Vanguard Archives (Chicago, Illinois)

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Established in 1915.

Vanguard traces its roots to Ms. Irene Warren, a charismatic, entrepreneurial and energetic young woman who was once a head librarian at the University of Chicago. Ms. Warren founded Vanguard after seeing an opportunity to apply the methodical approach of library cataloging to the disorganized chaos of the typical business office filing system.

Another key figure in Vanguard's history was Mrs. Marjorie Payne, who joined Vanguard in 1955. Mrs. Payne published a book entitled File This, Please, which became a staple among American records managers for many years, with four editions published over a fifteen year period.

The oldest offsite records & document storage company in Chicago.