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Liberty Fuel Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6026

Scope and Contents note

The collection consists primarily of the company’s business ledgers and administrative records (cash and account books, business journals, etc.) between 1917 and 1967. It also includes a scrapbook of company ads and cards, newspaper clippings, photos, and correspondence, as well as a map of the company’s mining and corporate holdings, dated to 1972.

Dates

  • 1917-1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Liberty Fuel Company records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

Liberty Fuel, a Utah coal-mining company, was founded by Francisco Latuda and Frank Cameron in 1917 following Latuda’s co-purchase (along with friend Charles Picco) of 326 acres of coal lands in Salt Lake City. Coal was shipped from it beginning that year; the mine closed in 1966. David James was Treasurer of the company until its dissolution in November 1967.

Extent

4 oversize boxes (4 linear ft.)

1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)

1 carton (1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Liberty Fuel Company records, including account ledgers and scrapbooks, 1917-1972.

Custodial History note

Donated by David A. James in 1978.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; David A. James; 1978.

Appraisal note

Western American business (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).

Processing Information note

Processed; Amanda Clark; 8 October 2007.

Title
Register of Liberty Fuel Company records
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Glenn and Amanda Clark, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States