AGENCY: National Guard. Museum Services. Fort Douglas Military Museum

SERIES: 25301
TITLE: General orders
DATES: 1907-1915; 1917-1931.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.

DESCRIPTION: These orders were created to address and transact the regular business of the National Guard and usually were issued to individual units of soldiers or to an entire command. The orders were issued in the form of correspondence and have been bound as books. Some volumes have indexes organized alphabetically by subject. The orders include unit promotions, discharges, transfers, equipment issuance and usage, assignment of duties, announcement of new regulations, announcement of changes to existing regulations, notifications of annual inspection dates, ration issuance and usage, etc. Information includes date of order, issuing office, order number and name of officer issuing order. May also include names of persons to whom certain orders pertain, such as notifying a unit of an individual's promotion and authorizing signatures.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

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

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years or until administrative need ends and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

This appraisal is based upon the value of these records in documenting the day-to-day workings of the agency.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private. UCA 63G-2-302 (1)(g&h); 63G-2-302 (2)(d)(2008). Records become available to the public 75 years after creation date.

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