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The Co-op Service, 1941-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- The Co-op Service
- Dates
- 1941-1989 (inclusive)19411989
- Quantity
- 16 boxes, (8 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_MSS COLL 343
- Summary
- This collection contains records of the Coop Service Company, a Salt Lake City consumer cooperative organized in 1941.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Co-op Service, a chain of gas stations, was originally incorporated in 1941, as a subsidiary of Utah Cooperative Association (UCA), under the name of Salt Lake Consumer Co-op Service. In 1959 the Articles of Incorporation were amended, changing the name of the cooperative to Co-op Service. (A cooperative is a business owned and controlled by the people who use its services.) Within three weeks of deciding to open a cooperative, UCA had leased the land on Seventh South and Main Street, Salt Lake City and remodeled the existing building. The cooperative opened for business February 28, 1941 with thirty-seven dollars of net worth and five-thousand dollars in borrowed assets. The first station was equipped with four gasoline pumps, an outdoor wash rack, and hoist to provide basic car care, lube and tire services to consumers. Fifteen years later the Co-op moved to Roberta Street and Ninth South. Three more Co-op stations opened in Bountiful, Orem and along Redwood Road. All four stations served as official state vehicle safety inspection stations.
Membership in the Co-op association is evidenced by a stock certificate. Benefits of membership entitled each stock holder to one vote at the annual election meetings and an annual cash refund at the years end. Members received a monthly newspaper which recorded the Co-op's activities and offered helpful tips about car maintenance, including winterization, lighting and tire varieties. Additionally, members participated in cooperative contests, dinners and promotional meetings.
In June 1964, because of continuous low sales, the Orem station shut down. In 1973 the OPEC oil crisis caused the price of crude oil to triple and consequently, unprecedented inflation followed. These economic forces increased the cost of operation at the service stations and the Co-op lost too much money to recover their profits. By 1981 the Co-op was taking steps to liquidate the service stations and minimize financial losses. The Bountiful station and Redwood Road station were sold in 1983. The Ninth South station in Salt Lake City was sold in 1986. The Board of Directors remained intact until the sales were finalized in 1989.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains records of the Coop Service Company, a Salt Lake City consumer cooperative organized in 1941. Materials from Co-op Service include origination documents, stock and membership lists, annual reports, meeting minutes and financial records from 1941-1989.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the The Co-op Service must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: The Co-op Service USU_MSS COLL 343, box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_MSS COLL 343, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Processed in July of 2009
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Robert Bennion in 1990. Robert Bennion served as the last president of Coop Service.
Related Materials
Utah Cooperative AssociationColl Mss 129
Custodial History
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by Robert Bennion in 1990. Robert Bennion served as the last president of Coop Service.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Material relating to Co-op History, Personnel and Financial Record, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Business license and permits |
undated |
1 | 2 | Co-op Service Newspaper Accelerator |
1957-1964 |
1 | 3 | Employee Photographs and Biographical
Facts |
undated |
1 | 4 | Station and Group Employee Photographs
|
undated |
1 | 5 | Bountiful Financial Statements |
1957-1959 |
1 | 6 | Geneva Association Financial Statements |
1953-1961 |
1 | 7 | Husky Station Papers and Deeds.
|
undated |
1 | 8 | Salt Lake City Station Financial
Statements |
undated |
1 | 9 | Centerville Notes and Certificates.
|
undated |
1 | 10 | Chris Birch. |
undated |
1 | 11 | Phil Fergusen Lawsuit |
undated |
1 | 12 | Marjorie Waite Wall |
undated |
1 | 13 | Co-op Court Cases |
undated |
1 | 14 | Dale Mann, Lost Certificate Bond
|
undated |
1 | 15 | Bonds |
undated |
General Files relating to Co-op Membership and Financial Record, 1979-1981, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Membership Lists |
undated |
2 | 2 | Member Interest Payments |
undated |
2 | 3 | Deeds |
undated |
2 | 4 | Co-op News Mailing List |
undated |
2 | 5 | CENEX Insurance and Defaulted Bank
Deposits |
undated |
2 | 6 | Leases |
undated |
2 | 7 | Misc. General Files |
undated |
2 | 8 | Farmers Union Credit Union |
undated |
2 | 9 | Farmers Union Credit Union and
CENEX |
undated |
2 | 10 | Documents and Policies after
Merger |
undated |
2 | 11 | State Insurance Fund |
undated |
2 | 12 | Co-op Service Taxes |
undated |
2 | 13 | Utah State Tax Check Stubs |
1979-1980 |
2 | 14 | Miscellaneous Taxes |
1980 |
2 | 15 | Federal Tax Returns |
1979-1981 |
General Files relating to Co-op Financial Record, 1961-1981Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Sales Account Book |
1977 |
3 | 2 | Coop Land Titles |
undated |
3 | 3 | Stephan A. Regan Property |
undated |
3 | 4 | ASAP Enterprises |
undated |
3 | 5 | Missing Deposits and Membership
Activity |
undated |
3 | 6 | Photocopies of 6% Renewable Savings
Certificates |
undated |
3 | 7 | Certificate of Interest
Analysis |
1980 |
3 | 8 | Accrued Interest Rate |
1961-1981 |
3 | 9 | Expense Book |
undated |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | Annual Member Meeting Minutes |
1960-1964 |
4 | 2 | Annual Member Meeting Minutes |
1947-1959 |
4 | 3 | Board of Directors Minutes, Reports and
Financial Income Tax Returns |
1948-1957 |
4 | 4 | Financial Statements |
1961-1977 |
4 | 5 | Board of Directors Minutes, Reports and
Financial Income Tax Returns |
1963 |
4 | 6 | Board of Directors Minutes, Reports and
Financial Income Tax Returns |
1965 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
5 | 1-13 | Board of Directors Minutes, Reports and
Financial Income Tax Returns
(Missing 1972)
|
1966/1979 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1-9 | Board of Directors Minutes, Reports and
Financial Income Tax Returns
(Missing 1987)
|
1980-1989 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1-4 | Income Tax Returns
(Missing 1953 and 1957)
|
1950-1982 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
8 | 1 | Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes |
1958-1964 |
8 | 2 | Coop Balance Book |
1958-1977 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Misc. Certificates of
Interest |
undated |
9 | 2 | Bureau Supply Association Certificate of
Interest, No. 1-121 |
1936-1969 |
9 | 3 | 4 ½ Loan Capital Certificates, No.
1-15 |
1957-1964 |
9 | 4 | Series B Loan Capital Certificates,
1-12 |
1955-1956 |
9 | 5 | Series A Loan Capital Stock Certificates,
1-84 |
1948-1956 |
9 | 6 | Series A Loan Capital Stock Certificates,
85-113 |
1955-1957 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
10 | 1 | 4 ½ % Certificate of Interest,
1-50 |
1952-1954 |
10 | 2 | 4 ½ % Certificate of Interest,
51-100 |
1954-1955 |
10 | 3 | 4 ½ % Certificate of Interest,
101-150 |
1955-1957 |
10 | 4 | 4 ½ % Certificate of Interest,
151-181 |
1957-1959 |
10 | 5 | 5 % Certificate of Interest,
189-286 |
1959-1961 |
10 | 6 | 5 % Certificate of Interest,
289-389 |
1961-1974 |
10 | 7 | 5 ½ % Certificate of Interest,
1-3 |
1950-1957 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
11 | 1 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
14-114 |
1961-1962 |
11 | 2 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
115-213 |
1961-1963 |
11 | 3 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
214-314 |
1963-1964 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
12 | 1 | 46 % Certificate of Interest,
315-374 |
1965-1969 |
12 | 2 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
375-434 |
1967-1971 |
12 | 3 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
435-494 |
1967-1969 |
12 | 4 | 6 % Certificate of Interest,
495-557 |
1970-1977 |
Membership Lists, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 13
(Ordered alphabetically by last name)
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
13 | 1 | Abell-Ayoub, Book 1 |
undated |
13 | 2 | Babcock-Blonquist, Book 2 |
undated |
13 | 3 | Bluck-Cairns, Book 2 |
undated |
13 | 4 | Calderwood-Complete Auto, Book
2 |
undated |
13 | 5 | Con-Cuthbert, Book 2 |
undated |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 1 | DDT Construction Co.-Dyer, Book
3 |
undated |
14 | 2 | Everett-Everton, Book 3 |
undated |
14 | 3 | Fackrell-Fushimi, Book 3 |
undated |
14 | 4 | Gadd-Guymon, Book 3 |
undated |
14 | 5 | Haacke-Holbrook, Book 4 |
undated |
14 | 6 | Holbrook-Ivory, Book 4 |
undated |
14 | 7 | Jack-Kaas, Book 4 |
undated |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
15 | 1 | Kagie-Kyremes, Book 4 |
undated |
15 | 2 | Lake-McBride, Book 5 |
undated |
15 | 3 | McBride-Myers, Book 5 |
undated |
15 | 4 | Naccarate-Oxborrow, Book 5 |
undated |
15 | 5 | Pace-Raymond, Book 5 |
undated |
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
16 | 1 | Radmill-Ryse, Book 6 |
undated |
16 | 2 | Sabey-Steel, Book 6 |
undated |
16 | 3 | Tabish-Umberger, Book 7 |
undated |
16 | 4 | Uintah Homes-Wabel, Book 7 |
undated |
16 | 5 | Wach-Yazzie, Book 7 |
undated |
16 | 6 | Yates-Zwan, Book 7 |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business Enterprises--Utah--History
Corporate Names
- The Co-op Service
Occupations
- Service Stations--Utah--History