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Agriculture - Markets Commodities Promotion - Georgia Commodity Commissions Files

 Series
Identifier: 013-09-014

Scope and Contents

This series contains all documents relating to the three-year terms of operation of the various commodity commissions in Georgia which promote or have promoted research and education in: apples; cotton; eggs; milk; peaches; pecans; peanuts; soybeans; sweet potatoes; swine; beef cattle; tobacco; watermelons; and honey. The documents include: minutes of commission meetings; marketing and warehouse, storage contracts initiated by commissions; marketing orders stipulating product affected and scope; correspondence related to commission activities; and public hearing records.

Dates

  • Created: 1961-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

63.75 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The files are arranged by commodity commission, but they are not in alphabetical order. Instead, a file label code number is employed. There follows a complete folder-by-folder listing with date spans of each, which also vary widely.

Related Materials

For records of commodity commission hearings dating back to 1950, see series 13-1-16, Commissioner's Hearing Files.

Title
Agriculture - Markets Commodities Promotion - Georgia Commodity Commissions Files
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States