Darrell and Gordon W. Knight collection on Jesse Knight
Scope and Contents
Contains newspaper pages that feature articles relating to the Jesse Knight family and show the family's impact on the state of Utah socially, politically, and economically. The newspapers come from various Utah publications including the Deseret News, Deseret Evening News, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald Republican, and Inter-Mountain Republican. They date between 1897 and 1949, with the bulk of them between 1908 and 1910. Newspapers that date before 1921 focus on Jesse Knight's political, philanthropic, social, and professional life, and on Jesse William Knight's political career. The newspapers post-1921 report events regarding Jesse Knight's family, the majority of which are of a social or political nature. Many of the articles refer to Jesse Knight as "Uncle Jesse" and Jesse William Knight as "Cousin Jesse." Besides hard, laminated copies of the newspapers, the collection includes a DVD of eighteen scans of the newspapers. All are duplicates and maintain a similar date range to that of the hard copies.
Dates
- 1897-1949
Creator
- Knight, Gordon W. (Person)
- Knight, Darrell V. (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 publish material from Darrell and Gordon W. Knight collection on Jesse Knight must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Gordon W. Knight is the grandson of a first cousin of Jessie Knight. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is married to Kathryn Knight. He is the co-leader of the Knight Family Organization with his brother, Darrell Knight.
Biographical History
Darrell Knight (b. 1929) is the grandson of a first cousin of Jesse Knight. He married Nancy D. Knight and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Darrell and Nancy began the Knight Family Organization in 1986, which organizes and puts on family reunions celebrating the Joseph, Newel, and Jesse Knight families. Darrell and his brother Gordon are the co-leaders of the organization.
Extent
1 oversize box (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Custodial History
Donated by Darrell Knight and Gordon W. Knight in 2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Darrell Knight and Gordon W. Knight; 2010.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Displays the involvement of the Jesse Knight family in the Utah County community.
Processing Information
Processed; Audrey Spainhower, student manuscript processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2010.
- Title
- Register of the Darrell and Gordon W. Knight collection on Jesse Knight
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Murphy, curator, and Audrey Spainhower, student manuscript processor.
- Date
- 2010 July 8
- 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