Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 523
Washington Wool Growers Association
Washington Wool Growers Association Records
1969-1979
5 Linear feet of shelf space
10 Boxes
Correspondence, financial records, constitution and
by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files
and other records of the Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of
sheep producers and wool growers.
Collection materials are in English
The Washington Wool Growers Association is an organization of sheep producers and
wool growers in the state of Washington. The state association is a branch of the
National Wool Growers Association.
The membership of the Washington Wool Growers Association consists of persons who are
both directly involved in the production of sheep and wool and those who are within
the sheep industry or have an interest in it. The goals of the Association are to
promote the welfare of the sheep industry in the state of Washington and to promote
consumer usage of wool and lamb. They accomplish this by working on and/or lobbying
for Congressional bills concerning foreign imports of sheep products, livestock
taxes, public lands usage and predator control. Wool and lamb consumption are
boosted through yearly barbeques which make people more aware of lamb and its many
uses and through annual state and national Miss Wool contests. Miss Wool is a public
relations representative for the industry.
Yearly conventions of the State and National Associations are both a means of
improving ranching practices and setting future goals. Among the scheduled events at
these conventions are programs and lectures on range management and sheep diseases
and their treatment. The wool growers also meet to decide on their platforms and
programs for the coming year and how they will react to proposed Congressional
legislation which would affect their industry.
The annual Ram Sale is also an important event for the Wool Growers. The first
Washington Ram Sale was held in 1950. Since that time it has grown in importance.
This auction provides the ranchers with the opportunity to restock and improve their
herds through the prime rams and ewes which are available at the sale. It is also a
means of supporting the Washington Wool Growers Association.
Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and
promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of the
Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of sheep producers and wool
growers. Materials include the ASPC Wool and Lamb Promotion (1972-1973), ASPC Wool
and Lamb Report (1979), and "Sheep Notes 'n News" materials and issues.
Arrangement of the records is in one alphabetical sequence of subject
files, with some subjects further divided by years. This arrangement is the
original order of the papers, with some interfiling done in order to bring
folders into the sequence.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1969-1979 (Cage 523)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Records of the Washington Wool Growers' Association were received by
the Washington State University Libraries in 1985.
Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1950-1970 (Cage 439)
Preliminary Guide to the Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1987-2008 (MS 2016.20)
Washington Wool Growers Association Women's Auxiliary Records, 1923-2004 (Cage 844)
Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Records, 1955-1976 (Cage 359)
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 Wool Growers Association -- Records and correspondence
Sheep -- Washington (State)
Wool industry -- Washington (State)
Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence
Agriculture
Washington (State)
ASPC Correspondence
1
1
1970
3 items
1
2
1972
7 items
1
3
1972-1973
4 items
1
4
1974
6 items
1
5
1975
8 items
1
6
1976
5 items
1
7
1979
19 items
ASPC Wool and Lamb Promotion
1
8
1972-1973
9 items
1
9
1973-1074
7 items
1
10
ASPC ASPC Wool and Lamb Report
1979
3 items
Bills Paid
1
11
1969-1970
51 items
1
12
1970-1971
44 items
1
13
1971-1972
55 items
1
14
1972-1973
44 items
1
15
1973-1974
46 items
2
16
1974-1975
45 items
2
17
1975-1976
43 items
2
18
1977-1978
37 items
2
19
1978-1979
37 items
2
20
Catalog Material
1970-1972
14 items
2
21
Certified Market Association
(Livestock-packers & stockyards)
1975-1976
25 items
2
22
Certified Market Association
(Livestock-packers & stockyards)
1978-1979
2
23
Constitution and By-laws
1 item
General Correspondence
2
24
1969-1970
71 items
2
25
1970-1971
82 items
3
26
1971-1972
117 items
3
27
1972-1973
116 items
3
28
1973-1974
102 items
3
29
1974-1975
86 items
4
30
1975-1976
82 items
4
31
1976-1977
79 items
4
32
1978
60 items
4
33
1978-1979
84 items
4
34
Industrywide Environmental Advisory
Committee
1973
2 items
4
35
Issues of "Sheep Notes n' News
1971
3 items
4
36
Material for "Sheep Notes n' News
1971
4 items
4
37
Minutes of Directors, Committees and
Boards
1970-1980
83 items
4
38
Montana Wool Growers Association
1970
2 items
National Livestock Tax Committee
4
39
1970
15 items
4
40
1971
8 items
5
41
1971-1972
36 items
5
42
1974
17 items
5
43
1975-1976
27 items
5
44
1976
1? items
National Wool Growers Association-Bill
Bonde
5
45
1976-1977
19 items
5
46
1977-1978
56 items
5
47
1978-1980
47 items
National Wool Growers
Association-Magazine
5
48
1970
39 items
5
49
1978-1979
53 items
National Wool Growers Association-Ed
March
5
50
1970
39 items
5
51
1970-1971
55 items
6
52
1972
48 items
6
53
1972-1973
29 items
6
54
1973-1974
40 items
6
55
1974-1975
34 items
6
56
1975-1976
40 items
National Wool Growers Association-Mike
Glades
6
57
1969-1970
18 items
6
58
1970-1971
13 items
National Wool Growers Association-Vern
Newbold
6
59
1974-1975
9 items
6
60
1976
12 items
6
61
1977
8 items
National Wool Growers Association-News
Release
6
62
1967-1970
13 items
6
63
1973-1974
14 items
6
64
1975
14 items
6
65
1975-1976
25 items
6
66
1979
6 items
National Wool Growers Association-Gary
Spendlove
6
67
1971-1972
11 items
6
68
1972-1973
27 items
6
69
1973-1974
14 items
Nationwide Tax Committee-Import-Export
Policy
7
70
1969-1970
29 items
7
71
1970-1971
13 items
7
72
1971-1973
13 items
Other State Associations
7
73
1973-1975
9 items
7
74
1975-1976
28 items
7
75
1977
10 items
7
76
1978-1979
14 items
7
77
Other State Magazines
1971-1972
6 items
7
78
Pending File
1970-1974
13 items
Public Lands Council
7
79
1970
22 items
7
80
1970-1971
25 items
7
81
1973-1974
10 items
7
82
1974-1975
8 items
7
83
1975-1976
29 items
8
84
1976-1977
38 items
8
85
1979
37 items
8
86
Ram Sale Correspondence
1976
18 items
8
87
Research File-W.S.U
1974-1977
35 items
8
88
State Dept. of Labor
1971
4 items
US Dept. of Agriculture
8
89
1967-1970
12 items
8
90
1971
13 items
8
91
1972-1974
8
92
1974-1975
2 items
8
93
1976
8
94
1977
6 items
8
95
US Dept. of Labor
1968
1 item
US Forest Service
8
96
1969-1970
3 items
9
97
1973-1974
30 items
US Forest Service-News Release
9
98
1975
31 items
9
99
1975-1976
51 items
9
100
1976-1977
43 items
9
101
US Forest Service-Regional Plans
1979
13 items
9
102
Wash. Cattlemen's Association-Minutes,
Reports
1969-1970
4 items
9
103
Wash. Cattlemen's Association-Newsletters,
resolutions
1970-1971
6 items
Washington Game Commission
9
104
1967-1970
3 items
9
105
1969-1970
3 items
Wash. State Commodity Commissions
9
106
1968-1970
11 items
9
107
1970-1971
32 items
Wash. State Dept. of Agriculture-Marketing
Information
9
108
1970-1971
65 items
10
110
1976-1977
49 items
Wash. State Dept. of Agriculture
10
111
1977-1978
4 items
10
112
1978-1979
13 items
10
113
1979
13 items
10
114
Wash. State Dept. of Labor
1974-1975
8 items
10
115
Wash. State Dept. of National
Resources
1970-1972
8 items
10
116
Wash. Wool Growers
Association-Convention
1979
6 items
Western Range Association
10
117
1973-1974
9 items
10
118
1977
8 items
10
119
Western Sheep Symposium
1978-1979
2 items
10
120
Wool Situation
1968-1970
5 items