Preliminary Guide to the Anne Schwartz Papers

Preliminary Guide to the Anne Schwartz Papers, circa 1980-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Schwartz, Anne L.
Title: Preliminary Guide to the Anne Schwartz Papers
Dates: circa 1980-2005 (inclusive)
19802005
Quantity: 5 Linear feet of shelf space, (5 Boxes)
Collection Number: MS.2014.34 (collection)
Summary: Papers related to Anne Schwartz's organic agriculture work.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Anne Schwartz is the former president of the Tilth Producers of Washington, and a leader in the organic agriculture movement in Washington State. She owns and operates Blue Heron Farm in Rockport, WA, with her husband, Mike Brondi.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Papers related to Anne Schwartz's organic agriculture work, including records of Tilth Producers of Washington and Schwartz's files on the Washington Organic Advisory Board.

Preliminary inventory (original box labels transcribed, in quotation marks):

Box 1. "Tilth Producers Archives 1991-1994" (actual dates of contents: 1980-1996). Correspondence, board records, and financial records.

Box 2. "Tilth Producers Archives." Organic Advisory Board (OAB) files; standards and guidelines documents for Oregon Tilth and Oregon and Washington Tilth, 1987-1989; directories of certified growers and retail stores, 1988-1990; World Trade Organization (WTO), 1999; conference materials (Tilth and other).

Box 3. "Tilth Producers: 1981-2 Ethanol Contracts; 1987, 1990-1993 WA Tilth Regional." Treasurer and tax records; board meeting minutes, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996; correspondence, 1982-1986, 1992, 1995; by-laws; old logo; directories; membership lists; loose/unlabeled items.

Box 4. "1980-85 Tilth Producers certification records, meetings, WSU survey." [note: certification applications not retained.] Correspondence, 1980-1981, 1986-1987; marketing miscellaneous; minutes [?], 1980-1986; political correspondence; WSU survey; certification, OR and CA; budget, 1982; distillery; Institute for Alternative Agriculture; conference materials; certification forms (blank); farm survey, 1985; state newsletters; WSU conference on sustainability, 2003; portfolios of materials from other conferences.

Box 5. "Livestock Resources" and "Old Pesticide." Also includes OAB files; WACs and RCWs; directories of WA certified growers, 1989-1994; Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, 1990s.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Anne Schwartz Papers, circa 1980-2005 (MS.2014.34)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Location of Collection

(MASC staff use) 2-7-28-3

Acquisition Information

Anne Schwartz donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2014 (MS.2014.34).

Future Additions

The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.

Related Materials

Tilth Association Papers, 1974-1986 (Cage 602)

Tilth Association Records, circa 1987-2013 (unprocessed accessions: MS.2003.20, MS.2003.26, MS.2014.18)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Organic farming -- Northwest, Pacific.
Organic farming -- Washington (State)

Personal Names

Schwartz, Anne L. -- Records and correspondence.

Corporate Names

Tilth (Association)
Washington Tilth Association.

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