S.M. Whitney papers
Scope and Contents
Materials about S.M. Whitney Co, Inc., a cotton seller founded in Augusta, Georgia in 1868. It closed down in September of 2010. Most documents fall in the 1950-1995 date range, the company then under the management of Barry Whitney, a descendent of cotton gin inventor, Eli Whitney. There are also records from other Augusta businesses, including the Georgia Railroad and Banking Co., Cotton Exhange of Augusta, J.G. Jackson & Co, Feedright Milling Co., and Trustees of the Augusta Free School.
Dates
- Created: 1950-1995, 1895, 2004
- Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1995
Conditions Governing Use
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Extent
3.00 Linear Feet
Language
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is comprised of two series: Series I (Business papers) and Series II (Personal papers).
Method of Acquisition
Acc# 2012.04
Processing Information
Processed by Maranda Christy, April, 2019
- Title
- Inventory of the S.M. Whitney papers
- Author
- Maranda Christy
- Date
- 04/29/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Reese Library Archives Repository