Jones Brokerage Company packaging samples and photographs
Creation: circa 1940s-1950sAbstract
The Jones Brokerage Company was a food brokerage business founded by Otis V. Jones Jr. (1915-2003) in 1946, as Associated Foods in Raleigh, North Carolina. This small collection contains samples of packaging for bread, coffee, desserts, produce, meats, sausages, and salt.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940s-1950s
Creator
- Jones Brokerage Company (Organization)
- Jones, Otis Vance, Jr., 1915-2003 (Person)
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
General Physical Description
91 packaging samples. 8 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 1 magazine clipping.
Historical Note
The Jones Brokerage Company was a food brokerage business founded by Otis V. Jones Jr. (1915-2003) in 1946, as Associated Foods in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to opening his own business, Jones had been with Standard Brands for ten years. In 1954, the company became Jones Brokerage Company. Jones sold packaging to customers throughout eastern North Carolina. The company continued throughout the 1990s.
Scope and Content
This small collection contains samples of packaging for bread, coffee, desserts, produce, meats, sausages, and salt. There is a disbound issue of Progressive Grocer from September 1962 and eight photographs of product displays.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Jones Brokerage Company packaging samples and photographs
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2018.
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
