Alabama Poultry and Egg Association
Scope and Contents
The Alabama Poultry and Egg Association Records consists of 2 linear feet of material that span the years 1945-1983. The records are divided into four series and arranged chronologiclly. The bulk of the collection consists of te Board of Directors records and Alabama poultry industry publications. Series I consists of one foulder containg historical sketches of APEA, ca. 1965 and ca. 1972. Series II consists of the records of the Board of Directors, 1953-1980,for the Alabama Poultry Industry Association (APIA) 1953-1972, and the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association (APEA) 1972-present. These records, one linear foot, contain the organization's constitution and by-laws, board meeting workbooks 1965-1969, and board meetings minutes 1969-1980. The workbooks contain prepatory information for the board members and board meetings, such as meeting agendas, minutes of the previous meeting, membership reports, publicity material, etc. All workbooks and minutes are arranged chronologiclly. Series III contains the annual reports for the APIA 1953-1972 and the APEA 1973-1980. The bulk of the reports are from 1967-1980 with one report for the year 1953. Series IV consists of Alabama poultry news magazines1945-1983; "Alabama Poultry Cooperative News", 1945-1947; "Alabama Poultry Industry News", 1953-1964; and the "Alabama Poultry Newsmagazine", 1983.
Dates
- 1945 - 1983
Biographical / Historical
The Alabama Poultry and Egg Association had its beginning in 1947 when a group of Alabama hatcherymen met and formed the Alabama Poultry Association. The first president of the APA was F.G. Bridges of Notasulga, Alabama. During the annual APA convention in 1952 at Albertville it was decided to expand the organization to include other poultry industry sectors. During the next year the Alabama Poultry Industry Association was formed, consisting of several poultry industry sectors or affiliates: the Alabama Hatchery Association, the Alabama Feed Association, and the Alabama Poultry Processors Association. The first president of the APIA was B.W. Appleton. The organization was later expanded in 1957 when the Alabama Egg Association and the Turkey Producers formed and joind the APIA. The primary goals of the organization were to foster, promote and improve all branches of the poultry industry. Over the years the APIA was active in supporting legislation, research, and education in the poultry field. In December 1972 APIA was re-named the Alabama Poultry and Eggs Association. The name was changed because it was felt that the new name better represented the members of the Association
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to Alabama Poultry and Egg Association
- Author
- Originally processed by Norwood A. Kerr. Uploaded to ArchivesSpace by Brittany Conner
- Date
- Originally processed 7/2/1984. Uploaded to ArchivesSpace on 09/18/2019
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
