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Progress Report:
Goldwater Collection

What's the latest on the processing of the Goldwater Colletion? Check out the 6th and Final Progress Report by archivist Linda Whitaker.



Frequently Asked Questions

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Cotton Resource Guide

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Manuscript Collections

Arizona Cotton Grower’s Association-MSS 30
This collection contains 93 boxes of records on the Arizona Cotton Grower’s Association (ACGA) which was formed in 1942 to help resolve problems common to the cotton grower. Series include Public Relations, Committees, Resolutions, Legislation, Board of Directors, and Correspondence.

Hudson Cotton Company Collection-MSS 120
The Hudson Cotton Company was founded by Estmer W. Hudson. Hudson worked for the United States Department of Agriculture and assisted in the introduction of the new Egyptian Cotton known as Pima. Records include correspondence with various individuals and organizations, Hudson Cotton Plantation records, and various annual reports.

Supima Association of America-MSS 99
This collection includes reports, financial records, meeting minutes, research files, correspondence, photographs and scrapbooks of the Supima Association of America and the Arizona Cotton Planting Seed Distributors. Records range in date from 1954-1980.

Books  
HD9077.A7 A7 The Arizona Cotton Industry by the Arizona Cotton Grower’s Association, 1964.
SB249.M29x History of extra-long staple cottons by Joseph C. McGowan, 1960.

 

Ephemera  
FE EPH NCO-5 Arizona Cotton Informational Brochures, N.D.
FE EPH NCO-6 Arizona Cotton Grower’s Association: The First Fifty Years: Strength Through Unity,1943-1993.
FE EPH NCO-8 Arizona Cotton Yearbook, varied dates.

 

Photographs  
FP B-885 Photograph: Arizona Cotton Grower’s Association Directors, 1950.
FP NA-1 Photograph: Cotton Fields, Phoenix, AZ, n.d.


Additional Resources

University of Arizona
The University has several departments that deal with agriculture on issues such as economics, management and the environment.

United States Department of Agriculture
This website has information on current issues in agriculture, statistics on crop growth, and links to recently published articles.

Arizona State University Government Documents and Maps Department, Hayden Library
The Government Documents and Maps Department includes U.S. federal, Arizona State, Arizona local, and United Nations publications on various government agencies. Many documents relate to Arizona agricultural issues.