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Tazewell County Cooperative Milk Producers Association Contract Book, 1931-1932. Local government records collection, Tazewell County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.
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Tazewell County was named for Henry Tazewell, United States senator from Virginia from 1794 until his death in 1799. It was formed from Wythe and Russell Counties in 1799, and parts of Logan (now in West Virginia), Russell, Wythe, and Washington Counties were added later.
The Tazewell County Cooperative Milk Producers Association was organized in 1931 under the laws of Virginia as a body of agricultural producers, a cooperative marketing association, and a corporation.
Tazewell County Cooperative Milk Producers Association Contract Book, 1931-1932, contains the names and addresses of cooperative members, the date each member made a contract with the association, and a copy of the contract made with P.G. Baugh, 1931 May 9. The contract spells out in detail the terms of the agreement between the farmer and the cooperative. Also included are loose papers, which are comprised of carbon copies of daily report forms compiled by safety supervisors, and a check from the association to the county clerk. The contract book was presented to the clerk 1932 May 15 as required by state law. Index.