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Guide to the British Cotton Growing Association Records, 1906 - 1968
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  • Administrative Information
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Access Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: British Cotton Growing Association Records,
    Date (inclusive): 1906 - 1968
    Collection number: M1335
    Creator: British Cotton Growing Association
    Extent: 1.25 linear ft. (2 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box) ca. 300 maps
    Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
    Abstract: The collection contains annual reports, publications, and ca. 300 maps documenting the activities of the British Cotton Growing Association's activities, primarily in Africa, but also in India and Mesopotamia.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    There are no restrictions on access.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

    Preferred Citation

    British Cotton Growing Association Records. M1335. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased, 2002 Aug.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The collection contains annual reports, publications, and ca. 300 maps documenting the activities of the British Cotton Growing Association's activities, primarily in Africa, but also in India and Mesopotamia.
    The plans and drawings primarily document the cotton gins operated by the BCGA in Nigeria, Nyasaland, and Uganda.

    Access Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    British Cotton Growing Association.
    Cotton growing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
    Africa, Sub-Saharan--History--1884-1960.
    Africa, Sub-Saharan--Colonization.
    Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions.
    Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions.