AGENCY: Supreme Court
SERIES: 26075
TITLE: Gary Gilmore scrapbooks
DATES: 1976-1977.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date of publication.
DESCRIPTION: This series comprises four separate scrapbooks that were compiled by an unidentified member of the Supreme Court administrative staff at the time Gary Gilmore's 1977 execution. These scrapbooks tell the Gilmore story beginning in November 1976 and cover the execution itself as well as public reaction to it through March 1977. Most of the pages in these books contain assorted newspaper clippings from the "Salt Lake Tribune" and "Deseret News," though Book 4 also contains published magazine articles that appeared in "Newsweek," "Time," and "Playboy," as well as a handful of correspondence received by the court from people voicing their support or disapproval on the capital punishment issue.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
The record books have been kept because of their intrinsic value, determined based on their status as a portion of the relatively few surviving historic records from the Utah Supreme Court.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public