Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 218
Washington State Grange
Washington State Grange Records
1889-1953
6 Linear feet of shelf space
10 Boxes
Papers of the Washington State Grange, including:
Miscellaneous mimeographed announcements, letters; Grange newspapers and magazines;
Grange rosters; annual sessions proceedings; three scrapbooks of news clippings from
the Grange News.
Collection materials are in English
In September, 1889, Washington State farmers organized the Washington State Grange.
They saw the Grange as a means of fraternal cooperation in the promotion of
agricultural interests, and as a method of providing education and recreation for
their families. The Grange was also a vehicle for increasing the public's awareness
of farmers' issues and for winning legislation to ease farmers' problems associated
with the high cost of goods and services, and the low prices received for
commodities. The Grange in later years became one of the principal general farmers'
organizations, and as such has since functioned as a public and legislative spokeman
for agricultural interests. The Grange also takes public positions of advocacy or
opposition on a variety of issues such as general economic policy, transportation,
and public works projects.
Papers of the Washington State Grange, including: Miscellaneous mimeographed
announcements, letters; Grange newspapers and magazines; Grange rosters; annual
sessions proceedings; three scrapbooks of news clippings from the Grange News.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Washington State Grange Records, 1889-1953 (Cage 218)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Little information is available about the source of most of the materials in this
collection. The three scrapbooks were donated to the Washington State University
Libraries in 1970 by Henry P. Carsterson, Past Master, Washington State Grange.
Crawford, Harriet Ann. The Washington State Grange, 1889-1924; a Romance of Democracy. Portland, Or.: Binfords & Mort;, 1940.
Washington State Grange Records, 1954-1979 (Cage 512)
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.
Washington State Grange -- Records and correspondence.
Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence.
Agriculture, Cooperative -- Washington (State) -- Records and correspondence.
Agriculture
Washington (State)
1
Miscellaneous mimeographed announcements,
letters, etc.
1
Grange publications (newspapers and
magazines). Includes Modern Farmer, vol. 1, no. 9, 1932 June; Agricultural
Grange News (Olympia, WA), vol. V, no. 5, 1917 February 1; Grange Facts
(Seattle), no. 1, 1930 September 5; Grange News (Seattle), SSVII, no. 46,
1938 November 19 and XVII, no. 17, 1928 August 5.
1
Miscellaneous printed material. Includes
Patrons of Husbandry by-laws (1921, 1929, 1931-1933); Program of Washington
State Grange annual session (1916, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939,
1941, 1942).
2-3
Washington State Grange Rosters (1913-1915,
1917-1930, 1933, 1935, 1938-1940, 1945-1946, 1946-1953).
3
Report of the Secretary (1912, 1915, 1917,
1920, 1925, 1926, 1931-1933, 1935, 1937-1939, 1942).
4-7
Proceedings of the Annual Session of the
Washington State Grange (1889, 1892, 1893, 1899-1901, 1903, 1904, 1907-1942,
1948-1950,1958-1960, 1962-1969, 1976)
7
Washington State Grange Rosters (1937, 1939,
1960, 1963-1970).
7
Washington State Grange Handbook (1966,
1968-1970).
7
Miscellaneous pamphlets.
7
Grange News issues, 1960.
7
Book: Grange Melodies (1916).
8-10
Scrapbooks (clippings from the Grange News), 3
volumes (1944 April-1948 February; 1941 June-1944 April; 1948 March-1953
June).