NTE2cg464.xml Guide to the Washington State Grape Society Records 1972-1981 Washington State Grape Society Records Finding aid prepared by Andrew J. Gregg 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 464 Washington State Grape Society Washington State Grape Society Records 1972-1981 1 Linear foot of shelf space 1 Box Minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, clippings and other papers from 1972-1981 of the Washington State Grape Society, an organization associated with the grape industry in Washington State. Collection materials are in English

In November 1971, twenty to thirty persons involved in the grape industry met in Prosser to form an organization that would foster the interests of Washington grape producers. This group selected a constitutional committee and a nominations committee. The constitutional committee drafted a document and bylaws patterned after the Washington State Horticulture Association constitution. In December 1971, the group adopted the proposed constitution and elected a slate of officers. Warren Tomlinson was elected the Society's first president. The stated purpose of the organization is "the overall advancement of the grape industry in the State of Washington." During its first year, the Society's membership rose to about 500, which included persons from all aspects of the grape industry. The Society's major projects are the annual "grape school" (used to inform and educate interested persons of the advances in the industry), the "Proceedings" (an annual publication), and funding research on topics of interest to the grape industry.

The records of the Washington State Grape Society, 1972-1981, consist of the organization's business records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence file of the Society comprises more than half of the records and includes orders for the annual publication, business accounts (receipts and invoices), and letters to and from other grape societies. The financial records include banking materials, invoices, and billings and covers the years 1972-1981, although they bulk largest from 1977 to 1980.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically within each subject.

This collection is open and available for research use.

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Washington State Grape Society Records, 1972-1981 (Cage 464)

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

The records of the Washington State Grape Society were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in November 1978 (MS 78-48), February 1980 (MS 80-7), and February and December 1981 (MS 81-9 and 81-50) by Karen Mortensen, Secretary for the Society.

Washington State Grape Society Records, 1971-1991 (Cage 178)

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 State Grape Society -- Records and correspondence. Viticulture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence. Agriculture Washington (State) 1 1-6 Correspondence 1972-1981 1000 items. 1 7 Membership 1972-1978 25 items. 1 8 Newspaper Clippings 1974-1979 200 items. 1 9-10 Receipts and Cancelled Checks 1972-1980 500 items. 1 11 Tax Records and Information 1975-1980 50 items.