Preliminary Guide to the Spokane Holstein Club Records, 1968-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spokane Holstein Club
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Spokane Holstein Club Records
Dates
1968-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 linear feet, (4 boxes.)
Collection Number
MS.1988.18
Summary
This collection consists of scrapbooks containing records of the Spokane Holstein Club, from 1968 to 1974 and 1976 to 1987.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Spokane Holstein Club was created in 1920. The organization's original members were from Spokane, Washington, and the immediate vicinity, but the group later expanded to include dairy farmers from eastern Washington and northern Idaho.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of scrapbooks containing records of the Spokane Holstein Club, from 1968 to 1974 and 1976 to 1987. The scrapbooks include photographs, event programs, newspaper and magazine articles, meeting minutes, copies of their newsletter "The Dairy Reporter" and the "Dairy News," greeting cards, correspondence, and copies of various business records including the "Plan of Consolidation" with the Inland Empire Dairy Herd Improvement Association, by-laws, and communications with the Washington State Cooperative Extension Office, as well as club memorabilia.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. It has not yet been arranged.

Location of Collection

(MASC Staff Use: 2-4-23-3)

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Donna Jean Simpson to the Washington State University Libraries in 1988 (MS 1988-18).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cattle--Washington (State)
  • Dairy cattle
  • Holstein-Friesian cattle

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Spokane Holstein Club (fmo)