Records of the Colorado Potato Growers Exchange

Collection

Identifier: ACPG

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Records of the Colorado Potato Growers Exchange consists of documents dated 1923 to 1981. The majority of the records are minutes of the executive committee, copies of the newsletter, The Colorado Potato Grower, and several boxes of stock certificates for the Potato Warehousing Corporation. The minutes and newsletters reflect the policies and direction of the organization over the years.

Dates

1923-1981

Creator

Colorado Potato Growers Exchange (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection. However, the collection is stored off-site, so advance notice is recommended.

Restrictions on Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

History

The Colorado Potato Growers Exchange (CPGE) was formed in 1923 to eliminate speculation and waste in the marketing of potatoes. Twenty separate groups banded together as a central statewide selling agency. The CPGE stabilized the potato market so effectively that it later added onions (1928) and pinto beans (1968) to its operations. The CPGE was the first statewide co-operative formed on a commodity basis. The Colorado Potato Warehousing Corporation was organized in June 1925 as a subsidiary of the Exchange and was responsible for warehouses used for grading, packing, and some storage, seed farms, and by-products plants.

Extent

14.75 linear feet (9 record cartons, 1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Colorado Potato Growers Exchange (CPGE) was formed in 1923 to eliminate speculation and waste in the marketing of potatoes. Twenty separate groups banded together as a central statewide selling agency. The CPGE stabilized the potato market so effectively that it later added onions (1928) and pinto beans (1968) to its operations. The CPGE was the first statewide co-operative formed on a commodity basis. The majority of the records are minutes of the executive committee, copies of the newsletter, The Colorado Potato Grower, and several boxes of stock certificates for the Potato Warehousing Corporation.

Arrangement

The collection consists of five series in nine record cartons and one document case:

Series 1: Agreement, by-laws and minutes, 1923-1965

Series 2: Financial records, 1923-1966

Series 3: General files, 1928-1981

Series 4: Visual materials, 1931-1980

Series 5: Newsletters, 1923-1981

Acquisition

The Records of the Colorado Potato Growers Exchange was acquired for the Colorado Agricultural Records Project in 1981. The collection was received by the Libraries in 2004.

Processing

Processing was completed in April 2006. Materials were refoldered. Evidence of mold was found on certain items and those were cleaned by the Libraries' Preservation Services Department, with some of the bound certificate volumes being unbound in order to assure mold removal.

Inventory Note

Note: Title information supplied by the archivist is bracketed. Two identical copies of the same item are indicated by the phrase "2 copies" at the end of the entry, following the number of pages of each copy.