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Sidney Stevens Implement Company papers, 1891-1915
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sidney Stevens Implement Company
- Title
- Sidney Stevens Implement Company papers
- Dates
- 1891-1915 (inclusive)18911915
- Quantity
- 52 boxes and 30 volumes, (26 linear ft.)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 007
- Summary
- Records include all types of correspondence, invoices, receipts, credit and debit memoranda, stock orders, freight bills, shipping orders, employee time reports, journal daybooks, etc. Much of the material relates to other branch stores in Montpelier and Preston, Idaho, and Ogden. Includes letters from company agents who canvassed Utah and Idaho, including E. T. Dobson, Wilford Chatterton, James Meikle, William A. Norton, and George H. Fisher.
- 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
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Located in Logan, Utah from 1891 to 1915, the store's main business was the sale of agricultural implements and the sale and resale of farm commodities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Sidney Stevens Implement Company was founded in Ogden, Utah, in 1865 as hardware store. It grew with Ogden and Weber County and came, by the mid-1880's, to concentrate on the sale of agricultural implements and the purchase and resale of farm commodities.
In 1890 a branch store was opened in Logan at 65 West Center Street with E.Farley as first local manager. Incorporated under Utah Laws in 1896, the company eventually established branch houses in Preston, Montpelier and Downey, Idaho; and in Garland, Utah, as well as in smaller surrounding communities. About 1920 the entire chain was purchased by Ogden-based Eccles family interest and the name changed to Mountain States Implement Company, a company which continued in operation until 1969.
The papers of the Sidney Stevens Implement Company in the holdings of the Special Collections Department of the U. S. U. Library are those of the Logan Branch from 1891 to 1915, virtually the entire life of the branch. While Logan operated directly under Ogden headquarters, it would seem that the two other main branches of the company, those at Montpelier and Preston, Idaho, were subordinate to the Logan Office.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Sidney Stevens Implement Company must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Sidney Stevens Implement Company papers, 1891-1915 (COLL MSS 007). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
collection has been divided into two parts: Manuscript boxes and Bound Ledgers and Journals.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Part I: Manuscript boxesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | General Correspondence
boxes 1 through 8 contain "General Correspondence. Includes inquires, carbons of collection notes, correspondence with wholesale houses, letters to and from the branch houses.
|
Jan. 1892-July 16, 1895 |
| 2 | General Correspondence |
1895-1897 |
| 3 | General Correspondence |
1898-1902 |
| 4 | General Correspondence |
1902-1903 |
| 5 | General Correspondence
(1904 missing)
|
1905 |
| 6 | General Correspondence |
1906-1907 |
| 7 | General Correspondence |
1908-1909 |
| 8 | General Correspondence |
1910-1911 |
| 9 | Collection letters
Includes carbons of letters asking payment and replies from purchasers regarding payment of debts to the Company. Similiar correspondence was earlier filed under the heading "General Correspondence."
|
1896-1901 |
| 10 | Invoices and Receipts
boxes 10 through 14 contain "Invoices and Receipts." As the designation implies these are invoices and receipts for purchases by the Logan Branch directly from wholesale suppliers and to and from the Ogden Office and the various branch stores. Also included are receipts for payments of local bills--electricity, telephone, etc.
|
1890 February 13-1895 |
| 11 | Invoices and Receipts |
1895 December-1897 |
| 12 | Invoices and Receipts |
1898-1899 |
| 13 | Invoices and Receipts |
1903 September - 1911 September |
| 14 | Invoices and Receipts |
1912 March 30-1914 December 31 |
| 15 | Ogden Letters
boxes 15 through 26 contain "Ogden Letters." These are usually letters of instruction or inquiry from the main office to the manager of the Logan Branch (and less often carbons of letters from Logan to Ogden). The early letters also contain shipping lists of material sent from Ogden to Logan, a form later called "Ogden Transfer Invoices" (see also Book 25).
|
1890-1891 |
| 16 | Ogden Letters |
1892-1895 |
| 17 | Ogden Letters
(incl. Transfer Invoices)
|
1895-1898 |
| 18 | Ogden Letters
(incl. Transfer Invoices)
|
1898 January-November |
| 19 | Ogden Letters
(incl. llransfer Invoices)
|
1898-1899 |
| 20 | Ogden Letters |
1899-1900 |
| 21 | Ogden Letters
(1902 missing)
|
1901-1903 |
| 22 | Ogden Letters |
1904-1905 |
| 23 | Ogden Letters |
1906-1908 March |
| 24 | Ogden Letters |
1908 April-1909 |
| 25 | Ogden Letters |
1910 January-1911 June |
| 26 | Ogden Letters
(incl. 1914 correspondence with branches)
|
1911 January-1914 December |
| 27 | Note Receipts
boxes 27 and 28 contain "Note Receipts." Receipts indicate Ogden numbers given to the Notes when forwarded to the Main Office by the Logan branch.
|
1908 April-December |
| 28 | Note Receipts, Ogden: Jan. 1, 1909-April 1, 1912, Preston: |
1904-1908 |
| 29 | Preston Letters
boxes 29 through 33 contain "Preston Letters, including letters from agents E. T. Dobson (1892), Wilford Chatterton (1892-98), James Meikle (1895-1902), letters from the Preston Branch to Logan, including Preston Transfer Invoices. Also included are letters from company agents who canvassed northern Cache Valley, Malad Valley, Marsh Valley, and Gentile Valley for Sidney Stevens Implement Company.
|
1896-1898 |
| 30 | Preston Letters |
1899-1900 |
| 31 | Preston Letters |
190l-1904 |
| 32 | Preston Letters |
1904-1911 |
| 33 | Preston Letters
(incl. 1912 correspondence wtih Sidney Stevens Branches at Montpelier, Garland and Downey)
|
1911-1912 |
| 34 | Montpelier Letters
box 34 contains "Montpelier Letters," correspondence from the Montpelier Branch with Logan. Also included are letters of William A. Norton (1898), resident agent at McCammon, and George H. Fisher (1905-1906), traveling agent in the Bear Lake, Bear River, and Cache Valleys.
|
1896-1911 |
| 35 | Ogden Transfer Invoices
boxes 35 through 43 contains "Ogden Transfer Invoices," shipping lists with prices and serial numbers of stock forwarded from Ogden headquarters to the Logan Branch (see also Book 25).
|
1892 January-1895 February 13 |
| 36 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1895 February-1898 February |
| 37 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1898 December-1900 December |
| 38 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
l901 January-July 29, 1902 |
| 39 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1903 April 30-1905 February 01 |
| 40 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1905 February 01-1907 February 01 |
| 41 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1907 February 01-1908 February 01 |
| 42 | Ogden Transfer Invoices
(also incl. Preston and Montpelier Transfer Invoices)
|
1909 February 01-1911 February 01 |
| 43 | Ogden Transfer Invoices |
1911 February 01-1915 February 01 |
| 44 | (a) "Credit and Debit Momoranda" (a book showing of the profit and loss of the Logan Branch and its "accounts" at Ogden headquarters) and (b) "Ogden and Branch Collection Reports." |
1891-1915 |
| 45 | Stock Orders
box 45 contains "Stock Orders," orders for material from the warehouses at the Ogden headquarters.
|
1900-1912 October |
| 46 | Logan Transfer Invoices
boxes 46 and 47 contain "Logan Transfer Invoices," stock shipped from Logan to the other branches.
|
l911 February 09-1913 Jaunary 03 |
| 47 | Logan Transfer Invoices
(also incl. "Miscellaneous Inventories and Memoranda," 1911-1912).
|
1913 August 01-1915 February 01 |
| 48 | Freight Bills
(incl. "Bills of Lading," Feb. 5, 1897 - April 8, 1898). boxes 48 throuqh 50 contain "Freight Bills," OSLRR charges on shipments sent from the Logan Branch.
|
1894 -1889 April 08 |
| 49 | Freight Bills |
1899 January 18-1906 February 01. |
| 50 | Freight Bills
(inc. "Cashier's Memo - Freight Bill," June 9, 1908-Aug. 11, 1913)
|
1906 February 01-1911 August 11 |
| 51 | Shipping Orders, #100 L |
1914 April 08- 1914 August 11 |
| 52 | (a) employees' "Time Reports" and branch office "Deposit Slips" and (b) a blank checkbook of Sidney Stevens Implement Company, Logan Branch -- |
(a) 1907 September 12-1913 March 1. |
Part II : Ledgers, 1891-1915Return to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
Book 0 : Letterbooks
(largely Logan to Ogden office, see also Book 22). Books 0 through 10 are "Letterbooks" containing copies of letters sent by the Logan Branch.
|
1891 February 17- 1892 January 22 |
Book 1 : Letterbooks |
1891 February 1- 1892 January 22. |
Book 2 : Letterbooks |
1893 July 1-1895 February 2 |
Book 3 : Letterbooks |
1895 February 4- 1896 April 26 |
Book 4 : does not exist |
1891-1915 |
Book 5 : Letterbooks |
1897 December 18- 1898 October 28 |
Book 6 : Letterbooks |
1898 October 29-1899 Auguat 2 |
Book 7 : Letterbooks |
1899 August 2 - 1900 March 16 |
Book 8 : Letterbooks |
1900 March 17- 1900 June 9 |
Book 9 : Letterbooks |
1900 June 11-1900 July 7 |
Book 10 : Letterbooks |
1901 July 22 - 1902 October 7 |
Book 11 : Invoices
(see also Book 25). Books 11 throuqh 16 contain "Invoices" for items sold by the Logan Branch including transfers to other branches.
|
1892 February 28-1893 June 23 |
Book 12 : Invoices |
1898 November 14-1900 May 28 |
Book 13 : Invoices
(Invoices, June 8, 1900 to March 16, 1901 in Book 8)
|
1901 March 18-1902 June 20 |
Book 14 : Invoices |
1902 June 21-1903 August 14 |
Book 15 : Invoices |
1903 August 15-1906 October 16 |
Book 16 : Invoices |
1906 October 22-1906 July 22 |
Book 17 : Transfer Invoices
Books 17 and 18 contain "Transfer Invoices": Stock shipped from the Logan Branch to the other branches or to Ogden.
|
1905 March 2-1908 January 31 |
Book 18 : Transfer Invoices |
1908 January 11-1911 February 28 |
Book 19 : Journal Daybooks
Books 19 through 21 are "Journal Daybooks," daily income and expenses of the Logan Branch.
|
April 1890-1890 July 16 |
Book 19a : Journal Daybooks |
1891 October- 1892 November 10 |
Book 20 : Journal Daybooks |
1892 November 19-1894 October 9 |
Book 21 : Journal Daybooks
(incl. letters, June 23-24, 1896)
|
1894 October 10-1895 May 31 |
Book 22 : Remittance Books
(largely letters from Farley, manager at Logan, to Sidney Stevens in Ogden). Books 22 and 23 are labeled "Remittance Books," but they seem to have combined the functions of daybooks and letterbooks. The designation seems to come from the fact that they contain account totals forwarded from Logan to Ogden.
|
1891 February 09-1892 November 22 |
Book 23 : Remittance Books |
1896 June 25-1898 November 14 |
Book 24 : Journal (Daybook),
(posted to Ledger "B"). Books 24 throuqh 29 are "Ledgers" or in "Ledger" format.
|
1891 January 1-1895 May 31 |
Book 25 : Invoices
(largely original Ogden Transfer Invoices tipped in, see box 35ff.)
|
1890 August 5-1891 November 12 |
Book 26 : Ledger "A" |
1890 |
Book 27 : Ledger "B"
(with index in pocket)
|
1891-1898 |
Book 28 : Ledger "C" |
1893-1904 |
Book 28a : Index to Ledger "C" |
undated |
Book 29 : Trial Balance
(incl. annual statements, Logan Branch 1903ff.)
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural implement industry--Utah--History.
- Agricultural implement industry--Utah--Logan--History.
Personal Names
- Chatterton, Wilford. correspondent. (contributor)
- Dobson, E. T. correspondent. (contributor)
- Fisher, George H. correspondent. (contributor)
- Meikle, James. correspondent. (contributor)
- Norton, William A. correspondent. (contributor)
Corporate Names
- Mountain States Implement Company--History.
- Sidney Stevens Implement Company.
Geographical Names
- Logan (Utah)--History.
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008
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