The Arch Browning, Inc. Records, ca. 1939-1969

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Salt Lake City, Utah

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Summary Description
Repository: Utah State Historical Society
Call Number: Mss B 549
Creator: Arch Browning, Inc.
Title: Arch Browning, Inc. Records, ca. 1939-1969
Quantity: 2.5 lin. ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract: Arch Browning, Inc., located at 570 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah sold Buick automobiles and was the oldest automobile dealership in Utah when it closed in 1969. Collection contains Buick facts, records of cars ordered, cars delivered, new car sales, employee earings records, model inventory control, financial statements, etc.
Topics:
Automobile dealers -- Utah -- Salt Lake City.
Persons:
No information available.
Organizations:
No information available.
Places:
No information available.
Form or Genre:
No information available.


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Background

Background Note

Arch Browning, Inc., located at 570 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah sold Buick automobiles and was the oldest automobile dealership in Utah when it closed in 1969.

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Scope & Content

Collection contains Buick facts, records of cars ordered, cars delivered, new car sales, employee earings records, model inventory control, financial statements, etc.

Series Descriptions

Records
Earnings
New Car Sales

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Administrative Info

Preferred Citation:
Arch Browning, Inc. Records, ca. 1939-1969, Utah State Historical Society.
Acquisition Information:
Gift of Robert Pack Browning
Restrictions on Use:
The Arch Browning, Inc. Records are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Processing Information:
Collection processed by Linda Thatcher

Finding aid compiled by Linda Thatcher

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2000 (RLIN ID: UTSX00-A18).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000.
Separations:
Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 549.
Finding Aid Note:
No information available.
Related Collections:
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Container List

Box
Folder
 Contents
    Records
1
1
 Automotive Analyst
1
2
 Buick Facts, 1939-1954
1
3
 Buick Facts, 1964-1969
1
4
 Buick Match Book, 1956
1
5
 Cars Ordered
1
6
 Cars Delivered, 1969
1
7
 Cars Sold, 1965-1967
2
1
 Coordination Report (Organization and Management)
2
2
 Dealership Management Program
3
14
 Invoices
4
3
 Daily Reminders
4
4
 Salesmen's Commission and Salaries Report, May, 1941
4
5
 Studebaker Fact Books
4
6
 Used Car Price Guides
4
7
 Your Automobile Dollar (What It Should Buy)
5
1
 Model Inventory Control
5
2
 Financial Statements, 1934-1962
Earnings
2
3

Earnings Control Records

Employee Earnings Records

2
4
 (A)
2
5
 (B)
2
6
 (C)
2
7
 (D)
2
8
 (E)
2
9
 (F)
2
10
 (G)
2
11
 (H)
2
12
 (I)
2
13
 (I)
3
1
 (K)
3
2
 (L)
3
3
 (M)
3
4
 (N)
3
5
 (O)
3
6
 (P)
3
7
 (Q)
3
8
 (R)
3
9
 (S)
3
10
 (T)
3
11
 (U)
3
12
 (V)
3
13
 (W)
New Car Sales
3
15
 1948-1960 (1)
3
16
 1948-1960 (2)
3
17
 1948-1960 (3)
4
1
 1948-1960 (4)
4
2
 1948-1960 (5)
Photographs

Located in Mss C 549

  1. 1970 LaSabre 455 4-door hardtop auto (postcard)
  2. 1968 Opal Kadett auto and group of men at training canter, with Ed Browning in center