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Liberty Fuel Company business records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 4185

Scope and Contents note

Collection consists of two (2) business ledgers of the Liberty Fuel Company: Balance sheets and detailed statements of operations, January 1963 - November 1967; Production and distribution sheets, 1944-66.

Dates

  • 1944-1967

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 the Liberty Fuel Company business records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

David James was the Treasurer of the Liberty Fuel Company.

David James was Treasurer of the Liberty Fuel Company until its dissolution in November 1967. The 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.

Extent

1 oversize box (0.75 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Two ledgers, balance sheets, and production and distribution sheets produced by the Liberty Fuel Company between 1944 and 1967.

Custodial History note

Donated by David A. James in 1980.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; David A. James; 1980.

Appraisal note

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

Processing Information note

Processed; Amanda Clark; 25-26 July 2007.

Title
Register of Liberty Fuel Company business records
Status
Completed
Author
Amanda Clark and Karen Glenn, 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