Imperial Tobacco Company, Rocky Mount Branch, Records, undated

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Imperial Tobacco Company, Rocky Mount Branch, Records, undated

1891-1908

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0808

The collection contains financial records related to daily business transactions of the organization from 1891-1908, including volumes of financial journals and cashbooks with mentions of loan payments, employees and the president of the branch, Edgar W. Smith.

1.1 Cubic feet, 3 boxes

eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11619924

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland

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The formation of Imperial came about as a result from the threat of competition from The American Tobacco Company (ATC). This threat was spearheaded by ATC’s head, James Buchanan Duke. Duke went to England in 1901 with the hope of buying up several independent tobacco companies there. In response to Duke’s takeover attempt, thirteen family-run businesses, led by Wills, Players and Lamber & Butler, met in December 1901. At this meeting they formed The Imperial Tobacco Company (Great Britain an...