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Washington Blueberry Growers Association Records, 1944-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Blueberry Growers Association
- Title
- Washington Blueberry Growers Association Records
- Dates
- 1944-1977 (inclusive)19441977
- Quantity
- 5 containers., (5 linear feet of shelf space.), (5800 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 371
- Summary
- Correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial statements, shipping records, marketing agreements, meeting minutes, Articles of Incorporation and by-laws, and other records of a growers' cooperative marketing group.
- 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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Washington Blueberry Growers Association was organized in 1945 after two blueberry grower conferences in 1944 and 1945. It was felt that some kind of permanent organization was essential for solving the existing problems of blueberry growers, as well as for preparing to meet future emergencies. In 1946 the Association was renamed the Pacific Northwest Blueberry Growers Association. Expressed objectives of the association were to engage in activities connected with the marketing, production, and processing of blueberries as well as to provide for the exchange of information among members. The Articles of Incorporation, drawn up in 1947, provided that the assocation was non-profit and cooperative in character for the mutual benefit of its members.
From 1965 to 1966 the association underwent major reorganization and its marketing role was emphasized and expanded, and the name reverted to the Washington Blueberry Growers Association.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the Washington Blueberry Growers Association are divided into three series: Correspondence, Internal Organizational Records, and Financial and Fiscal Data.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 371, Washington Blueberry Growers Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Correspondence Series is divided into three subseries. The first subseries is the alphabetically arranged correspondent files from 1948 through 1976; the second is the alphabetically arranged grower files from 1956 through 1966. General correspondence from 1945 through 1977, the third subseries, is arranged alphabetically. The correspondence series includes letters, memoranda, reports, bulletins, and some financial information.
Internal Organizational Records from 1944 through 1974 are arranged in two subseries: general records, 1944-1967, and other papers. The general records include meeting minutes, bulletins, announcements, membership lists, and financial information and are arranged chronologically by year. Other papers arranged alphabetically by subject from 1949 through 1974 include correspondence, reports, by-laws, meeting minutes, membership lists, and packaging.
Financial and Fiscal Data, 1948-1976, compose the bulk of the collection and includes four subseries: general financial information such as financial statements and ledgers from 1950 through 1976, invoices, shipping records, and vouchers from 1954 through 1974, and marketing agreements from 1948 through 1976 arranged chronologically by year. Other papers are arranged alphabetically, by subject, and they include assessments, bank statements, reports, tax information, membership agreements, insurance forms, and mortgages from 1954 through 1969.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1945-1977Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Correspondent |
1948-1976 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | N.A. Aldrich,
President 34
|
1955-1959 |
| 1 | 2 | Ane Anderson, Mabel Bunge,
Secretaries 65
|
1957-1959 |
| 1 | 3 | Brightman, Roberts &
Holm 13
|
1954-1955 |
| 1 | 4 | Mabel Bunge,
Secretary/Treasurer 16
|
1964-1968 |
| 1 | 5 | Bob Cook, Manager 23
|
1965-1968 |
| 1 | 6 | Richard Drew,
President 11
|
1965 |
| 1 | 7 | Financial
Correspondence 18
|
1955 |
| 1 | 8 | A.M. Highland, CPA 194
|
1956-1958 |
| 1 | 9 | Hullin Transfer &
Storage 25
|
1955 |
| 1 | 10 | Junge McGregor Co. 82
|
1955 |
| 1 | 11 | Mary Ellen's Inc. 6
|
1955 |
| 1 | 12 | North American Blueberry
Council 9
|
1966 |
| 1 | 13 | True Ouillette,
Secretary 87
|
1954-1958 |
| 1 | 14 | Resignations,
Cancellations 42
|
1948-1958 |
| 1 | 15 | Charles Thomsen 33
|
1954-1956 |
| 1 | 16-17 | William C. Timothy,
Attorney 146
|
1955-1958 |
| 1 | 18 | Washington State--Dept. of
Labor and Industries 5
|
1955 |
| 1 | 19 | Washington State 72
|
1960-1976 |
| 1 | 20 | Washington Canners 56
|
1957-1958 |
| 1 | 21 | Washington Canners 90
|
1959-1965 |
| 1 | 22-23 | Louis Weinzirl 115
|
1952-1955 |
| 1 | 24 | Western Washington Experiment
Station 4
|
1952 |
Grower Correspondence |
1956-1966 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 25 | 75 |
1956-1957 |
| 1 | 26 | 37 |
1958 |
| 1 | 27 | 21 |
1959 |
| 1 | 28 | 44 |
1964 |
| 1 | 29 | 27 |
1966 |
| 1 | 30-32 | 197 |
1965-1966 |
General
Correspondence |
1945-1977 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 33 | 18 |
1945-1946 |
| 2 | 34-50 | 1350 |
1954-1977 |
Series 2: Internal Organization Records, 1944-1974Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
General Records |
1944-1967 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 51-52 | 12 |
1944-1959 |
| 3 | 53-54 | 2 |
1960-1967 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 55 | Advertising 8
|
1949-1955 |
| 3 | 56 | Agricultural Labor
Bills 26
|
1966-1968 |
| 3 | 57-58 | Annual Meetings 3
|
1949-1955; 1967 |
| 3 | 59 | Association History 1
|
1962 |
| 3 | 60 | Bulletins and Reports 84
|
1956-1967 |
| 3 | 61 | By-Laws, Corporation
Licenses 12
|
1953-1960 |
| 3 | 62 | Enabling Act 20
|
1955 |
| 3 | 63 | Meeting Minutes 120
|
1955-1973 |
| 3 | 64 | Membership Lists 75
|
1948-1974 |
| 3 | 65 | Packaging 4
|
undated |
Series 3: Financial and Fiscal Data, 1948-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
General Financial
Information |
1950-1976 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 66-70 | Financial
Statements 49
|
1950-1976 |
| 3 | 71-74 | General Financial
Records 210
|
1955-1958 |
| 4 | 75 | General Ledger 1
|
1953-1954 |
Invoices, Shipping Records, and
Vouchers |
1954-1974 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 76-84 | Invoices 723
|
1954-1956 |
| 4 | 85 | Shipping and
Tonnage 53
|
1951-1954 |
| 4 | 86-88 | Shipping Orders 300
|
1954-1955 |
| 4 | 89 | Shipping Weights 80
|
1955 |
| 4 | 90-100 | Vouchers 275
|
1960-1974 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 101-112 | Marketing Agreements 281
|
1948-1957 |
| 4 | 113 | Annual Reports 4
|
1967-1970 |
| 4 | 114-115 | Assessments 43
|
1955; 1967-1968 |
| 4 | 116 | Audit Reports 5
|
1961-1968 |
| 4 | 117 | Bank Statements 22
|
1950 |
| 4 | 118 | Bills 65
|
1954-1955 |
| 4 | 119 | Bonds 5
|
1956-1958 |
| 4 | 120 | Certificates of
Indebtedness 4
|
1955 |
| 4 | 121 | Check Register 1
|
1950-1953 |
| 4 | 122 | Confirmation of Sales 6
|
1966 |
| 4 | 123 | Cost of Production 12
|
1960-1961 |
| 4 | 124 | Farm Sales Reports,
Surveys 40
|
1952-1953 |
| 4 | 125 | Farm Sales
Assessments 8
|
1957-1958 |
| 4 | 126-127 | Internal Revenue
Service 30
|
1951-1969 |
| 4 | 128 | Insurance Mortgages 9
|
1952-1953 |
| 4 | 129 | Membership Agreements 25
|
1967 |
| 4 | 130 | Recaps 6
|
1955 |
| 4 | 131 | Variety Reports 40
|
1962 |
| 4 | 132 | Washington State Tax
Reports 27
|
1952-1956 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
- Blueberries--Cooperative marketing--Washington (State)--Archives
- Blueberries--Washington (State)
- Cooperative marketing of farm produce--Washington (State)
Corporate Names
- Washington Blueberry Growers Association--Archives (creator)
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Burge, Mabel. WaPS (donor)
Finding aid prepared by Margot H.
Knight
2012
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