 American Turpentine Farmers Association Records
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJudge Harley Langdale of Valdosta, Georgia, along with 900 other men from the Southern turpentine industry established the American Turpentine Farmers Association (ATFA) in March of 1936. ATFA was formed to represent the interests of gum naval stores factors, producers, and dealers in the United States "turpentine belt" (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas). Activities of ATFA document the interconnection of land use and environmental stewardship to the broader issues and policies of modern Georgia's rural development. The American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books provide the administrative record of the organization. The minute books are available online at http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/atfa/. Scope and ContentFour volumes of meeting minutes produced by the American Turpentine Farmers Association Board of Directors from 1936 to 1999. Organization and ArrangementThe volumes are arranged chronologically. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAmerican Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641. User RestrictionsLibrary acts as "fair use" reproduction agent. Copyright InformationBefore material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2010. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this Repository
Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection Related Collections in Other RepositoriesAmerican Turpentine Farmers Association Papers, Georgia Agrirama, State Museum of Agriculture, Tifton, Georgia. Harley Langdale Papers, The Langdale Company, Valdosta, Georgia. Georgia Forestry Commission, record group 64, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, Georgia. USDA History Collection, Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland. Naval Stores Collection, MS 2202, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia. | ||||||||||||||||||||