Nall and Williams Tobacco Co. records, 1892-1911, 1920

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Summary

Creator:
Nall and Williams Tobacco Co
Abstract:
Collection comprises three volumes containing company records. One volume (31 pages) contains minutes of meetings of the board of directors, 1903-1911, with one set of minutes is pasted-in. Another volume contains stock certificates, 1892-1911, 1920; the report for 1920 is pasted-in. There is also a record book that holds copies of the articles of incorporation (1891), the bylaws, stockholder meeting minutes (1892-1911), and director's meeting minutes (1892-1902); includes one set of 1903 minutes pasted-in.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11068

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises three volumes containing company records. One volume (31 pages) contains minutes of meetings of the board of directors, 1903-1911, with one set of minutes is pasted-in. Another volume contains stock certificates, 1892-1911, 1920; the report for 1920 is pasted-in. There is also a record book that holds copies of the articles of incorporation (1891), the bylaws, stockholder meeting minutes (1892-1911), and director's meeting minutes (1892-1902); includes one set of 1903 minutes pasted-in.

Biographical / historical:

Nall and Williams Tobacco Co. was founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1891. It eventually was controlled by Liggett & Myers following the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1911.

Acquisition information:
The Nall and Williams Tobacco Co. records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, October 2015

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0120.

Physical facet:
3 volumes
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Tobacco industry -- United States -- History
Names:
Nall and Williams Tobacco Co
Nall and Williams Tobacco Co

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[Identification of item], Nall and Williams Tobacco Co. records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.