This ten box collection contains the papers of the pioneer industrialist Herschel Bullen Sr. The materials in this collection consist of correspondence, personal papers, legal documents, financial papers, and various other materials. Nearly half of the materials in this collection consist of Bullen's financial papers, providing a detailed account of the financial status and economic dealings of one of Richmond's early settlers.

Boxes 1-3 contain Bullen's bank statements from 1886-1910. Box 4 consists of booklets that contain a detailed and often daily log of Bullen's financial dealings from 1878-1908. Boxes 5-7 contain a variety of personal papers, legal documents, financial papers/booklets, and Latter-day Saints materials. Box 8 contains Bullen's correspondence and papers while serving as a member of the State Board of Land Commissioners (1900-1910). Box 9 contains Bullen's personal and business correspondence (separated into outgoing and incoming). Bullen's outgoing correspondence has been organized chronologically. Incoming correspondence has been organized alphabetically by the surname name of the sender. In addition, Box 9, Fd 8 contains the incoming correspondence (1848-1878) to Clarissa Bullen, the mother of Herschel Bullen, Sr. Box 10 contains 40 check registers/account registers spanning the years from 1880 to 1910.

Note: Researchers interested in the Bullen family should also see USU Special Collections and Archives, Coll Mss 178: The Herschel Bullen Jr. Papers.