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Robert Richardson Coker papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-11295
Summary Chiefly business and personal correspondence relating to Coker and the management of Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company and other family businesses including Coker's Experimental Farms, J. L. Coker & Company, Sonoco Products Company, and Hartsville Oil Mill.Coker was actively involved in the National Cotton Council; through this organization he worked tirelessly to find a way to eradicate the destructive boll weevil. His knowledge and expertise also led him to assume important...
Dates: 1890-1988

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  • Names: Coker family X
  • Subject: Cotton growing -- Southern States. X