This collection consists of the invoice records of Brown General Merchandise in Scipio, Utah from 1921 to 1924 and some store coupons from 1931. The materials, organized chronologically in one box of 40 folders, are beneficial to those researching the history of Utah cooperatives and Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution.

Within the invoices are records of Brown’s dry goods and hardware inventory including dresses, overalls, boots, beet sugar, eggs, plungers, rubber tires, chocolate, and batteries. His suppliers included Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution (Z.C.M.I), The Salt Lake Hardware Company, Utah Implement Vehicle Company and others. Also in the invoice files are records of E. M. Brown’s affiliation with Z.C.M.I. during the financial crisis of the early 1920s.