Yakima Valley Grape Producers Records

Yakima Valley Grape Producers Records, 1934-1973

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Yakima Valley Grape Producers
Title: Yakima Valley Grape Producers Records
Dates: 1934-1973 (inclusive)
19341973
Quantity: 14 containers., (14 linear feet of shelf space.), (5700 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 368
Summary: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial statements, price and purchase information, production data, annual meetings, articles of incorporation and by-laws, and litigation materials of a grape producers' cooperative and its predecessors, the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association and the Valley Grape Growers 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.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Yakima Valley Grape Producers was established in 1934 as the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association, a non-profit corporation, to sell the products of the members through the Association and its manager.

In 1949 the association was reorganized so that stock could be issued under new state non-profit corporation statutes. At this time all grower equities in the form of certificates of indebtedness in the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association were exchanged for stock certificates in the Valley Grape Growers Association. Each member stockholder was permitted one vote only, regardless of the amount of Class A Common Voting Stock owned. A grower was required to own one share of Class A Common Voting Stock if he annually delivered 15 or more tons of grapes to the Association. While non-growers were permitted to hold stock they were not accorded voting privileges. This transfer of equity took place between 1949 and 1959.

In 1959 the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association was legally dissolved, leaving only the Valley Grape Growers Association, which was renamed the Yakima Valley Grape Producers in 1960.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The correspondence files for 1970 through 1972 (folders 81-251) could not be used without permission until 10 years following the date of each individual folder, except that in no case could the restrictions extend past December 31,1982.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 368, Yakima Valley Grape Producers Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Yakima Valley Grape Producers are divided into three series: Correspondence, Internal Organizational Files, and Financial and Fiscal Data.

The Correspondence Series includes alphabetically arranged grower files from 1942 through 1968 containing information on the disposition of stock and holdings of deceased members. General correspondence is arranged alphabetically by year from 1958 through 1972. The material from 1970 through 1972 is arranged alphabetically by subject and general areas. Included in the general correspondence are letters, memoranda, reports, tax returns, employee data, insurance forms, shipping orders, labels and publicity materials.

Internal Organization Files from 1934 through 1970 are arranged alphabetically and include annual meeting information, Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, meeting minutes, news clippings, and data on litigation proceedings, such as several files on the case of Homer E. Evans vs. the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association, 1953-1958, that include court briefs, correspondence, memoranda and original evidence presented.

Financial and Fiscal Data, 1934-1973, are arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically within each subject heading. Accounts receivable, advances to growers, collateral reports, certificates of indebtedness, crop grower ledgers, general ledgers, grower account sheets, inventories, payroll data, trade account sheets, trial balances, and violator lists are included in the Financial and Fiscal Data Series. In 1949 the association was reorganized and renamed, and records for the old corporation (the Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association) as well as for the new corporation (the Valley Grape Growers Association) are both in the same ledgers. This has been noted on the file folder titles. Bound volumes of data have been counted as one item. Undelivered stock, dividend checks, and letters (Folder 390) were randomly sampled and approximately 10 percent of the material was retained.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Yakima Valley Grape Producers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by the organization through General Manager, Robert Thompson in September 1977 (77-57).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Series 1: Correspondence, 1942-1972Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Grower File	1942-1968
Box	Folder
1	1	Elizabeth Aumiller 2	1958
1	2	William Achelson 2	1959
1	3	L.R. Allen 3	1960
1	4	Emmett and Jack Baird 8	1952
1	5	F.W. Barlow 5	1942-1944
1	6	Bernice Barnes 4	1954
1	7	Walter Barnett 1	1953
1	8	Bob Bergamini 2	1959
1	9	Daniel O. Boyd 13	1955
1	10	Ted Bridges 15	1954
1	11	D.D. Carrier 3	1957
1	12	Edith Cartledge 3	1951
1	13	O.J. Chapman 3	1942-1945
1	14	Emile Charvet 5	1942-1946
1	15	O. Cheyne 1	1960
1	16	Nels Christiansen 5	1942-1947
1	17	Olive Compton 1	1955
1	18	Maud Crawford 1	1955
1	19	Irene Dean 12	1953
1	20	Alberta Decker 2	1959
1	21	George Dixon 5	1953
1	22	W.D. Doran 1	1959
1	23	Elvie M. Eastman 10	1953
1	24	R.B. Elliot 2	1952
1	25	R.A. Folder 6	1958
1	26	Herbert L. Gant 2	1953
1	27	E.A. Giester (K.P. Lodge) 1949 7	1960
1	28	Ernest Grambo 8	1951; 1958
1	29	E.E. Greene 7	1960
1	30	I.W. Hefflinger 10	1951; 1960
1	31	Dick Holtkamp 11	1955
1	32	Robert Husseman 1	1954
1	33	John Jaquish 6	1957
1	34	Fred Johnson 1	1960
1	35	Thelma Marie Johnson 2	1954
1	36	Alex Kintz 2	1959
1	37	J.A. Lane (Dorothy Opperman) 4	1953
1	38	J.L. McCord 11	1955
1	39	M.R. and Lois G. McMurray 5	1953
1	40	Henry Nagel 2	1954
1	41	Raymond Nelson 1	1950
1	42	Costanzo Nicolino 1	1957
1	43	Jennie May Nostrant 2	1956
1	44	Martin Oord 1	1960
1	45	E.E. Pelz 1	1949
1	46	O.D. Ray 1	1960
1	47	Lenore Reams 1	1954
1	48	J.H. Richmond 3	1957
1	49	J.H. Rider 5	1964-1968
1	50	E.R. Rixon 2	1954
1	51	B.R. Root 1	1957
1	52	E.A. Rose 2	1958-1959
1	53	A.F. Rosenkranz 12	1954-1962
1	54	Clarence F. Roy 1	1949
1	55	George W. Sage 6	1960
1	56	Fred Schlien 2	1959
1	57	Harry Scott 3	1960
1	58	G.C. Seefeldt 2	1959-1960
1	59	Selma Shelby 1	1952
1	60	Mayme C. Shelton 6	1959
1	61	W.D. Simmons 3	1959
1	62	Clyde L. Smith 2	1955
1	63	Docia Smith 1	1957
1	64	R.S. Snider 2	1959
1	65	Martha Jean Sparrow 2	1954
1	66	Claude Stern 2	1957
1	67	E.E. Stump 2	1942-1943
1	68	W.S. Swink 1	1954
1	69	M.A. Taylor 2	1953
1	70	R.B. Tresner 1	1958
1	71	Floyd Waterman 2	1953
1	72	William Weber 3	1942-1943
1	73	L. Weichselbaum 5	1954
1	74	J.S. Wertman 10	1957-1960
1	75	Frances R. and Emery Wolfe 4	1955
1	76	John Woodson 8	1954
1	77	Geneva Work 2	1951; 1954
1	78	William Yarger 6	1959-1960
1	79	J.T. Zimmerman 1	1951
1	80	General--E,F,H,J,M 33	1949-1960
		General Correspondence	1958-1972
			1970
Box	Folder
1	81	Allied Canners & Packers, Inc. 1
1	82	American Concord Grape Association 36
1	83	American Can Company 14
1	84	American Farm Lines, Inc. 3
1	85	AM Pac Brokerage Co. 18
1	86	Barrett Sales Company 5
1	87	Broker Bulletins 9
1	88	Bulletins and Pamphlets 3
1	89	Carr-O'Neill Brokerage 4
1	90	Consolidated Foods Corp. 81
1	91	Continental Can Co. 33
1	92	Continental Processors, Inc. 13
1	93	Wayne Cook, Inc. 1
1	94	Desnick Associates 14
1	95	Employment Applications 33
1	96	Exempt Workweeks
1	97	E. & J. Gallo Winery 4
1	98	Maurey Ginsburg Brokerage 7
1	99	Hall-Roepke 150
1	100	Kenneth Hawkins 9
1	101	Internal Revenue Service 10
1	102	Kelly-Clarke Company 95
1	103	Kerr Brokerage Company 4
1	104	Labels 60
1	105	Manufacturers and Wholesalers Indemnity Exchange 3
1	106	C.K. Murphy Company 2
1	107	National Canners Association 86
1	108	National Canners Association 50
1	109	National Canners Association 50
1	110	National Health Assurance 16
1	111	North Pacific Canners and Packers, Inc. 43
1	112	Northwest Chapter of Accountants 6
2	113-114	Northwest Food Processors Association 131
2	115	Nugget Distriubtors, Inc. 26
2	116	Red and White Corporation 1
2	117	Alan Robinson and Associates 4
2	118	Russell Brokerage Company 9
2	119	Russell-Moss and Associates 9
2	120	Stewart-Tucker, Inc. 17
2	121	United Institutional Distributors 20
2	122	W.M. Waters Co. 8
2	123	Owens-Illinois 17
2	124	S.A.P.'s 50
2	125	Spokane Bank for Co-operatives 86
2	126	Iiley Thompson, Manager 30
2	127	Vehicle Service Record 1
2	128	Veterans' Administration 3
2	129	Lansing B. Warner, Inc. 30
2	130	Weighing and Inspection Dept. 1
2	131	State of Washington-Dept. of Labor and Industries 30
2	132-139	A-Z 615
			1971
Box	Folder
2	140	John Alba vs. Yakima Valley Grape Producers 3
2	141	American Can Company 5
2	142	Am Pac-Jeffrey 10
2	143	Everett Sales Co. 4
2	144	Broker Bulletins 9
2	145	Benton Brokerage 2
2	146	Chaney-Waters, Inc. 4
2	147	Continental Can Company 13
2	148	Continental Processors 12
2	149	Defense Supply Agency 7
2	150	Desnick Associates 5
2	151	Employee Information & Applications 55
2	152	Exempt Workweeks 4
2	153	J. Hugh Aaron, Attorney 2
2	154	E.& J. Gallo Winery 33
2	155	French-Nelson-Russell 3
2	156	Maury Ginsburg Brokerage 14
2	157	Hall-Roepke Co. 61
2	158	Kenneth Hawkins 1
2	159	Internal Revenue 13
2	160	Kelly-Clarke Co. 75
2	161	Kerr Brokerage 3
2	162	Labels 30
2	163	Manufacturers & Wholesalers Indemnity Exchange 4
2	164-166	National Canners Association 165
2	167	National Health Association 15
2	168	National Institutional Distributors Assoc. 2
2	169	Nelson-Selbert, Inc. 5
3	170	North Pacific Canners & Packers, Inc. 5
3	171-172	Northwest Food Processors 165
3	173	Nugget Distributors 14
3	174	Alan Robinson & Associates 8
3	175	Russell Moss & Associates 9
3	176	S.A.P.'s 38
3	177	Shipley Jones Pratt Co. 4
3	178	Spokane Bank for Cooperatives 60
3	179	State of Washington-Dept. of Labor and Industries 86
3	180	Stewart Tucker, Inc. 14
3	181	United Institutional Distributors 15
3	182	Veterans Administration 3
3	183	Lansing B. Warner 30
3	184	Yakima County 3
3	185	Arthur Young & Co. 25
3	186-189	A-M 324
4	190-194	N-Z 340
			1972
Box	Folder
4	195	J. Hugh Aaron, Attorney 1
4	196	Alliance Brokerage & Marketing Corp. 11
4	197	Barrett Sales Co. 3
4	198	Bulletins and Pamphlets 11
4	199	Carper Sales Co. 13
4	200	Carr-O'Neill Brokerage 2
4	201	Continental Can Company 20
4	202	Continental Processors, Inc. 17
4	203	Continental Food Sales, Inc. 5
4	204	Wayne Cook, Inc. 2
4	205	Defense Supply Agency 10
4	206	William O. Dooms Co. 2
4	207	Employment Applications 12
4	208	E. & J. Gallo Winery 9
4	209	Maury Ginsburg Brokerage 9
4	210	Stephen Grubb 4
4	211	Hall-Roepke Co. 80
4	212	House Rental 10
4	213	Internal Revenue Service 5
4	214	International Brokerage 4
4	215	Kelly-Clarke Co. 44
4	216	Labels-Receiving 38
4	217	Marine Insurance 4
4	218	Manufacturers & Wholesalers Indemnity Exchange 7
4	219	Moss, Adams & Co. 18
4	220-221	National Canners Assoc. 108
4	222	National Institutional Distributors Ass. 1
4	223	Nelson Selberg, Inc. 13
4	224-225	Northwest Food Processors 75
4	226	Nugget Distributors, Inc. 25
4	227	Occupational Safety and Health Admin. 17
4	228	Alan Robinson & Associates 10
5	229	Russell-Moss & Associates 15
5	230	J.B. Ruth & Co. 6
5	231	Shipley Jones Pratt Co. 5
5	232	Spokane Bank for Cooperatives 45
5	233	State of Washington-Dept. of Labor and Industries 87
5	234	Stewart Tucker Company 6
5	235	United Institutional Distributors Corp. 9
5	236	United States Department of Agriculture 19
5	237	Federal Unemployment Form 940 3
5	238	Veterans Administration 2
5	239	Lansing B. Warner, Inc. 21
5	240	Washington Agricultural Marketing Assoc. 4
5	241	Washington State Grape Society 2
5	242	Western Family Foods, Inc. 10
5	243	Yakima County 3
5	244	Arthur Young & Co. 5
5	245-251	A-Z 456
Box	Folder
5	252	18	1966-1969
5	253	E. & J. Gallo 23	1969
5	254	Legal Correspondence 1	1958-1960
5	255	Arthur Young & Co. 27	1967-1970

Series 2: Internal Organizational Files, 1934-1970Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	256-262	Annual Meetings	1949-1969
5	263	Articles of Incorporation,By-Laws 17	1934-1965
6	264-265	Board Meeting Minutes 23	1958-1970
6	266	Bids 6	1968-1970
		Homer E. Evans vs. Yakima Valley Grape Growers	1953-1958
Box	Folder
6	267	Briefs 3	1957-1958
6	268	Correspondence and Court Documents 35	1953-1958
6	269	Exhibits and Evidence 22	1953-1958
6	270	Exhibits and Evidence 27	1953-1958
Box	Folder
6	271	General Information 1	1953-1958
6	272-273	Newspaper Clippings--Grape Industry 2	1955-1962
6	274	Rathke vs. Yakima Valley Grape Growers 1	undated
6	275	Yakima Valley Grape Growers vs. W.R.Copeland 1	1950
6	276	Yakima Valley Grape Growers vs. Fred Reihs,et.al. 1	1949
6	277	Yakima Valley Grape Growers vs. Welch Grape Juice 1	1947-1950

Series 3: Financial and Fiscal Data, 1934-1973Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	278	Accounts Receivable and Payable 1	1953-1954
6	279-280	Advances to Growers 2	1959-1960
6	281	Audit Reports 5
7	282	Bulletin to Growers, Equities 1	1948-1951
7	283-285	Certificates of Indebtedness 17	1942-1947
7	286	Contracts, Notes Payable 1	1944-1958
7	287	Contract List 1	1951
7	288-292	Collateral Reports 22	1962-1967
		Crop Grower Ledgers	1967-1973
Box	Folder
7	293-296	4	1967-1971
8	297-298	2	1971-1973
Box	Folder
8	299-300	Crop Harvest Statements 2	1968-1969
8	301	Distribution Prior Pool Equities 1	1948-1951
		General Ledgers	1948-1970
Box	Folder
8	302-306	5	1948-1953
9	307-317	11	1953-1970
		Grower Account Sheets	1946-1966
Box	Folder
9	318-319	2	1946-1947
10	320-330	10	1947-1952
11	331-343	(1953-1955 includes both VGGA & YVGGA) 13	1952-1962
12	344-349	6	1962-1966
Box	Folder
12	350	Growers' Delivery Records 1	1946-1954
12	351-352	Employee Withholding Statements 7	1955-1960
12	353-354	Inventories 5	1965-1967
		Payroll	1957-1967
Box	Folder
12	355-357	3	1957-1960
13	358-366	9	1959-1967
Box	Folder
13	367	Report of Examination 6	1948-1967
13	368	Revolving Finance Fund Certificates 1	1955-1956
13	369	Stock Transfer, A-B 4	1955
13	370-371	Sugar Solids and Payments 2	1961-1966
13	372	Tax Payments & Information 1	1955-1959
13	373-377	Trade Accounts 5	1948-1953
13	378	Trademark Copyright 1	1956-1959
		Transfer of Equity Record-YVGGA to VGGA	1942-1946
Box	Folder
13	379	Book 1 1
14	380	Book 2 1
Box	Folder
14	381-387	Trial Balances 41	1960-1967
14	388	Undelivering Contracted Growers 1	1947-1950
14	389	Undelivered Stock 3	1943-1947
14	390	Undelivered Stock, Dividend Checks, Letters 20	1952-1959
		Violators
Box	Folder
14	391	B List 17	1949-1950
14	392	Class D. 1	1948
14	393	Pool Balances 1	1948-1951
14	394	Unclassified 27	1945-1951

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Grapes--Washington (State)--Yakima--Marketing

Corporate Names

Yakima Valley Grape Growers Association
Valley Grape Growers Association
Yakima Valley Grape Producers--Archives (creator)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Thompson, Robert. WaPS (donor)

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