archives

The documents created or received and accumulated by a person or organization in the course of the conduct of affairs and preserved because of their continuing value The building or part of a building in which archives are preserved and made available for consultation The agency or program responsible for selecting, acquiring, preserving, and making available archives Also referred to as archival agency, archival institution, archival program, and archival repository. See also business archives.

(1) Inactive records preserved because of their historical research value; also referred to, in this sense, as archival materials or archival holdings. (2) The agency responsible for selecting, preserving, and making available archival materials. (3) The building or a part of a building where such materials are located; also referred to as an archival repository or depository.

collectively, any body of permanent records kept for public inspection for the indefinite future, (b) an agency or institution charged with the management of such permanent records, (c) a building or other definable space in which such permanent records are kept and managed, and (d) collectively, a staff of personnel devoted to the management of such permanent records.

(1) The noncurrent historical records of an organization or institution, preserved because of their enduring value.
(2) The agency responsible for selecting, preserving, and making available, records determined to have permanent or continuing value.
(3) The building in which an archival repository is located.

The Utah State Archives is a division within the Department of Administrative Services. The division name encompasses both the main offices on Capitol Hill and the Records Center in West Valley City.