| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 007, Folder 05 |
| Creator |
FN (Firm : Belgium); Banc d'Epreuves des Armes a Feu; LaLoux, René; Bennett, Elbert G.; Russell, John E.; Browning Arms Company; American Forestry Association; Woodson, William T.; Peters, H. M.; Benzley, C. Verl; Bell, J. S.; Shaw, A. M.; Hobbs, Robert D.; Leggett, E. B.; Lawrence, Alick E.; St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Browning, Marriner A.; Gillis, Wallace D.; Driscoll, J. L.; D'Geralamo, Joseph; First Security Bank of Utah; Potts, R. J.; Nation's Business Magazine |
| Contributors |
Knapp, Joseph |
| Description |
Exchanges, primarily between John E. Russell and Elbert G. Bennett, regarding business operations of J. M. & M. S. Browning Company during first years of Great Depression. |
| Subject |
Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History; Great Depression, 1929 |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital |
2026-03 |
| Date |
1931; 1932 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; notes (documents); financial records; newspaper clippings; publications; memorandums |
| Spatial Coverage |
Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Washington, D.C., United States; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; New York City, New York, United States; Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States; Puerto Cabello, Venezuela; Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, United States; Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States; Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States; York, York County, Nebraska, United States |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language |
eng; fra |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Sponsorship/Funding |
Funding generously provided by the Val A. Browning Charitable Foundation. |
| Source |
Browning Arms Company Collection, MS492, Box 7, Folder 5, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gt30qt |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
178570 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt30qt |
| Title |
Page 121 |
| OCR Text |
Show BROWNING INVENTIONS STANDARD EQUIPMENT U-S-ARMY FOUNDED HEAVY MACHINE GUN ARMS LIGHT MACHINE GUN MACHINE RIFLE GOV.AUTO- PISTOL % COM PAN Y JOHN M.BROWNING and =: BROWNI M.S. | OGDEN UTAH HERSTAL LEZ LIEGE, BELGIUM : ST. LOUIS, MO. January 14, 19351 Mr. E. G. Bennett First Security Corporation Ogden, Utah Dear Mr. Bennett: the St. Louis Globe position in last Enelosed herewith is an editorial which appeared in This is the paper that gave us the excellent Democrat. issue. Sunday's only While are publications the of few a the to out now readers in Inwhich our ads are appearing,we are already flooded with letters. apthat guiries started to come in last Saturday from the magazines from Saturday to and peared on the news stands Thursday and Friday. This is a greater including today, we have received 5,982 inquir jes. number of inguiries than we have ever received in any full month in Bach day the mails are heavier, and it looks as if we our experience. To date are going to get a good response to our advertising efforts. from got I idea the of result the as inquiries more received we have letcircular our in used we which and Iowa, Shenandoah, at Henry Field advermagazine or newspaper our from have we than ter to individuals, There appears to be no question but what the Field idea is a tising. winner for us also. The response The response we are © getting from dealers is friendly. we have and main, the in friendly also is © we are getting from jobbers not rehave We jobber. any from not yet received a real nasty letter announcethis of result a as far, ceived any letters as sarcastic, so ment as we received two years ago when we changed our discount to the Of course, we have not received letters from all our trade as jobber. 2)fou yet, 1870 BY and is would are all With kind be good to draw interested in developments and regards conclusions; any premature perhaps you thought We it busy and and best optimistic to and wishes, Sincere pry, 3 og vy k A JER/LK (Y PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE ot COMPANY, ST. date. doing ) LOUIS,. MO. however, our best. NG |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
178691 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt30qt/178691 |
