A Guide to the Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924 Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924 1177149

A Guide to the Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924

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Barcode number: 1177149


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1177149
Title
Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924
Physical Characteristics
1 v. (250 leaves)
Creator
Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association (Lunenburg County, Va.)
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 43198.

Historical Information

The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association was first organized in North Carolina in February 1922. It was a cooperative marketing association composed of tobacco producers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Scope and Content

Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924, records the marketing agreement made between the cooperative and its members in Lunenburg County and contracts signed by the individual members acknowledging this agreement. Information contained in the contracts include the name and address of the member; date contract was signed; amount of tobacco produced in a given year; number of acres planted; and the type of tobacco grown (dark or bright). The contract includes an index listing the the names of cooperative members in alphabetical order and the page number where their contracts can be found.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association (Lunenburg County, Va.)
  • Subjects:

  • Tobacco -- Cooperative marketing -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Tobacco -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Tobacco farmers -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Tobacco farms -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Business records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Contracts -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.