The Washington State Dairy Women was originally called the Dairy Wives of Washington State and was founded in 1954 by Dr. Albert Shaw. The first three presidents were Harriet Gross, Selma Wood, and Maxine Tibeau. The main function of the Washington State Dairy Women is to promote public awareness of dairy products' nutrition through sales promotions and educational programs. The Washington State Dairy Women annually sponsor a Washington State Dairy Ambassador program (formerly Dairy Princess), which selects a young woman to serve as the official representative of the dairy industry for the state of Washington. Her duties include public demonstrations and educational programs on dairy nutrition.
The scrapbooks of the Washington State Dairy Women are the records of both the state organization and the individual chapters: Clark County (1965-1966, 1976-1978, 1980-1981, 1983-1990, 1993-1995); Cowlitz County (1983-1986); Grays Harbor County (1983-1985, 1994-1995); Inland Empire (1982-1984); King and Pierce Counties (1983-1987, 1989-1990, 1993-1995); Skagit County (1983-1990, 1995); Snohomish County (1983-1990, 1995); Walla Walla County (1984); Whatcom County (1983-1990, 1994-1995); Yakima County (1984-1985, 1988-1990, 1993-1995). Included in these generally annual volumes are photographs and newspaper clippings of the Dairy Ambassador (formerly Dairy Princess) competitions, newspaper clippings from other various club sponsored events, suggestions on how to make wider use of dairy products in the diet, and activity and financial reports.
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.
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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State Dairy Women Scrapbooks, 1965-1995 (MSSM.013)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Collection donated by Val Hillers, Donna Jean Simpson, Bonnie Bushorn, Imogene Woodside, and the Washington State Dairy Women to WSU Libraries between 1986 and 1996 (MS.1986.32, MS.1987.46, MS.1988.09, MS.1990.06, MS.1991.09, MS.1996.57); additional items were donated by Mark Pelletier in 2016, on behalf of his late wife, Catherine Idsinga Pelletier (MS.2016.02).
Washington State Dairy Women Scrapbooks, 1953-1979
Washington State Dairy Women Scrapbooks, 1980-1983
Inland Empire Dairy Women Scrapbooks, 1980-1982
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