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Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives Records, 1936-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Title
Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives Records
Dates
1936-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 containers., (1 linear feet of shelf space.), (855 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 445
Summary
Correspondence, minutes, articles and by-laws, newsletters and other papers of a state organization of farmer cooperative business associations.
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 for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives (formerly the Washington State Cooperative Council) was first organized on September 25, 1936, at the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in Puyallup. The charter membership consisted of 45 cooperative leaders representing 35 farmer-owned or -controlled marketing and purchasing organizations. The original impetus for organizing the Council was to encourage and promote a closer mutual relationship between all farmer cooperative business associations in Washington and to support or oppose state agricultural legislation as a unified group.

In later years, as the Council's membership grew, its needs expanded. The Council began working more closely with extension services and engaging in activities designed to advance its cooperative program throughout the state. Vocational agricultural education programs, such as business training conferences and FFA cooperative marketing and purchasing classes and Youth Tours, were also developed.

The Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives is a non-profit organization and a member of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.

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Content Description

The records of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives are incomplete. Many of the records from 1936 through 1945 were apparently destroyed in a fire. The remaining papers include such material as articles of association, by-laws, financial statements, check registers, minutes of the Directors' meetings, minutes of the officers, executives and trustees meetings, treasurers' reports, audits, general correspondence (included under various subject headings throughout the collection), and the records of several different committees.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Folders 2-8, "Audits, 1941-1975," may be used only with the written permission of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 445, Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

All files have been arranged in a single alphabetical series by subject. The folder entitled "General File, 1932-1958" includes correspondence, reports, an organization history, and committee material. The bulk of the material in this file comes from the years 1936-1937. Although the records of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives span the years from 1936 through 1976, the bulk of the material dates from the period of the 1950s and 1960s.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives were donated to the Washington State University in May 1978 by Karl Kottman, State Director (MS 78-19).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Description: Articles of Association and By-Laws
    9
    Dates: 1936-1952
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Audits. See Restrictions
    35
    Dates: 1941-1975
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2-8
  • Description: Beernink Retirement File
    45
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Check Registers
    7
    Dates: 1945-1976
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10-12
  • Description: Cooperative Creed
    1
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Financial records (Committee for Improving the Marketing of Washington Agricultural Products)
    Dates: 1959-1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: General File
    30
    Dates: 1932-1958
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15

  • Minutes:

    • Description: Directors' Meetings
      95
      Dates: 1945-1952
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16-17
      Location: Minutes:
    • Description: " Various Meetings (Trustees, Officers, Executives)"
      95
      Dates: 1952-1962
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18-19
      Location: Minutes:
  • Description: "Newsletters ("News Notes")"
    300
    Dates: 1962-1969
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20

  • "Washington, State Dairy Industry Committee:"

Finding aid prepared by Barbara Kovarik-Gahl
2012

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