Knight Investment Company
Administrative History
The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight (1845-1921).
The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight, who first obtained his wealth from silver mining in the Tintic Mining District of Utah. The investment firm was organized to secure coordination of holdings and place responsibility on members of the family. The investment firm was connected to mining, sugar, and ranching companies, the Utah Savings Bank, the Knight Woolen Mills, and the American-Columbian Corporation. About 80 corporations were eventually brought within the scope of Knight Investment Company.
Citation:
Knight Investment Company Papers, 1885-1957 (The Knight Investment Company was a Utah investment firm founded by Jesse Knight (1845-1921))Wikipedia, via WWW, June 10, 2021 (Knight first obtained his wealth from silver mining in the Tintic Mining District of Utah. The investment firm was connected to mining, sugar, and ranching companies, the Utah Savings Bank, the Knight Woolen Mills, and the American-Columbian Corporation)
UPB files, June 10, 2021 (About 80 corporations were eventually brought within the scope of Knight Investment Company; The investment firm was organized to secure coordination of holdings and place responsibility on members of the family)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
R. Eugene Allen papers
Contains correspondence concerning the Blue Bench Irrigation District No. 1 Project and the activities of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Brigham Young University land deeds
Collection includes copy of deeding land in Provo, Utah, from Brigham Young University to the Knight Investment Company. 2 items.
Knight Investment Company records
Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.
Phillip Knight collection of Knight Investment Company records
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.
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