Cage 519 Guide to the Robert L. Picken Papers 1904-1974 Picken (Robert L.) Papers 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 2003 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 519 Picken, Robert L. Robert L. Picken Papers 1904-1974 1 container. 1 linear feet of shelf space. 1100 items. Materials deal with cattle business, range management, hearings on public land policy, grazing regulations, etc. Collection materials are in English

In 1904, Robert L. "Bob" Picken came to the Okanogan region from Iowa. He established a cattle ranch and during his long career served Washington State and the cattle industry in various capacities, including representative of the Okanogan County Livestock Association, the Washington Cattlemen's Association, Washington State Senator, and Washington representative to the United States Senate hearings on Public Land Policy, 1947. Picken frequently drew on his long experience as a cattleman to give talks on methods of range management.

Robert Picken's papers consist of a variety of documents dealing primarily with the cattle business and the related topic of range management in the Okanogan area. The papers deal with Picken's activities in the Washington State Cattlemen's Association and as Washington representative to United States hearings on public land policy. Other papers deal with grazing regulations, the office of price stabilization retailing beef, and creating a Washington Department of National Resources.

The papers are arranged in a single alphabetical series of folders reflecting the order in which the papers were received by the WSU Libraries.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 519, Robert L. Picken Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

On 20 August, 1985, Nellie B. Picken of Spokane donated her father's papers to the Washington State University Libraries.

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.

Picken, Robert L. --Archives Cattle trade -- Washington (State) Range management--Washington (State) Agriculture Ranchers--Washington (State)--Correspondence

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

1 / 1 Agricultural uses of Washington State Land Grants 1906 23 items. 1 / 2 American Meat Institute 1947 30 items. 1 / 3 American National Livestock Association 68 items. 1 / 4 Beef: Selling at retail 20 items. 1 / 5 Brands, State of Washington 39 items. 1 / 6 Brown, Judge W.C. 23 items. 1 / 7 Brucellosis 33 items. 1 / 8 Carlquist, Bill 49 items. 1 / 9 Cattle Marketing and Brands 1953 86 items. 1 / 10 French, Robert 10 items. 1 / 11 Highway Commissioners' Fourth Annual Report 1912 37 items. 1 / 12 History of the Northwest beef industry 1952 120 items. 1 / 13 Inflation and agricultural commodities 1955 48 items. 1 / 14 Kiplinger Agricultural Letter 1943 4 items. 1 / 15 National Forest Grazing Regulations 1946 15 items. 1 / 16 National Livestock and Meat Board 1953 17 items. 1 / 17 Northwest Livestock Shippers Traffic League 3 items. 1 / 18 Office of Price Stabilization 1951 8 items. 1 / 19 Okanogan County Livestock Association 1935-1956 27 items. 1 / 20 Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Cattlemens' Association Meeting 1947 9 items. 1 / 21 Personal Letters and Pictures 37 items. 1 / 22 Picken, Robert, on range management 1962 17 items. 1 / 23 Picken, Robert, representing the Washington Cattlemens' Association at Congressional Hearings 20 items. 1 / 24 Public Lands Controversy 77 items. 1 / 25 Public Lands Policy, the stockman's view 6 items. 1 / 26 Range Management 27 items. 1 / 27 Range Management 37 items. 1 / 28 Retailing Beef 20 items. 1 / 29 Senate Bill 137: Creating a Department of Natural Resources 29 items. 1 / 30 State of Washington v. James Pearson and William Wilson: cattle rustling 1904 21 items. 1 / 31 United States Department of Agriculture, The Story of The Range 1926 1 item. 1 / 32 United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Public Lands Policy Congressional Hearings 1947-1951 4 items. 1 / 33 Washington Cattle and Horse Raisers Association 1934-1935 27 items. 1 / 34 Washington Cattle Industry 27 items. 1 / 35 Washington State Cattlemen's Association 1955 86 items. 1 / 36 Washington State Committee on Roads and Bridges: Stock on Highways Bill 1941 1 item.