NTEcg439.xml Guide to the Washington Wool Growers Association Records 1950-1970 Washington Wool Growers Association Records Finding aid prepared by Barbara Kovarik-Gahl Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2022 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 439 Washington Wool Growers Association Washington Wool Growers Association Records 1950-1970 4.5 Linear feet of shelf space 5 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.

The collection contains 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.

The Correspondence series contains material from the period 1953 through 1969; the majority of the material pertains to the period of the mid- to late1960s. Contained within correspondence are materials from various local, regional and national organizations concerning sheep production, wool growing and land utilization. Principal correspondents are the National Wool Growers Association and the Western Range Association.

The Financial series consists of records and receipts from the annual Ram Sales transactions, receipts from expenses incurred during National Wool Growers Association and Washington Wool Growers Association conventions, check book registers, and bank statements. Account sale receipts and sales invoice-receipts from the Ram Sales make up the bulk of the material.

Within the General File are constitutions, by-laws, resolutions and convention material from the National Wool Growers Association and the Washington Wool Growers Association, minutes of meetings, committee work, newsletters, material on the California, Montana, and New Mexico Wool Growers Associations, lamb and wool promotion materials and predator control, range management, and public lands information.

The Ram Sale series consists of materials such as newspaper clippings, entries and entry rules, correspondence with consignors, photographs, and programs. Records concerning actual sales of sheep, e.g. receipts or invoices, are located in the Financial series.

The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association have been arranged in four series: Correspondence, 1953-1969; Financial, 1955-1970; General File, 1950-1969; and Ram Sale, 1951-1969. All series are arranged alphabetically by subject, and arranged chronologically within subjects.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions may apply.

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Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1950-1970 (Cage 439)

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

The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in October 1979 (MS 79-47) by Secretary George Rugg.

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1969-1979 (Cage 523)

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) Series 1: Correspondence, 1953-1969 1 1 American Sheep Producers Council 1969 4 items 1 2 Breed Association 1955 25 items 1 3 Coffin, Stanley H. (Coffin Sheep Company) 1953 5 items 1 4-5 Consignors to Ram Sales 1956-1957 88 items 1 6 Galgan, Walt 1966-1967 41 items 1 7 Ganguet, Morris 1966-1967 4 items 1 8-20 General 1955-1969 394 items 1 21 Holwinger, Don 1967 4 items 1 22-23 Kern, Phil 1954, 1964-1967 27 items 1 24 King, Corwin 1955 2 items 1 25-26 National Wool Growers Association 1964-1967 82 items 1 27-28 National Wool Growers Association- Marsh, Ed 1968-1969 104 items 1 29-31 National Wool Growers Publication- Mike, Gladys 1966-1969 64 items 1 32-33 Ram Sale 1958, 1963-1967 82 items 1 34 Washington State University 1965-1966 11 items 1 35-40 Western Range Association 1958-1969 377 items Series 2: Financial, 1955-1970 1 41-45 Account Sales 1955-1961 305 items 2 46-49 Account Sales 1964-1968 170 items 2 50 Audits 1957-1969 14 items 2 51-52 Bank Statements and Bills Paid 1967 60 items 2 53-54 Bills 1955-1956, 1968 45 items 2 55 Bills Paid, Ram Sale Account 1969 20 items 2 56 Check Registers 1956-1967 2 items 2 57 Receipt Book 1968-1970 1 item 2 58 Receipts and Bank Statements 1967-1968 25 items 2 59 Receipts for Expenses During Washington Wool Growers State Convention 1969 25 items 2 60 Registration Papers by Lots 1960 2 items 2 61-69 Sale Invoice-Receipts 1955-1967 350 items Series 3: General File, 1950-1969 2 70 American Sheep Producers Council Promotion News 1966-1967 6 items 2 71 American Sheep Producers Council Wool and Lamb Promotion 1964-1967 10 items 2 72 Articles and By-Laws of the American Sheep Industry Foundation 1966 2 items 2 73 Auxiliary 1966 1 item 2 74 Bankers Life and Casualty Company 1967-1968 75 items 2 75-76 Bulletins 1952-1959 24 items 2 77 California Wool Growers Association 1966-1968 3 items 2 78-80 Cattlemens Association, Washington 1967-1969 23 items 2 81 Cattlemens Public Relations Hints 1965 19 items 2 82-84 Certified Livestock Markets Association 1967-1969 11 items 2 85 Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Minutes 1964-1965 2 items 2 86 Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Newsletters 1961-1966 66 items 2 87 Columbia Plateau Resources Council 1966-1967 18 items 2 88 Committee Lists 1955, 1966 2 items 2 89 Constitution and By-Laws undated 5 items 2 90-95 Conventions 1951-1967 147 items 2 96 Disease Committee 1962-1966 26 items 3 97 Dues 1966 2 items 3 98 General File 1964-1965 9 items 3 99 Group Insurance Plans undated 5 items 3 100 Inter-American Confederation of Livestock Producers 1965-1967 2 items 3 101 Labor and Transportation 1962-1966 60 items 3 102 Lamb Marketing 1955-1965 15 items 3 103 Lamb Movement Survey 1967 35 items 3 104 Lamb Promotion 1952-1966 86 items 3 105 Lamb Show Sponsored by Washington State University 1967 2 items 3 106 Lambing Percentage Contest 1964-1965 16 items 3 107 Legislative undated 6 items 3 108-109 Mailing Lists by Counties 1963-1964 1968 52 items 3 110 Membership and Mailing Lists 1958, 1967 6 items 3 111 Membership 1950-1962 20 items 3 112 Membership Committee 1965-1966 15 items 3 113 Minutes of Meetings 1954-1969 95 items 3 114 Montana Wool Growers Association 1968 1 item 3 115 Montana Wool Growers Magazine 1967-1968 12 items 3 116-117 Nation Wide Committee, Import/Export Policy 1967-1969 29 items 3 118-121 National Livestock Tax Committee 1964-1969 56 items National Wool Growers Association 3 122 Bulletin 1964-1966 35 items 3 123-125 Conventions 1959-1967 74 items 3 126-127 Executive Committee Meetings 1962 1968 17 items 3 128 Executive Committee Meeting Summer 1967 10 items 3 129 General File 1967-1968 18 items 3 130-132 News 1966-1969 33 items 3 133-135 Platforms and Programs 1950-1968 16 items 3 136 New Mexico Wool Growers Association 1968 2 items 3 137 Newsletters 1950-1966 65 items 3 138 Northern Pacific Railroad 1966 3 items 3 139 Predator and Rodent Control 1963-1966 82 items 3 140 Public Lands Council 1968-1969 20 items 4 141 Public Relations 1966 3 items 4 142 Purebred committee 1965 1 item 4 143-144 Range Management 1963-1966 87 items 4 145 Research 1962-1966 10 items 4 146-147 Resolutions 1950-1967 35 items 4 148 Sheep Census 1954-1968 5 items 4 149 Sheep Commission 1964-1965 12 items 4 150 Sheep Day 1966 3 items 4 151 Sheep Hook Newsletters 1962-1966 54 items 4 152 State Taxes 1958-1966 14 items 4 153 Tax Number 1963 1 item 4 154-155 U. S. Department of Agriculture 1968-1969 22 items 4 156 U. S. Bureau of Land Management 1967 2 items 4 157 U. S. Forest Service 1967-1968 4 items 4 158 U. S. Department of Labor 1967 10 items 4 159 U. S. Department of Public Lands 1968 18 items 4 160 Washington Game Commission 1967-1968 4 items 4 161-162 Washington State Department of Agriculture 1964-1967 19 items 4 163 Washington State Department of Agriculture Marketing Information 1968 28 items 4 164 Washington State Department of Natural Resources 1966-1967 2 items 4 165 Western States Veterinary Conference 1966-1967 4 items 4 166 Wool Bill Work 1964-1966 11 items 4 167 Wool Committee 1964-1966 42 items 4 168 Miss Wool Contest 1964 6 items 4 169 Wool Legislation 1967 10 items 4 170 Wool Referendum 1966 19 items Series 4: Ram Sales, 1951-1969 4 171 National Ram Sale 1955 2 items 4 172 Advertising (Receipts and Clippings) 1955-1961 80 items 4 173-175 Average Price 1955-1965 29 items 4 176-180 Catalog Material 1951-1957 64 items 4 181-183 Committee 1955-1957 23 items 4 184 Deposit Slips 1955-1956 10 items 4 185 Insurance Policies 1956-1961 7 items 4 186-207 Sale Entries 1951-1964 693 items 5 208-219 Sale Entries 1965-1969 309 items 5 220 Sales (other) 1957 3 items 5 221 Sale Photographs undated 40 items 5 222 Sale Programs 1953-1968 13 items 5 223 Testing Station 1965 2 items