seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc 1601,Governor Matheson,Constituent correspondence,1972-1983.,"Alphabetical by initial letter of correspondent's surname, topic, or state agency.","This series includes letters to the Governor's office from Utah citizens and others who are presenting their opinions on various topics (some of which are controversial)\, requesting action by the Governor or the State on various issues or situations\, or simply requesting information or souvenir items from the Governor's office. In addition to the incoming letters\, this series includes responses from the Governor's office and detailed written telephone messages from the Governor's HOTLINE telephone system. Various issues represented in this correspondence include the controversy over the Oral and Total Communications programs at the Utah School for the Deaf in Ogden\, energy shortages and energy assistance payments\, welfare\, the Equal Rights Amendment and International Women's Year\, possible closure of the Geneva Steel industrial plant\, highway safety\, Medicaid and Medicare\, and\, especially notable from 1979-1981\, income and property taxes. Topics listed in the series description as a,state agency most often contains correspondence that was referred to that division\, department\, or agency for either a direct reply or a draft of a reply for the Governor's signature.",,Public,22.00 cubic feet 51 microfilm reels