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Scope and Contents note
This material is arranged in chronological order by year, then alphabetical by company name, and within a company's correspondence, again chronologically. Much of the correspondence includes a carbon copy of the Merchants & Planters Oil Company's outgoing communications. Subjects of the seed correspondence generally include the purchase and sale of cotton seed; the Merchants & Planters Oil Company purchased seed from growers, arranged to have it ginned and sacked, then either sold it as processed seed, meal, or hulls, or manufactured it into various products such as shortening and oils. "Seed Bulletin" files typically contain carbon copies of statements issued by Merchants & Planters Oil Company regarding their prices for cotton seed.
Dates
- Creation: 1935
Access Restrictions
No access restrictions; this material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 Linear Feet (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu