General correspondence, 1914-1916
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1914-1916
Creator
- Knight Investment Company (Organization)
- Knight, Jesse, 1845-1921 (contributor, Person)
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Administrative History
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.
Extent
From the Collection: 206 boxes (125 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS278.xml
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States