ihrcvirginia Inventory of the Virginia Co-operative Society Records, 1911-1962. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, April 17, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries December 30, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 30, 2003 English Virginia Co-operative Society (Virginia, Minn.). Virginia Co-operative Society Records, 1911-1962 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 linear ft. FIN In Finnish and English. Biographical/Historical Note

The Virginia Co-operative Society (Virginia, Minn.) was established in 1909 as the Virginia Work People's Trading Company. By 1931, the cooperative had about 1,000 members, mostly Finnish. It consisted of two stores and a service station. In 1936, the name was changed to the Virginia Co-operative Society; it continued to exist until the early 1970's.

Scope and Content

Records (ca. 1911-1962) of the Virginia Co-operative Society (formerly the Virginia Work People's Trading Company, Virginia, Minn.) consist of a history of the society until 1939; financial records; records relating to the closely allied Range Co-op Federation (Minn.); and publications relating mostly to the cooperative movement.

Inventory available.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Virginia Co-operative Society (Virginia, Minn.)Range Co-op Federation (Minn.)Virginia Work People's Trading Company, Virginia, Minn. Cooperative societies--Minnesota--Virginia.Cooperative societies--Minnesota.Finnish Americans--Minnesota--Virginia.