Haines City Citrus Growers Cooperative, 1956-2022
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Haines City Citrus Growers Cooperative
- Extent:
- 5 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
The HCCGA records include photographs, annual meeting reports, newsletters, and memorabilia. The annual meeting reports date from 1949 to 2009 and include general financial reports to the membership. Memorabilia includes baseball caps, tie pins, drink coasters, and sunglasses. There are VHS tapes with marketing materials, and several oversized copies of newspaper articles. There are also crate labels.
- Biographical / historical:
Haines City Citrus Growers Association was an agriculturally based cooperative. It was a growerowned fresh citrus cooperative offering members grove care, harvesting, packing services, and marketing. HCCGA began operation in 1909 in Haines City, Florida and shipped citrus fruit to markets in the United States and Canada under brands including Hill Top, Hill Top Gold, Red Cloud, and Canoe Creek. At one time, they supplied fruit through DNE World Citrus, Ft Pierce, Florida and processed fruit through Florida's Natural Growers, Lake Wales, Florida. At one time in its history, it was the second oldest citrus cooperative in Florida and the fifth largest packing operation in the state. It went inactive in 2022.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was donated by Dennis Broadaway in 2021.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Haines City Citrus Growers Cooperative
Citrus industry--Florida--History
Agricultural cooperatives--Florida--History
Citrus fruits--Harvesting
Citrus fruits--Packing--Florida
Citrus fruit industry--Florida--Marketing
Business records--Florida
Photographs
Sound recordings.
Video recordings
Memorabilia
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Researchers must contact McKay Archives in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the archives' ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
- Terms of access:
Copyright has been transferred to the college. Permission to publish material must be obtained from Sarah D. and L. Kirk McKay, Jr. Archives Center or the appropriate copyright holder. Please inquire if you have questions.
- Location of this collection:
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Florida Southern College111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.LakelandFL33801USA
