Irving P. Nelson business ledger
Scope and Contents
Business ledger from 1898 to 1964, possibly owned by the "Nelson Brothers," a farm in Goshen, Utah. Includes transactions relating to farmwork such as hourly wages, purchasing and selling of animals, purchasing of seeds and hay, and purchasing of vehicles. The ledger has information from transactions in Spanish Fork, Salt Lake City, and Goshen, Utah, as described on loose checks placed in the ledger. Receipts and checks in the ledger are clearly addressed to "Irving P. Nelson." Most of the ledger is dedicated to transactions from 1898 to 1901 and 1920 to 1929, with only a third of the ledger devoted to transactions outside of these timespans.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1964
Creator
- Nelson, Irving P. (Irving Peter), 1886-1966 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Irving Peter Nelson was born April 12, 1886, in Goshen, Utah, to Emma Nelson and Peter Hansen Nielson. Irving helped run the Nelson Brothers Farm, a business that existed in some form since at least 1898, although it was likely only called the Nelson Brothers Farm starting in 1926. They farmed cattle and grew produce. The farm was in Goshen, Utah. Irving married Pearl Bartholomew on May 20, 1908, and they had four children. Irving passed away February 3, 1966, in Payson, Utah.
Extent
1 volume (300 pages) ; 31 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Brent I. Peterson in 2023 who recieved the ledger from his cousin Douglas Nelson (grandson of Irving Nelson, one of three Nelson brothers).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Brent I. Peterson; 2023.
Appraisal
Utah County history (Latter Day Saint and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.A.1.b, 2023)
Processing Information
Processed; Matthew Shaw; February 2025.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Irving P. Nelson business ledger
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Matthew Shaw
- Date
- 2025 February 10
- 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