Series 21992
State Planning Board Advisory commission on prison removal correspondence
Dates: 1938-1941.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The Planning Board, through State Advisory Commission secretary and planning board director, Sumner Margetts, worked to select, acquire, and develop the site for the new State Prison. The prison at Sugarhouse was to be relocated and the new site was to be chosen by the committee. This series contains the correspondence received and sent by the commission and covers such subjects as construction, law enforcement, notices of meetings, options granted to the commission to purchase land, proposed projects, the point-of-the-mountain site, and the Sugarhouse site.
Images Available
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Advisory commission on prison removal records from the State Planning Board, Series 21991, contains reports, agreements, and minutes.
Indexing Terms
Prison industries--Utah.
Prisons--Planning--Utah.
Utah--Prison administration.
REEL | FOLDER | DESCRIPTION |
1 | 1 | Blood, Governor Henry H. |
1 | 2 | Construction of State Prisons |
1 | 3 | Corrections, Board of |
1 | 4 | General correspondence; 1938 |
1 | 5 | General correspondence; 1939 |
1 | 6 | General correspondence; 1940 |
1 | 7 | Law enforcement |
1 | 8 | Notice of meeting |
1 | 9 | Options |
1 | 10 | Proposed projects |
1 | 11 | Proxies |
1 | 12 | Point-of-the-mountain; drainage system |
1 | 13 | Point-of-the-mountain; Railroad spur |
1 | 14 | Point-of-the-mountain; Water rights |
1 | 15 | State Land Board |
1 | 16 | Sugarhouse prison site |