In the Coop Directory, wherever there is an *, you will find a history of that cooperative. If you would like to write a history, let us know (johanna.bockman@gmail.com). We can link to histories you or others have already written, or you can add to these histories in the comments section of each. For a general history, see “Home Rule from Below: The Cooperative Movement in Washington, DC.” for a history of cooperatives in DC (Pp. 66-85 in Capital Dilemma: Growth and Inequality in Washington, DC).

Here are the coop histories we have so far:

*Community Based Buying Clubs Inc. (CBBC Inc.) (1980-1994, founder Senghor Jawara Baye)

*Shepherd Street Collective Buying Club

*Sure Savings Collective Buying Clubs (SSCBC) (1980-1994, founder Senghor Jawara Baye)

*Washington Cooperative Bookshop (registered July 7, 1938)

*Women’s Community Bakery Collective, 1976-1992 (Capitol Hill)