AGENCY: District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County)

SERIES: 3640
TITLE: Inquest records
DATES: 1926-1945.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphanumerical

DESCRIPTION: Includes inquests and transcripts from the district court and lower precinct and city courts, and an index of inquests from 1-149. Series contains the inquest of Robert Marshall, the last man lynched in Utah.

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.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These cases document functions of Utah coroners and justices of the peace. They also provide intensive information on individuals' deaths and sometimes crimes and accidents, information not available elsewhere.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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