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Knight Investment Company

 Organization

Administrative History

The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight (1845-1921).

The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight, who first obtained his wealth from silver mining in the Tintic Mining District of Utah. The investment firm was organized to secure coordination of holdings and place responsibility on members of the family. The investment firm was connected to mining, sugar, and ranching companies, the Utah Savings Bank, the Knight Woolen Mills, and the American-Columbian Corporation. About 80 corporations were eventually brought within the scope of Knight Investment Company.

Citation:
Knight Investment Company Papers, 1885-1957 (The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight (1845-1921))

Wikipedia, via WWW, June 10, 2021 (Knight first obtained his wealth from silver mining in the Tintic Mining District of Utah. The investment firm was connected to mining, sugar, and ranching companies, the Utah Savings Bank, the Knight Woolen Mills, and the American-Columbian Corporation)

UPB files, June 10, 2021 (About 80 corporations were eventually brought within the scope of Knight Investment Company; The investment firm was organized to secure coordination of holdings and place responsibility on members of the family)

Found in 204 Collections and/or Records:

Knight Investment Co., misc. financial papers

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1885-1957

Knight Investment Co., misc. financial papers

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1885-1957

Knight Investment Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1885-1957

Phillip Knight collection of Knight Investment Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3772
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a variety of business records of the Knight Investment Company, including: articles of incorporation, state certificates, patents, abstracts, deeds, receipts, bonds, wills, certificates, affidavits, company reports, surveys, letters, oaths, shipment orders, pool agreements, proxy agreements, letters of administration, leases, blueprints, tax forms, and other legal documents. Items document the business of the company between 1883 and 1964.

Dates: approximately 1883-1964

Leon Newren files correspondence, 1933-1944

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1933-1944

Leon Newren files correspondence, 1931-1938

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1931-1938

Leon Newren files correspondence, 1930-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1930-1940

Mine payroll cards, 1917-1921

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1917-1921

Mine payroll cards, wooden drawer files, 1917-1921

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1917-1921

Misc. correspondence, 1917-1946

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1917-1946

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 200
Collection 4
 
Subject
Letters 203
Agriculture and Natural Resources 201
Coal mines and mining -- Utah -- History 201
Investments -- Utah -- History 201
Mines and Mineral Resources 201