THE HAROLD F. SILVER PAPERS (Accn 1551)

INVENTORY

University of Utah Marriott Library, Manuscripts Division

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The Harold F. Silver Papers (1941-1985; bulk 1964-1985) contains invoices, bills, and other financial records of the Silver Corporation, of which Harold F. Silver was the president, as well as letters requesting his philanthropic support, from 1956-1985. The bulk of the collection consists of documents related to the sale to American Factors Associates Limited of Silver's patents for inventions in the sugar manufacturing industry. These include correspondence, memos, lists of closing papers, drafts of contracts, assignments, certificates, exhibits, and agreements. The collection also contains a book of engineering schematics for a continous coal mining machine designed by Silver and built by Silver Engineering Works, Inc. (1941-1946).

Harold F. Silver was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 15, 1901. He attended Columbia University and the University of Utah, after which he became a prominent inventor, businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist in Denver, Colorado. He won numerous awards for both business and service, and held posts on many boards and committees. Inventions to his credit include a nonflammable dry cleaning process; sugar beet piling equipment; the first successful continuous coal mining machine; and the first successful continuous diffusion extraction process for beet and cane sugar. A professional biography of Harold F. Silver, drawn up as part of a nomination for an award from the National Association of Manufacturers, is in folder 6 of box 2. The collection was donated by Barnard Silver in October 1995. Size: 3.0 lin. ft.

Bx 1 - Financial Records and Lease Documentation

Fds 1-3 - Leases on 15th Floor First National Bank Building, 1965-1983

Fd 4 - Blueprints of 15th Floor First National Bank Building, 1963

Fd 5 - Lease Documents, 1965-1983

Correspondence, memos, bills, and notes concerning the lease held on 15th Floor First National Bank Building in Denver, as well as a newspaper clipping on the building boom in Denver.

Fd 6 - Requests for Charitable Contributions, 1985

Correspondence requesting assistance from the Mental Health Association of Colorado, IALAC Children's Center (Montessori Preschool), Need Foundation Incorporated, Options Incorporated, and the Technical Assistance Center.

Fd 7 - Proposed Lease on Dock, Utah Sand and Gravel Products, 1956-1959

Fd 8 - Rent Invoices from Equitable Life, 1978-1985

Fd 9 - Invoices from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Company, Certified Public Accountants, 1965-1985

Fd 10 - International Business Machines, 1965-1985

Correspondence, service agreements, and invoices from International Business Machines.

Fd 11 - Mountain Bell Invoices, 1978-1985

Bx 2 - Financial Records

Fd 1 - Cash Book, Office Expenses, 1972-1985

Fd 2 - Drafts of Proposed Agreements with American Factors Limited, 1964

Drafts of agreements and exhibits concerning the sale of patents and other assets belonging to the Silver Corporation to American Factors Limited.

Fds 3-4 - Sales Agreement with American Factors Limited, 1964-1965

Correspondence, memos, contracts, assignments, exhibits, agreements, lists of closing papers, and other documents concerning the same sale to American Factors Limited.

Fd 5 - Copies Handed to Mr. Silver for Reading, 1955-1965

Copies of certificates of agreement, schedules, correspondence, lists of closing papers, assignments, and other papers concerning the same sale to American Factors Limited. The folder also contains three certificates, the first from New Mexico stating incorporation as a foreign corporation, the second a license to do business in the state of Utah, and the third a license to do business in the state of Idaho.

Fd 6 - Drafts of Sales Documents, 1964-1965

Drafts and versions of contracts and exhibits concerning the sale of assets to American Factors Limited. Included is a letter concerning Harold F. Silver's nomination for an award from the National Association of Manufacturers as well as a professional biography.

Bx 3 - Engineering Drawings, 1941-1946

This box contains engineering drawings and specifications of the continuous coal mining machine invented and designed by Harold F. Silver and produced by Silver Engineering Works Incorporated.