Virginia Historical Society
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A Guide to the Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., Papers, 1908-1994.
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Preferred Citation
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., Papers, 1908-1994 (Mss3 Un39 a FA2), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Universal Corporation, Richmond, Va., through the courtesy of H. H. Harrell, Chairman and C.E.O., in 1994. Accessioned 2 April 1996.
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Virginia Historical Society Collection Number: Mss3 Un39 a FA2 Collection Name: Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., Papers, 1908-1994 Size: Size: 2,450 (ca.) items Language: English Abstract: This collection consists of the correspondence, historical research materials, oral histories (tapes and transcriptions), and manuscript drafts used in the production of Tobacco Merchant: The Story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company by Maurice Duke and Daniel P. Jordan (University Press of Kentucky, 1995).
Scope and Content Information
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company has its origins in the late nineteenth century, with the J.P. Taylor Company and its founder, Jacquelin P. Taylor. In 1918 the J.P. Taylor Company merged with five other leaf tobacco dealers to form Universal Leaf Tobacco Company. The company is now known as Universal Corporation, a holding company with interests in commodities in addition to tobacco.
As a leaf dealer, Universal Corporation is involved in the purchasing, processing, and storing of leaf tobacco for later sale to the manufacturers that produce cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco for the market. As such, though it is the largest independent leaf tobacco dealer in the world, with headquarters in Richmond, Va., and facilities on five continents, it is largely unknown to the general public. From the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, historian Joseph C. Robert began work on a history of Universal, conducting numerous interviews with key personnel and compiling various materials for study of the tobacco industry in general, and Universal in particular. However, Dr. Robert’s history never got past the research stage. In the early 1980s, Drs. Daniel P. Jordan and Maurice Duke undertook a similar project. With the help of Dr. Robert, who made much of his own research available to them, as well as years of research and interviewing on their own, Drs. Duke and Jordan were able to publish their book, Tobacco Merchant : The Story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, in 1995.
This collection consists of the historical research, oral histories, and manuscript drafts used in the production of Tobacco Merchant.
Biographical/Historical Information
Universal Leaf Tobacco began in the late nineteenth century as the J.P. Taylor Company. In 1918, the company merged with five other leaf tobacco dealers to form Universal Leaf Tobacco Company. Leaf dealers are involved in the purchasing, processing, and storing of leaf tobacco for later sale to the manufacturers that produce cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco for the market. ULTC has now become the Universal Corporation, a giant holding company whose interests are beginning to extend beyond tobacco into other commodities. Universal's headquarters are located in Richmond, Va., with branches around the world.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into five series.
Series 1 is composed of the correspondence of Drs. Robert, Jordan and Duke during their work on their respective Universal Leaf projects. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Series 2 consists of the manuscript drafts that became Tobacco Merchant, including the outlines, and materials used to compile acknowledgements, bibliographies, etc.
Series 3 contains the publications used for research purposes, subdivided into Series 3.1, those published by Universal Leaf; and Series 3.2, those published by other sources.
Series 4 is made up of research files compiled by Drs. Jordan and Duke, subdivided into Series 4.1, files on individuals; Series 4.2, on tobacco companies other than Universal Leaf (including independent tobacco firms subsidiary to ULTC); Series 4.3, on ULTC itself; Series 4.4, on the tobacco industry in general; and Series 4.5, miscellaneous research files. Each sub-series is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series 5 contains the oral histories, subdivided into Series 5.1, the interview transcripts, and Series 5.2, the actual cassettes of interviews. Both are arranged alphabetically.
Index Terms
Duke, Maurice, 1934- . Tobacco merchant: the story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company (1995).
Jordan, Daniel P., 1938- . Tobacco merchant: the story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company (1995).
J.P. Taylor Company (Richmond, Va.)
Richmond (Va.) -- Industries.
Tobacco industry -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History.
Universal Corporation.
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
Guide
Series 1. Correspondence, 1968-1994. ca. 500 items.
This series consists of correspondence between Daniel P. Jordan and Maurice Duke, on one hand, and various other individuals and organizations, for the purpose of researching and publishing Tobacco Merchant. The persons represented in this series include past and present employees of Universal Leaf Tobacco and its major subsidiaries, as well as officials from various libraries and museums from tobacco-growing regions. Also included is correspondence of Dr. Joseph C. Robert concerning his research into Universal Leaf in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Box 1 Folder 1 Alexander, Jennie 2 Algonquin Press 3 Allen, E. D. 4 Allen, Paul E. 5 Barker, John S., III 6 Beach, John W. 7 Bell, Don F. 8 Bruce, Emily D. 9 Cheatham, James T. 10 Christian, Stuart G., Jr. 11 Chung, J. J. 12 Clark, Margaret E. 13 Coats, Grace W. 14 Correll, Anne R. 15 Cox, Hilda 16 Crenshaw, Gordon L. 17 Crowder, Nannie A. 18 Davis, Harriette W. 19 Dennis, W. B. 20 Dinnsen, Don D. 21 Dinnsen, E. A., Jr. 22 Duffin, Anne H. 23 Duke, Maurice 24 Duke University Press 25 Ebert, Patrice G. 26 Eldridge, Mrs. Charles P. 27 Elkins, Anne Marie 28 Elmore, Mrs. Martha G. 29 Flowers, Lewis C. 30 Galloway, E. Agnew 31 Goodson, W. A. “Bill” 32 Gorman, John C. 33 Grant, Gary 34 Griffin, Carolyn 35 Haley, Enoch A. 36 Hall, Jacqueline Dowd 37 Hall, William C. 38 Harrison, Fred N., Jr. 39 Harrison, Fred N., Sr. 40 Harrison, Robert M. 41 Henritz, Wayne 42 Hicks, Julie 43 Hobgood, A. L., Jr. 44 Hoke, John C. V. 45 Howard, H. Neal, Jr. 46 Howe, M. Norton, Jr. 47 Johnson, Elaine D. 48 Jones, John W. 49 Jordan, Daniel P. 50 Kremer, Gabriel J. 51 Lassiter, Wingate 52 Laverge, Jan 53 Lee, Margaret 54 Lennon, Donald R 55 Lowden, F. V., III 56 Macaulay, Angus 57 McOwan, A. I. “Mac” 58 McTigne, Bernard 59 Midzi, H. E. Amos Bernard M. 60 Miller, Thomas D. 61 Millsaps, William 62 Momenee, Gary 63 Moore, James T. 64 Morton, Ann 65 Murphy, Thomas 66 National Tobacco-Textile Museum 67 Noakes, R. A. 68 Norwood, [?] 69 Papps, Allan W. 70 Pinks, John 71 Powell, William G. 72 Price, Eugene 73 Pritchard, W. W. “Bill”, Jr. 74 Rattican, Neal F. 75 Robert, Joseph C. 76 Roberts, William H., III 77 Schmidt, Evelyn 78 Schoenbach, Gerhard 79 Scott, John W. 80 Sengstacken, R. Robert 81 Shackelford, George Green 82 Shelton, Keith A. 83 Silvette, David 84 Snead, [?], Mrs. 85 Sullivan, Gilbert J. 86 Tarleton, Hal 87 Taylor, Alvin B. 88 Taylor, Helen Marie (Mrs. Jaquelin P.) 89 Thomas, C. W., III 90 Towers, Thomas R. 91 University Press of Kentucky 92 University Press of Virginia 93 Voight, Fred W. 94 Walston, H. C. 95 Williams, Maurice 96 Winfree, W. A., Jr. 97 Worrell, Rob Series 2: Manuscript for Tobacco Merchant.
This series contains manuscript drafts for most of the chapters of what became Tobacco Merchant, as well as the outlines, appendices, acknowledgments, and bibliography. For a few of the chapters, several revisions are present, as Dr. Duke attempted to correct errors and incorporate suggestions from his ULTC sources. In some cases, the comments and suggestions are in the form of transcripts of interviews, while other are in the form of correspondence, or corrected drafts. Often, the chapter order was changed during revision; the order represented in this series is as close as possible to the order in which the chapters are arranged in the final edition of Tobacco Merchant.
Box 1 Folder 98 Progress Report as of 2-20-90 99 Notes for Acknowledgments 100 Outlines 101 Chapter 1: The Heritage 102 Chapter 2: The Founding and Early Years 103 Chapter 3: The China Company Strikes Gold 104 Chapter 4: A New Profit Center to the North
Chapter 5: Cigar Leaf Tobacco (p. 14 ff.)105 Chapter 6: The Depression and Great War Years 106 Chapter 7: Postwar Growth at Home (l of 4) 107 Chapter 7: Postwar Growth at Home (2 of 4) 108 Chapter 7: Postwar Growth at Home (3 of 4) 109 Chapter 7: Postwar Growth at Home (4 of 4) 110 Chapter 8: Postwar Growth Abroad 111 Chapter 9: A Worldwide Company (l of 2) 112 Chapter 9: A Worldwide Company (2 of 2) --- No Chapter 10 113 Chapter 11: A Changing Industry 114 Chapter 12: Diversification and Litigation 115 Notes for Appendices Box 2 Folder 116 Works Cited 117 Miscellaneous Notes for Chapters 2-3 118 Miscellaneous Notes for Chapters 1-3 119 Notes for Revisions of Chapters 1-4 Series 3. Publications, 1908-1993.
This series is composed of publications of various types and sources used by Drs. Jordan and Duke for research purposes. It is divided into two sub-series: Series 3.1 represents all materials published by Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., including ULTC’s Articles of Incorporation, dated 1918, and amendments thereto up to 1979; public information pamphlets; company newsletters; 10-K forms; and annual reports. Series 3.2 contains publications from all other sources, including a complete run of The Tobacco Observer (a publication of The Tobacco Institute, a pro-tobacco lobby) from Vol. 1, no. 1 to Vol. 12, no. 5; U.S. Department of Agriculture publications dealing with tobacco cultivation, grading, and marketing; copies of documents dealing with various lawsuits against the tobacco industry; economic analyses of the tobacco industry; examinations of governmental taxation and regulation of tobacco; materials dealing with the controversy over smoking and health; and various histories of tobacco and the tobacco industry, both general and localized.
Series 3.1: Universal Leaf publications
Box 2 Folder 120 Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto 121 Booklet, Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., and ULTC Annual Reports, 1988-1991 122 The International Operations of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., and ULTC Annual Reports, 1945-1977 123 Universal News (ULTC Newsletter), Vol. 2, no. 1-3; Vol. 3, no. 1, 3; Vol. 4, no. 3; Vol. 5, no. 3; Vol. 6, no. 3; Vol. 16, no. 3-4 124 Universal News, Vol. 18, no. 4-Vol. 21, no. 4 125 ULTC Form 10-K 1976 126 ULTC Form 10-K 1978 127 ULTC Form 10-K 1980 128 ULTC Form 10-K 1982 129 List of ULTC Subsidiaries and officers thereof, etc. 130 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Notices and Interim Reports Series 3.2. Other publications.
Box 2 Folder 131 The Tobacco Observer Vol 1 No 1-2 132 The Tobacco Observer Vol 2 No 1-4 133 The Tobacco Observer Vol 3 No 1-6 134 The Tobacco Observer Vol 4 No 1-6 135 The Tobacco Observer Vol 5 No 1-6 136 The Tobacco Observer Vol 6 No 1-6 137 The Tobacco Observer Vol 7 No 1-7 138 The Tobacco Observer Vol 8 No 1-6 139 The Tobacco Observer Vol 9 No 1-6 140 The Tobacco Observer Vol 10 No 1-5 141 The Tobacco Observer Vol 11 No 1-5 142 The Tobacco Observer Vol 12 No 1-5 143 Newsletter of the Tobacco History Corporation, Inc./Duke Homestead State Historic Site Vol 4 No 4-Vol 10 No 1, Vol 10 No 3-4, Vol 11 No 2, Vol 12 No 2, Vol 15 No 3/4 144 U.S. Department of Agriculture Official Standard Grades for Flue-Cured Tobacco 145 U.S. Department of Agriculture Official Standard Grades for Burley Tobacco 146 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc., et al. Civil Action No. 74-1008, U.S. District Court, South Carolina. “Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for a Class Action...” May 19, 1975 147 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc., et al. U.S. District “Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Action Certification” May 20, 1975 148 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc., et al. U.S. District Court’s denial of class certification, September 26, 1975 149 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc. Et al. U.S. Court of Appeals No. 75-2315. Decision overturning District Court denial of class certification, July 16, 1976 150 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc., et al. U.S. Court of Appeals Defendants’ petition for rehearing en banc 151 Windham et al. V. American Brands, Inc., et al. U.S. Court of Appeals On rehearing en banc, the court overturns the previous appellate court ruling, and deny plaintiffs’ motion for class action status, October 11, 1977 152 In re Petition of John Sledge Concerning Classification of Certain Imported Tobacco as Scrap Tobacco Comments of Standard Commercial Tobacco Company, Inc. Before the U.S. Customs Service Regulation and Research Division, November 19, 1979 153 American Brands, Inc., 1976 Annual Report 154 “American Tobacco Types, Uses, and Markets.” U.S. Department of Agriculture Circular No 249, 1933 and 1942 revisions 155 “America’s Golden Leaf Virginia Edition” 156 “The Bicentennial and “That Bewitching Vegetable” by Dr. Joseph C. Robert (draft) 157 “Cigar Box Art” in Missouri Historical Society Bulletin, Apr 1951 158 “Cigarette Taxes in the United States” Vol XIV 1965 159 “Coker’s Tobacco Seed 1976 Season” Box 3 Folder 160 College of Tobacco Knowledge Syllabi, 1978 and 1979 161 Contributions to American Economic History by William Bagnall, 1908 [History of P. Lorilland and Co.] 162 "The Duke Homestead” 163 Executive Health Vol X No 11 “The Case Against Tobacco Is Not Closed” 164 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Monthly Review [Origin of Tobacco Industry] 165 Green Leaf and Gold Tobacco in North Carolina by Jerome E. Brooks, 1962 166 “A Farewell to Tobacco”, poem by Charles Lamb in W.H. Auden’s Oxford Book of Light Verse 167 Section of “An Historical and Practical Essay on the Culture and Commerce of Tobacco” by William Tatham, 1800 168 “Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company, Limited” 169 “Louisiana and Tobacco A Chapter in America’s Industrial Growth” 170 National Tobacco and Textile Museum 171 “One Hundred Years of Virginia Tobacco,” essay dated 6-7-40 (draft) 172 “A Preliminary Study of the Marketing of Burley Tobacco in Central Kentucky” by Charles Bohannon and D.P. Campbell, 1916 173 Principles of Flue-Cured Tobacco Production by S.N. Hawles, Jr., 1978 174 The Public Historian Business and History Vol 3 No 3, Summer 1981 175 “Remarks by Mr. Ross R. Millhiser Before the Virginia House Finance Sub-Committee on Tobacco and Cigarette Taxes, August 19, 1977" 176 “1961 Report of the Scientific Director”, Tobacco Industry Research Committee [looks at various scientific studies on tobacco, especially those related to health issues] 177 “R.J. Reynolds Our 100th Anniversary 1875-1975" 178 Rural America [Lists of books being reprinted, including a few on tobacco] 179 The Smoking Controversy A Perspective” A Statement by the Tobacco Institute” December, 1978 180 The Southern Planter July 1940 [includes the final version of “One Hundred Years of Virginia Tobacco” by Charles E. Gage] 181 The Statutes at Large, Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 [early laws on tobacco] 182 The Story of Tobacco by Virginia Tobacco Company, Inc., Danville, VA 183 A Study of the U.S. Tobacco Industry’s Economic Contribution to the State and Counties of Kentucky, 1979 184 A Study of the U.S. Tobacco Industry’s Economic Contribution to the State, Counties, and Independent Cities of Virginia, 1979 185 The Tax Burden on Tobacco, vol 5, 1970 186 The Tax Burden on Tobacco, vol 13, 1978 187 The Tax Burden on Tobacco, vol 15, 1980 188 “Tobacco A World-Class Industry” in Virginia Business, January 1992 189 “Tobacco Deeply Rooted in America’s Heritage” 190 “Tobacco in North Carolina Growing, Marketing, and Procession.” 1947 191 “Tobacco in Virginia” 1980 192 “Tobacco in Virginia” 1981 193 “Tobacco in the United States” 1979 194 “Tobacco Industry Profile” 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983 195 Section of Tobacco Its History Illustrated by the Books, Manuscripts, and Engravings in the Library of George Arents, Jr. By Jerome Brooks, 1943 196 “Tobacco Pioneer in American Industry” 197 “Tobacco, Tobacco Hogsheads and Rolling Roads in Northern Virginia” by Charles E. Gage, 1959 198 Tobaccoland by Carl Avery Werner 199 “Trends in Demand for Tobaccos of the Southern States” 1942 200 “Universal Appeal” in Richmond Times-Dispatch Monday November 29, 1993. [Article on ULTC] 201 “Use of Tobacco among North American Indians” by Ralph Linton, 1924 202 “Virginia and Tobacco History” by Charles E. Gage, for The Southern Planter, July 1940 203 Miscellaneous publications and materials Series 4: Research Files, 1982-1994.
Series 4 consists of research files compiled by Drs. Jordan and Duke, arranged by subject. It is subdivided into type of subject. Series 4.1 deals with individuals: past and present employees of ULTC and/or its subsidiaries, or significant figures in the tobacco industry at large. It includes newspaper clippings, obituaries, biographical sketches from various sources, and so forth. Series 4.2 is composed of materials on tobacco companies (including independent ULTC subsidiaries) outside ULTC itself. Series 4.3 contains notes on various aspects of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 4.4 represents research files on the tobacco industry as a whole, including information on various trade and labor associations, examinations of regional tobacco markets, ad includes information on non-tobacco ULTC independent subsidiaries. Series 4.5 contains miscellaneous research notes and materials.
Series 4.1 Individuals
Box 3 Folder 204 Allen, E.D. 205 Bell, Don F. 206 Carr, C. Stuart, Jr. 207 Cary, Lucius F., III 208 Chandler, Wallace L. 209 Cheatham, C.B. 210 Christian, Stuart G., Jr. 211 Cobb, John B. 212 Cone, Howard B. 213 Covington, James E. 214 Crenshaw, Gordon L. 215 Cullman Family/Philip Morris 216 Dozier, Curtis M., Sr. And Jr. 217 Duke, James B. 218 Edwards, Kenneth R. 219 Garrett, Ester 220 Goodson, W.A., Sr. 221 Gordon, R. Latimer, Jr. 222 Gorman, Patrick Henry 223 Gregory, O.C. 224 Haley, Enoch 225 Hall, Grace 226 Hankins, Louise T. 227 Harrison, Fred and J.P. 228 Harrison, Robert M. 229 Hatcher, Wirt Sr. 230 Henderson, Joseph F. 231 Hildt, Thomas 232 Hitchcock, Harry R. 233 Hobgood, A.L., Jr. 234 Jenkins, L.B. 235 Laverge, Jan 236 Leavell, John. 237 McAdams, Thomas B. 238 McOwan, A.I. “Mac” 239 McOwan, Lucille Reynolds 240 Miller, James I. 241 Parrish, Hamilton P. 242 Person, Thomas A. 243 Pettus, Hunter R. 244 Rose, John D. 245 Rupert, Anton 246 Stewart, Elizabeth Lewis 247 Taylor, Jaquelin P. 248 Taylor, Erasmus 249 Towers, Thomas R. 250 Tuggle, Aubrey G. 251 Tuggle, R.W. 252 Waddell, J.C. 253 Walker, Pete 254 Walston, Hubert C. 255 Warwick, Pierre C. 256 West, Hugh 257 Willingham, William A. 258 Winstead, William H. 259 Woodson, Howard S. 260 Yuille, Thomas B. Series 4.2. Tobacco Companies, non-ULTC.
Box 4 Folder 261 W.A. Adams Co. 262 American Tobacco Company 263 Bright Leaf and Burley Co. 264 Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp. 265 Congoleum [conglomerate that tried to take over ULTC in 1976-77] 266 Cunningham Tobacco Company 267 Dibrell Brothers, Inc. 268 K.R. Edwards Leaf Tobacco Co. 269 Export Leaf Tobacco Co. 270 Industrial Leaf Tobacco Co. 271 Jefferson Leaf Tobacco Co. 272 Larus and Brother Company 273 W.B. Lea and Sons 274 Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company 275 Person-Garrett Company, Inc. 276 R.J. Reynolds Industries 277 J.P. Taylor Co., Inc. 278 J.P. Taylor Co., Inc. 1916 Audit [seel also W. A. Willingham Co. Audit] 279 J.P. Taylor Co., Inc. Officers and Directors 280 Taylor Brothers Tobacco Company 281 U.S. Tobacco Company 282 Virginia Tobacco Company, Inc. 283 R.P. Watson and Sons 284 W.A. Willingham Co., Inc. 1916 Audit [see also J.P. Taylor audit] 285 Winston Leaf Tobacco Co. 286 Zimleaf Holdings Group Series 4.3. Universal Leaf Tobacco Company.
Box 4 Folder 287 Addresses 288 Annual Meeting/Quarterly Reports 289 Barter Transactions 290 Chronology 291 “Company News” October 18, 1982 292 Corporate Policy 293 Directors and Officers 294 Directories 295 Diversification 296 Earnings, 1918-1990 297 Employee Benefits/Morale 298 Far East Ltd. 299 Financial Analysis 300 Financial Reports/Statements 301 Finance Committee Notes 302 History 303 International Conferences 304 Leaf Buyers 305 Litigation 306 Minute Book Notes 307 New Building, 1968 and Expansion, 1973-4 308 Packing and Shipping 309 Plant Modernization 310 Stock Splits 1926-1978 311 Tobacco Flow 312 Miscellaneous, Personnel 313 Miscellaneous Series 4.4. General Research Folders–Tobacco Industry.
Box 4 Folder 314 Alabama Tobacco History 315 Belts/Buyers, U.S., 1965 316 Blue Mold 1979 317 Bright Crop Summaries 1933-49 318 Bright Belt Warehouse Association 319 Canada 320 China 321 Cigarette Manufacturing 322 Club La Salle 323 Conversation Notes [NOT formal interviews] 324 Danville Tobacco Market 325 Depression 326 Dunnington-Beach Farming Operation 327 Flue-Cured Markets 1967 328 Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation 329 Georgia Tobacco History 330 Government Regulation of Tobacco U.S. 331 “Hours and Earnings of Employees of Independent Leaf-Tobacco Dealers.” Monthly Labor Review Vol 53 (July 1941) pp. 215-222 332 Japanese Tobacco/Salt Monopoly 333 Kentucky and Tobacco 334 Labor and Tobacco, 1930s 335 Lancaster, PA and Tobacco 336 Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation [ULTC subsidiary] 337 Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association, Inc. 338 Lynchburg Tobacco Industry 339 Map of Flue Cured Tobacco Markets 340 Maryland and Tobacco 341 Mullins, SC, Tobacco Market 342 New York Stock Exchange-ULTC Application 1927 343 North Carolina and Tobacco 344 Partners and Subsidiaries of ULTC 345 Petersburg Tobacco Industry 346 Pulliam House 347 Rhodesia [See also Christian and Zimleaf] 348 Richmond and Tobacco 349 Robert, J.C. “ULTC’s International Outlook.” Box 5 Folder 350 Royster Company [Fertilizer/guano company, ULTC subsidiary] 351 Sales Forecasts 352 Scrap Tobacco U.S. Customs Service classification 353 Section 22 Investigation, 1981 [See also R.W. Tuggle] 354 Southern Processors, Inc. 355 Southwestern Tobacco 356 Standard Marks and Charges 357 Stemming Question, 1979 358 Tobacco Association of the U.S. 359 Tobacco Associates, Inc. 360 Tobacco Cultivation 361 “Tobacco’s First Loss.” Time Vol 131 No 26, June 27, 1988 362 Tobacco General History 363 Tobacco Growers’ Information Committee 364 Tobacco Industry Federal Trade Commission Report, 1920 365 Tobacco Industry as a Fraternity 366 Tobacco Issue, News and Observer 1896 367 Tobacco Merchants Association 368 Tobacco Processors, Inc. 369 Tobacco and Textile Museum 370 Tobacco U.S. (General Situation) 371 Tobacco U.S. Diversification and International Expansion 372 Tobacco World Conglomerates 373 Tobacco Workers’ International Union 374 Tuggle, R.W., Speech on flue-cured tobacco industry, 1979 375 Virginia Tobacco’s Economic Statistics Series 4.5. Miscellaneous Research Notes and Materials.
Box 5 Folder 376 “Breaking Out What is Not in Southern History, 1918-1988" by Bennett H. Wall. Journal of Southern History Vol 55 No 1 (February 1989) pp. 3-20 377 Corporate Histories in General 378 “Laverge” Notebook 379 Research Miscellaneous Ideas and Key Names 380 “Universal Leaf Project” Notebook Series 5. Oral histories, 1975-1976 and 1981-1990.
Series 5 consists of the oral histories that make up the backbone of Tobacco Merchant. Most of the interviews are with past and present ULTC employees, or their surviving wives or children. Included are interviews with some officials of other large tobacco corporation, such as the Cullman of Philip Morris. Series 5.1 is composed of the transcripts of the interviews, as well as the handwritten notes taken by the interviewer. Series 5.2 contains the actual cassette tapes of the interviews. Where more than one person was interviewed at once, the cassette and transcript are filed under the name that appears first on the transcript.
Series 5.1. Transcripts of Oral Histories.
Box 5 Folder 381 Outlines of Interviews 382 Abernathy, James H., Jr. 383 Allen, E.D. 384 Bagget, Wayne 385 Bell, Don F. 386 Bost, W.S. and Koonce, Bruce 387 Carr, C. Stuart 388 Carter, Garland and Collie, Harry 389 Chandler, Wallace L. 390 Cheatham, M. Deane, Jr. 391 Christian, Stuart G. 392 Cline, L. Carl 393 Coleman, G.A. John
Collie, Harry See Carter, Garland394 Cone, Howard B. 395 Covington, Robert 396 Covington, James E., Sr. 397 Covington, James E., Jr. 398 Crenshaw, Gordon L. See also Towers, Thomas R. 399 Cullman, Hugh 400 Cullman, Joseph F., III 401 Davis, Glenda
DeBruyn, Robert See Hitchcock, Harry402 Dinnsen, Ed 403 Dunlop, Murray 404 Eggleston, Thomas B. 405 Galloway, E. Agnew Box 6 Folder 406 Garrett, Ester 407 Goodson, W.A., Jr. 408 Grubbs, Wirt L., Jr. 409 Haley, Enoch 410 Hall, Grace 411 Hankins, Louise T. 412 Harrell, Henry H. 413 Harrison, Mrs. Fred N., Sr. 414 Harrison, Fred N., Jr. 415 Harrison, Mrs. J. Pinckney 416 Hatcher, Wirt H., Jr. 417 Hitchcock, Harry 418 Hitchcock, Harry; Markle, John; and deBruyn, Robert 419 Hinnant, C.H., Jr. 420 Hobgood, A.L., Jr. And Parham, W.E. 421 Holt, B.S., Jr. 422 Horine, Robert B. 423 Howe, M. Nlorton 424 Howard, H. Neal 425 Humphries, Edwin W. 426 Hunt, William T. 427 Jackson, Herbert 428 Johnson, Hilda 429 Jordan, W.L. “Bill” 430 King, Allen B.
Koonce, Bruce See Bost, W.S.431 Kremer, G.J. “Gaby” 432 Lacy, William C. 433 Laverge, A.T. 434 Laverge, Jan [1976 interview] 435 Laverge, Jan [Parts 1-10] 436 Laverge, Jan [Parts 11-13, 21-27] 437 Laverge, Jan [Parts 28-45, Note: Parts 28-43 are incomplete] 438 Leavell, John N. 439 Lee, M.L. Dawson 440 Lepine, Joseph J. 441 Livesay, Howell T. “Spec” 442 Lucas, Almas 443 Macon, George 444 Markle, John E. See also Hitchcock, Harry 445 Meredith, John F. Box 7 Folder 446 Minshew, Marcella 447 Morton, Ann 448 Nelson, M.R. 449 Noakes, R.A. 450 Norton, Guy
Parham, W.E. See Hobgood, A.L., Jr.451 Pinks, John 452 Pittman, Kenneth 453 Pritchard, William W., Jr. 454 Roark, Elijah B. 455 Robertson, Mrs. Walter R., Sr. and Mrs. Jaquelin E. Taylor 456 Robertson, Walter S., Jr. 457 Robinson, Al 458 Rogers, J. Lee 459 Roland, Paul 460 Schoenbach, Gerhard 461 Schramme, Benjamin E., Jr. 462 Stephenson, Leo 463 Taylor, Jacqueline E.
Taylor, Mrs. Jaqueline E. See Robertson, Mrs. Walter R., Sr.464 Thomas, C.W., III 465 Thompson, J.R. “Dick” 466 Thompson, Mrs. Ralph 467 Towers, Thomas R. 468 Towler, Henry K. 469 Towers, Thomas R. and Crenshaw, Gordon 470 Tuggle, R.W. “Will” [Parts 1-10] 471 Tuggle, R.W. “Will” [Parts 11-15] 472 Waddell, J.C. 473 Walker, A.W. “Pete” 474 Walker, M.W. “Mac” 475 Warwick, Pierre C. 476 West, Hugh P. 477 White, J.J. “Pete” 478 Winfree, William A., Jr. 479 Winstead, James B. 480 Wood, Mildred 481 Backup Material [Miscellaneous notes, etc.] 482 Acknowledgements and list of interviews [on notecards] Series 5.2. Original Interviews.
Box 8 Abernathy, James H., Jr. (3 tapes) Allen, E.D. (4 tapes) Bell, Don Bost, W.S. and Koonce, Bruce Botkin, J.T. See reverse of Schramme tape Capetoan, [?] Carr, C.S., Jr. (2 tapes) Carter, Garland and Collie, Harry See Morton, Ann tape for conclusion of this interview] Chandler, W.L. (3 tapes) Cheatham, M. Deane, Jr. (2 tapes) Christian, Stuart Cline, L. Carl Cone, Howard B. (2 tapes) Clovington, J.E. Covington, James E., Jr. Crensahw, Gordon L. (6 tapes) Cullman, Hugh Cullman, J.F. III deBruyn, Robert See also Hitchcock/Markle tape Dinnsen, Mr. and Mrs. E.A., Sr. Donnell, Sam Dunlop, Murray Eggleston, Tom. See beginning of Carter/Collie tape Galloway, E. Agnew (2 tapes) Garrett, Ester (2 tapes) Goodson, W.A., Jr. (3 tapes) Grubbs, Wirt L. (2 tapes) Haley, Enoch (2 tapes) Hall, Grace Hankins, Louisa Harrell, Henry (2 tapes) Harrison, Mrs. Fred N., Sr. Harrison, Fred N., Jr. Harrison, Mrs. J.P. Hatcher, Wirt H., Jr. Hinnant, C.H., Jr. Hitchcock, Harry R. (5 tapes) Hitchcock, Harry and Markle, John See also deBruyn, Robert tape Hobgood, A.L., Jr. and Parham, W.E. (2 tapes) Holt, B.S., Jr. (2 tapes) Horine, R.B. Howard, H. Neal Howe, M.N., Jr. Hunt, Billy Johnson, Hilda Jordan, W.L. “Bill” Koonce, Bruce [See Bost, W.S.] Lacy, W.C. Laverge, A.T. Laverge, Jan (26 tapes) Box 9 Laverge, Jan (3 tapes) Leavell, John N. (5 tapes) Lee, Dawson Lepine, Joe Livesay, Howell Todd “Spec” See beginning of Minshew tape for conclusion of this interview McOwan, A.I. “Mac” (5 tapes) Macon, George W., Jr. (3 tapes) Meredith, John (4 tapes) Minshew, Marcella W. Morton, Ann Nelson, M.R. (2 tapes) Noakes, R.A. Norton,.Guy Parham, W.E. See Hobgood, A.L., Jr. tapes Pinks, John Pritchard, W.W. (3 tapes) Roark, Elijah B., Jr. Robertson, Mrs. Walter S., Sr. Robertson, Walter S., Jr. (2 tapes) Robinson, Al Rogers, J. Lee Roland, Paul Scramme, Benjamin E., Jr. Schoenbach, Gerhard Stephenson, Leo Taylor, Jaquelin E. Thomas, C.W., III Thompson, J.R. “Dick” Thompson, Mrs. Ralph Towers, Thomas R. (3 tapes) Tuggle, R.W. (9 tapes) Waddell, J.C. (2 tapes) Walker, Pete Warwick, Mrs. Pierre Warwick, Pierre (2 tapes) West, Hugh White, J.J. “Pete” Winfree, William A., Jr. (4 tapes) Winstead, J.
Index to Sections
Abernathy, James H., Jr., 5
Adams (W.A.) Co., 4.2
Alabama, 4.4
Alexander, Jennie, 1
Algonquin Press, 1
Allen, E. D., I, 4.1.5
Allen, Paul E., 1
American Tobacco Company, 4.2
Amos, Bernard M., 1Baggett, Wayne, 3
Bagnall, William, “Contributions to American economic history”, 3.2
Barker, John S., III, 1
Beach, John W., 1
Bell, Don F., 1, 4.1, 5
Blue mold, 4.4
Bohannon, Charles, “A preliminary study of the marketing of burley tobacco in central Kentucky,” 3.2
Bost, W. S., 5
Bright Bell Warehouse Association, 4.4
Bright Leaf and Burley Co., 4.2
Brooks, Jerome E., “Tobacco: its history illustrated by the books, manuscripts, and engravings in the library of George Arents, Jr.,.” 3.2
Brooks, Jerome E., “Green leaf and gold: tobacco in North Carolina,” 3.2
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp., 4.2
Bruce, Emily D., 1Campbell, D. P., “A preliminary study of the marketing of burley tobacco in central Kentucky,” 3.2
Canada, 4.4
Carr, C. Stuart, 5
Carr, C. Stuart, Jr., 4.1
Carter, Garland and Collie, Harry, 5
Cary, Lucius F., III, 4.1
Chandler, Wallace L., 4.1, 5
Cheatham, C. B., 4.1
Cheatham, James T., 1
Cheatham, M. Deane, Jr., 5
China, 4.4
Christian, Stuart G., Jr., 1, 4.1, 5
Chung, J. J., 1
Cigar box art, 3.2
Cigarettes - Manufacturing, 4.4
Clark, Margaret E., 1
Cline, L. Carl, 5
Club, La Salle, 4.4
Coats, Grace W., 1
Cobb, John B., 4.1
Coleman, G. A. John, 5
Collie, Harry SEE Carter, Garland, 5
Cone, Howard B., 4.1, 5
Congoleum, 4.2
Correll, Anne R., 1
Covington, James E., 4.1
Covington, James E., Jr., 5
Covington, James E., Sr., 5
Covington, Robert, 5
Cox, Hilda, 1
Crenshaw, Gordon L., 1, 4.1, 5 See also Towers, Thomas R., 5
Crowder, Nannie A., 1
Cullman Family/Philip Morris, 4.1
Cullman, Hugh, 5
Cullman, Joseph F., III, 5
Cunningham Tobacco Company, 4.2Danville, Va., 4.4
Davis, Glenda, 5
Davis, Harriette W., 1
deBruyn, Robert See Hitchcock, Harry, 5
Dennis, W. B., 1
Depression, 1929, 4.4
Dibrell Brothers, Inc., 4.2
Dinnsen, Don D., 1
Dinnsen, E. A., Jr., 1
Dinnsen, Ed, 5
Dozier, Curtis M., Sr. and Jr., 4.1
Duffin, Anne H., 1
Duke Homestead, Durham, N.C., 3.2
Duke, James B., 4.1
Duke, Maurice, 1
Duke University Press, 1
Dunlop, Murray, 5
Dunnington-Beach Farms, 4.4Ebert, Patrice G., 1
Edwards (K.R.) Leaf Tobacco Co., 4.2
Edwards, Kenneth R., 4.1
Eggleston, Thomas B., 5
Eldridge, Charles P. (Mrs.), 1
Elkins, Anne Marie, 1
Elmore, Martha G. (Mrs.), 1
Export Leaf Tobacco Co., 4.2Flowers, Lewis C., 1
Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation, 4.4Gage, Charles E., “One hundred years of Virginia tobacco,” “Tobacco, tobacco hogsheads and rolling roads in northern Virginia,” and “Virginia and tobacco history,” 3.2
Galloway, E. Agnew, 1, 5
Garrett, Ester, 4.1, 5
Georgia, 4.4
Goodson, W. A. “Bill,” 1
Goodson, W. A., Jr., 5
Goodson, W. A., Sr.,. 4.1
Gordon, R. Latimer, Jr., 4.1
Gorman, John C., 1
Gorman, Patrick Henry, 4.1
Grant, Cary, 1
Gregory, O. C., 4.1
Griffin, Carolyn, 1
Grubbs, Wirt L., Jr., 5Haley, Enoch, 1, 4.1, 5
Hall, Grace, 4.1, 5
Hall, Jacqueline Dowd, 1
Hall, William C., 1
Hankins, Louise T., 4.1, 5
Harrell, Henry H., 5
Harrison, Fred N., Jr., 1, 4.1, 5
Harrison, Fred N., Sr. (Mrs.), 1, 5
Harrison, J. Pinckney See Harrison, Fred N., Jr.
Harrison, J. Pinckney (Mrs.), 5
Harrison, Robert M., 1, 4.1
Hatcher, Wirt H., Jr., 5
Hatcher, Wirt H., Sr., 4.1
Hawles, S. N., Jr., “Principles of flue-cured tobacco production,” 3.2
Henderson, Joseph F., 4.1
Henritz, Wayne, 1
Hicks, Julie, 1
Hildt, Thomas, 4.1
Hinnant, C. H., Jr., 5
Hitchcock, Harry R., 4.1, 5
Hobgood, A. L., Jr., 1, 4.1, 5
Hoke, John C. V., 1
Holt, B. S., Jr., 5
Horine, Robert B., 5
Howard, H. Neal, Jr., 1.5
Howe, M. Norton, Jr., 1.5
Humphries, Edwin W., 5
Hunt, William T., 5Indians of North America -- Tobacco, 3.2
Industrial Leaf Tobacco Co., 4.2Jackson, Herbert, 5
Japan, 4.4
Jefferson Leaf Tobacco Co., 4.2
Jenkins, L. B., 4.1
Johnson, Elaine D., 1
Johnson, Hilda, 5
Jones, John W., 1
Jordan, Daniel P., 1
Jordan, W. L. “Bill,” 5Kentucky, 3.2, 4.4
King, Allen B., 5
Koonce, Bruce See Bost, W. S.,, 5
Kremer, Gabriel J. “Gaby,” 1, 5Lacy, William C., 5
Lamb, Charles, “A farewell to tobacco” (poem), 3.2
Lancaster, Pa. – Industries, 4.4
Larus and Brother Company, 4.2
Lassiter, Wingate, 1
Laverge, A. T., 5
Laverge, Jan, 1, 4.1, 5
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, 4.4
Lea (W.B.) and Sons, 4.2
Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association, Inc.., 4.4
Leavell, John N., 4.1, 5
Lee, M. L. Dawson, 5
Lee, Margaret, 1
Lennon, Donald R., 1
Lepine, Joseph J., 5
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, 4.2
Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company, Ltd., 3.2
Linton, Ralph, “Use of tobacco among North American Indians,” 3.2
Livesay, Howell T., “Spec,” 5
Lorilland (P.) and Co., 3.2
Louisiana, 3.2
Lowden, F. V., III, 1
Lucas, Almas, 5
Lynchburg, Va. – Industries, 4.4Macaulay, Angus, 1
Macon, George, 5
Markle, John E., 5 See Also Hitchcock, Harry
Maryland, 4.4
McAdams, Thomas B., 4.1
McOwan, A. I. “Mac,” 1, 4.1, 5.2
McOwan, Lucille Reynolds, 4.1
McTigne, Bernard, 1
Meredith, John F., 5
Midzi, H. E., 1
Miller, James I., 4.1
Miller, Thomas D., 1
Millhiser, Ross R., 3.2
Millsaps, William 1
Minshew, Marcella, 5
Momenee, Gary, 1
Moore, James T., 1
Morton, Ann, 1, 5
Mullins, S.C. – Industries, 4.4National Tobacco-Textile Museum, 1, 4.4
Nelson, M. R., 5
New York Stock Exchange, 4.4
Noakes, R. A., 1, 5
North Carolina, 3.2, 4.4
Norton, Guy, 5
Norwood, [?], 1Papps, Allan W., 1
Parham, W. E. See Hobgood, A. L., Jr., 5
Parrish, Hamilton, P., 4.1
Person, Thomas A., 4.1
Person-Garrett Company, Inc., 4.2
Petersburg, Va. – Industries, 4.4
Pettus, Hunter R., 4.1
Pinks, John, 1, 5
Pittman, Kenneth, 5
Powell, William G., 1
Price, Eugene, 1
Pritchard, William W., Jr., “Bill,” 1, 5
Pulliam House, 4.4Rattican, Neal F., 1
Reynolds (R.J.) Company, 3.2
Reynolds (R.J.) Industries, 4.2
Rhodesia, 4.4
Richmond, Va. – Industries , 4.4
Roark, Elijah B., 5
Robert, J. C., “UTLC’s International Outlook,” 4.4
Robert, Joseph C., “The Bicentennial and ‘that bewitching vegetable’”(draft), 3.2
Robert, Joseph C.
Roberts, William H., III, 1
Robertson, Walter R., Sr. (Mrs.), 5
Robertson, Walter S., Jr., 5
Robinson, Al, 5
Rogers, J. Lee, 5
Roland, Paul, 5
Rose, John D., 4.1
Royster Company, 4.4
Rupert, Anton, 4.1Salt industry – Japan, 4.4
Schmidt, Evelyn, 1
Schoenbach, Gerhard, 1, 5
Schramme, Benjamin E., Jr., 5
Scott, John W., 1
Sengstacken, R. Robert, 1
Shackelford, George Green, 1
Shelton, Keith A., 1
Silvette, David, 1
Snead, [?] (Mrs.), 1
Southern Processors, Inc., 4.4
Stephenson, Leo, 5
Stewart, Elizabeth Lewis, 4.1
Sullivan, Gilbert J., 1Tarleton, Hal, 1
Tatham, William, “An historical and practical essay on the culture and commerce of tobacco,” 3.2
Taylor (J.P.) Co., Inc., 4.2
Taylor, Alvin P., 1
Taylor Brothers Tobacco Company, 4.2
Taylor, Erasmus, 4.1
Taylor, Helen Marie (Mrs. Jaquelin P.), 1
Taylor, Jaqueline E. (Mrs.), 5 SEE ALSO Robertson, Walter R., Sr. (Mrs.), 5
Thomas, C. W., III, 1, 5
Thompson, J. R. “Dick,” 5
Thompson, Ralph (Mrs.), 5
Tobacco – Alabama, 4.4
Tobacco Associates, Inc., 4.4
Tobacco Associates of the U.S., 4.4
Tobacco – Canada, 4.4
Tobacco – China, 4.4
Tobacco – Cultivation, 4.4
Tobacco – Georgia, 4.4
Tobacco Growers’ Information Committee, 4.4
Tobacco – History, 4.4
Tobacco – Japan, 4.4
Tobacco – Kentucky, 3.2, 4.4
Tobacco – Louisiana, 3.2
Tobacco manufacture and trade – Employees, 4.4
Tobacco manufacture and trade – Wages, 4.4
Tobacco – Marketing, 4.4
Tobacco – Maryland, 4.4
Tobacco merchant: The story of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company (manuscript), 2
Tobacco Merchants Association, 4.4
Tobacco – North Carolina, 3.2, 4.4
Tobacco – Pennsylvania, 4.4
Tobacco Processors, Inc., 4.4
Tobacco – Rhodesia, 4.4
Tobacco – South Carolina, 4.4
Tobacco – Stemming, 4.4
Tobacco – Taxation, 3.2
Tobacco – United States, 4.4
Tobacco – United States – Law and legislation, 3.2
Tobacco – Virginia, 3.2, 4.4
Tobacco – Virginia – Law and legislation, 3.2
Tobacco Workers’ International Union, 4.4
Towers, Thomas R., 1, 5.1
Towler, Henry K., 5
Tuggle, Aubrey G., 4.1
Tuggle, R. W. [Speech on flue-cured tobacco industry, 1979], 4.4U.S. Tobacco Company, 4.2
University Press of Kentucky, 1
University Press of Virginia, 1Virginia – Tobacco, 3.2, 4.4
Virginia Tobacco Company, Danville, Va., 3.2, 4.2
Voight, Fred W., 1Waddell, J. C., 4.1, 5
Walker, A. W. “Pete,” 5
Walker, M. W. “Mac,” 5
Walker, Pete, 4.1
Wall, Bennett H., “Breaking out what is not in Southern history, 1918-1988,” 4.4
Walston, Hubert C., 1, 4.1
Warwick, Pierre C., 4.1, 5
Watson (R.P.) and Sons, 4.2
Werner, Carl Avery, “Tobaccoland,” 3.2
West, Hugh, 4.1, 5
White, J. J. “Pete,” 5
Williams, Maurice, 1
Willingham (W.A.) Co., Inc., 4.2
Willingham, William A., 4.1
Windham et al v. American Brands, Inc., et al, 3.2
Winfree, William A., Jr., 1, 5
Winstead, James B., 5
Winstead, William H., 4.1
Winston Leaf Tobacco Co., 4.2
Wood, Mildred, 5
Woodson, Howard S., 4.1
Worrell, Rob, 1Yuille, Thomas B., 4.1
Zimleaf Holdings Group, 4.2
Container List
Box 1 Series 1. Correspondence (folders 1-97) Series 2. Manuscript (folders 98-115) Box 2 Series 2 (cont.). Manuscript (folders 116-119) Series 3. Publications Series 3.1. ULTC Publications (folders 120-130) Series 3.2. Other Publications (folders 131-159) Box 3 Series 3 (cont.). Publications Series 3.2 (cont.). Other Publications (folders 160-203) Series 4. Research Files Series 4.1. Individuals (folders 204-260) Box 4 Series 4 (cont.). Research Files Series 4.2. Tobacco Companies (other than ULTC) (folders 261-286) Series 4.3. ULTC (folders 298-313) Series 4.4. Tobacco Industry (folders 314-349) Box 5 Series 4 (cont.). Research Files Series 4.4 (cont.). Tobacco Industry (folders 350-375) Series 4.5. Miscellaneous Research Notes (folders 376-380) Series 5. Oral Histories Series 5.1. Transcripts (folders 381-405) Box 6 Series 5 (cont.). Oral Histories Series 5.1 (cont.). Transcripts (folders 406-445) Box 7 Series 5 (cont.). Oral Histories Series 5.1 (cont.). Transcripts (folders 446-482) Box 8 Series 5 (cont.). Oral Histories Series 5.2. Cassettes (Abernathy-Laverge, Jan) Box 9 Series 5 (cont). Oral Histories Series 5.2 (cont.). Cassettes (Laverge, Jan (cont.)-Winstead)