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Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association Records, 1946-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association
Title
Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association Records
Dates
1946-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 containers., (1 linear feet of shelf space.), (480 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 400
Summary
Correspondence, administrative and financial records, and publications of the state's rabbit breeders.
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 for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

In 1954 the Washington State Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association, established on July 14, 1946, changed its name to the Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association (W.S.R.B.A.). According to the organization's by laws the goal of the association is "to promote, encourage, and advance the raising of domestic rabbits for meat, fur wool, laboratory and show purposes; to provide opportunities to breeders to improve their knowledge and skills; and to take appropriate action to advance all phases of the rabbit industry in the State of Washington."

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 400, Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records of the Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association are arranged in three series: first, a correspondence file; second, an administrative records file; third, a publications file. Each series is arranged alphabetically by topic. The first series contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers. In the second series are reports, bookkeeping records, election ballots and returns, plus other records. The third series contains publications by the organization. This last series also contains production materials related to the publication series, such as correspondence and rough drafts. Although the material dates from 1946 to 1979, the bulk of the records date from 1955 to 1970.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the association through Cindy Wickizer on April 24, 1978 (78-17).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
  • Rabbits--Breeding--Washington (State)

Corporate Names

  • Washington State Rabbit Breeders Association--Archives (creator)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Wickizer, Cindy. WaPS (donor)

Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd
2012

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