Old Union Stockyards Records, 1914-1959
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Old Union Stockyards (Spokane, Wash.)
- Title
- Old Union Stockyards Records
- Dates
- 1914-1959 (inclusive)19141959
- Quantity
- .25 in. and 7 v.
- Collection Number
- MsSC 204
- Summary
- Founded ca. 1914; in 1930 acquired by F.M. Rothrock, Spokane, Wash., businessman and stockman, who developed it into one of the region's largest stock auction houses. Scrapbooks (1914-1947) containing livestock market quotations, clippings, photos, and ephemera; and correspondence (1915-1917) relating to railroad freight rates on purebred livestock shipments.
- Repository
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Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is not restricted.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
In 1930 F.M. Rothrock, a Spokane businessman and stockman, acquired the Old Union Stockyards. It is one of the region’s largest stock auction houses.
Content Description
The collection consists of seven volumes of scrapbooks, 1914-1947, that contain livestock market quotations, clippings, photographs, and ephemeral items. There is also a file of correspondence, 1915-1917, relating to favorable railroad freight rates on purebred livestock shipments.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Preferred Citation
Old Union Stockyards Records (MsSC 204), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Freight and freightage--Washington (State)
- Livestock--Marketing
- Livestock--Washington (State)
- Meat industry and trade--Washington (State)
- Railroads--Freight
- Railroads--Freight $x Rates
- Railroads--Washington (State)
- Stockyards--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Rothrock, F. M. (Frank M.)
Corporate Names
- Old Union Stockyards (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives
Geographical Names
- Spokane (Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades--Stockyards
- Washington (State)--Transportation--Railroads
- Washington (State)--Business, industries, and trades--Stockyards
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks
