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Creator
Cooperative League of the U.S.A.
Call number
MssCol 665
Physical description
1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Preferred Citation
Cooperative League of the U.S.A. records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials
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The Cooperative League of America was established in New York City in 1916 by James Peter Warbasse who served as president until 1941. The organization, now called the Cooperative League of the U.S.A. and based in Washington, D.C., is a federation of local, state, regional, and national cooperative business organizations. The League sponsors training conferences, conducts research, and distributes information about cooperatives. Collection consists of correspondence and printed matter concerning the Cooperative League. Records include correspondence with members of the League, members of other cooperative organizations throughout the world, and individuals interested in the cooperative movement.

Scope and arrangement

The Cooperative League of the U.S.A. records are arranged in three series:

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Long, Cedric, 1939

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328