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Proposal for Change in Cache County Government Structure records

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 318

Scope and Contents

This collection contains papers documenting the campaign by the League of Women Voters and the Cache County Mayors Association to change the county government from a three-member commission to seven-member legislative council. Included are proposals, campaign and research materials, letters, notes, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-1987

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Proposal for Change in Cache County Government Structure records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Historical Note

Beginning in the mid-1970s, citizen groups, such as the League of Women Voters and the Cache County Mayors Association, began to investigate ways to modernize the structure of Cache County's government. They complained that the size of the three-member commission was too small, resulting in inadequate representation for the county's citizens and insufficient separation of powers. A seven-member legislative council, these groups argued, would be cheaper, more democratic, and more in accordance with the intent of the Utah state legislature. The measure was put to a vote of the citizens in November 1984, where it passed 59% (14,726) to 41% (10,061). The new form of government officially took effect on January 5, 1987.

Extent

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

Abstract

Proposals, campaign and research materials, letters, notes, and newspaper clippings.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers comprising this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Alison Thorne in 2002.

Related Materials

Related collections include the Alison Comish Thorne Papers Coll Mss 216 and the League of Women Voters of Cache County Papers Coll Mss 155.

Processing Information

Processed in May of 2007.

Title
Guide to the Proposal for Change in Cache County Government Structure records 1973-1987
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Clint Pumphrey,
Date
©2011
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)