Franklin County Beet Growers records
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1898-1981
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1931-1981
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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.
Historical Note
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.
Extent
1 Boxes (.5 linear feet)
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
Chronological
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
- Title
- Guide to the Franklin County Beet Growers records 1898-1981
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- September 3, 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu