Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
MSSM 062
Western Farmers Association
Preliminary Guide to the Western Farmers Association Records
1923-1981
14 Linear feet of shelf space
15 Boxes
Western Farmers Association records, including correspondence, publications, ledgers (minutes), photographs, reports.
(MASC staff use) MS.1983.03: 2-14-13-5; MS.1984.21: 2-2-28-3
Collection materials are in English
The Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association (also referred to as the
Washington Co-Operative Farmers Association) was formed in 1917. The original
organization was a collection of cooperatives, including the Whatcom County Egg
Producers, the Whidbey Island Cooperative Egg Farms, and the Silverdale Poultry
Association, with collaboration from Washington State College's Western Washington
Experiment Station. The cooperative became affiliated with the Pacific Egg Producers
in 1922, and began publishing the weekly journal "WASHCOEGG" in 1923. The journal
transitioned into the "Western Farmer" in 1960, and publishing continued until 1981.
During this period, the name of the organization was changed to the Western Farmers
Association. The Western Farmers Association was acquired by CENEX in 1981.
This collection contains records of the Western Farmers Association (formerly the
Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association), including correspondence,
publications, ledgers (minutes), photographs, and reports. It includes a complete
run of the association's journals "WASHCOEGG" and "Western Farmer". The collection also contains copies of a
publication on the history of the Washington Co-Operative Farmers Association from
1917 to 1956, audit reports, and various papers pertaining to the organization and
other local cooperatives.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Western Farmers Association Records, 1923-1981 (MSSM 062)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Bob Eschbach donated these materials to the Washington State University Libraries in 1983 (MS.1983.03) and 1984 (MS.1984.21).
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.
Western Farmers Association -- Records and correspondence.
Agriculture -- Washington (State)
Poultry -- Breeding -- History -- Sources.
Agriculture
Preliminary Inventory
MS.1983.03
1
Bell, R.C., and W.D. Buchanan.
"Partners in Progress: The Story of Washington Co-Operative Farmers
Association." Circa 1956; Papers related to the Washington
Co-operative Egg and Poultry Association (or Washington Co-Operative
Farmers Association) and the Western Farmers Association, including
brochures and guides, bylaws, correspondence, business contracts,
newspaper clippings, industry reports, as well as materials
pertaining to 4-H and FFA, and papers related to the manuscript for
"Partners in Progress", circa 1920s-1970s.
2
Photographs and negatives related to
Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association, and meeting
minutes from various egg and poultry cooperatives, circa
1920s-1930s, a guestbook, papers and photographs related to Central
Farmer Industries, as well as reports related to a Petroleum
Refinery Study.
3
Bound items pertaining to project
specification from the Cooperative Refinery (Vancouver,
WA).
4
Memorandum, copy of "Partners in
Progress," and negatives related to Washington Cooperative Egg and
Poultry Association.
5
Bound audit reports for the Washington
Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association, 1932-1954; reports related
to a Petroleum Refinery Study.
6
Photographs, slides, and negatives
related to Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry
Association.
MS.1984.21
1
Washington Co-Operative Egg and
Poultry Association's Audit Report (1928); WASHCOEGG, 1923 -
1931.
2
WASHCOEGG, 1931-1939.
3
WASHCOEGG, 1939-1952.
4
WASHCOEGG, 1952-1960, and Western
Farmer, 1960-1965.
5
Western Farmer, 1965-1981.
6
Materials related to the National
Council of Farmer Cooperatives, including photographs and negatives,
1955-1980; Food Industries, Volumes 10-17, 1938-1945.
7
Photographs, negatives, slides related
to the Washington Co-Operative Farmers Association,
1955-1980.
8
Photographs, negatives, slides, and
two scrapbooks, 1924-1981, including older photographs related to
the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Associations in Tacoma
and Seattle.
9
Photographs and negatives related to
the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Associations.