Series 857

Office of the State Engineer Employment applications

Dates: 1925-1940.

0.40 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Scope and Content

This series contains employment applications, correspondence, and agreements between the State Engineer and individuals seeking employment within the government agency tasked with regulating water, irrigation, and dams in the state of Utah. Pre-printed employment applications contain a variety of both personal and professional information on potential job candidates. Correspondences to the State Engineer typically take the form of either letters from applications accompanying their applications, or letters of reference from third-party individuals recommending candidates to the State Engineer. The records in this series are historically significant due to the fact that they help capture working conditions during both the Great Depression and beginning of World War II.

Arrangement

Chronological by date.

Related Records

Administrative records from the Department of Natural Resources. Division of Water Rights, Series 839, may contain administrative information similar to the records found in this series.

Correspondence from the Department of Natural Resources. Division of Water Rights, Series 839, also contains correspondence from the State Engineer.

Budget operating reports from the Department of Natural Resources. Division of Water Rights, Series 839, may contain administrative office information that is similar to the information found in this series.

Publications requests correspondence from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 839, also contains correspondence records from the State Engineer.

Access Restrictions

While the primary classification for this series is public, researchers (and Archives staff) should be aware that there is a secondary, private classification governing access. This secondary classification exists to protect any private information that may appear on the employment applications that comprise the bulk of this series.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

The records in this series were processed, and finding aid created, by Jim Kichas in June 2014.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BOX	FOLDER	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	1	1935-1937	Employment Applications and Correspondence
1	2	1939	Employment Applications and Correspondence
1	3	1940	Employment Applications and Correspondence
2	1	1925-1931	Employment Correspondence
2	2	1937-1938	Employment Aggrements
2	3	1931-1934	Employment Correspondence
2	4	1935-1937	Employment Correspondence
2	5	1937	Employment Applications and Correspondence
2	6	1938	Employment Applications and Correspondence