AGENCY: Office of Vital Records and Statistics

SERIES: 81438
TITLE: Delayed birth certificates index
DATES: 1941-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: This is an index to the Delayed Birth Certificates filed with the bureau, they cover births not registered as soon after the child's birth as usual (cf. 1941 filing dates for 1878 births). The date span covers the dates of filing. The actual birth dates go as far back as 1878. The information includes name, birth place, sex, birth date, father's name, mother's name, and file number.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 100 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Vital records, GRS-285

AUTHORIZED: 11/06/2019

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 100 years after date of birth of record subject.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

The index is a valuable finding aid to the delayed birth certificates, particularly because they are arranged according to a no longer used file number (so not included in agency databases).

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Exempt. Public 100 years after birth event (UCA 26-2-22)

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