AGENCY: Payson (Utah)

SERIES: 28320
TITLE: Cemetery account book
DATES: 1901-1924.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains a single ledger used by cemetery staff to record payments received by the cemetery. These payment are almost exclusively for the purchase of lots and for the digging of graves. Entries typically note the date of payment, who made the payment, and purpose of the payment. The record also gives monthly totals of receipts transferred to the city treasurer.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

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

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series has permanent historical value as representative documentation of cemetery operations in the early twentieth century.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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