AGENCY: District Court (Second District)

SERIES: 24291
TITLE: Criminal case files
DATES: 1855-1895.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: These case files document criminal cases handled in Beaver County. Case 31 is the John D. Lee trial concerning the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED:. 07/1995

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 100 years and then microfilm and transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition is based on the relevance and value of all territorial district court records, which are few and scattered.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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