The New London Cooperative records document the activities of an agriculture and petroleum service and marketing cooperative from its inception in 1919 through a merger in 1967. The collection is fragmentary with substantial portions missing. According to the general manager, Norman Fenske, some records were probably destroyed in a fire in 1973. The collection has been arranged in the following four series to reflect the organization's name changes and a merger: NEW LONDON FARMERS' EXCHANGE COMPANY, NEW LONDON COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE, BI-COUNTY CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, and NEW LONDON FARMERS COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY.
The records in these series consist of early administrative records, including a minute book (corporation record book) and stock certificate books; annual reports; a small amount of correspondence pertaining to sales and orders; merchandise inventories; and newspaper advertisements. The bulk of the material consists of financial records, primarily from the 1930's and 1950-1967, such as audit reports, cash book, journals, ledgers, check registers, payroll books, and overhead analysis sheets.
