McGregor Land and Livestock Company Records

McGregor Land and Livestock Company Records, 1887-1949

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McGregor Land and Livestock Company
Title: McGregor Land and Livestock Company Records
Dates: 1887-1949 (inclusive)
18871949
Quantity: 126 Linear feet of shelf space, (288 Boxes)
Collection Number: Cage 16 (collection)
Summary: Business correspondence, ledgers, account books, payrolls, insurance records, title abstracts, tax records and all types of daily business records of the McGregor Land and Livestock Company, an Eastern Washington company involved in wool growing, land, agriculture and mercantile enterprises.
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 and available for research use.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The grandsons of Scottish immigrants to Ontario, Canada in the 1840s, Peter and Archie McGregor moved to Washington Territory in the United States in 1882. Settling in the Palouse region of the Columbia Plateau, Peter and Archie began to operate a business in the open range sheep trade in the mid-1880s and owned 22,000 sheep by 1890. Peter and Archie were joined by brother John McGregor in 1886 and another brother, Alex McGregor, in 1900.

In 1905, the four McGregor brothers established the McGregor Land and Livestock Company. Through this corporation, the McGregors leased, cultivated, and pastured tens of thousands of acres of grazing land and created a general merchandising business through which they could buy and sell cattle, sheep, hogs, wheat, apples, and farm equipment. In 1908, the McGregors purchased the Bar U cattle ranch and created the Taylor Land and Livestock Company to manage it, and in 1917, they purchased the Palouse Irrigation and Power Company and incorporated it as the Hooper Realty Company. To house and supply employees, the McGregors bought up property in the town of Hooper, including a hotel, general store, blacksmith shop, and lumberyards.

In 1956, the McGregor Company was created as a separate company to operate the McGregor fertilizer and farm equipment ventures. As of 2018, the McGregor Company remains in operation and serves over 35 Pacific Northwest communities, with McGregor descendants serving as chairman and president of the company.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The McGregor papers are a large collection of the early business records of the McGregor Land and Livestock Company, one of the oldest sheep ranches in the Palouse region. Both the historians and the economists at WSC are enthusiastic about the potential use which the collection has as source material for the history of the livestock industry in eastern Washington; wage and price studies for the cattle business at a given time; and general economic conditions. The collection is extensive enough to permit studies of this kind since the ledgers, account books, business correspondence, payrolls, insurance records, abstracts of title, and many other types of daily business documents were preserved.

One unusual part of the collection is material concerning the Palouse Irrigation and Power Company, a private irrigation company formed in 1912. The articles of incorporation and some financial accounts have been kept, and since records are extant for very few of the private irrigation companies, these represent a unique feature which has added importance because of its scarcity.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

McGregor Land and Livestock Company Records, 1887-1949 (Cage 16)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is ordered into two main series by type of material. Series one, papers, is ordered chronologically, and then alphabetically by subject matter within each year. Series two, bound journals, seems to have been maintained in their original order.

Acquisition Information

In 1959, Mr. John McGregor of Hooper, Washington, presented to the WSC Library the McGregor papers.

Related Materials

McGregor Land and Livestock Company and McGregor Family Records, circa 1886-1968 (Cage 902)

Preliminary Guide to the McGregor Land and Livestock Company Records, 1962-1976 (MS 1982.04)

Unprocessed accessions MS. 1980.12, MS. 1982.39

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: PapersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		1887-1888
Box	Folder
1	1	Ledger of International Warehouse Co. of Hooper
		1918
Box	Folder
1	2	A
1	3	Allen & Lewis
1	4	D.H. Anderson
1	5	Armour & Co.
1	6	B
1	7	M. Born & Co.
1	8	C
1	9	Colfax National Bank
1	10	D
1	11	E
1	12	Elevator
1	13	Exchange National Bank
2	14	Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
2	15	F
2	16	Futures
2	17	G
2	18	H
3	19	Idaho lands
3	20	Industrial Insurance Co.
3	21	I-J
3	22	K-L
3	23	Land leases
3	24	Liberty bonds
3	25	McClintock-Trunkey Co.
3	26	Mc
4	27	M-Sh
4	28	O-WRR & Co.
4	29	Photographs, McGregor Land & Livestock Co.
4	30	N-P
4	31	Pacific Grain Co.
4	32	Portland Wool Warehouse Co.
4	33	R
4	34	S
4	35	Sheep
5	36	Spokane Drug Co.
5	37	Spokane Dry Goods Co.
5	38	Standard Oil
5	39	S-V
5	40	United States Food Administration
5	41	United States Fuel Administration
5	42	W
5	43	Wyman Partridge and Co.
		1919
Box	Folder
6	44	A
6	45	Applications for work
6	46	B
6	47	C
6	48	Colfax National Bank
7	49	D-E
7	50	F
7	51	G
7	52	H
7	53	Highways, hogs, hotel
7	54	I, Idaho lands
8	55	J-M
8	56	McClintock-Turnkey Co.
8	57	McGregor
9	58	N-O
9	59	P-Q
9	60	R-S
9	61	School dist. 1-2, Sheep
10	62	Si-Sz
10	63	T-V
10	64	W
		1920
Box	Folder
11	65	A
11	66	Applications
11	67	B
11	68	C
11	69	Colfax National Bank
12	70	D
12	71	E
12	72	Exchange National Bank
12	73	F
12	74	Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
12	75	freight bills
13	76	G
13	77	H
13	78	Holley, Mason Hardware Co.
13	79	Hooper Realty
13	80	hotel
14	81	I
14	82	J-L
14	83	M
15	84	Mc
15	85	N-P
15	86	R
16	87	S
16	88	Sp
17	89	T-Z
		1921
Box	Folder
18	90	A
18	91	B
18	92	C
18	93	D-E
19	94	F
19	95	G
19	96	H
19	97	Holley-Mason Hardware Co.
20	98	I
20	99	J-L
20	100	M
20	101	McClintock-Trunkey Co.
21	103	N-O
21	104	P
21	105	R
22	106	S
22	107	School dist. 102, Sheep
22	108	Sp
23	109	T-U
23	110	V-Z
		1922
Box	Folder
24	111	A
24	112	B-C
24	113	D-E
25	114	F
25	115	G
25	116	H
25	117	Holley-Mason Hardware Co.
26	118	I-L (Ku-Klux-Klan literature)
26	119	M
26	120	McClintock-Trunkey Co.
26	121	McGregor
27	122	N-Q
27	123	R
27	124	S-Sh
28	125	Sp-Sz
28	126	T-U
28	127	V-Z
		1923
Box	Folder
29	128	A
29	129	B
29	130	C
29	131	D
30	132	E
30	133	F
30	134	G
30	135	Grote Deal, Baker-Boyer Bank matter (mortgage)
30	136	Grote Deal, bills, invoices, etc.
30	137	Grote Deal, 110,000 mortgage
30	138	Grote Deal, Special matter with Theodore
30	139	Grote Deal, harvest, sale of wheat
30	140	Grote Deal, correspondence
30	141	Grote Deal, Kerr & Lloyd, statements, correspondence, etc.
31	142	Grote Deal, miscelaneous on ranch operation
31	143	Grote Deal, payrolls
31	144	Grote Deal, Oscar Shearer
31	145	H
31	146	I
31	147	J
32	148	K-L
32	149	M
32	150	McClintock-Turnkey Co.
32	151	McGregor
33	152	Md-Mz
33	153	N-O
33	154	P-Q
33	155	R
34	156	S-Sh
34	157	Sp
35	158	Sp-Sz
35	159	Taylor
35	160	T
36	161	U
36	162	V
36	163	W
		1925
Box	Folder
37	165	A
37	166	B
37	167	C
37	168	D
37	169	E
38	170	F
38	171	G
38	172	H
38	173	Holley-Mason Hardware
39	174	I-J
39	175	K-L
39	176	M
39	177	McClintock-Turnkey Co.
39	178	Mc
40	179	N-R
40	180	R-Sc
40	181	Sc-So
41	182	Sp
41	183	Sq-Sz
41	184	T-V
41	185	W-Z
		1926
Box	Folder
42	186	A
42	187	B-C
42	188	D
42	189	E
43	190	F
43	191	G
43	192	H
44	193	I
44	194	J-K
44	195	L
44	196	M
45	197	Ma-Mi
45	198	Mc
45	199	N-Q
45	200	R
46	201	S
46	202	Sa-Se
46	203	Sh
46	204	Sp
46	205	Sp
46	206	Sp
47	207	St
47	208	St
47	209	T
47	210	U
47	211	V-W
47	212	W-Wh
47	213	Wo-Z
		1927
Box	Folder
48	214	A-Al
48	215	Ap-Au
48	216	B-Bl
48	217	Bu-C
48	218	C-Ca
48	219	Ca-Co
49	220	D
49	221	E
49	222	En
49	223	Ex
49	224	F-Fa
49	225	Fi
49	226	Fr
50	227	G-Gr
50	228	Gra
50	229	H-Hog
50	230	Hog-Hz
50	231	I
50	232	Ind
50	233	Int
50	234	J-K
51	235	L
51	236	M
51	237	MC
51	238	McGregor
52	239	N-O
52	240	P
52	241	R
52	242	S-Sa
52	243	Se-Sh
53	244	Sp
53	245	St-Sw
54	246	T
54	247	U-V
54	248	W
		1928
Box	Folder
55	249	A
55	250	B
55	251	C
55	252	D
56	253	E
56	254	F
56	255	G
57	256	H
57	257	Holley-Mason Hardware Co.
57	258	I-J
58	259	K-L
58	260	M
58	261	Me
59	262	N-P
59	263	R
59	264	S-Sh
60	265	Sp
60	266	St-Sw
60	267	T
60	268	U-V
60	269	W-Y
		1929
Box	Folder
61	270	A
61	271	B
61	272	C
61	273	D-E
62	274	F
62	275	G
62	276	H
63	277	I
63	278	J-L
63	279	M
64	280	Mc
64	281	N-P
64	282	R
65	283	S-Sh
65	284	Sh-St
65	285	St-Sw
66	286	T-V
66	287	V-Z
		1930
Box	Folder
67	288	A
67	289	B
67	290	C
67	291	D
68	292	E
68	292a	F
68	292b	G
68	292c	H
69	293	I-J
69	294	K-L
69	295	M
70	296	Mc
70	297	N-0
70	298	P
70	299	R
71	300	S-Sh
71	301	Sp
71	302	St-Sw
72	303	T
72	304	U-W
		1931
Box	Folder
73	305	A
73	306	B
74	307	C
74	308	D-F
74	309	G
75	310	H-Hog
75	311	Hol-J
76	312	L
76	313	M
76	314	Mc
76	315	N-P
77	316	R
77	317	S-Sh
77	318	Sp-Sw
78	319	T
78	320	U-Z
		1933
Box	Folder
79	321	A
79	322	B
79	323	C
80	324	D-F
80	325	G-H
80	326	I-J
81	327	K-L
81	328	M
81	329	Mc
82	330	N-R
83	331	Sh
83	332	Si-Sp
83	333	Sp-St
84	334	T-U
84	335	W-Z
		1934
Box	Folder
85	336	A
85	337	B
85	338	C
85	339	D
85	340	E
86	341	F
86	342	H
86	343	H
86	344	I
87	345	J
87	346	K
87	347	L
87	348	M
88	349	Mc
88	350	Mc
88	351	N-P
89	352	R
89	353	S
90	354	T
90	355	T
90	356	U
90	357	W-Z
		1935
Box	Folder
91	358	A-B
91	359	B
91	360	C
91	361	D
92	362	E
92	363	F
92	364	G
93	365	H
93	366	I-J
93	367	K
94	368	L
94	369	M
94	370	Mc
95	371	N-Q
95	372	R
95	373	S-Sh
95	374	Sp
96	375	St
96	376	T
96	377	U
96	378	V-Z
		1936
Box	Folder
97	379	A
97	380	B
97	381	C
97	382	D-E
98	383	F
98	384	G
98	385	H-I
99	386	J
99	387	K-L
100	388	M
100	389	Mc
100	390	N-P
101	391	R
101	392	S
101	393	S
102	394	T
102	395	U-V
102	396	W-Wa
102	397	Wh-Z
		1937
Box	Folder
103	398	A
103	399	B
103	400	C
103	401	D
104	402	E
104	403	F
104	404	G
104	405	H
105	406	I
105	407	J
105	408	K
105	409	L
106	410	M
106	411	Mc
106	412	N-P
107	413	R
107	414	S-Sp
108	415	St-T
108	416	U-V
108	417	W-Z
		1938
Box	Folder
109	418	A
109	419	B
109	420	C
110	421	D-E
110	422	F
110	423	G
110	424	H
111	425	I
111	426	J
111	427	K
111	428	L
112	429	M
112	430	Mc
112	431	N-Q
113	432	R
113	433	Roundup Grocery Co.
113	434	S-Sp
114	435	St
114	436	T
114	437	U
114	438	W
		1939
Box	Folder
115	439	A
115	440	B
115	444	C
116	442	D-E
116	443	F
116	444	G
117	445	H
117	446	I
117	447	J
117	448	K-L
118	449	M
118	45O	Mc-O
118	451	P-Z
119	452	R
119	453	S-Sn
120	454	So-Sp
120	455	St-Sz
121	456	T-Tax
121	457	Tay-U
122	458	W
122	459	Wheat
122	460	Wheat
123	461	X-Z
123	462	Wheat Loans
123	463	Northwest Livestock Production Credit Assoc.
123	464	Regional Agricultural Credit Corp.	1934
124	465	Northwest Livestock Production Credit Assoc.
124	466	Regional Agriculture Credit Corp.
124	467	Bills of lading, Wheat shipments.	1939
		1940
Box	Folder
125	468	A
125	469	B
125	470	C
125	471	D-E
126	472	F
126	473	G
126	474	H
126	475	I
127	476	J
127	477	K
127	478	L
128	479	M
128	480	Mc
128	481	N-O
128	482	P
129	483	R
129	484	S-Sn
129	488	Sp
130	486	St
130	487	T-U
130	488	W-Z
		1941
Box	Folder
131	489	A
131	490	B
131	491	C
131	492	D
132	493	E-F
132	494	G-H
132	495	I
133	496	J
133	497	K
133	498	L
133	499	M
134	500	Mc
134	501	N-O
134	502	P
135	503	Q-R
135	504	S-Ss
136	505	St
136	506	T-U
136	507	V-Z
		1941 continued
Box	Folder
137	508	A-G
137	509	H-L
137	510	M-R
138	511	S
138	512	T
139	513	V-W
139	514	miscellaneous
		1942
Box	Folder
140	515	A
140	516	B
140	517	C
140	516	D-E
141	519	F
141	520	G-H
141	521	I
142	522	J
142	523	K-L
142	524	M
143	525	N-P
143	526	R
144	527	S-So
144	528	Sp
144	529	St
145	530	T
145	531	U-V
145	532	W-Z
		1943
Box	Folder
146	533	A
146	534	B
146	535	C
146	536	D-F
147	537	G-H
147	538	I-J
147	539	K-L
148	540	M
148	541	Id-P
149	542	R
149	543	S-Sn
149	544	Sp
150	545	T
150	546	U-Z
		1944
Box	Folder
151	547	A
151	548	B
151	549	C
151	550	D-E
152	551	F-G
152	552	H-I
152	553	J-K
153	554	L-M
153	555	N-P
154	556	R-Sp
154	557	Sp-St
155	558	T
155	559	U-Z
		1945
Box	Folder
156	560	A-B
156	561	C-D
157	562	E-F
157	563	G-H
157	564	I-J
157	565	K-M
158	566	Mc
158	567	Mc
158	568	N-O
158	569	P-R
159	570	S-Sp
159	571	St
160	572	T-U
160	573	V-Z
		1946
Box	Folder
161	574	A-B
161	575	C
161	576	D-E
161	577	F
162	578	G-H
162	579	I-J
162	580	K-L
163	581	M
163	r82	N-P
163	583	R-S
164	584	So-St
164	585	T
165	586	U-Z
165	587	V-Z
		1947
Box	Folder
166	588	A-B
166	589	C
166	590	D
167	591	E
167	592	F
167	593	G
168	594	H
168	595	I
168	596	J
169	597	K-M
169	598	Mc
169	599	N-P
170	60O	Q-R
170	601	S
170	602	St
171	603	T
171	6O4	U
171	605	V-Z
		1948
Box	Folder
172	6O6	A-B
172	607	C
172	6O8	D-E
173	609	F
173	610	G
173	611	H-I
174	612	J-K
174	613	K
174	614	L
175	615	M
175	616	Mc
175	617	N-P
175	618	Q-R
176	619	S
176	620	Sp
177	621	St-T
177	622	U
177	623	V-W
		1949
Box	Folder
178	624	A
178	625	B
178	626	Ca
178	627	Ce-Cu
179	628	D-E
179	629	F
179	630	G
179	631	H
180	632	I
180	633	J
180	634	K
181	635	L
181	636	M
181	637	Mc
181	638	N-Q
182	639	R
182	640	S
182	641	Sh
182	642	Sp
183	643	St-Su
Box	Folder
183	644	T
		1918-1927; undated
Box	Folder
184	645	A-G
184	646	G-R

Series 2: VolumesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
185	Palouse irrigation and Power Co. Land and water contracts
186	Palouse Irrigation and Power Co. Legal records
187	Abstract of titles and deeds
188	Fourth class postmasters accounts and cash books
189	Date book and one memo book
190	Checks and loans
191	Record of pouches rec'd and dispatched
192	Property Inventory
193	Miscellaneous ledgers and journals. Company accounts, bills payable and receivable.	1928
194	Company accounts	1919
195	Company accounts	1914-1918
196	Company accounts	1925
197	Company accounts	1920
198	Company accounts	1926
199	Company accounts	1929-36
200	Company accounts	1937
201	Company accounts	1942-44
202	Company accounts	1938-1949
203	Miscellaneous, journal	Dec., 1910-Dec., 1923.
204	Sales journal	1930-1949
205	Journal	May, 1934-May, 1938.
206	Journal	March, 1929-Sept., 1931
207	Journal	Oct., 1925-Apr., 1927
208	Journal	Nov., 1921-Dec., 1922.
209	Journal	Dec., 1935-Dec., 1949.
210	Journal	May, 1927-Mar. 1929.
211	Journal
212	Journal	Oct., 1932-Feb., 1939
213	Checks issued	Feb., 1930-Oct., 1932.
214	Checks issued	Nov., 1929-Dec., 1933
215	Checks issued	Feb., 1928-Feb., 1930.
216	Checks issued	Aug., 1927-Dec., 1929.
217	Checks issued	Jan., 1926-Feb, 1928
218	Checks issued	July, 1921-June 1924.
218	Checks issued	July 1921-June 1924
219	Oct, 1923-Feb., 1926
220	Sept. 1922-Oct. 1929
221	Aug, 1917-Nov., 1919
222	Dec., 1916-1921
223	Feb., 1915-Sept., 1922.
224	Day book
225	May, 1938-Dec., 1949
226	May, 1935-March 1938
227	Jan. 1935-April, 1937
228	May, 1936-May, 1937
229	Jan 1934-March 1935
230	March 1935-May 1936
231	Jan. 1928-June 1934
232	Sept. 1932-April 1985
233	Nov., 1930-Sept. 1932
234	March 1929-Oct. 1930
235		Sept. 1927-Feb. 1929.
236	Closing Mr. Kelleher as receiver	Sept 28, 1911-Jan. 1, 1914
237	Trial balance
238	Trial balance
239	Labor-saving--trial balance	Jan. 1940-Dec., 1945
240	Trial balance	1945-1950
241	Payroll
242	Payroll
243	Trial balance	Jan. 1915-April 1923
244	Payroll	1926
245	Payroll	Jan. 1927-Sept. 1927
246	Payroll	Dec. 1928-Dec. 1939
247	Payroll	1929-1944
248	Payroll	1929-1944
249	Cash book	1937
250	Transfer ledger	1938-1949
251	Cash book	Oct, 1929-Nov., 1933
252	Cash book	Oct. 1924-Sept. 1929
253	Cash book	May 1 1924-Oct. 20, 1924
254	Wheat
255	Wheat
256	Cash journal	July 1, 1910
257	Cash book	Jan, 1914-1923
258	Cash book	May 24, 1916-May 23, 1919
259	Cash book	Jan 1, 1915-May 3, 1916
260	Sheep and wheat
261	Record book, Hooper Realty co.
262	Sheep
263	Inventory	1915-1923
264	Accounts record, general ledger	July, 1944-Sept., 1947.
265	Accounts record, general ledger	Sept., 1941-June, 1944
266	Accounts record, general leger	July, 1938-Aug., 1941
267	Insurance, Royal Insurance Co. Ltd.
268	Real Estate tax statements	1917-1936
269	Taxes
270	Land taxes	1914-1933
271	Plan book
272	Wheat recoreds	July 4, 1915-March 3, 1927
273	Correspondence carbons	to Dec. 1947
274	Legal documents
275	Farming record, animals and crops
276	Miscellaneous
277	Vouchers	March 14, 1907-May 1908
278	Fire insurance agents ledger
279	Miscellaneous
280	Transfer journal, cash disbursements, cash receipts, accounts payable	1938-1949
281	McGregor--(Transfer journal) Payroll	1940-1949
281	McGregor--(Transfer journal) Hotel, meals	1940 1949
282	Miscellaneous journal
283	Miscellaneous ledger journal
284	Detail list of personal property, invoices
285	Ledger
286	Ledger (misc.)	1907-1909
287	Accounts
288	Journal ledger	1948

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