Auerbach Company
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Auerbach Department Store photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1867
Abstract
The Auerbach family was among the first Jewish residents in Salt Lake City and operated a department store in downtown Salt Lake City from 1864 to 1977. Herbert S. Auerbach (1882-1945) served as president of the Auerbach Company from the 1920s until his death in 1945. This collection contains cabinet cards and cartes de visite portraits of Herbert Auerbach and other members of the Auerbach family.
Dates:
1900-1944
Herbert S. Auerbach papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2567
Abstract
The Herbert S. Auerbach papers (1843-2001) consist of correspondence, notes, names, addresses, legal contracts and assorted materials.
Dates:
1843-2001
Herbert S. Auerbach photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1645
Abstract
Herbert Samuel Auerbach (1882-1945) worked for his family's business and department store, the Auerbach Company, from 1911 until 1945. He also served two terms in the Utah State Senate in the 1920s, served on many clubs and boards, contributed to music and arts in Utah, and produced essays and translations about the history of Utah and the American West. This collection contains black-and-white prints depicting the Auerbach stores and portraits and travel photographs of the Auerbach family and...
Dates:
1900-1940
Auerbach negative collection
Collection
Identifier: P2183
Abstract
The Auerbach Negative Collection contains 122 unique negatives of photographs and illustrations primarily depicting nineteenth-century Salt Lake City businesses and downtown streets.
Dates:
1860-1940
Harold Stanley "Stan" Sanders photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1706
Abstract
This collection consists of prints and negatives collected and created by Harold Stanley "Stan" Sanders about Utah history; subjects include resorts, breweries, saloons, the Auerbach's department stores, and early Salt Lake City architecture. It also contains personal photographs taken of and by Sanders during his military service in Korea following World War II and photographs of an 1989 exhibit featuring his collections.
Dates:
1860-1989
Shipler Studio records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1910
Abstract
The Shipler Studio records (1880-1934) contain a memorandum, letter, and newspaper clipping written about the F. Auerbach & Brother Store that was in Salt Lake City. The memorandum and letter (1934) talk about a specific customer, Mrs. Elizabeth T. (Cain) Crismon, and her memory of the opening of the first Auerbach Bros. Store when she was only fifteen years old. She also recounts some of her life and explains how she has continued to be a loyal customer to F. Auerbach & Bro. The...
Dates:
1880-1934