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Sidney Stevens Implement Company papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 007

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1915

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Restrictions

Open to public research.

Copyright

It 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.

Historical Note

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.

Extent

52 boxes and 30 volumes (26 linear ft.)

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

collection has been divided into two parts: Manuscript boxes and Bound Ledgers and Journals.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was presented to Utah State University in 1967 by Mrs. Nettie Anderson of Logan through the good office of Dr. S. George Ellsworth.

Title
Guide to the Sidney Stevens Implement Company papers 1891-1915
Author
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
Date
2008
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)