Briggs Motor Sales records

The records of Briggs Motor Sales, Inc. date from 1923-1969 [bulk dates are 1926-1932] and includes documents from both George Briggs, Sr. and George Briggs, Jr., car dealerships in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The records document sales, advertising, distribution and customer concerns for Dodge, Plymouth, Nash, Packard, Ajax and Austin automobiles in Plymouth County and Cape Cod during the boom years of the 1920s, the economic depression of the 1930s and the beginning of rubber rationing in the early 1940s. Included are administrative, legal and financial documents as well as correspondence between Briggs Motor Sales and customers, regional car distributors and the home office for all automobiles carried in the showroom. Of interest are the circulars received from car manufactures detailing new models, unique selling points, repair and service updates, personal changes and economic news. Records include ledgers, accounts receivable, check register, journals, trial balance, worksheets, bills, minutes, stock certificates, inventories, notes, agreements, notices, mortgages, accident reports, advertisements, news clippings, income tax returns, letters sent and received, circulars and invoices. Topics in correspondence include automobile rentals, repairs, sales, automobile financing and credit payment plans, debt collection, vendor accounts and customer concerns.