ORU_Coll413.xml Guide to the Eugene Fruit Growers Association Records 1908-1971 Eugene Fruit Growers Association Records Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-23. Finding aid is written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Eugene Fruit Growers Association records Eugene Fruit Growers Association (Eugene, Or.) Coll 413 47.5 linear feet 23 containers, 2 volumes 1908-1971 Eugene Fruit Growers Association was a vegetable, fruit, and nut growing, picking, packing, and canning cooperative, founded in 1908. The collection (1908-1971) contains administrative records which include correspondence and reports, financial records, architectural plans, photographs, reports, and printing plates. 18 record storage boxes, 3 oversize flat boxes, 2 tubes, and 2 oversize ledger volumes. English .

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 Agriculture, Cooperative--Oregon--Eugene Fruit trade--Oregon--Lane County Food industry and trade--Oregon--Lane County Fruit trade--Oregon--Eugene Fruit growers--Oregon--Lane County Food industry and trade--Oregon--Eugene Agriculture, Cooperative--Oregon--Lane County Fruit growers--Oregon--Eugene Cooperative societies--Oregon--Eugene Cooperative societies--Oregon--Lane County Agriculture Correspondence Financial records Ledgers (account books) Annual reports Cashbooks Invoices Photographs Printing plates Reports Architectural records Blueprints

Eugene Fruit Growers Association was a vegetable, fruit, and nut growing, picking, packing, and canning cooperative. In a 1958 article in the Register Guard, the Association was referred to as the "state's oldest and largest independent cooperative producer of canned and processed foods."

The Association was founded in 1908 by J. Beebe, H.F. McCornack and George A. Dorris, and the original name of the Association was Lane County Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. The first manager was J. O Holt who served from 1908 until 1923.

The Association had plants and canneries in Eugene, Creswell, Springfield, and Junction City.

On April 1, 1971, the association became Agripac Inc.

[Source: Eugene Register Guard newspaper, May 18, 1958.]

Administrative records include manager's reports, journals, and annual reports.

Financial records and journals include accountant reports, stock accounts, invoices, accounts receivable and payable, work orders, payroll, cash books, and bookkeeping records.

Also included in the collection are architectural prints and plans, blueprints, framed pictures, and printing plates.

Guide to the Eugene Fruit Growers Association Records

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