Cage 460 Guide to the Oregon-Washington Farmers Union Records 1909-1972 Oregon-Washington Farmers Union Records Finding aid prepared by Barbara Kovarik Gahl Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2003 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Cage 460 Oregon-Washington Farmers Union Oregon-Washington Farmers Union Records 1909-1972 5 containers. 4 linear feet of shelf space. 5320 items. Membership lists, dues payment records, correspondence, reports, minutes and other records of and about inactive locals in Oregon and Washington. Collection materials are in English

The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America (the Farmers Union) was founded in Texas in 1902. Today, its membership includes farm families in 44 states who are interested in general agricultural welfare. The organization carries out educational, cooperative and legislative activities in order to represent farm families and gain for them a larger share of the national income.

The records of the Oregon-Washington Farmers Union involve only inactive local and county organizations and are divided into two series: Oregon Inactive Unions and Washington Inactive Unions. Both the Oregon and Washington groups have been divided into three subseries: Local Unions, County Unions and General File. The Local Union and County Union subseries for each state contain the same types of material: membership lists, dues payment records, correspondence, secretary's reports, and lists of officers. Dues payment records make up the bulk of the material.

The General Files, however, contain different materials. The Oregon General File includes ledger sheets, Oregon members-at-large, and correspondence. The Washingon General File contains the Farmers Union insignia, minutes of county presidents' meetings and a scrapbook on the organization. Each series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 460, Oregon-Washington Farmers Union Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The records of the Oregon-Washington Farmers Union were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in November of 1980 by Woodrow Wilson, Union Secretary (MS 80-47).

For more background information on the Farmers Union see: John A. Crampton's "The National Farmers Union" (1965) or Charles Simon Barrett's "The Mission, History and Times of the Farmers Union" (1909).

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Wilson, Woodrow. waps Oregon-Washington Farmers Union --Archives National Farmers' Union (U.S.) Agriculture -- Northwest, Pacific--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence Agriculture Oregon Washington (State)

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

Series 1: Oregon Inactive Unions 1909-1972 Subseries 1.1: Local Unions 1909-1972 1 1 Agency Plains #277 1945-1959 55 items. 1 2 Amity #219 1930-1949 60 items. 1 3 Aumsville #258 1938-1951 57 items. 1 4 Ballston #208 1930-1959 90 items. 1 5 Beaverlake #285 1947-1964 32 items. 1 6 Bellevue-Sheridan #212 1930-1965 90 items. Blooming #236: 1 7 1932-1966 100 1 8 Secretary's Records 1932-1966 6 items. 1 9 Bridgeport #142 1922-1953 50 items. Brooks #231: 1 10 1931-1966 50 items. 1 11 Record Books 1945-1952 4 items. 1 12 Buena Vista #244 1934-1967 60 items. 1 13 Calapooia #260 1943-1955 35 items. 1 14 Cedardale #280 1946-1964 44 items. 1 15 Cedarmill #229 1932-1953 75 items. 1 16 Central Howell #221 1950-1966 40 items. 1 17 Cloverdale #245 1935-1948 5 items. 1 18 Columbia #32 1909 1950-1966 40 items. 1 19 Cottrell (no number) 1950-1951 12 items. 1 20 Dayton-Webfoot #222 1915-1966 25 items. 1 21 Dever #246 1950-1953 14 items. 1 22 Downing #207 1930-1948 75 items. 1 23 Eddyville #273 1944-1955 40 items. 1 24 Estacada (no number) 1949-1951 9 items. 1 25 Fairfield #249 1936-1951 100 items. 1 26 Fairplay #275 1945-1946 3 items. 1 27 Faston #240 1933-1955 30 items. 1 28 Greenwood #226 1932-1964 50 items. 2 29 Hayesville #269 1944-1949 25 items. 2 30 Hazeldale #229 1950-1965 18 items. Keizer #254: 2 31 1937-1966 120 2 32 Record Books 1937-1966 6 items. 2 33 Laurel-Scholls #239 1932-1968 150 items. 2 34 Liberty #253 1936-1965 150 items. 2 35 Liberty Bell #140 1916-1965 50 items. 2 36 Luckiamute #147 1916-1964 60 items. 2 37 Marion #227 1931-1965 200 items. 2 38 Mehema #287 1948-1964 35 items. Mount Angel #227: 2 39 Minutes 1937-1942 50 items. 2 40-42 1914 1922-1972 290 2 43-44 Mount Pisgah #145 1916 1922-1967 90 items. 2 45-46 Nansene #95 1913 1921-1965 80 items. 2 47-48 Newberg #261 1938-1965 105 items. 2 49 North Corvallis #256 1937-1949 40 items. 2 50-51 Oaksville #274 1944-1966 85 items. 3 52-53 Orchards Heights #243 1934-1966 110 items. 3 54-55 Pedee #150 1916 1936-1965 110 items. 3 56 Red Hill #251 1944 4 items. 3 57 Riverside #301 1915 1950-1966 30 items. 3 58 Riverview #113 1920 1950-1966 40 items. 3 59 Roberts #250 1944-1965 35 items. 3 60 Rock Creek, #271 1950-1953 20 items. 3 61 Saint Paul #225 1944-1951 5 items. 3 62 Salem #282 1949-1964 20 items. 3 63 Salmon River #284 1950-1963 25 items. 3 64 Sidney Taehot #235 1944-1965 35 items. 3 65 Snake River #296 1956-1965 10 items. 3 66 Spring Valley #242 1944-1966 50 items. 3 67 Terrebonne #278 1950-1966 35 items. 3 68 Twin City #292 1957-1966 20 items. 3 69 Valley Junction #219 1930 1944 2 items. 3 70 Verboort #234 1945-1958 10 items. 3 71 West Rainier #247 1950-1967 40 items. 3 72 West Union #228 1944-1952 11 items. 3 73 Woodburn #263 1944-1966 50 items. 3 74 Yankton (no number) 1950-1953 6 items. Subseries 1.2: County Unions 1944-1968 3 75 Columbia 1950-1967 10 items. 3 76 Coos 1961-1966 10 items. 3 77 Crook 1961-1963 3 items. 3 78 Gilliam 1961-1963 4 items. 3 79 Harney 1961 1966 2 items. 3 80 Klamath 1962-1963 4 items. 3 81 Lake 1961-1966 3 items. 3 82 Lincoln 1948-1966 20 items. 3 83 Multnomah 1961-1966 20 items. 3 84 Polk 1950-1966 20 items. 3 85 Umatilla 1961-1965 10 items. 3 86 Wallowa 1961-1965 10 items. 3 87 Wasco 1950-1963 10 items. 3 88 Washington 1949-1968 20 items. 3 89 Yamhill 1944-1965 25 items. Subseries 1.3: General File 1944-1966 3 90 State Ledger Sheets for Inactive Locals 1951-1959 60 items. 3 91 Oregon State at-Large Members 1952-1966 40 items. 3 92 Correspondence--all Counties 1948-1958 20 items. 3 93 Oregon-Washington Ledger Sheets 1946 25 items. 3 94 County and Local Ledger Sheets 1944-1952 30 items. Series 2: Washington Inactive Unions 1946-1966 Subseries 2.1: Local Unions 1946-1966 3 95 Alpha #463 1951-1962 20 items. 3 96 Artic #465 1955-1964 25 items. 3 97 Avondale #398 1948-1966 50 items. 3 98 Black River Valley #426 1947-1952 15 items. 3 99 Buckley #424 1948-1965 20 items. 3 100 Capitol #419 1948-1958 30 items. 3 101 Centralia #454 1950-1955 12 items. 3 102 Clarkston #431 1948-1965 40 items. 3 103 East End #412 1948-1965 20 items. 3 104 East Grays Harbor #468 1956-1966 30 items. 3 105 Elma Valley #405 1946 1 item. 3 106 Enterprise #401 1948-1965 40 items. 3 107 Enumclaw #414 1948-1966 50 items. 3 108 Fern Prairie #461 1951-1964 10 items. 3 109 Grand Mound #418 1947 10 items. 3 110 Granite Falls #452 1950-1965 25 items. 3 111 Hartstine #416 1948-1951 15 items. Hockinson: 3 112 #448 1950-1966 20 items. 3 113 #471 1958-1965 13 items. 3 114 Ihmus #423 1948-1966 100 items. 4 115 Kent #439 1948-1966 15 items. 4 116 La Conner #453 1950-1966 30 items. 4 117 Lake Stevens #444 1949-1962 30 items. 4 118 Maple Valley #446 1949-1951 10 items. 4 119 Michigan Hill #420 1947-1948 15 items. 4 120 McKenna #435 1948 10 items. 4 121 Mountain View #425 1948-1965 30 items. 4 122 North Kitsap #458 1950-1966 30 items. 4 123 North River Valley #406 1948-1965 25 items. 4 124 North Whidby #450 1950-1966 35 items. 4 125 Northwest #472 1963 4 items. 4 126 Oroforde #455 1950 5 items. 4 127 Park Loop #457 1950-1965 25 items. 4 128 Pioneer #399 1948-1966 50 items. 4 129 Potholes #466 1955-1958 20 items. 4 130 Puget Island #408 1948-1965 30 items. 4 131 Snohomish #459 1951-1962 15 items. 4 132 Spokane Valley #443 1949-1956 5 items. 4 133 Spruce #460 1951 5 items. 4 134 Sunnycrest #445 1949-1956 12 items. 4 135 Twin Valley #427 1948-1963 25 items. 4 136 Rainier #413 1948-1951 20 items. 4 137 Rochester #433 1948-1951 75 items. 5 138 Skyhomish #400 1948-1951 15 items. 5 139 West Canal #469 1956-1966 30 items. 5 140 Willapa Valley #404 1948-1966 25 items. 5 141 Willow Grove #437 1948-1951 15 items. 5 142 Wynoochee #467 1955-1962 15 items. Subseries 2.2: County Unions 1962-1966 5 143 Adams 1962-1965 5 items. 5 144 Asotin 1962-1965 10 items. 5 145 Benton 1963-1964 10 items. 5 146 Chelan 1965-1966 10 items. 5 147 Clallam 1962-1966 10 items. 5 148 Columbia 1966 2 items. 5 149 Douglas 1965-1966 5 items. 5 150 Ferry 1963-1965 5 items. 5 151 Franklin 1963-1966 10 items. 5 152 Grant 1962-1966 15 items. 5 153 Grays Harbor 1962-1966 15 items. 5 154 Island 1963-1966 15 items. 5 155 Jefferson 1962-1966 5 items. 5 156 King 1962-1966 25 items. 5 157 Kitsap 1962-1966 5 items. 5 158 Kittitas 1962-1966 10 items. 5 159 Klickitat 1963-1965 5 items. 5 160 Lewis 1962-1966 10 items. 5 161 Lincoln 1962-1966 10 items. 5 162 Mason #423 1962-1965 5 items. 5 163 Okanogan 1962-1966 10 items. 5 164 Pacific 1962 1966 2 items. 5 165 Pend Oreille 1962-1966 5 items. 5 166 Pierce 1962-1965 25 items. 5 167 Skagit 1962-1965 5 items. 5 168 Snohomish 1962-1966 20 items. 5 169 Spokane 1963-1966 20 items. 5 170 Stevens 1962-1966 5 items. 5 171 Thurston 1962-1966 20 items. 5 172 Wahkiakum 1962-1965 10 items. 5 173 Whatcom 1962-1966 10 items. 5 174 Whitman 1962-1966 5 items. 5 175 Yakima 1963-1965 10 items. Subseries 2.3: General File 1958-1965 5 176 Farmers Union Insignia undated 1 item. 5 177 Minutes of County Presidents' Meetings 1964-1965 3 items. 5 178 Scrapbook for Oregon-Washington Farmers Union 1958-1959 1 item.