Houston Cotton Exchange Collection 1878-1976.

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Houston Cotton Exchange Collection 1878-1976.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664759390

It consists of financial records, the meeting minutes and correspondence of the Board of Directors, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history of the Exchange and Houston that will be of particular interest to those investigating economic and political topics.

ca. 40 linear feet : 2 document boxes, 1 record storage carton, and 90 Ledger v.

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