AGENCY: District Court (First District : Cache County)
SERIES: 22659
TITLE: Probate index
DATES: 1864-1988.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by initial letter(s) of surname or corporate name.
DESCRIPTION: The index was created by the county clerk to record the names and assigned estate numbers of parties in probate actions, and to facilitate clerical management of and access to these files.
The Index to Probate Matters, which appears to be a compilation of three earlier volumes (A, B, and C), indexes the parties involved in probate cases 1-6748, spanning 6 June 1864 to 13 March 1966. Each page includes five columns for: file number, surname, given name, nature of matter, and date filed. Notations under nature of matter include: deceased, termination of estate, minor, insane, incompetent, feeble-minded, inquest, adoption, tubercular, civil (petition for name change, termination of joint tenancy, application for town site deed, dissolution), incorrigible, and habeas corpus. Entries are typewritten.
Volume B records cases 1-3243, spanning 6 June 1864 to 2 January 1935. Each page includes three columns for: surname or corporate name, given/Christian name, and estate number. Parenthetical notations sometimes appear following the given name, indicating an alias or the type of case (insane, adoption, guardianship, name change, inquest, etc.). Entries are handwritten both in ink and pencil.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently and then microfilm.
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 1993 records retention policy of the Utah Judicial Council (in UCA, Utah Court Rules Annotated, Appendix F), which has remained unchanged since the 1980 issue of the state Records Retention Schedule (Utah State Archives and Records Service, Department of Finance 1980, page 1). The index has administrative and historic value and facilitates clerical management of and access to the probate case files. The permanent disposition of the case files is based on their historical, administrative, and legal value.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Exempt