Records from Territorial Governors Online

Governor Young’s Special Election Proclamation

Recordkeeping was not quite the same for governors during the territorial period (1850-1895), compared to more recent years with offices full of staff to keep track of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts. The Archives does have a few things in its holdings to provide insight into territorial governance, which are now going online as part of the Utah Territory Project.

Governor (1850-1857: Young)

• Special Election Proclamation

Governor (1880-1886: Murray)

• Thanksgiving proclamation, 1884

Governor (1889-1893: Thomas)

• Correspondence, 1874-1892

Governor Huntsman Press Releases Online

This series contains press releases and media advisories from the office of Governor Jon Huntsman given to media sources to publicize the governor’s activities and opinions. The records contain information on the appointment of judges and state officials, announcements of new businesses in Utah, legislative announcements and official decrees recognizing and celebrating significant individuals and events.

The documents online are searchable by keyword.

• Press Releases, 2005-2009

Newly Processed: March 2012

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 March 2012:

MX Missile Policy Board

• Administrative records, 1979-1981.
• Draft environmental impact studies, 1980-1981.
• Living facilities planning reports, 1981.
• MX missile survey and siting report, 1979-1981.

Newly Processed: January 2012

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 January 2012:

Weber County (Utah). Clerk of the County Court

• 1880 Census Lists of Persons, 1880.
• See this record’s story

Dept. of Community and Economic Development

• Agenda for the Eighties reports, 1980.

Governor Huntsman Schedule Online

The daily schedules of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (2005-2009)  were created to coordinate his activities and obligations efficiently. Each day’s schedule records date, times, type of activity, often with notations, names of persons or groups with whom he would be meeting, and staff involved.

Governor (2005-2009 : Huntsman)

• Schedule

Newly Processed: February 2011

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 February 2011:

Governor (2005-2009 : Huntsman)

• Executive correspondence, 2004-2009.
• Press releases, 2005-2009.
• Schedule, 2005-2009.

Governor

• Messages to the legislature, 1851-

More on Governors’ Records at the Utah State Archives

Granite School District (Utah). Madison Elementary School

• Madison school student cards, 1930-1977.

Oaths of Office 2011

Governor Herbert Oath of Office, 2011

The oaths for Governor Herbert and Lt. Governor Bell recently sworn in January 3, 2011 are now online.

State officers are required by both the federal and state constitutions to take an oath of office. The Constitution of the United States requires members of the legislature as well as all executive and judicial officers of the states to be bound by oath or affirmation to support the federal Constitution (Article VI, clause 3). The Constitution of Utah specifies the wording of the oath to be taken by “all officers made elective or appointive by this Constitution or by the laws made in pursuance thereof, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices” (Article IV, section 10).

More information:

• Division of Archives and Records Service Oaths of Office
• Past oaths from 2009 both in January and August

Newly processed: November 2009

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 November 2009:

Governor Leavitt

• First Lady audiovisual materials, 1993-2003

Gunnison (Utah)

• Council minutes, 1894-[ongoing]

Newly processed: August 2009

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 August 2009:

Governor (2005-2009 : Huntsman)

• Media clips, 2005-2009
• Transition team report, 2006

Department of Community and Culture. Division of State History

• Published Utah Historical Quarterly manuscripts, 1985-
• Unpublished Utah Historical Quarterly manuscripts, 1955-

Lieutenant Governor

• Election research compilations, 1958-

District Court (Second District : Weber County)

• Civil registers of actions, 1896-1968.

District Court (Eighth District : Duchesne County)

• Criminal case files, 1915-
• Probate case files, 1915-