International Harvester Company Operator's, Parts, and Service Manuals (Technical Publications), 1879-1995

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Series: 3. Branch Operations
Scope and Content Note: The Branch Operations records contain different types of information from the nationwide network of Blatz branches and depots. Branches and depots were storefronts found throughout the country, which sold only Blatz beer to individual customers as well as to local businesses. Branches were bigger than the depots, and consisted of offices, warehouses, and a manager and staff paid by the home office. (For a more description of branches and depots, see Appendix A.) The extent and nature of the information concerning specific branches and depots is inconsistent; but together the records show the intricate branch network that the Blatz Brewing Company had in place by the 1890s and the relative autonomy of each of the branches in the way they did their recordkeeping. Some of the records in this series were kept at the Blatz headquarters while others were apparently maintained by branch or depot managers and shipped back to Milwaukee along with other property when the branch or depot closed. The records also document the national expansion of the company. Finally, the records are of particular interest because they show the steady decline of the Blatz operation as the temperance movement gained momentum and branches began to close.
Benton Harbor, MI
Volume   3
General Ledger, 1909-1910
Note: Indexed
Volume   50
General Ledger, 1909-1913
Note: Indexed
Berlin, WI
Volume   61
General Ledger, 1891-1892
Note: Indexed
Cedar Rapids, IA
Volume   259
General Journal, 1880-1882
Volume   98
General Ledger for Bottling Plant, 1907-1908
Note: No Index
Cleveland, OHI
Volume   43
General Ledger, 1914-1915
Note: Indexed
Volume   124
General Ledger, 1916
Note: Indexed
Decatur, IL
Volume   63
Cash Book, 1905-1906
East Dubuque, IL
Volume   6
General Ledger, 1916
Note: Indexed
Emmetsburg, IA
Volume   226
Cash Expense and Receipt Journal, 1909-1911
Volume   13
General Ledger, 1909-1911
Note: Indexed
Florence, WI
Volume   32
General Ledger, 1881-1882
Note: Indexed
Volume   33
Sales Journal, 1893-1895
Hancock, MI
Volume   324
General Ledger, 1907-1908
Note: Internal Index
Volume   321
Sales Ledger, 1901-1906
Kankakee, ILI
Volume   250
Cash Book, 1894-1902
Volume   316
Box   2
Unidentified Index to "General Ledger 1909", undated
Kansas City, MO
Volume   302
Customer Beer Sales and Expense Recapitulation Ledger, 1913-1918
Note: Indexed
Kenosha, WI
Volume   4
General Journal, 1897-1902
Louisville, KY
Volume   31
Sales Journal, 1876-1877
Medford, WI
Volume   232
Sales Ledger, 1921-1923
Note: No Index
Memphis, TN
Volume   225
General Journal, 1882
Volume   269
General Ledger, 1879-1880
Note: No Index
Volume   103
General Ledger, 1880-1882
Note: No Index
Milwaukee, WI
Volume   21
Allowance for Spoilage and Breakage Journal, 1920-1925
Box   4
Folder   15-16
Bills Receivable Account, 1915-1919
Box   12
Folder   18
Branch Closings,1914-1917, undated
Box   6
Folder   2
Building Accounts, 1904-1919
Volume   317
Box   2
Check Register for Various Branches, 1921
Volume   304
Comparative Branch Statements Ledger, 1913-1916
Note: No Index
Volume   296
Comparative Branch Statements Ledger, 1916-1921
Note: No Index
Volume   240
Cost of Sales by Branch Register, 1901-1904
Note: Indexed
Volume   241
Cost of Sales by Branch Register, 1904-1907
Note: Indexed
Volume   239
Cost of Sales by Branch Register, 1906-1922
Note: Indexed
Volume   238
Cost of Sales by Branch Register, 1907-1922
Note: Indexed
Volume   303
Cost of Sales by Branch Register, 1911-1915
Note: No Index
Volume   293, 305
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1887-1889
Note: Index to Volume 293
Volume   254-254A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1889-1890
Note: Index to Volume 254
Volume   301-301A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1892-1893
Note: Index to Volume 301
Volume   300-300A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1893-1895
Note: Index to Volume 300
Volume   298, 314
Box   2
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1895-1896
Note: Index to Volume 298
Volume   279-279A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1896-1898
Note: Index to Volume 279
Volume   263-263A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1898-1900
Note: Index to Volume 263
Volume   290-290A
Customer and Branch Ledger, 1900-1902
Note: Index to Volume 290
Volume   314
Box   2
Customer and Branch Ledger 298 Index, 1895-1896
Box   8
Folder   1
Details of Branch Depots, 1915-1919
Box   8
Folder   2
Details of Branch Floating Assets, 1915-1919
Box   8
Folder   7
Export Beer Sales, 1915-1919
Box   10
Folder   4-5
Miscellaneous Accounts, 1909-1919
Box   4
Folder   18-19
Mortgage Receivables, 1915-1919
Volume   297
Net Proceeds of Branches Ledger for Fiscal Year 1912, 1911-1912
Box   10
Folder   6
Non Alcohol Product Sales, 1919-1920
Box   11
Folder   3
Property Accounts, 1917
Volume   328
Box   2
Record of Bank Deposits and Withdrawals for Various Branches, 1926
Box   11
Folder   6
Rent, 1904-1918
Box   11
Folder   9
Sales, 1915-1919
Volume   315
Box   2
Sales Person Commission Record of Country Customers, 1927-1928
Transfer Ledger
Box   6
Folder   1
Berlin, WI, 1902-1920
Box   6
Folder   3
Cedar Rapids, IA, 1902-1907
Box   6
Folder   4
Champaign, IL, 1902-1908
Box   6
Folder   5
Cheyenne, WY, 1917-1919
Box   6
Folder   6
Chicago, IL, 1914-1920
Box   6
Folder   7
Cleveland, OH, 1914-1916
Box   6
Folder   8
Customer and Depot Account "A", 1902-1920
Box   6
Folder   9
Customer and Depot Account "B", 1902-1920
Box   6
Folder   10
Customer and Depot Account "C", 1902-1920
Box   6
Folder   11
Customer and Depot Account "D", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   1
Customer and Depot Account "E", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   2
Customer and Depot Account "F", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   3
Customer and Depot Account "G", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   4
Customer and Depot Account "H", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   5
Customer and Depot Account "I", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   6
Customer and Depot Account "J", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   7
Customer and Depot Account "K", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   8
Customer and Depot Account "L", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   9
Customer and Depot Account "M", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   10
Customer and Depot Account "O", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   11
Customer and Depot Account "P", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   12
Customer and Depot Account "R", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   13
Customer and Depot Account "S", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   14
Customer and Depot Account "T"-"W", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   15
Customer and Depot Account "Z", 1902-1920
Box   7
Folder   16
Denver, CO, 1902-1920
Box   8
Folder   3
Detroit, MI, 1909-1918
Box   8
Folder   4
Duluth, MN, 1915-1918
Box   8
Folder   5
East Dubuque, IL, 1916-1918
Box   8
Folder   6
El Paso, TX, 1917-1918
Box   8
Folder   8
Glidden, WI, 1918-1920
Box   8
Folder   10
Hancock, MI, 1914-1919
Box   8
Folder   9
Hurley, WI, 1918-1920
Box   8
Folder   11
Janesville, WI, 1914-1919
Box   8
Folder   12
Kankakee, IL, 1902-1919
Box   9
Folder   1-4
Kansas City, KS, 1902-1920
Box   9
Folder   5
Kenosha, WI, 1902-1919
Box   9
Folder   6
Marshfield, WI, 1903-1918
Box   9
Folder   7
Medford, WI, 1918-1919
Box   9
Folder   8
Minneapolis, MN, 1902-1905
Box   10
Folder   1-2
Minneapolis, MN, 1906-1920
Box   10
Folder   3
Miscellaneous Accounts, 1918
Box   10
Folder   7
Omaha, NE, 1902-1920
Box   10
Folder   8
Peoria, IL, 1902-1920
Box   11
Folder   1
Phillips, WI, 1918-1919
Box   11
Folder   2
Pittsburgh, PA, 1902-1918
Box   11
Folder   4
Racine, WI, 1920
Box   11
Folder   5
Range, OH, 1902-1920
Box   11
Folder   7
Rock Island, WI, 1915-1918
Box   11
Folder   8
Rockford, IL, 1902-1913
Box   11
Folder   10
South Bend, IN, 1914-1919
Box   11
Folder   11
Streator, IL, 1902-1920
Box   4
Folder   17
Yield Analysis, 1916-1919
Minneapolis, MN
Volume   310
General Ledger, 1896-1899
Note: No Index
Volume   151
General Ledger, 1912-1921
Note: No Index
Norway, MI
Volume   37
General Ledger, 1881-1882
Note: Indexed
Rockford, ILI
Volume   66
Accounts Receivable Ledger for Bottled Beer, 1905-1908
Note: Indexed
Volume   65
Unit Sales Register for Bottling Plant, 1907-1908
St. Paul, MN
Volume   311
Box   1
Accounts Receivable Ledger, 1883-1884
Note: Indexed
Volume   36
General Ledger, 1882-1883
Note: Indexed
Volume   220
Sales/Accounts Receivable Ledger, 1916-1922
Note: No Index
Sioux Falls, SD
Volume   236
Sales Journal, 1917-1918l
Streator, ILI
Volume   237
Accounts Receivable Transfer Ledger, 1916-1918
Note: No Index
Volume   95
Accounts Receivable Transfer Ledger, 1918-1919
Note: No Index
Terre Haute, INI
Volume   34
Cash Book, 1892-1893
Unknown
Volume   322
General Ledger, 1907
Note: No Index
Volume   308
Purchases and Sales Record, 1908-1914
Note: No Index
Volume   227
Sales Ledger for Country Customers, 1883-1884
Note: Internal Index