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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)
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.
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 366, Washington Poultry Improvement 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 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).

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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

  • Poultry--Research--Washington (State)

Corporate Names

  • Washington Poultry Improvement Association--Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Pat Graham Pidcock
2012

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