This page includes titles that are specific to the individual states of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Kentucky, though tobacco was produced in other states as well. The material has a more historical focus but there are sources that cover current activities.
Some coverage of the tobacco industry is part of more general histories of the state or county. Additional coverage of particular places can be found in the General History section of this guide. If you are looking to research the Colonial American time period, you may find our Colonies in America: Commerce, Business, and the Economy guide helpful.
For those looking at more current information, websites and news sources are going to be important for many different types of research. While we are not including all newspapers from the various states, please see the guide to newspapers that the staff at the Newspaper & Current Periodical Division has created.
If you are looking for older trade periodicals see subpage in the Industry Periodicals page. The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
The Bright-Tobacco Industry, 1860-1929 by Colonial Trade of Maryland, 1689-1715 by France and the Chesapeake; a History of the French Tobacco Monopoly, 1674-1791, and of its Relationship to the British and American Tobacco Trades by History of Agriculture in the Southern United States to 1860 by A just and impartial account of the transactions of the merchants in London for the advancement of the price of tobacco, about the latter end of the year 1727 and beginning of 1728 by 
Maryland Gazette
North Carolina Tobacco by North Carolina Tobacco Report by Riders in the Night by Robert Carter of Nomini Hall, a Virginia Tobacco Planter of the Eighteenth Century by 
Tobacco Coast by Tobacco Trade Directory and Ready ReferenceVirginia GazetteThe Case of the Merchants, and Planters, Trading to and Residing in, Virginia, and MarylandTobacco Colony by 
Making Tobacco Bright by Virginia and the English Commercial System, 1689-1773 by Resources found at state libraries, archives, and agricultural extensions can be very helpful for doing research on particular places. Materials are written, collected, or organized by people who understand the local history and traditions.
Many of the publications are scientific in nature, but they do often produce statistics and market-like reports. A State Department of Agriculture or a university's Agricultural Extension department, often publish information on particular crops. Look for publications by the state agency or agencies or look for material produced by the agricultural extension.
