AGENCY: District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County)

SERIES: 3938
TITLE: Probate minutes
DATES: i 1884-1973.
ARRANGEMENT: Entries in the volumes are chronological; the volumes have alphanumeric labels.

DESCRIPTION: The minute books record the daily proceedings in probate, adoption, and guardianship matters in Salt Lake County. Change of name cases are noted occasionally and some incorporation proceedings and corporate dissolutions are included from around the turn of the century.

The minutes are brief entries recording times set, notifications made, and various court orders and hearings related to the property or case in question. Each day has records of several cases, and an individual case will span multiple dates.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED:. 01/1983

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently and then microfilm.

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

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

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the value thesse minutes provide in documenting the functions of the probate court and actions taken in individual cases.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Disclosure of adoption information is prohibited for 100 years. Data on incorporations/dissolutions, estates of deceased persons, guardianships, and name changes are normally public.

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