The collection consists of two series. The first series consists of minute books, bylaws, legal papers, correspondence, leases, and account books of the Corporation (1922-1947). The second series includes minute books, bylaws, administrative material, and account books which document the California Bean Growers' Association (1918-1929). The materials document the entire operations of the two organizations.

The California Bean Growers' Warehouse Corporation was formed on September 23, 1922, with its principal office and place of business in San Francisco. From paragraph (i) of the Articles of Incorporation, "The primary purpose for the organization of this corporation is to pack, process, clean, store and warehouse the beans delivered to it by the California Bean Growers' Association, a California cooperative marketing association..." All directors were required to be stockholders of the Corporation as well as members of the Association, which was formed in 1918. The Association was dissolved in 1929 and the Corporation in 1947.

6 linear ft.

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