Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1874-2009 (Creation)
Extent
23.00 Linear Feet, 40.00 boxes
Post-Fire Oversize Boxes:
Box 26 (10.5x13), 509S: 19/13/4
27 (10x13), (16.5x20.5); 509S: 19/6/4
Box 29 (16.5x20.5); 509S: 20/29/5
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Robertson Corporation is a family-owned company specializing in grain, feed, and flour milling. The Robertson Corporation was founded in 1881 in Brownstown, Indiana, by the Robertson family, and over the first few decades of its existence, the… read more
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Correspondence Series is comprised of two boxes that extend over an 81-year period, starting in 1913 and ending in 2004 and arranged in alphabetical order. Majority of correspondence relate to the purchase of milling equipment such as elevators,… read more
System of arrangement
The Robertson Corporation Records (1874, 1880-2009) are housed in 40 boxes and organized in to eight Series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Financial Records; 3) Minutes; 4) Subject; 5) Photographs; 6) Oversized Materials; 7) Printed Material; 8) Artifacts.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No access restriction: All materials are open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction
The researcher asssumes full rseponsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Finding aids
Alternative finding aid found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210602162359/http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/sc_rev/findaids/pc2007-08.php
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
It received accession number P2007.08.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acqusition Source: Phil and Joe Robertson
Acqusition Method: Donation
Acqusition Date: 20070101
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
The Records document the 120-year milling history of the Robertson Corporation.
Specialized notes
- Citation: Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], Robertson Corporation records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Alternative identifier(s)
Archon Collection ID
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Author: Paul Harris
Processing Info: The collection was processed by Paul Harris, Student Processor, in 2010.
Archon migration by Edward Nagurny, graduate research assistant, September 2015.
Publication Date: 2015-09-01