AGENCY: Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction

SERIES: 85181
TITLE: Administrative records
DATES: i 1877-1886.
ARRANGEMENT: By document type, thereunder chronological.

DESCRIPTION: This series consists of correspondence and reports regarding the administration of schools in the Utah Territory. Most of these records were created during the administration of L. John Nuttall as territorial superintendent, 1881-1886. A few reports date to the administration of his predecessor, John Taylor. The correspondence includes letters from county school superintendents and government officials. There are also letters from Karl G. Maeser, principal of Brigham Young Academy (precursor to Brigham Young University) pertaining to the academy's normal department.

The reports include the superintendent's biennial report to the legislature.__The report includes statistics, qualifications of teachers and superintendents, lists of officials and districts, and descriptions of individual schools and their curricula, including the University of Deseret. Other reports consist of various statistical compilations relating to school populations and finances, including school fund allotments, students enrolled, numbers of districts and schools, numbers of teachers and their pay, attendance, value of property, etc.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

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

Microfilm master: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records document the policies, procedures, and function of the agency.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public. For photocopies or to publish any quotations, permission must be obtained from the LDS Archives and the LDS Church Copyrights and Permission Office, respectively.

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