A Guide to the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924 Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-19241103219

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

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode number: 1103219


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1201430
Title
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924
Physical Characteristics
0.25 cu. ft. (1 box)
Collector
Brunswick County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

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

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Brunswick County.

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Historical Information

Brunswick County was named for the duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg, one of the German possessions of George I. It was formed in 1720 from Prince George County, but, because of the sparse population, county government was not organized until 1732. In the latter year Brunswick County was enlarged by the addition of parts of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties.

The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association was a non-profit association of tobacco farmers organized in North Carolina in 1921, and administered by a board of twenty-five directors in Raleigh. It was organized "for the purpose of promoting, fostering, and encouraging the business of marketing tobacco cooperatively: for reducing speculation; for stabilizing the local tobacco markets; for cooperatively and collectively handling the problems of tobacco growers, and for other pertinent purposes."

Scope and Content

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924. The contract book contains the names of farmers who signed contracts, their address (name of community), the date of the contract, the number of pounds and type of tobacco (dark or bright) they pledged to produce in a given year, and the amount of acreage they planned to use to produce it. Index included. The book also contains the printed terms of marketing agreement made between tobacco growers and the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, recorded at the county court 1924 Jul. 1.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Brunswick County (Va.)--Circuit Court.
  • Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association (Brunswick County, Va.)
  • Subjects:

  • Tobacco farmers--Virginia--Brunswick County.
  • Tobacco industry--Virginia--Societies, etc.
  • Tobacco--Cooperative marketing--Virginia--Societies, etc.
  • Geographical Names:

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

  • Contracts--Virginia--Brunswick County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Brunswick County.
  • Organization records--Virginia--Brunswick County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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