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Yakima Cooperative Association Records, 1934-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Yakima Cooperative Association
- Title
- Yakima Cooperative Association Records
- Dates
- 1934-1967 (inclusive)19341967
- Quantity
- 1 containers., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (500 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 183
- Summary
- Minutes of regular and special executive sessions, minutes of annual meetings, financial reports, articles of incorporation, by-laws, reports and some correspondence of a Yakima farmers'cooperative dealing in petroleum products, farm equipment and supplies. Included is financial correspondence (1934-1938), of its predecessor, Farm Bureau Services, Inc.
- Repository
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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
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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 Yakima Cooperative Association was originally incorporated in August, 1934 under the name Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. was created by a local group of farmers as a non-profit, non-stock cooperative to provide needed merchandise such as petroleum products, farm equipment and general supplies to the farmers of Yakima and Benton Counties. The Farm Bureau Services, Inc. opened its doors for business in May, 1935. The organization was sold to the Yakima Cooperative Association in March, 1938.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the Yakima Cooperative Association contain the minutes and business records of the association for the period 1934-1967.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 183, Yakima Cooperative Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
They were arranged into two series: Minutes and Correspondence. The "Minutes" Series contains minutes of regular and special executive sessions and annual meetings, financial reports, articles of incorporation and by-laws (including by-laws for both organizations), reports and some correspondence. All of the material in the "Minutes" Series has been photocopied from originals retained by the organization. The "Minutes" Series was arranged chronologically and covers the period 1934-1967. A "Correspondence" Series includes financial dealings of the predecessor organization, from the period February, 1936 through May, 1938. The "Correspondence" Series retains its original order, that is, roughly chronological.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Minutes of regular and special executive sessions and annual meetings, articles of incorporation and by-laws, financial reports, some correspondence. (Photocopies)Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Articles of Incorporation,
By-Laws and initial advertising/press coverage 18
|
1934-1935 |
| 1 | 2 | 28 |
August 14 1934-January 12 1938 |
| 1 | 3 | 62 |
March 22 1938-December 13 1940 |
| 1 | 4 | 22 |
January 13-December 31 1941 |
| 1 | 5 | 19 |
January 9-December 12 1942 |
| 1 | 6 | 22 |
January 11 1943-February 28 1944 |
| 1 | 7 | 45 |
December 11 1944-December 29 1950 |
| 1 | 8 | 33 |
April 2 1951-December 21 1955 |
| 1 | 9 | 61 |
February 21 1956-December 28 1960 |
| 1 | 10 | 87 |
January 25 1961-January 26 1967 |
Correspondence:Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 11 | 99 |
February 1936-May 1938 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural cooperative credit associations--Washington (State)--Records and correspondence
- Farm equipment--Washington (State)--Yakima--Marketing
- Petroleum products--Washington (State)--Yakima--Marketing
Corporate Names
- Farm Bureau Services, Inc.
- Yakima Cooperative Association--Archives (creator)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Lampe, William. WaPS (donor)
Finding aid prepared by Stephen E.
Balzarini
2012
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