Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Washington Wool Growers Association Records
1950-1970
Cage 439
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Washington Wool Growers Association
- Title
- Washington Wool Growers Association Records
- ID
- Cage 439
- Date [inclusive]
- 1950-1970
- Extent
- 5375.0 items.
- General Physical Description note
- 4.5 linear feet of shelf space.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of an organization of sheep producers and wool growers.
Preferred Citation note
[Item Description]. Cage 439, Washington Wool Growers Association Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biographical/Historical note
The Washington Wool Growers Association is an organization of sheep producers and wool growers in the state of Washington. The state association is a branch of the National Wool Growers Association.
The membership of the Washington Wool Growers Association consists of persons who are both directly involved in the production of sheep and wool and those who are within the sheep industry or have an interest in it. The goals of the Association are to promote the welfare of the sheep industry in the state of Washington and to promote consumer usage of wool and lamb. They accomplish this by working on and/or lobbying for Congressional bills concerning foreign imports of sheep products, livestock taxes, public lands usage and predator control. Wool and lamb consumption are boosted through yearly barbeques which make people more aware of lamb and its many uses and through annual state and national Miss Wool contests. Miss Wool is a public relations representative for the industry.
Yearly conventions of the State and National Associations are both a means of improving ranching practices and setting future goals. Among the scheduled events at these conventions are programs and lectures on range management and sheep diseases and their treatment. The wool growers also meet to decide on their platforms and programs for the coming year and how they will react to proposed Congressional legislation which would affect their industry.
The annual Ram Sale is also an important event for the Wool Growers. The first Washington Ram Sale was held in 1950. Since that time it has grown in importance. This auction provides the ranchers with the opportunity to restock and improve their herds through the prime rams and ewes which are available at the sale. It is also a means of supporting the Washington Wool Growers Association.
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of an organization of sheep producers and wool growers.
Arrangement note
The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association have been arranged in four series: Correspondence, 1953-1969; Financial, 1955-1970; General File, 1950-1969; and Ram Sale, 1951-1969. Despite the series division, the material within each of the groups is interrelated. An example of this interrelationship is evident in the Financial material and that of the Ram Sales. All of the financial records pertaining to the Ram Sales are in the Financial series.
The Correspondence series contains material from the period 1953 through 1969; the majority of the material pertains to the period of the mid- to late1960s. The folders in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject; within each folder the material is arranged chronologically. Contained within correspondence are materials from various local, regional and national organizations concerning sheep production, wool growing and land utilization. Principal correspondents are the National Wool Growers Association and the Western Range Association.
The Financial series consists of records and receipts from the annual Ram Sales transactions, receipts from expenses incurred during National Wool Growers Association and Washington Wool Growers Association conventions, check book registers, and bank statements. Account sale receipts and sales invoice-receipts from the Ram Sales make up the bulk of the material. The folders in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject; within each folder material is arranged chronologically.
Within the General File are constitutions, by-laws, resolutions and convention material from the National Wool Growers Association and the Washington Wool Growers Association, minutes of meetings, committee work, newsletters, material on the California, Montana, and New Mexico Wool Growers Associations, lamb and wool promotion materials and predator control, range management, and public lands information. Within each folder material is arranged chronologically and files are arranged alphabetically by subject.
The Ram Sale series consists of materials such as newspaper clippings, entries and entry rules, correspondence with consignors, photographs, and programs. Records concerning actual sales of sheep, e.g. receipts or invoices, are located in the Financial series. The folders within this series are arranged alphabetically by subject; within each folder material is arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries © 1981
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/mascTerrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The records of the Washington Wool Growers Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in October 1979 (MS 79-47) by Secretary George Rugg.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Further records of the organization can be found in Cage 523.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Washington Wool Growers Association--Archives
Subject(s)
- Agriculture
- Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
- Sheep--Washington (State)
- Washington (State)
- Wool industry--Washington (State)
- Wool--Cooperative marketing--Washington (State)--Archives
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Correspondence 1953-1969 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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American Sheep Producers Council 1969 4 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Breed Association 1955 25 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Coffin, Stanley H. (Coffin Sheep Company) 1953 5 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Consignors to Ram Sales 1956-1957 88 |
1 | 4-5 | ||
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Galgan, Walt 1966-1967 41 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Ganguet, Morris 1966-1967 4 |
1 | 7 | ||
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General 1955-1969 394 |
1 | 8-20 | ||
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Holwinger, Don 1967 4 |
1 | 21 | ||
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Kern, Phil 1954 1964-1967 27 |
1 | 22-23 | ||
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King, Corwin 1955 2 |
1 | 24 | ||
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National Wool Growers Association 1964-1967 82 |
1 | 25-26 | ||
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National Wool Growers Association- Marsh, Ed 1968-1969 104 |
1 | 27-28 | ||
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National Wool Growers Publication- Mike, Gladys 1966-1969 64 |
1 | 29-31 | ||
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Ram Sale 1958 1963-1967 82 |
1 | 32-33 | ||
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Washington State University 1965-1966 11 |
1 | 34 | ||
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Western Range Association 1958-1969 377 |
1 | 35-40 | ||
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Series 2: Financial 1955-1970 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Account Sales 1955-1961 305 |
1 | 41-45 | ||
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Account Sales 1964-1968 170 |
2 | 46-49 | ||
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Audits 1957-1969 14 |
2 | 50 | ||
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Bank Statements and Bills Paid 1967 60 |
2 | 51-52 | ||
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Bills 1955-1956 1968 45 |
2 | 53-54 | ||
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Bills Paid, Ram Sale Account 1969 20 |
2 | 55 | ||
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Check Registers 1956-1967 2 |
2 | 56 | ||
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Receipt Book 1968-1970 1 |
2 | 57 | ||
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Receipts and Bank Statements 1967-1968 25 |
2 | 58 | ||
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Receipts for Expenses During Washington Wool Growers State Convention 1969 25 |
2 | 59 | ||
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Registration Papers by Lots 1960 2 |
2 | 60 | ||
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Sale Invoice-Receipts 1955-1967 350 |
2 | 61-69 | ||
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Series 3: General File 1950-1969 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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American Sheep Producers Council Promotion News 1966-1967 6 |
2 | 70 | ||
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American Sheep Producers Council Wool and Lamb Promotion 1964-1967 10 |
2 | 71 | ||
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Articles and By-Laws of the American Sheep Industry Foundation 1966 2 |
2 | 72 | ||
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Auxiliary 1966 1 |
2 | 73 | ||
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Bankers Life and Casualty Company 1967-1968 75 |
2 | 74 | ||
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Bulletins 1952-1959 24 |
2 | 75-76 | ||
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California Wool Growers Association 1966-1968 3 |
2 | 77 | ||
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Cattlemens Association, Washington 1967-1969 23 |
2 | 78-80 | ||
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Cattlemens Public Relations Hints 1965 19 |
2 | 81 | ||
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Certified Livestock Markets Association 1967-1969 11 |
2 | 82-84 | ||
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Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Minutes 1964-1965 2 |
2 | 85 | ||
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Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Newsletters 1961-1966 66 |
2 | 86 | ||
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Columbia Plateau Resources Council 1966-1967 18 |
2 | 87 | ||
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Committee Lists 1955 1966 2 |
2 | 88 | ||
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Constitution and By-Laws undated 5 |
2 | 89 | ||
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Conventions 1951-1967 147 |
2 | 90-95 | ||
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Disease Committee 1962-1966 26 |
2 | 96 | ||
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Dues 1966 2 |
3 | 97 | ||
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General File 1964-1965 9 |
3 | 98 | ||
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Group Insurance Plans undated 5 |
3 | 99 | ||
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Inter-American Confederation of Livestock Producers 1965-1967 2 |
3 | 100 | ||
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Labor and Transportation 1962-1966 60 |
3 | 101 | ||
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Lamb Marketing 1955-1965 15 |
3 | 102 | ||
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Lamb Movement Survey 1967 35 |
3 | 103 | ||
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Lamb Promotion 1952-1966 86 |
3 | 104 | ||
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Lamb Show Sponsored by Washington State University 1967 2 |
3 | 105 | ||
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Lambing Percentage Contest 1964-1965 16 |
3 | 106 | ||
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Legislative undated 6 |
3 | 107 | ||
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Mailing Lists by Counties 1963-1964 1968 52 |
3 | 108-109 | ||
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Membership and Mailing Lists 1958 1967 6 |
3 | 110 | ||
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Membership 1950-1962 20 |
3 | 111 | ||
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Membership Committee 1965-1966 15 |
3 | 112 | ||
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Minutes of Meetings 1954-1969 95 |
3 | 113 | ||
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Montana Wool Growers Association 1968 1 |
3 | 114 | ||
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Montana Wool Growers Magazine 1967-1968 12 |
3 | 115 | ||
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Nation Wide Committee, Import/Export Policy 1967-1969 29 |
3 | 116-117 | ||
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National Livestock Tax Committee 1964-1969 56 |
3 | 118-121 | ||
National Wool Growers Association: |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Bulletin 1964-1966 35 |
3 | 122 | ||
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Conventions 1959-1967 74 |
3 | 123-125 | ||
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Executive Committee Meetings 1962 1968 17 |
3 | 126-127 | ||
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Executive Committee Meeting Summer 1967 10 |
3 | 128 | ||
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General File 1967-1968 18 |
3 | 129 | ||
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News 1966-1969 33 |
3 | 130-132 | ||
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Platforms and Programs 1950-1968 16 |
3 | 133-135 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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New Mexico Wool Growers Association 1968 2 |
3 | 136 | ||
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Newsletters 1950-1966 65 |
3 | 137 | ||
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Northern Pacific Railroad 1966 3 |
3 | 138 | ||
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Predator and Rodent Control 1963-1966 82 |
3 | 139 | ||
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Public Lands Council 1968-1969 20 |
3 | 140 | ||
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Public Relations 1966 3 |
4 | 141 | ||
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Purebred committee 1965 1 |
4 | 142 | ||
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Range Management 1963-1966 87 |
4 | 143-144 | ||
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Research 1962-1966 10 |
4 | 145 | ||
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Resolutions 1950-1967 35 |
4 | 146-147 | ||
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Sheep Census 1954-1968 5 |
4 | 148 | ||
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Sheep Commission 1964-1965 12 |
4 | 149 | ||
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Sheep Day 1966 3 |
4 | 150 | ||
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Sheep Hook Newsletters 1962-1966 54 |
4 | 151 | ||
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State Taxes 1958-1966 14 |
4 | 152 | ||
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Tax Number 1963 1 |
4 | 153 | ||
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U. S. Department of Agriculture 1968-1969 22 |
4 | 154-155 | ||
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U. S. Bureau of Land Management 1967 2 |
4 | 156 | ||
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U. S. Forest Service 1967-1968 4 |
4 | 157 | ||
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U. S. Department of Labor 1967 10 |
4 | 158 | ||
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U. S. Department of Public Lands 1968 18 |
4 | 159 | ||
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Washington Game Commission 1967-1968 4 |
4 | 160 | ||
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Washington State Department of Agriculture 1964-1967 19 |
4 | 161-162 | ||
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Washington State Department of Agriculture Marketing Information 1968 28 |
4 | 163 | ||
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Washington State Department of Natural Resources 1966-1967 2 |
4 | 164 | ||
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Western States Veterinary Conference 1966-1967 4 |
4 | 165 | ||
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Wool Bill Work 1964-1966 11 |
4 | 166 | ||
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Wool Committee 1964-1966 42 |
4 | 167 | ||
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Miss Wool Contest 1964 6 |
4 | 168 | ||
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Wool Legislation 1967 10 |
4 | 169 | ||
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Wool Referendum 1966 19 |
4 | 170 | ||
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Series 4: Ram Sales 1951-1969 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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National Ram Sale 1955 2 |
4 | 171 | ||
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Advertising (Receipts and Clippings) 1955-1961 80 |
4 | 172 | ||
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Average Price 1955-1965 29 |
4 | 173-175 | ||
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Catalog Material 1951-1957 64 |
4 | 176-180 | ||
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Committee 1955-1957 23 |
4 | 181-183 | ||
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Deposit Slips 1955-1956 10 |
4 | 184 | ||
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Insurance Policies 1956-1961 7 |
4 | 185 | ||
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Sale Entries 1951-1964 693 |
4 | 186-207 | ||
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Sale Entries 1965-1969 309 |
5 | 208-219 | ||
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Sales (other) 1957 3 |
5 | 220 | ||
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Sale Photographs undated 40 |
5 | 221 | ||
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Sale Programs 1953-1968 13 |
5 | 222 | ||
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Testing Station 1965 2 |
5 | 223 | ||
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