Record Group 33

Burroughs Finding Aid

 

Box 1, Shelf 8

Entry 1: Photographs

 

Plymouth’s Proud of Burroughs Week

1959 celebration outside City Hall, (Acc. # 1939.00)

Celebration carriage ride, (Acc. #1939.01)

Carriage ride across Main Street (Acc. #1939.02)

Company leaders dressed as Pilgrims (Acc. #1939.03)

Mgr. Lorenz next to an ice sculpture in “B” shape (Acc. #1939.04)

Meal being served (Acc. #1939.05)

Employees working on adding machine (Acc. #1939.06)

Head table with Henderson, Lindsay, Eppert, Guenther, and Native Americans in Mayflower Room (Acc. #1939.07)

Eppert speaking at lunch (Acc. #1939.08)

View of Mayflower Room during lunch in Mayflower Room (Acc. #1939.09)

Eppert with Native Americans (Acc. #1939.10)

Town Crier, C.V. Sparks, reading Proclamation in Mayflower Room (Acc. #1939.11)

Eppert and others on Main Street near Museum (Acc. #1939.12)

Eppert, Guenther, and others in carriage (Acc. #1939.13)

Display of 2 mannequins in stocks (Acc. #1939.14)

Street banner, “Plymouth’s Proud of Burroughs” (Acc. #1939.15)

Carriage ride on Main Street-Guenther, Lindsay, and Eppert (Acc. #1939.16)

Introductions at City Hall, M.C. Henderson, Eppert, Mgr. of C of C Millikin, Commissioner Hartmann, and Township Clerk Broome (Acc. #1939.17)

Guenther, Cooper, Lindsay, Eppert, and Henderson in front of company display in hotel lobby (Acc. #1939.18)

Hotel lobby with Eppert, Cooper, Lindsay, and Guenther (Acc. #1939.19)

Eppert, Lindsay, Guenther, and Cooper with Mgr. Lorenz (Acc. #1939.20)

Burroughs display with Guenther, Lindsay, Cooper, and Eppert (Acc. #1939.21)

Mgr. Millikin and Hugh Griffin outside C of C office (Acc. #1939.22)

Susan Wesley and Dr. A. C. Williams in the stocks (Acc. #1939.23)

Mgr. Millikin and Pres. Eppert at plant (Acc. #1939.24)

Various duplicate photos of above mentioned celebration (Acc. #2004.266.01)

Other company photos

Aerial photograph of plant in 1955

Plant under construction

Postcard of Plymouth plant (Acc. #2001.087.032)

Drawing of plant in 1938

Packard delivery truck operated by Burroughs in 1910 (Acc. #90.90.L)

Plant workers in 1969 (Acc. #93.57.5)

Burroughs cash register

Lodge at Burroughs Farms near Brighton, MI around 1928 (Acc. #2006.083.01)

“Stroll Through Our History” CD (Acc. #2007.176.01)

Burroughs Co. Gun Farm in Brighton, MI –Trap and skeet shooting (Acc. #2006.083.02)

Barney Platt shooting trap at Burroughs Gun Farm (Acc. #2006.083.02)

People at Burroughs Gun Farm (4 photos) (Acc. #2006.083.02)

Workers assembling adding machines (Acc. #2006.186.02)

Burroughs plant with Mr. Platt, superintendent of power & maintenance, March, 1937

            (2 photos) (Acc. #2007.34.04)

 

Map Case 2, Drawer 2

Burroughs delivery truck circa 1920 (Acc. #2006.114.01)

Burroughs under construction 1938 (Acc #2006.114.02)

 

Entry 2: Contact Sheets

Folder 1:  Photograph contact sheets of City Hall, Museum, and downtown Plymouth

Folder 2:  Photograph contact sheets of Burroughs office

Folder 3:  Photograph contact sheets of company personnel at airport and personnel at outside activities

Folder 4:  Photograph contact sheets of company dinners

Folder 5:  Photograph contact sheets of company personnel at Tiger games

 

Entry 3: Pamphlets, Flyers, and Calendar

Folder 1

Pamphlet, “The Story of Figures”

Pamphlet, “My Trip to Detroit” (Acc. #91.39.2L)

1986 flyer, “Burroughs Ranked Number 1”

Pamphlet, “Welcome to Plymouth Facility-Unisys, 1987”

Pamphlet, “Burroughs History” (2 copies)

Calendar, “The History of the Plymouth Plant” (Acc. #2004.129.01)

Pamphlet, “Burroughs at Plymouth”

 

Entry 4:  Newspaper Clippings 

Folder 1

Burroughs plant newspaper, Christmas edition, 1968 (Acc. #93.57.4)

Plymouth Mail section devoted to Burroughs Week, March 19, 1959

“View of Progress at Burroughs Adding Machine Company,” The Plymouth Mail, 5/21/31

“Burroughs Plant Opened Monday,” The Plymouth Mail, 3/25/38

“Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Pushing Ahead at Rapid Pace Here,” The Plymouth Mail

“Plymouth Waitress and Construction Foreman Die in 245-Foot Fall on Forbidden Sight-Seeing Trip Here,” The Plymouth Mail, 9/10/37

“Construction of Burroughs Plant over Half Done,” The Plymouth Mail

“Installation of Machinery in Huge Burroughs Adding Machine Company           Factory Will Start in Mid-October,” The Plymouth Mail, 1937

“Burroughs Adding Machine Plant to Open Here Monday,” The Plymouth Mail, 3/18/38

Photo of Burroughs Plant, Detroit Free Press, 8/31/52

“Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Makes Building Survey,” The Plymouth Mail, 8/14/36

“Plymouth Lets Burroughs Know They are Welcome,” The Plymouth Mail, 3/26/59

“Plymouth Shows It’s Proud,” 1959

“Burroughs Not Closing Here, Says President,” 5/8/71

“Plymouth boasts ties to subject of new film,” Observer & Eccentric, 10/24/91

“Unisys, community have changed over the years,” The Observer & Eccentric, 5/3/90

“Landmark will bite the dust,” Detroit News, 5/27/98

“Scroll Proclaims Plymouth’s Appreciation for Burroughs” 1959

“Exhibit tells story of growth, change,” Observer & Eccentric, 1998

“Burroughs Company Makes Survey of Property on Plymouth Road,” Plymouth

            Mail, September 11, 1936

“Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Makes Building Survey,” Plymouth Mail, August 14,

            1936

 

Entry 5:  Burroughs Company Information  

Folder 1

Interoffice Unisys memo about company display at Plymouth Historical Museum, 10/23/89

“Special for Time Traveler Show-Bud Guest,” A short history of Burroughs Corporation

Burroughs Farm Bulletin, February 25, 1937 (Acc. #2005.162.02)

Burroughs Farm Bulletin, June 3, 1930 (Acc. #2005.162.01)

Army Navy Production Award

Daily Convention Bulletin, June 3, 1930 (Acc. #2006.186.01)

 

Entry 6: Miscellaneous

Folder 1

“Burroughs adding Machine Company”

Picture card of Burroughs machines (Acc. #2007.169.48)

 

Compiled by Lena Packer, 11 August 2005