Series II. Business, 1920-1988, bulk 1950-1980
- Extent:
- 18 box(es) (13.5 linear feet)
- Scope and content:
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Series II. Business documents the work of the Cotton Producers Association (CPA) and Gold Kist and includes correspondence, financial records, company newsletters, research files, and articles and speeches written by Brooks. Common subjects include efforts to change U.S. tax law related to farmers' cooperatives, business dealings with other companies, and Brooks' international travels to build relationships and share knowledge with other agricultural communities.
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Access and use restrictions
- Parent restrictions:
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This collection is open for research use.
Some boxes in Series I. Correspondence, Series III. Subject Files, and Series IV. Government and University Service must be reviewed by Russell staff prior to research use. These include records that were damaged in a fire that require basic preservation treatment and boxes that must be reviewed for account numbers or social security numbers. These boxes are identified with an R before the box number. Please request these boxes 3 weeks prior to your research visit to allow time for this review.
- Parent terms of access:
- Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.