Washington Wool Growers Association Records

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1950-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington Wool Growers Association
Title: Washington Wool Growers Association Records
Dates: 1950-1970 (inclusive)
19501970
Quantity: 4.5 Linear feet of shelf space, (5 Boxes)
Collection Number: Cage 439 (collection)
Summary: Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of the Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of sheep producers and wool growers.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Washington Wool Growers Association is an organization of sheep producers and wool growers in the state of Washington. The state association is a branch of the National Wool Growers Association.

The membership of the Washington Wool Growers Association consists of persons who are both directly involved in the production of sheep and wool and those who are within the sheep industry or have an interest in it. The goals of the Association are to promote the welfare of the sheep industry in the state of Washington and to promote consumer usage of wool and lamb. They accomplish this by working on and/or lobbying for Congressional bills concerning foreign imports of sheep products, livestock taxes, public lands usage and predator control. Wool and lamb consumption are boosted through yearly barbeques which make people more aware of lamb and its many uses and through annual state and national Miss Wool contests. Miss Wool is a public relations representative for the industry.

Yearly conventions of the State and National Associations are both a means of improving ranching practices and setting future goals. Among the scheduled events at these conventions are programs and lectures on range management and sheep diseases and their treatment. The wool growers also meet to decide on their platforms and programs for the coming year and how they will react to proposed Congressional legislation which would affect their industry.

The annual Ram Sale is also an important event for the Wool Growers. The first Washington Ram Sale was held in 1950. Since that time it has grown in importance. This auction provides the ranchers with the opportunity to restock and improve their herds through the prime rams and ewes which are available at the sale. It is also a means of supporting the Washington Wool Growers Association.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of the Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of sheep producers and wool growers.

The Correspondence series contains material from the period 1953 through 1969; the majority of the material pertains to the period of the mid- to late1960s. Contained within correspondence are materials from various local, regional and national organizations concerning sheep production, wool growing and land utilization. Principal correspondents are the National Wool Growers Association and the Western Range Association.

The Financial series consists of records and receipts from the annual Ram Sales transactions, receipts from expenses incurred during National Wool Growers Association and Washington Wool Growers Association conventions, check book registers, and bank statements. Account sale receipts and sales invoice-receipts from the Ram Sales make up the bulk of the material.

Within the General File are constitutions, by-laws, resolutions and convention material from the National Wool Growers Association and the Washington Wool Growers Association, minutes of meetings, committee work, newsletters, material on the California, Montana, and New Mexico Wool Growers Associations, lamb and wool promotion materials and predator control, range management, and public lands information.

The Ram Sale series consists of materials such as newspaper clippings, entries and entry rules, correspondence with consignors, photographs, and programs. Records concerning actual sales of sheep, e.g. receipts or invoices, are located in the Financial series.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1950-1970 (Cage 439)

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association have been arranged in four series: Correspondence, 1953-1969; Financial, 1955-1970; General File, 1950-1969; and Ram Sale, 1951-1969. All series are arranged alphabetically by subject, and arranged chronologically within subjects.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in October 1979 (MS 79-47) by Secretary George Rugg.

Related Materials

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1969-1979 (Cage 523)

Preliminary Guide to the Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1987-2008 (MS 2016.20)

Washington Wool Growers Association Women's Auxiliary Records, 1923-2004 (Cage 844)

Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Records, 1955-1976 (Cage 359)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Correspondence, 1953-1969Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	American Sheep Producers Council 4 items	1969
1	2	Breed Association 25 items	1955
1	3	Coffin, Stanley H. (Coffin Sheep Company) 5 items	1953
1	4-5	Consignors to Ram Sales 88 items	1956-1957
1	6	Galgan, Walt 41 items	1966-1967
1	7	Ganguet, Morris 4 items	1966-1967
1	8-20	General 394 items	1955-1969
1	21	Holwinger, Don 4 items	1967
1	22-23	Kern, Phil 27 items	1954, 1964-1967
1	24	King, Corwin 2 items	1955
1	25-26	National Wool Growers Association 82 items	1964-1967
1	27-28	National Wool Growers Association- Marsh, Ed 104 items	1968-1969
1	29-31	National Wool Growers Publication- Mike, Gladys 64 items	1966-1969
1	32-33	Ram Sale 82 items	1958, 1963-1967
1	34	Washington State University 11 items	1965-1966
1	35-40	Western Range Association 377 items	1958-1969

Series 2: Financial, 1955-1970Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	41-45	Account Sales 305 items	1955-1961
2	46-49	Account Sales 170 items	1964-1968
2	50	Audits 14 items	1957-1969
2	51-52	Bank Statements and Bills Paid 60 items	1967
2	53-54	Bills 45 items	1955-1956, 1968
2	55	Bills Paid, Ram Sale Account 20 items	1969
2	56	Check Registers 2 items	1956-1967
2	57	Receipt Book 1 item	1968-1970
2	58	Receipts and Bank Statements 25 items	1967-1968
2	59	Receipts for Expenses During Washington Wool Growers State Convention 25 items	1969
2	60	Registration Papers by Lots 2 items	1960
2	61-69	Sale Invoice-Receipts 350 items	1955-1967

Series 3: General File, 1950-1969Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	70	American Sheep Producers Council Promotion News 6 items	1966-1967
2	71	American Sheep Producers Council Wool and Lamb Promotion 10 items	1964-1967
2	72	Articles and By-Laws of the American Sheep Industry Foundation 2 items	1966
2	73	Auxiliary 1 item	1966
2	74	Bankers Life and Casualty Company 75 items	1967-1968
2	75-76	Bulletins 24 items	1952-1959
2	77	California Wool Growers Association 3 items	1966-1968
2	78-80	Cattlemens Association, Washington 23 items	1967-1969
2	81	Cattlemens Public Relations Hints 19 items	1965
2	82-84	Certified Livestock Markets Association 11 items	1967-1969
2	85	Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Minutes 2 items	1964-1965
2	86	Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Newsletters 66 items	1961-1966
2	87	Columbia Plateau Resources Council 18 items	1966-1967
2	88	Committee Lists 2 items	1955, 1966
2	89	Constitution and By-Laws 5 items	undated
2	90-95	Conventions 147 items	1951-1967
2	96	Disease Committee 26 items	1962-1966
3	97	Dues 2 items	1966
3	98	General File 9 items	1964-1965
3	99	Group Insurance Plans 5 items	undated
3	100	Inter-American Confederation of Livestock Producers 2 items	1965-1967
3	101	Labor and Transportation 60 items	1962-1966
3	102	Lamb Marketing 15 items	1955-1965
3	103	Lamb Movement Survey 35 items	1967
3	104	Lamb Promotion 86 items	1952-1966
3	105	Lamb Show Sponsored by Washington State University 2 items	1967
3	106	Lambing Percentage Contest 16 items	1964-1965
3	107	Legislative 6 items	undated
3	108-109	Mailing Lists by Counties 52 items	1963-1964; 1968
3	110	Membership and Mailing Lists 6 items	1958, 1967
3	111	Membership 20 items	1950-1962
3	112	Membership Committee 15 items	1965-1966
3	113	Minutes of Meetings 95 items	1954-1969
3	114	Montana Wool Growers Association 1 item	1968
3	115	Montana Wool Growers Magazine 12 items	1967-1968
3	116-117	Nation Wide Committee, Import/Export Policy 29 items	1967-1969
3	118-121	National Livestock Tax Committee 56 items	1964-1969
		National Wool Growers Association
Box	Folder
3	122	Bulletin 35 items	1964-1966
3	123-125	Conventions 74 items	1959-1967
3	126-127	Executive Committee Meetings 17 items	1962; 1968
3	128	Executive Committee Meeting 10 items	Summer 1967
3	129	General File 18 items	1967-1968
3	130-132	News 33 items	1966-1969
3	133-135	Platforms and Programs 16 items	1950-1968
Box	Folder
3	136	New Mexico Wool Growers Association 2 items	1968
3	137	Newsletters 65 items	1950-1966
3	138	Northern Pacific Railroad 3 items	1966
3	139	Predator and Rodent Control 82 items	1963-1966
3	140	Public Lands Council 20 items	1968-1969
4	141	Public Relations 3 items	1966
4	142	Purebred committee 1 item	1965
4	143-144	Range Management 87 items	1963-1966
4	145	Research 10 items	1962-1966
4	146-147	Resolutions 35 items	1950-1967
4	148	Sheep Census 5 items	1954-1968
4	149	Sheep Commission 12 items	1964-1965
4	150	Sheep Day 3 items	1966
4	151	Sheep Hook Newsletters 54 items	1962-1966
4	152	State Taxes 14 items	1958-1966
4	153	Tax Number 1 item	1963
4	154-155	U. S. Department of Agriculture 22 items	1968-1969
4	156	U. S. Bureau of Land Management 2 items	1967
4	157	U. S. Forest Service 4 items	1967-1968
4	158	U. S. Department of Labor 10 items	1967
4	159	U. S. Department of Public Lands 18 items	1968
4	160	Washington Game Commission 4 items	1967-1968
4	161-162	Washington State Department of Agriculture 19 items	1964-1967
4	163	Washington State Department of Agriculture Marketing Information 28 items	1968
4	164	Washington State Department of Natural Resources 2 items	1966-1967
4	165	Western States Veterinary Conference 4 items	1966-1967
4	166	Wool Bill Work 11 items	1964-1966
4	167	Wool Committee 42 items	1964-1966
4	168	Miss Wool Contest 6 items	1964
4	169	Wool Legislation 10 items	1967
4	170	Wool Referendum 19 items	1966

Series 4: Ram Sales, 1951-1969Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	171	National Ram Sale 2 items	1955
4	172	Advertising (Receipts and Clippings) 80 items	1955-1961
4	173-175	Average Price 29 items	1955-1965
4	176-180	Catalog Material 64 items	1951-1957
4	181-183	Committee 23 items	1955-1957
4	184	Deposit Slips 10 items	1955-1956
4	185	Insurance Policies 7 items	1956-1961
4	186-207	Sale Entries 693 items	1951-1964
5	208-219	Sale Entries 309 items	1965-1969
5	220	Sales (other) 3 items	1957
5	221	Sale Photographs 40 items	undated
5	222	Sale Programs 13 items	1953-1968
5	223	Testing Station 2 items	1965

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence
Sheep -- Washington (State)
Wool industry -- Washington (State)

Corporate Names

Washington Wool Growers Association -- Records and correspondence

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