AGENCY: Bingham Canyon (Utah)

SERIES: 17461
TITLE: City Attorney records
DATES: 1954-1971.
ARRANGEMENT: The series is arranged alphabetically by subject (i.e., complaints, correspondence, and reference notes).

DESCRIPTION: This series appears to comprise the surviving portion of a City Attorney's Correspondence and Subject Files series. It includes complaints for violations of city ordinances (1954-1959), correspondence (1960-1971), and reference notes (undated). The series was created in order to document the activities of the Bingham Canyon City Attorney and to support the performance of his duties. The complaints show the names of the defendant and complainant, court in which filed, alleged crime (including ordinmance citation), and date of complaint. Correspondence in this series is primarily concerned with the gradual takeover of the land in Bingham Canyon by Kennecott Copper Corporation and related litigation. Reference notes include information gathered by the City Attorney on various points of the law, including notes which were likely collected by one of the city attornies for private practice.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives until microfilmed and then destroy provided microfilm has passed inspection.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the value of the information for documenting the history of the administration of justice in the City of Bingham Canyon and the lack of intrinsic value in the original documents.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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