By Sarah Osorio
Title: Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange Minute Books, 1874-1917
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-276
Primary Creator: Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 10/22/1967
Subjects: Businesses, Business records--Virginia, Cotton trade
Forms of Material: Minute books, Minutes (administrative records)
Languages: English
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange was organized in 1874 and incorporated on February 17, 1877. The Exchange opened for business on August 3, 1877 at 72 Water Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Its purpose was "to provide and maintain suitable rooms for an Exchange in the city of Norfolk; to adjust controversies between members; to establish just and equitable principles, uniform usages, rules and regulations, and all transactions connected with the trade; to acquire, preserve and disseminate information connected therewith, and generally to promote the interest of the trade, and increase the facilities and the amount of business in the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth."
Later, the Exchange operated from various locations on West Main Street. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange made its final home in the Atlantic City portion of Norfolk on Front Street. The business closed in the 1930s due to expansion of the export cotton industry in more western regions of the United States, including Texas, Louisiana, and California.
Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source: Robert P. Howard and John Summerfield Jenkins, Jr. by donation
Preferred Citation: Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange Minute Books, MSS 0000-276, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information: Processed August 23, 2018.
