Uintah County Juvenile Court records
Scope and Contents note
The Uintah County Juvenile Court papers include the following: 1. Court notification papers signed by Judge Earl Thompson, 1917-1918. 2. Monthly Reports of All Cases Handled by the Juvenile Court of Uintah County, 1919 3. Papers certifying outcomes of trials to be true, signed by Judge J. N. Davis, 1916 4. Complaint slips showing names of delinquents and their families 5. Letters written to Earl Thompson from accused juveniles and their parents; a letter requesting larger desks for pupils, 1917. 6. County Treasurer’s Office Checks or Receipts, 1916-1917 7. Attendance records (written in pencil on the back of a blank School Board form 8. Letter to Juvenile Officer about “petty thievery” at a Post Office, 1919 9. Photographs of a Branch President, teachers and students, circa 1950. The cases deal with truancy, tobacco use before the age of 21, bothering other pupils, disobedience in school, pupils being taken out of school to work on farms and ranches, stealing money from post offices and stealing mail.
Dates
- 1915-1950
Creator
- Utah. Juvenile Court (Uintah County) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Uintah County Juvenile Court records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
In 1861, Brigham Young sent a small party to explore Uintah County for settlement. It wasn't chosen for settlement at this time, and later became a gathering place for American Indian settlements. Eventually the area began to attract farmers and became a county, with the town of Vernal as its county seat.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records created by the Uintah County, Utah, Juvenile Court, 1915-1950.
Custodial History note
Donated by Irvin Haws.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Irvin Haws.
Appraisal note
LDS cultural, social, and religious history (Collection development policy for 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 27 June 2007.
- Title
- Register of Uintah County Juvenile Court records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn and H. Christine Swindler, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States