Descriptive Summary
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.