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Guy McLeod Richards Papers, 1887-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Guy McLeod
Title
Guy McLeod Richards Papers
Dates
1887-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
16 containers., (8 linear feet of shelf space.), (5500 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 58
Summary
Correpondence, notes, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, manuscripts, and magazine and newspaper articles of a dairyman, cattle breeder, agricultural magazine editor, freelance writer and reporter, and officer of various agricutural trade and lobbying associations. The papers document Richard's close association with Washington State politics and government, especially the Department of Agriculture; the Democratic Party; and the state agricultural college, now Washington State University.
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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Content Description

These papers consist of the incoming and outgoing correspondence, notes, diaries, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, manuscripts, magazines and news articles created and collected by Richards as an agricultural journalist, trade association officer, dairyman and cattle breeder. The earlier papers, ca. 1900 to 1920, concern Richards' work as a manager or operator of dairy farms in Western and Central Washington, during which time he developed two pedigree lines of dairy cattle. The major portion of the papers, however, document Richards' editorial positions with agricultural magazines: Pacific Coast Dairyman, 1895-1898; Horn and Hoof, ca. 1905-1912; Northwest Dairyman and Farmer, ca. 1912-1920 and Fisher's Farm Forum, 1932. The papers also contain articles about the dairy industry which Richards reported for various Washington State newspapers as well as free-lance articles. Richards' offices in several dairy trade and lobbying organizations, notably the Washington State Dairyman's Association, the Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association, the Western Washington State Fair Association and the Pacific International Livestock Exhibition Association are also represented. The papers document Richard's association with state politics and government, especially the Department of Agriculture; the Democratic Party and the state agricultural college, now Washington State University.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 58, Guy McLeod Richards Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The papers of Guy McLeod Richards, Mercer Island, Washington were donated to the Washington State University Library in 1941 by Miss Virginia Richards.

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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

  • Dairying -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources

Personal Names

  • Richards, Guy McLeod, 1867-1941--Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Democratic Party (Wash.)
  • Washington (State). Dept. of Agriculture
  • Washington State Dairyman's Association
  • Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association
  • Washington State University

Occupations

  • Journalism, Agricultural -- Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Sauls, Virginia Richards, donor. WaPS (donor)

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence Stark
2012

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