This series comprises annual reports submitted to the Secretary of State by Utah State government commissions, boards, departments, and other institutions, as required by chapter 153 of The Laws of Utah, 1957. Reports were edited for content, brevity, and uniformity and compiled into a single volume to be printed and published for the use of the legislature, governor, and other essential purposes. General contents included a detailed statement of the manner in which all appropriations were expended and other material intended for the legislature, governor, and other uses. Excluded was financial data included in the State Auditor's financial report.
Annual compilations are chronological by fiscal year.
Within each function category, individual agencies appear in random order. The Secretary of State compiled, printed, and published digest volumes which were distributed to the legislature, governor, and other agencies. Copies were transferred to the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Microfilming of the administrative reports was done in October 1975.