Burroughs Corporation records. Sales records
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains mostly ledger sheets of Burroughs Adding Machine Company's sales agencies, but also includes those of the Atlantic Compress Company (a Burroughs authorized warehouse), and of the General Adding Machine Exchange (a division of Burroughs).
This is one series of the Burroughs Corporation Records (CBI 90). Please see the other series finding aids for further information regarding the Burroughs Corporation.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1922
Creator
- Burroughs Adding Machine Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access to materials:
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright:
The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Historical Note
Burroughs Sales Division was expected to keep detailed ledgers and notes about their business deals and business prospects.
Extent
1 box (1 cubic foot)
Abstract
Collection contains mostly ledger sheets of Burroughs Adding Machine Company’s sales agencies, but also includes those of the Atlantic Compress Company (a Burroughs authorized warehouse), and of the General Adding Machine Exchange (a division of Burroughs).
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Sales Records, 1914-1922. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, September 1995.
- Date
- July 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Charles Babbage Institute Archives Collecting Area
Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-5050
cbi@umn.edu
