AGENCY: Salt Lake City School District (Utah)

SERIES: 23509
TITLE: Time capsule
DATES: 1987-1989.
ARRANGEMENT: none

DESCRIPTION: This copper box and its contents are a time capsule deposited by first graders in the Salt Lake City School District in the City-County bell tower in 1989, soon after the building's renovation and rededication; the capsule was started in 1987. The time capsule was lodged through Kidspeak 2000, part of Project 2000. Project 2000 involved a group of citizens who met to discuss problems and concepts, and to examine and determine alternatives to social direction. The time capsule was opened by some of the same students, by then high schoolers, on 4 January 2000. Contents include public policy studies, student predictions, a book about and a key from the Hotel Utah, newspapers, a Pepsi publication and soda can, T-shirt from the city-county building, a KUTV videotape of a 1985 broadcast regarding Project 2000, and a styrofoam Big Mac hamburger container from McDonald's.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Artifacts: Retain in State Records Center for 3 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center until state archivist has decided ultimate repository and then transfer to Division of State History.

APPRAISAL

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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