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	 <titlestmt> 
		<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Inventory of the Knight Oil Company records, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1946-2000</date>
		  </titleproper> 
	   <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Knight Oil Company Records
	   </titleproper>
	 	<author encodinganalog="creator">Processed by Krist Jessup</author>
		
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	 <publicationstmt> 
		<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Wyoming. American
		  Heritage Center.</publisher> 
		<address> 
		  <addressline>American Heritage Center</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue</addressline> 
		  <addressline>University of Wyoming</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Laramie, WY 82071</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Phone: 307.766.2574</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Fax:307.766.5511 </addressline> 
		  <addressline>Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu</addressline> 
		  <addressline>URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/</addressline> 
		</address> 
	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date">2019</date> 
		<p>University of Wyoming</p> 
	 </publicationstmt> 
  </filedesc> 
  <profiledesc> 
	 <creation>Finding aid encoded by Krist Jessup
		<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">September 2019</date> </creation> 
	 <langusage>Finding aid is in
		<language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language>
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  <did> 
	 <head>Collection Summary</head> 
  	
	
  	<origination label="creator" encodinganalog="110">
  		<corpname>Knight Oil Company</corpname></origination>
  	
    <unittitle encodinganalog="245" label="title">Knight Oil Company Records</unittitle>
      
		<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="Date of Collection"> 1946-2000</unitdate>
	 
	 <unitid countrycode="us" repositorycode="WyU-AH" label="Collection Number">12729</unitid>
	 
  	<physdesc encodinganalog="300" label="Size"> <extent>1.00 cubic ft. (1 box)</extent> </physdesc> 
	 <repository encodinganalog="852" label="Repository"> 
		<corpname>University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.</corpname>
		</repository> <langmaterial encodinganalog="546" label="Language(s)"><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial> 
    <abstract label="Abstract"> The Knight Oil Company was founded in 1952 in Laramie, Wyoming by the Knight family. This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, printed material, business records, photographs, and artifacts related to the Knight Oil Company and Knight family. </abstract>
  </did> 
		  
  <bioghist encodinganalog="545"> 
    <head>Biography or History of the Knight Oil Company</head><p>The Knight Oil Company was founded in 1952 in Laramie, Wyoming. The company operated as a garage, car dealership, and an oil company. It was owned and operated by the Knight family.</p>
	 
  </bioghist> 
  <scopecontent encodinganalog="520"> 
    <head>Scope and Content</head><p>This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, printed material, business records, photographs, and artifacts related to the Knight Oil Company and Knight family.</p>
	 
  </scopecontent> 
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	 <head>Access Restrictions</head> 
	 <p>There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
	 	and the collection is open to the public.<?xm-replace_text {if appropriate}?></p> 
  </accessrestrict> 
  <userestrict> 
	 <head>Copyright Information</head> 
	 <p>The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
		property, and libel laws as they apply.</p> 
  </userestrict> 
  <relatedmaterial encodinganalog="544 1"> 
	 <head> Related Materials</head> 
  	<p>There are no known other archival collections created by the Knight Oil Company at the date of processing.</p>  
  </relatedmaterial> 
  <acqinfo encodinganalog="541"> 
	 <head>Acquisition Information</head> 
  	<p>This material was received from Scott A. Morton in March 2019.</p> 
  </acqinfo> 
  <processinfo> 
	 <head>Processing Information</head> 
  	<p>The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in September 2019.</p> 
  </processinfo> 
  <prefercite encodinganalog="524"> 
	 <head>Preferred Citation</head> 
	 <p>Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
		Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.</p> 
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	 <head>Access Terms</head> 
	 <persname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="600"> <?xm-replace_text {Personal Name}?></persname>
	 
	 <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610"> <?xm-replace_text {Corporate Name}?></corpname>
	 
    <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Petroleum</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Business</subject>
	 
    <geogname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="651"> Laramie (Wyo.)</geogname>
    <geogname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="651"> Wyoming History, 1946-1999</geogname>
    <geogname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="651"> Wyoming History, 2000-</geogname>
	 
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	 <occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656"><?xm-replace_text {Occupation}?></occupation>	 
	 
	 <title render="italic" encodinganalog="630"> <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?></title>
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      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Science, Technology and Health</subject> 
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Energy Production</subject>
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690"/> 
      <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690"/>
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	 <head>Container List</head> 
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>A.C. Knight</unittitle><unitdate>1959-1966</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Bill Knight personal material</unittitle><unitdate>1949-2000</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Dick Knight</unittitle><unitdate>1959-1965</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Frequency of oil changes</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>M. Knight</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, photographs, printed material, correspondence</unittitle><unitdate>1947-1956</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Miscellaneous printed material and newspaper clippings</unittitle><unitdate>1952-1955</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>M.J. "Bill" Knight funeral</unittitle><unitdate>1993</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>New building on 6th and Grand</unittitle><unitdate>1961-1962</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Newspaper clippings</unittitle><unitdate>1959-1967</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Oil</unittitle><unitdate>1953-1962</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Photographs</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Photographs and drawings</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Photographs and printed material</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Prices</unittitle><unitdate>undated</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Republican Presidential Task Force</unittitle><unitdate>1991</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Rick Knight</unittitle><unitdate>1989-1992</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Rod Knight</unittitle><unitdate>1958-1965</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Wyoming Furniture Company</unittitle><unitdate>1946-1947</unitdate></did></c01>
    <c01 level="file"><did><container type="Box">1</container><unittitle>Wyoming Senior Golf Association</unittitle><unitdate>1968-1986</unitdate></did></c01>
    
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