Ozark Food Processors Association Records

Collection

Identifier: MC 2587

Staff Only
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Content Description

The collection contains the organizational records of the Ozark Food Processors Association (OFPA). Materials include meeting minutes, convention programs and proceedings, correspondence, newsletters, articles of incorporation and by-laws, newspaper clippings, and photographs. While the bulk of the collection materials are directly related to the OFPA, some documents are related to other canning industry organizations and to specific canning businesses within the Ozarks.

Dates

circa 1912-2013

Creator

Ozark Food Processors Association (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

The Ozark Food Processors Association was a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based professional organization with close ties to the University of Arkansas Department of Food Science. It originally began as the Missouri Valley Canners Association in the 1900s; in the mid-1920s, as a reflection of its expanded geographic scope, the organization changed its name to the Ozark Canners Association. In 1962, it became known as the Ozark Canners and Freezers Association; it adopted the Ozark Food Processors Association name in 1980. The organization was dissolved in October 2018.

A history of the organization from 1906-2006, A Century of Success: A Snapshot Look at the History of the Ozark Food Processors Association, is present in Box 2, Folder 2 of the collection.

Extent

3.9 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by format and topic. Materials that were originally received in binders have been rehoused into folders for preservation reasons, but their original groupings and order have been retained, as noted within the finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Ozark Food Processors Association Records were donated to Special Collections on behalf of the organization by Renee Threlfall of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 13, 2022. Threlfall served as the OFPA's director of operations and industry relations.