Washington Poultry Improvement Association Records

Washington Poultry Improvement Association Records, 1922-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington Poultry Improvement Associatio
Title: Washington Poultry Improvement Association Records
Dates: 1922-1975 (inclusive)
19221975
Quantity: 8 containers., (4 linear feet of shelf space.), (1700 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 366
Summary: Correspondence, financial records, conference materials, inspectors' reports, laboratory results and disease and transportation data of a poultry improvement association.
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 Poultry Improvement Association was organized in Puyallup, Washington, and its first annual conference was held in 1922. The expressed purposes of the Association are (1) to provide reliable sources of breeding stock, chicks, and hatching eggs through breeding and disease control, (2) to provide supervision and inspection of flocks and hatcheries, (3) to protect against inferior stock, and (4) to promote legislation favorable to the poultry industry. As ex-officio members of the board of directors, the head of Washington State University Poultry Department and the superintendent and the poultry head of Western Washington Experiment Station in Puyallup (now Western Washington Research and Extension Center) insure access to current scientific research.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, financial records, conference materials, inspectors' reports, laboratory results and disease and transportation data of a poultry improvement association.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 366, Washington Poultry Improvement Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Washington Poultry Improvement Association are arranged in two series.

The first series (1937-1975), comprised mostly of correspondence, concerns the functioning of the organization. Principal correspondants include Western Washington Experiment Station supervisor David F. Allmendinger (1966-1971), former supervisor J.W. Kalkus, Ramsey G. Burdett, DVM, producer James H. Knowles (1948-1952), and poultry inspectors Harold A. James and S.S. Gossman. Also included in this series are financial records, transportation material, minutes and programs for state and national conferences, and inspector and laboratory records.

The second series (1922-1975) deals with product improvement and consists of inspectors' work sheets, hatchery and flock inspection field records, and laboratory results. About half of this material is related to the National Turkey Improvement Plan and the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington Poultry Improvement Association were donated by the Association to the Washington State University Libraries in November 1977 through David F. Allmendinger, supervisor (77-67).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Series 1: Organization RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Accountant Reports
Box	Folder
1	1	7	1951-1956
1	2	7	1957-1963
1	3	6	1964-1969
		Activities
Box	Folder
1	4	7	1950-1952
1	5	3	1953-1955
1	6	4	1956-1970
Box	Folder
1	7	Annual Testing Statistics 1	1959-1963.
1	8	Annual Meeting 20	1966-1975.
		Correspondence
		Allmendinger
Box	Folder
1	9	6	1966-1967
1	10	4	1969
1	11	30	1970-1971
Box	Folder
1	12	Buckeye Incubator Company 5	1959-1961.
1	13	Federal Trade Commission 23	1937-1961.
		General Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	14	"A" 7	1940-1953
1	15	"B" 9	1955-1959
1	16	"C" 8	1953-1960
1	17	"L" 12	1944-1964
1	18	"M" 40	1968-1972
1	19	"P" 20	1967-1968
1	20	"R" 40	1964-1974
2	21	"S" 20	1966-1975
2	22	"W" 8	1958-1973
2	23	80	1938-1950
2	24	20	1971-1975
		Knowles
Box	Folder
2	25	125	1948-1951
2	26	125	1948-1952
Box	Folder
2	27	Merrill Lynch Company 4	1969
2	28	Oregon State Department of Agriculture 25	1966-1974.
2	29	Seattle-First National Bank 4	1953-1966.
2	30	Washington Fryer Commission 6	1967-1975.
2	31	Washington Poultry and Hatchery Association 12	1960-1973
2	32	Washington State Department of Agriculture 60	1966-1973
2	33	Washington State Turkey Federation 4	1962-1971.
2	34	Washington State University 20	1961-1975.
Box	Folder
3	35	Egg Production 15	1956-1957
3	36	Debarment 5	1962-1963
		Financial Records
Box	Folder
3	37	5	1967-1968
3	38	50	1968
3	39	5	1968-1969
3	40	25	1969-1970
Box	Folder
3	41	Financial Record Book 1	1956-1973
3	42	Financial Reports 2	1939-1941
3	43	Hatchery Advertising 30	1965-1974
		Hatchery Expenditure Worksheets
Box	Folder
3	44	9	1954-1965
3	45	4	1957-1961
Box	Folder
3	46	Income/Expense Data 4	1956-1975.
3	47	Income Tax 25	1958-1969.
		Inspectors Work Reports
Box	Folder
3	48	12	1969-1970
3	49	12	1970-1971
Box	Folder
3	50	Inspectors Work Sheets 3	1953-1969
4	51	Meeting Attendance Record 1	1958-1971
4	52	Meeting Notices 25	1956-1971
4	53	Membership Procedure 5	1956-1967
		Minutes of Board and Annual Meetings
Box	Folder
4	54	1	1922-1934
4	55	1	1935-1950
4	56	1	1951-1963
4	57	1	1964-1969
Box	Folder
5	58	Payroll Work Sheets 4	1954-1969
5	59	Publications 15	1944-1955
5	60	Record Book 1	1953-1959
5	61	Testing Agents 6	1967-1971
		Transportation
Box	Folder
5	62	Importation Regulations 57	1951-1973
5	63	Interstate Transportation 8	1960
5	64	Shipment Permit Numbers 4	1957-1970
5	65	Strain Names 6	1956-1960

Series 2: Product ImprovementReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		National Turkey Improvement Plan
		Flock Inspection Reports
Box	Folder
5	66	23	1959-1961
5	67	10	1962
Box	Folder
5	68	Hatchery Inspection Reports 13	1959-1962
		Laboratory Reports
Box	Folder
5	69	25	1959-1960
5	70	5	1960
5	71	20	1961-1962
Box	Folder
5	72	Minutes and Financial Records 70	1944-1950
		National Poultry Improvement Plan
Box	Folder
5	73	Broiler Record 1	1968-1969
		Flock Inspection Reports
Box	Folder
5	74	20	1959-1960
5	75	15	1960-1961
5	76	20	1962
		Hatchery Inspection Reports
Box	Folder
6	77	40	1959-1960
6	78	40	1960-1961
6	79	40	1961-1962
Box	Folder
6	80	Sales Reports 4	1961-1965
		Joint National Turkey Improvement Plan & National Poultry Improvement Plan
Box	Folder
6	81	Conference Committee 35	1953-1971
		Conferences
Box	Folder
6	82	San Diego 10	1967
6	83	Salt Lake City 35	1969
6	84	St. Louis 15	1970
6	85	Denver 33	1972
6	86	Sacramento 5	1973
6	87	Salt Lake City 30	1974
		Coordinator
Box	Folder
6	88	30	1967-1968
6	89	10	1969-1970
6	90	12	1970-1971
6	91	8	1971-1972
Box	Folder
6	92	Forms 10	1959-1965
		Hatcheries
Box	Folder
7	93	45	1929-1970
7	94	6	1971-1974
		Proposed Changes
Box	Folder
7	95	1	1966
7	96	12	1968
7	97	10	1970-1972
Box	Folder
7	98	Record Forms 1	1951
		Research and Testing
		Diseases
Box	Folder
7	99	Columbus Vaccine Company 4	1963
7	100	Disease Control 27	1946-1970
7	101	Disease Frequency Reports 15	1956-1972
7	102	Fumigation 9	1951-1961
7	103	Mycoplasma Gallisepticum 5	1962-1971
7	104	Newcastle 10	1971-1975
7	105	Poultry and Turkey Disease Committee 3	1965
7	106	Pullorum 14	1956-1965
7	107	Pullorum Training Schools 10	1940-1956
7	108	Pullorum-Typhoid Committee 7	1965-1966
7	109	Salmonella 11	1959-1962
		Random Testing
Box	Folder
8	110	Performance Tests 8	1957-1961
8	111	Test Application 18	1960-1967
		Test Reports
Box	Folder
8	112	11	1957-1963
8	113	11	1961-1967
		United States Department of Agriculture
		Laboratory Reports
Box	Folder
8	114	20	1959
8	115	40	1960-1961
8	116	50	1961
		Test Reports
Box	Folder
8	117	12	1959-1960
8	118	30	1959-1963
8	119	5	1960-1961

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