Rule books, pamphlets, memos and correspondence

Scope and Content

An unlabelled box file containing:

  • Memorandum and articles of association of The Farmers' Central Organisation Ltd (1953)
  • Rules of the United Farmers Ltd (1971)
  • Rules of the Agricultural Co-operative Association Ltd (1949 and 1951)
  • The Problems of Expansion , by J C Wade (Sep 1956)
  • Board and Management in an Agricultural Co-operative Society , by Sir Frederick Brundrett (May 1962)
  • Agricultural Co-operative Societies. Functions and Opportunities of Boards and Chairmen , by A W Ashby (May 1953)
  • An Outline of the English Agricultural Co-operative Movement , (Oct 1954)
  • A manual for the use of executives of trade, industrial, commercial and professional organisations
  • A list of the Farmers' Central Organisation Ltd personnel and addresses (1956)
  • A blank rule book
  • Farmers' Co-operation in England. An outline of the English Agricultural Co-operative Movement , ACA
  • Agricultural Co-operative Societies and Marketing Schemes , by J H Taylor (1952)
  • Farmers' Societies- Their place in English Agriculture , ACA
  • Capital and Membership Relations in Agricultural Co-operation , ACA (1956)
  • Leaflet, Co-operation in Agriculture in 20 Questions
  • Press release from the Central Council for Agricultural and Horticultural Co-operation regarding Co-op turnover doubling in five years (15 Sep 1976)
  • Newspaper cutting regarding ACA and National Farmers' Union merger (25 May 1956)
  • Statistics regarding Pest Control Societies, (17 Dec 1974)
  • Statistics of Agricultural Co-operative Companies (19 Jun 1974)
  • Memorandum on Agricultural Co-operative Loans (1967)
  • Agricultural Co-operative Societies. Abridged report of a conference (10 Feb 1944)
  • Underlease of part of the first floor of Agriculture House, Knightsbridge, London (Jan 1960)
  • Letter from NFU to the Secretary of the Agricultural Central Co-operative Association regarding the surrender of rooms 105 and 106 (14 Jun 1963)
  • Document regarding the surrender of rooms 105 and 106 at the registered office, (1963)
  • Photocopy of part of a rule book
  • Working Partnership , reprinted from the British Farmer (1 Feb 1958)
  • ACA Annual Luncheon , report (c 1953)
  • The Battle of Bedford Square , reprinted from The New Statesman and Nation , (18 Sep 1954)
  • Correspondence between NFU and the General Secretary of the Farmers' Central Organisation (FCO) regarding egg packing stations (27-30 Jul 1956)
  • Correspondence between NFU and FCO regarding West Midland Egg Packers Ltd (4 May 1956- 3 Oct 1956)
  • The Challenge to Agriculture
  • File labelled Policy General (15-23 Mar 1954)
  • Document on the Agricultural and Horticultural Association Ltd
  • Report on the meeting between the Secretary of ACA and Co-operation Officer of the Union (20-27 Jul 1953)
  • File labelled ACA/FCO Co-operation Policy
  • A typescript quote from The History of Co-operation by G J Holyoake
  • Rules of the Federal Packers Ltd
  • News item : newsletters regarding developments regarding ACA (1966-1969)
  • Document regarding the corn trade (25 Jan 1939)
  • Documents regarding negotiations between NFU and ACA (Mar-Aug 1954)
  • Agricultural Co-operation in England and Wales. The Central Organisation , by R L Rossitter
  • ACA Receives Mandate , ACA (1953)
  • Article on the structure of the newly formed ACCA
  • Report of conference held at Caxton Hall, London (6 Feb 1945)
  • Correspondence regarding The Provisional Agricultural Co-operative Committee (1945)
  • Articles from The Farmers Weekly (1956-1957)
  • Document on Sir Frederick Brundrett
  • Memo on the future of the FCO and ACA (28 Nov 1955)
  • Aspatria Agricultural Co-operative Society Ltd Jubilee , by Henry Thompson
  • Memorandum of Association of the Agricultural and Horticultural Association Ltd