| 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 124 |
| OCR Text |
Show < BROWNING INVENTIONS STANDARD EQUIPMENT Z U-S-ARMY BY ARMS HEAVY MACHINE GUN LIGHT MACHINE GUN MACHINE RIFLE GOV.AUTO- PISTOL COM PAN Y JOHN M. BROWNING and M.S.BROWNING OGDEN UTAH f | HERSTAL Lez LIEGE, BELGIUM oes ST. LOUIS, MO. January 15, Mir. Ee. G Bennett First Security Corporation Veden, Utah Dear of Mr. Bennett: You will be Hunting Fishing & interested and to The know that National one of the Sportsman, “higher-up's" both Boston publications, paid us a visit. He was Mr. W. H. Foster, who has really been the father of skeet, in fact, we understand that he practically originated it and it is through his efforts that it has grown to its present size as a shooting institution in the country, particularly in the ir, Foster was extremely friendly and called to tell us that ais publications would not only be willing to carry our copy but 1 glad to do so, since they were heartily in favor of our move. He further stated that he thought it was a sound policy end expressed he had his best wondered wishes for why move this our success. He also stated that not been made by arms compan- rather think that it is has ies years the beginning good that These publications, as you possibly recall, have been very producers for us in the past, and Mr. Potts was fearful they would not accept our copy. Thought you would be in- before, of terested in the relieves us also. With kind and seems a change outcome to in of this this kind of perhaps merchandising. conference, and of course it regards, JER/LK Dp ie 8 og it ee fd: aa was thoroughly femiliar with the activities ao he Same onc owae enthusiastic over the attitute z ae an row H oe etna v expressed his; personal opinion of vervising policy followed by Remington to the effect that he thoucht j 2 ; should be, env it was about everything but what it PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1931 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
178694 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt30qt/178694 |