Cage 518 Guide to the Washington State Beef Council Records 1950-1975 Washington State Beef Council Records Finding aid prepared by Harvey Young Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2004 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Cage 518 Washington State Beef Council Washington State Beef Council Records 1950-1975 1 containers. .5 linear feet of shelf space. 500 items. Correspondence, minutes, records of contributions, financial statements, and public relations documents. Collection materials are in English.

In 1960, Washington State beef producers organized the Washington State Beef Council as a non-profit corporation with the purpose of increasing the sale and consumption of beef through persuading the public of the value, cost, and desirability of beef products. The Council collected a five-cent contribution per head on all cattle marketed to educate the public regarding the nutritional and economic advantages of beef. In 1975, the Council disbanded to become a part of the Washington Beef Commission.

The records consist of general correspondence from 1950 to 1975, meeting minutes from 1950 to 1968, records of contributions, tax and financial statements, and television public relations documents.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 518, Washington State Beef Council Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

On the fifth of December, 1980, Virginia Paul, former secretary of the Washington State Beef Council donated these records to Washington State University.

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.

Paul, Virginia. WaPS Washington State Beef Council--Archives Beef cattle -- Washington (State) Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence Meat industry and trade -- Washington (State) Agriculture Washington (State)

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

1 1 Correspondence, general 1957-1975 30 1 2 Dissolution of the Beef Council 1975 17 1 3 Meeting Minutes 1959, 44 1 4 1966-1967 41 1 5 1967-1968 54 1 6 Orders: Beef Gift Certificate Program 1974 63 1 7 Packer Contributions 1960-1963, 21 1 8 1960-1963, 19 1 9 Petitions, Cowbells 23 1 10 Tax and Financial Statements 1961-1966, 36 1 11 1961-1968, 44 1 12 1961-1968, 43 1 13 1961-1974, 37 1 14 1961-1974, 27 1 15 Television Public Relations 1966-67, 39