Washington Cattlemen's Association Records

Washington Cattlemen's Association Records, 1936-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Washington Cattlemen's Association Records
Title: Washington Cattlemen's Association Records
Dates: 1936-1978 (inclusive)
19361978
Quantity: 5 containers., (5 linear feet of shelf space.), (3830 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 367
Summary: Correspondence, membership lists, organizational files, committee records, clippings, and other papers of a livestock producers' association, including material, 1951-1977, on the annual Cattleman of the Year award.
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 Cattlemen's Association (WCA) was established as the Washington State Cattle and Horse Raiser's Association in 1926 in Okonogan County where the first county cattlemen's association had been organized in 1915. Although an earlier state association was started in Okonogan in 1916, it was unsuccessful. E.F. Banker was elected as the first president in 1926.

The expressed objectives of the Washington Cattlemen's Association are to encourage, promote, and advance the cattle industry through education, dissemination of literature and information, development of leadership, improvement of range and ranch feeding facilities, prevention of disease, detection of theft, identification of brands and marks, paying rewards, sponsoring sales, providing for marketing, arrangement for shows, exhibitions and contests and suitable awards, and to cooperate with all State, County, and Federal agencies and organizations for carrying out these purposes. The Association was incorporated in 1952 with these objectives.

One of the major activities of the WCA has been the selection of the state's Cattleman of the Year, selected from the County Cattleman of the Year. These cattlemen and their ranches are thoroughly inspected and rated for the award each year.

The WCA is a non-profit voluntary membership association of livestock producers with no stockholders. County cattlemen organizations are affiliated and maintain close contact with the state organization. The WCA is a member of the American National Livestock Association.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 367, Washington Cattlemen's Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arranged in five series: Correspondence, Membership Lists, General Records, Special Events and Programs, and Newspaper Clippings.

Correspondence, 1936-1978, is concentrated between 1942-1950 and 1968-1970. Part is arranged chronologically by year, part alphabetically, and part by correspondent.

Membership lists from 1946-1969 include county by county lists of dues paying members and are arranged chronologically by year.

General Records, 1944-1976 inclusive, are arranged alphabetically. These include internal organization and document files such as Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, general financial, and publicity information. The bulk of this series consists of committee correspondence, memoranda, reports, and meeting

Special Events and Programs consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, reports, scoring sheets, and publicity about the Cattleman of the Year 1951-1977, lacking 1976, arranged chronologically by year. Programs from Annual Meetings from 1937-1975 are included as well as correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning the annual meetings of 1942 and 1951, the L.T. Memorial Scholarship in 1949-1970, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1959, and the Bull Sale from 1956-1967. Slides and tape recordings from two national cattle organizations are also included.

The newspaper clippings are arranged chronologically by month from 1972 through 1977 in the original envelopes sent by the clipping service.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington Cattlemen's Association were donated to the Washington State University Library in September 1977 by the Association, through Don Ricketts, Executive Secretary (77-56). Added to this collection were newspaper clippings, 1972-1977, donated in June 1978 (78-33).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Series 1: Correspondence, 1936-1978Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	35	1936-1941
1	2	140	1942
1	3	105	1942
			1943
Box	Folder
1	4	A-G 140
1	5	H-M 150
1	6	N-Z, letters to two or more 140
			1944
Box	Folder
1	7	A-G 190
1	8	H-M 150
1	9	N-V 150
1	10	W-Z, letters to two or more 100
			1947
Box	Folder
1	11	155	Jan.- July 1947
1	12	80	July-Dec. 1947
			1948
Box	Folder
1	13	General 80
1	14	Counties 65
1	15	Walter Schrock, Alan Rogers 2
Box
1		Joe Muir
Box	Folder
1	16	140	1947-1948
1	17	40	1948-1950
		American National Livestock Association
Box	Folder
1	18	80	1937-1944
1	19	20	1948
			1968-1970
Box	Folder
1	20	Asotin-Clallam/Jefferson 4
1	21	Clark-Ferry 5
2	22	Franklin-Grays's Harbor 4
2	23	King-Lewis 4
2	24	Lincoln-Skagit 4
2	25	Spokane-Walla Walla 4
2	26	Whitman, Yakima 2
Box	Folder
2	27	Mickey Stewart 35	1968-1970
2	28	47	1976-1978
2	29	9	1946-1970

Series 2: Membership Lists, 1936-1969Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	30	5	1936-1938; 1941; 1947
2	31	3	1948-1950
2	32	2	1955-1956
2	33-42	10	1957-1966
3	43-45	3	1967-1969

Series 3: General Records, 1943-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	46	Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws 11	1944-1969
3	47	By-Laws and Executive Meetings 28	1968
3	48	Committee Lists 10	1949-1961
		Committees	1946-1975
Box	Folder
3	49	Brand and Theft 40	1946-1970
3	50	Washington Livestock Brand Book 7	1976
3	51	Disease 75	1946-1948; 1954; 1968
3	52	Finance 1	1949-1950
3	53	Forestry 17	1948-1949
3	54	Game 60	1943-1948; 1969
3	55	Historical 59	1963-1975
3	56	Legislative 28	1947-1950
3	57	Marketing 26	1949-1967
3	58	Membership 36	1948-1952
3	59	Public Relations 25	1948
3	60	Tax, Cattle Valuations 16	1951-1969
3	61	Weed 21	1946-1948
Box	Folder
3	62	Directory 1	1963-1964
3	63	General Financial Information 25	1947-1973
3	64	Publicity 11	1960-1976

Series 4: Special Events and Programs, 1942-1977Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
3		Cattleman of the Year	1951-1977
Box	Folder
3	65-67	71	1951-1953
4	68-83	550	1953-1967
4	84	4	1975; 1977
		Annual Meetings
Box	Folder
4	85	9	1942
4	86	140	1951
4	87	Programs 41	1937-1975
		Slide Show Materials
Box	Folder
5	88	Beef Market Development 7
5	89	American National Cattle Association 7
Box	Folder
5	90	L.T. Murray Scholarship 36	1959-1970
5	91	National Cowboy Hall of Fame 31	1959
		Bull Sale
Box	Folder
5	92	38	1956-1966
5	93		1967

Series 5: Newspaper Clippings, 1972-1977Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	94	100	1972-1975
5	95	21	July-Sept 1975
5	96	22	Oct.-Dec 1975
5	97		Jan.-March 1976
5	98		Apr.-June 1976
5	99	20	July-Aug 1976
5	100	29	Sept.-Dec 1976
5	101	17	Jan.-March 1977
5	102	22	Apr.-June 1977
5	103	23	July-Sept 1977
5	104	23	Oct.-Dec 1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
Livestock--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence

Corporate Names

Washington Cattlemen's Association--Archives (creator)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Ricketts, Don. WaPS (donor)

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