The Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association (IECTA) is a non-profit organization
founded by growers of Christmas trees with the goal of helping each other to develop
and market their products. It was created on February 7, 1963 under the name of
Idaho Christmas Tree Growers Association (ICTGA). It received its present name in
1981. Major events in its history include hosting in 1992 the annual meeting of the
National Christmas Tree Association in Spokane, WA, the incorporation in 2004 of the
Montana Christmas Tree Association, and the election of one of its members, Marvin
Kaschke of Polson, Montana as Director of the National Christmas Tree Association
(NCTA). Today, the IECTA includes growers from Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington
and eastern Oregon. The Needle News is the official organ of the IECTA. More
information can be found at its website at
The materials include financial records and organizational records. The financial records include bank statements, billings, budgets, and Treasurer’s records and reports. The organizational records include membership correspondence, minutes of Directors meetings, minutes of the Spring and Fall meetings, surveys, membership mailing lists, Constitution and Bylaws, etc.
Box content list.
The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association Records, MG 427. Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
The records of the Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association (IECTA) were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Mr. James Storms, on behalf of the IECTA, on June 06, 2007.
Processed in August 2007.
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.