Research and Collections
We have lots of resources to help you research Utah history, both online and in person.
Researching Online
Visit historyresearch.utah.gov, the website of our Research Center.
Some popular research resources you can access online:
- Photos: Search and browse through 25,000 images relating to Utah history.
- Find information about ordering photos.
- Cemetery Burials Database: Find information on more than 556,000 people buried in Utah cemeteries.
- Markers Database: Search locations and texts of historical markers in Utah.
- Research Collections Catalog: Research what manuscripts and books are available at our Research Center.
- Finding Aids for Manuscript and Photograph Collections
Researching In Person
The Research Center is a public research facility operated by the Utah State Archives and Utah State History.
Visit our Research Center, located at the Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, 84101.
Phone (801) 533-3535.
Hours of operation:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.At the Research Center, researchers have access to the collections of both State History and State Archives, as well as online resources.
- State History collections include:
- Manuscripts (search the Research Collections Catalog)
- Books (search the Research Collections Catalog)
- Maps
- Phone directories
- Yearbooks
- Family history resources
- Newspapers inside Utah
- Newspapers outside Utah
- Newspaper clipping files (various topics)
- Periodicals
- State Archives collections include government records, including state, county, city, and court records from
around Utah.