fiscal year, we are proud to showcase our achievements and results. By leveraging mass digitization and strategic partnerships, we ensure patron needs are met while preserving archival context and original order. With worldwide online access, you can conduct research

The Utah State Digital Archives contains collections from records of enduring value online and is free to the public! It leverages mass digitization and partnerships to meet patron needs and maintain archival context and original order. With worldwide online access, you have the ability to do research from anywhere while the Utah State Archives efficiently fulfills its mission “to provide

The Utah State Digital Archives contains collections from records of enduring value online and is free to the public! It leverages mass digitization and partnerships to meet patron needs and maintain archival context and original order. With worldwide online access, you have the ability to do research from anywhere while the Utah State Archives efficiently fulfills its mission “to provide

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.

Our archivists write inventories as finding aids to describe them for research. Here are the new ones created during March 2020: Inventory of Library Development Program annual reports from Department of Heritage and Arts. State Library, 1984-2002 Inventory of Planning commission minutes from Leeds (Utah), 1982-2020 Inventory of Photographs from Legislature (Utah). House of Representatives, 1980-2020 Inventory of Brief Sketch

The State of Utah began issuing birth certificates in 1905. Before the law was passed, local government offices used different methods to record the vital records of births and deaths in their community. In 1898, birth and death registrations were  done within the offices of county clerks across the state. For births, physicians and midwives reported the births they attended

Researchers may now search for death certificates by name for 1966 and 1967. Thanks to our volunteers and staff, one may look for a death record by name, date, or county. Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1967 The death certificate collection was first released online in December 2006, covering 1904-1956 through a partnership with FamilySearch.  Since then, the Utah State Archives