| Title |
Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 012, Folder 07 |
| Creator |
Birdsell, Wayne; Browning, Val A., 1895-1994; Rafter, John R.; FN (Firm : Belgium); Schroeder Freres; Zinn, Harry A.; United States. Bureau of Customs; Browning, John Val; Mattlet, Ernest; Briggs, William M.; Browning, Marriner Bigelow; Goddard, Grant F.; Kinkade, Byron; Senden, F. Raymond; United States. Embassy (Belgium); Union of Gunsmith Retailers of Belgium |
| Description |
Exchanges and documentation regarding customs and importation, with John R. Rafter as primary creator. Includes drafts of affidavits. |
| Subject |
Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital |
2026-06 |
| Date |
1951; 1952; 1953; 1954 |
| Medium |
correspondence; documents; financial records; legal records |
| Spatial Coverage |
Washington, D.C., United States; New York City, New York, United States; Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States; Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Liège, Wallonia, Belgium; Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| 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 12, Folder 7, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194196 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n |
| Title |
Page 144 |
| OCR Text |
Show JOHN TELEPHONE: R.RAFTER COUNSELOR AT LAW 8 Bridge Hreel, War Mr. Val A. Browning Ogden, Dear now its oes Browning, Arms Company, Utah. Mr. Browning: Referring to the procedure which should be followed by your company at St. Louis when making customs entries of shotguns imported from Belgium: differently, manner their as For the the guns they “foreign have time being and until should be entered in been value", as affidavits received from mitted by your company to Goddard, your At the branch heretofore most entered, recently namely, stated FN and Schroeder the Appraiser at same time, manager at I advise the same I recommend that St. Louis, write ei JRR: BL yours, le 4 at the sub- Mr. to the and promptly reply to his letter. Sincerely in Freres and St. Louis. appraiser, as per copy of letter enclosed, furnish you with a copy of the appraiser's Ene. WHITEHALL af 4-5094 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_ba |
| ID |
194340 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6mmbx9n/194340 |
