A Guide to the Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1921-1924
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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
- Lunenburg County Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association ( Lunenburg County , Va.)
- Tobacco -- Cooperative marketing -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Tobacco -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Tobacco farmers -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Tobacco farms -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Contracts -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County .
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Lunenburg County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.