Tobacco Collection, 1828-1987 and undated, bulk 1870-1955.

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Tobacco Collection, 1828-1987 and undated, bulk 1870-1955.

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The Tobacco Collection spans the years 1828-1987, and contains material assembled by library staff related to the manufacturing, sale, and use of tobacco in the United States, particularly in the South. There are also items referring to tobacco cultivation and processing. Typical formats include cigarette and cigar advertising trade cards of Duke Tobacco Co., Lorillard, Liggett and Myers, John Player and Sons, and various other American and British companies; tobacco advertisements by Krueger and Brown of N.Y.; and souvenir tobacco albums published by Allen & Ginter. Forms of advertising in the collection include broadsides, posters, pamphlets, books, leaflets, letters, envelopes, cigar and cigarette boxes and labels, cans, a plate, wrappers, labels, and catalogs. Images include birds, animals, battle scenes, and persons, including a series on "African Types." Materials pertaining to business concerns in North Carolina and Virginia predominate, but items from other countries are also included. Items are physically arranged by company name when known, otherwise by format. For easier searching, the descriptive finding aid is arranged in two alphabetical sections, by company name and by format.

450 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348535

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

John Player and Sons.

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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

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Duke Tobacco Company.

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Krueger and Brown.

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Allen & Ginter

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P. Lorillard Company

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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company

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William W. Flowers was the brother of Duke University President, Robert L. Flowers. William Flowers graduated from Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) in 1894. In 1900, Flowers was made an executive of the American Tobacco Company by James B. Duke. He became Vice President of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in 1911 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1936 until his death in 1941. From the description of Board of Directors Resolution for William W. Flowers, 1941. (Duke University ...

American Tobacco Company

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