Terms and abbreviations used in the Summary Guide:
RG -- record group (used to designate the record group number, a control number used in the online catalog)
b. -- year of birth
d. -- year of death
fl. -- year(s) of activity known
ca. -- circa or approximate date
n.d. -- no date (undetermined date)
bulk -- bulk dates (where applicable, time period into which most of the records fall)
.00 -- indicates that the series is filed with, contained in, or filmed with another record series
quantity of volumes includes the number of indexes and Works Progress Administration transcripts
quantity of microfilm reels includes microfilm produced by this department, the Genealogical Society of Utah, and other vendors
Mixed Provenance is used as the subgroup for record series (generally unprocessed) which contain records of more than one office or administrative unit
Uncertain Provenance is used as the subgroup when the office cannot be readily identified from the records or when the record is part of a court case that has not yet been identified
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