Liberty Fuel Company records
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
- Creation: 1917-1972
Creator
- Liberty Fuel Company (Organization)
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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States