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Franklin County Beet Growers records, 1898-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Franklin County Beet Growers records
- Dates
- 1898-1981 (inclusive)18981981
1931-1981 (bulk)19311981 - Quantity
- 1 boxes, (.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 205
- Summary
- Photocopies of minute books, financial records, and incorporation and dissolution papers. Also includes the first beet contract issued in Cache Valley and papers relating to the closing of the Lewiston sugar beet factory of the Amalgamated Sugar Company.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Franklin County Beet Growers Association (FCBGA) was incorporated 1931 and dissolved in 1981. The association's purpose was to market beets grown by Franklin County farmers. When the Utah Farm Bureau Federation began the cooperative marketing of Utah sugar beets in the 1920s, the FCBGA organized in response. Even though Franklin County is in Idaho, the association was a member of the Utah Beet Growers Association. The sale of sugar beets occurred through the Franklin County Sugar Company in Whitney until 1962, when it switched to the Amalgamated Sugar Company in Lewiston, Idaho.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of photocopies of the Franklin County Beet Growers Association's papers which span the period of 1898 to 1981. This collection contains meeting minutes (1931-1981), financial records, incorporation and dissolution papers. This collection also contains the first beet contract issued in Cache Valley and papers relating to the closing of the Lewiston sugar beet factory of the Amalgamated Sugar Company.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Franklin County Beet Growers records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Preferred Citation
Franklin County Beet Growers records, 1898-1981. (COLL MSS 205). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Chronological
Acquisition Information
The materials that comprise this collection were loaned to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1994 by Leonard Christensen of Preston, Idaho, a former secretary-treasurer of the FCBGA, for the purpose of making photocopies of the documents. At a later date, Mr. Christensen donated the originals to the Preston High School.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Contract with the Ogden Sugar Company | 1898 |
| 1 | 2 | Article of Incorporation | 1931 |
| 1 | 3 | By-laws | 1931 |
| 1 | 4 | Meeting minutes | 1931-1933 |
| 1 | 5 | Meeting minutes | 1941-1959 |
| 1 | 6 | Meeting minutes | 1959-1981 |
| 1 | 7 | Disbursements and receipts | 1941-1977 |
| 1 | 8 | Press release and letter to growers concerning the closure of the Lewiston factory | undated |
| 1 | 9 | Dissolution papers | 1981 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture, Cooperative--Idaho--Franklin County.
- Sugar Beets--Cooperative marketing.
- Sugar beet industry--Idaho--Franklin County.
- Sugar beet industry--Utah--Cache County.
Corporate Names
- Utah State University. Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008
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