| Abstract |
Collection is mainly concerned with the Greenville, N.C., office of the Eastern North Carolina Branch, although there are limited records included for offices located in Farmville, Washington, Williamston, and Robersonville. Correspondence details branch office and inter-office business transactions. Records describe sales by local warehouses, purchase and shipment of tobacco, grades of tobacco, jobs performed in the warehouses, and the equipment and materials needed for operation. Ledgers detail the financial dealings of the company, the movement and processing of tobacco leaf, and the amounts and kinds of tobacco purchased and sold. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Imperial Tobacco Company Records (#260), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of the Imperial Tobacco Group, Ltd. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. V. E. Brooks. |
| Biographical note | The Imperial Tobacco Company (est. 1901) with American headquarters in Richmond, Va., operates branches throughout the southeastern United States. The home office of the firm is in Great Britain with branches also located in Ireland. |
