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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

  • Creation: approximately 1883-1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical History

Phillip S. Knight (1915- ) is the grandson of Jesse Knight, the founder of the Knight Investment Company.

Extent

9 cartons (9 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3772.xml

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Phillip S. Knight.

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Phillip Knight collection of Knight Investment Company records
Status
Completed
Author
Andrea Wyss
Date
2011 April 8
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.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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