Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Davis Food Co-op (Davis, Calif.)
- Abstract:
- The Davis Food Co-op was founded in 1972 by Davis, California residents and UC Davis students. The collection includes brochures, flyers, articles of incorporation, and materials related to cooperatives and small farms. The collection also includes a Rolodex file of quick answers to questions about food ingredients and additives.
- Extent:
- 0.8 linear feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Davis Food Co-op Records, D-594, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes brochures, flyers, articles of incorporation, and materials related to cooperatives and small farms. Collection also includes a Rolodex file of quick answers to questions about food ingredients and additives.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Davis Food Co-op was founded in 1972 by Davis, California, residents and UC Davis students. The organization began as a grocery buying club and originally operated out of members' homes. In 1976, the first store opened on L Street, and in 1978 the Co-op moved to Fifth Street. The Co-op was officially incorporated as a California cooperative corporation in 1981 and in 1984 moved to its current location on G Street.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Douglas A. Walter, 2015.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Davis Food Co-op Records, D-594, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621