Contains papers from Francis W. Kirkham related to his business endeavors. Included are papers relating to the Co-operative Insurance company as well as correspondence, receipts, bank statements, check stubs, newspaper clipppings and various other materials. The series dates 1921-1962.

Handwritten entries in an account book. The item includes lists of stock holders in the institution and records of financial transactions. The accounts were made out primarily to women.

Handwritten account book and diary. Accounts date from 1848 to 1855. Pages 67 to 104 of the diary relate Young's overland journey to Utah in 1850 by ox team. Young writes about general travelling conditions and trail landmarks, several deaths from accident and disease, encounters with Indian tribes, the condition of neighboring companies on the trail, and his duties as captain.