Series 3174
Legislature. Committee to Study Operations of State Government Correspondence
Dates: 1933-1937.
2.60 cubic feet
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
This series contains letters, reports and other correspondence conducted by the so-called Committee of Nine, formed as a joint legislative committee to review the efficiency of state and local government, and public utilities. The organization of such a committee was set forth by a statute in March 1933 (Laws of Utah 1933, Chapter 86). Section 4 states that the committee shall have "power to visit and inquire into the offices and departments of all political subdivisions of the state." Similar wording appears in subsequent laws concerning the committee in August 1933 and 1935.
Arrangement
By category (Administrative, State Departments, General Topics, Personnel and Miscellaneous) and thereunder alphabetical by department or subject.
Related Records
Study records from the Legislature. Committee to Study Operations of State Government, Series 3175, contain similar information gathering activities from various state agencies and public utilities.
Reports from the Legislature. Committee to Study Operations of State Government, Series 3181, are the resulting compilations.
Minutes from the Legislature. Committee to Study Operations of State Government, Series 19600, are where further discussions by the committee are found.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
To preserve context, original folder titles and arrangement were retained. This series was processed by Gina Strack, December 2002.
Indexing Terms
Container List
| BOX | FOLDER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Administrative: Organization of |
| 1 | 2 | Administrative: Correspondence on Organization and operation of State Government 1933 - Recommendations |
| 1 | 3 | Administrative: Correspondence received from private individuals and organizations |
| 1 | 4 | Administrative: Non-State Organizations - Questionnaire and Reports |
| 1 | 5 | Administrative: Out-of-State Correspondence and Publications |
| 2 | 1 | State Departments: Agriculture Department |
| 2 | 2 | State Departments: Agricultural College, Utah State |
| 2 | 3 | State Departments: Art Institute |
| 2 | 4 | State Departments: Attorney General |
| 2 | 5 | State Departments: Auditor |
| 2 | 6 | State Departments: Bank Commissioner |
| 2 | 7 | State Departments: Building Commission |
| 2 | 8 | State Departments: Chemist, State |
| 2 | 9 | State Departments: Criminal Identification and Investigation |
| 2 | 10 | State Departments: Deaf and Blind School |
| 2 | 11 | State Departments: District Attorneys |
| 2 | 12 | State Departments: District Judges |
| 2 | 13 | State Departments: Engineer, State - Water Storage Commission, Utah |
| 2 | 14 | State Departments: Examiners, Board of |
| 2 | 15 | State Departments: Fair Board, State |
| 2 | 16 | State Departments: Governor - Park Commission, State |
| 2 | 17 | State Departments: Health Department |
| 2 | 18 | State Departments: Historical Society |
| 2 | 19 | State Departments: Hospital, State |
| 2 | 20 | State Departments: Industrial Commission |
| 2 | 21 | State Departments: Industrial Commission Insurance Fund |
| 2 | 22 | State Departments: Industrial School |
| 2 | 23 | State Departments: Instruction Department, Public |
| 2 | 24 | State Departments: Insurance Department |
| 2 | 25 | State Departments: Juvenile Court |
| 3 | 1 | State Departments: Land Board |
| 3 | 2 | State Departments: Military Department - National Guard - Adjutant General |
| 3 | 3 | State Departments: Prison, State |
| 3 | 4 | State Departments: Public Utilities Commission |
| 3 | 5 | State Departments: Registration Department |
| 3 | 6 | State Departments: Road Commission |
| 3 | 7 | State Departments: Secretary of State |
| 3 | 8 | State Departments: Securities Commission |
| 3 | 9 | State Departments: Snow College |
| 3 | 10 | State Departments: Supplies and Purchase, Board of |
| 3 | 11 | State Departments: Supreme Court |
| 3 | 12 | State Departments: Tax Commission |
| 3 | 13 | State Departments: Training School |
| 3 | 14 | State Departments: Treasurer |
| 3 | 15 | State Departments: Uniform State Laws Commission |
| 3 | 16 | State Departments: University of Utah |
| 4 | 1 | General Topics: A |
| 4 | 2 | General Topics: B |
| 4 | 3 | General Topics: Budget |
| 4 | 4 | General Topics: C |
| 4 | 5 | General Topics: Cities |
| 4 | 6 | General Topics: County Auditor |
| 4 | 7 | General Topics: E, F, G |
| 4 | 8 | General Topics: H-Index |
| 4 | 9 | General Topics: Insurance |
| 4 | 10 | General Topics: Judiciary |
| 4 | 11 | General Topics: Junior Colleges |
| 4 | 12 | General Topics: K-L |
| 4 | 13 | General Topics: M |
| 4 | 14 | General Topics: N, P, R |
| 4 | 15 | General Topics: Social Welfare |
| 4 | 16 | General Topics: State Departments-Reports |
| 4 | 17 | General Topics: State Survey |
| 4 | 18 | General Topics: State Tax |
| 4 | 19 | |
| 4 | 20 | General Topics: Superintendents, State |
| 4 | 21 | General Topics: Superintendents of Utah Districts |
| 4 | 22 | General Topics: Taxation |
| 4 | 23 | General Topics: Utah Taxpayers Association |
| 4 | 24 | General Topics: U, W |
| 5 | 1 | Personnel: Bennion, Heber Jr. |
| 5 | 2 | Personnel: Child, Stanley N. |
| 5 | 3 | Personnel: Holbrook, Ward C. |
| 5 | 4 | Personnel: Miller, George |
| 5 | 5 | Personnel: Parsons, Frances |
| 5 | 6 | Personnel: Rawlins, Athol |
| 5 | 7 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth; 1935, Jul-Dec |
| 5 | 8 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth; 1936, Jan-Apr |
| 5 | 9 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth; 1936, May-Dec |
| 5 | 9 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth; 1937, Jan-Mar |
| 5 | 10 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth-Applications |
| 5 | 11 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth-Articles |
| 5 | 12 | Personnel: Walker, Dilworth-Personal |
| 5 | 13 | Personnel: Woodward, Hugh M. |
| 6 | 1 | Miscellaneous: Articles |
| 6 | 2 | Miscellaneous: Government Printing Office-Requisitions |
| 6 | 3 | Miscellaneous: Instructions from Administration Offices-W.P.A. |
| 6 | 4 | Miscellaneous: Instructions to Workers |
| 6 | 5 | Miscellaneous: Legislative Reference Bureau |
| 6 | 6 | Miscellaneous: Letters from Counties |
| 6 | 7 | Miscellaneous: Letters, Various |
| 6 | 8 | Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous |
| 6 | 9 | Miscellaneous: Office Letters; 1935, Sep-Dec |
| 6 | 10 | Miscellaneous: Office Letters; 1936, Jan-Mar |
| 6 | 11 | Miscellaneous: Office Letters; 1936, May-Dec |
| 6 | 12 | Miscellaneous: Opinions from Attorney General |
| 6 | 13 | Miscellaneous: Questions from Attorney General |
| 6 | 14 | Miscellaneous: Reports to Committee Members |
| 6 | 15 | Miscellaneous: Study Data |
| 6 | 16 | Miscellaneous: Weekly Number Report on Projects |
| 6 | 17 | Miscellaneous: W.P.A. |
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.