Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Summary Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections

Creator

Washington Wool Growers Association

Title

Washington Wool Growers Association Records

ID

Cage 523

Date [inclusive]

1969-1979

Extent

5 Linear feet of shelf space, 10 Boxes

Language

Collection materials are in English.

Abstract

Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of the Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of sheep producers and wool growers.

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Biography/History

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.

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Scope and Content

Correspondence, financial records, constitution and by-laws, convention and promotional material, newsletters, minutes, committee files and other records of the Washington Wool Growers Association, an organization of sheep producers and wool growers. Materials include the ASPC Wool and Lamb Promotion (1972-1973), ASPC Wool and Lamb Report (1979), and "Sheep Notes 'n News" materials and issues.

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Arrangement

Arrangement of the records is in one alphabetical sequence of subject files, with some subjects further divided by years. This arrangement is the original order of the papers, with some interfiling done in order to bring folders into the sequence.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2022

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

Records of the Washington Wool Growers' Association were received by the Washington State University Libraries in 1985.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1950-1970 (Cage 439)

Preliminary Guide to the Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1987-2008 (MS 2016.20)

Washington Wool Growers Association Women's Auxiliary Records, 1923-2004 (Cage 844)

Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Records, 1955-1976 (Cage 359)

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Washington Wool Growers Association -- Records and correspondence

Subject(s)

• Sheep -- Washington (State)
• Wool industry -- Washington (State)
• Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Societies, etc. -- Records and correspondence
• Agriculture
• Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

ASPC Correspondence
			box	folder
1970  3 items			1	1
1972  7 items			1	2
1972-1973  4 items			1	3
1974  6 items			1	4
1975  8 items			1	5
1976  5 items			1	6
1979  19 items			1	7
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ASPC Wool and Lamb Promotion
			box	folder
1972-1973  9 items			1	8
1973-1074  7 items			1	9
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			box	folder
ASPC ASPC Wool and Lamb Report1979  3 items			1	10
Bills Paid
			box	folder
1969-1970  51 items			1	11
1970-1971  44 items			1	12
1971-1972  55 items			1	13
1972-1973  44 items			1	14
1973-1974  46 items			1	15
1974-1975  45 items			2	16
1975-1976  43 items			2	17
1977-1978  37 items			2	18
1978-1979  37 items			2	19
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			box	folder
Catalog Material 1970-1972  14 items			2	20
Certified Market Association (Livestock-packers & stockyards) 1975-1976  25 items			2	21
Certified Market Association (Livestock-packers & stockyards) 1978-1979			2	22
Constitution and By-laws  1 item			2	23
General Correspondence
			box	folder
1969-1970  71 items			2	24
1970-1971  82 items			2	25
1971-1972  117 items			3	26
1972-1973  116 items			3	27
1973-1974  102 items			3	28
1974-1975  86 items			3	29
1975-1976  82 items			4	30
1976-1977  79 items			4	31
1978  60 items			4	32
1978-1979  84 items			4	33
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			box	folder
Industrywide Environmental Advisory Committee 1973  2 items			4	34
Issues of "Sheep Notes n' News 1971  3 items			4	35
Material for "Sheep Notes n' News 1971  4 items			4	36
Minutes of Directors, Committees and Boards 1970-1980  83 items			4	37
Montana Wool Growers Association 1970  2 items			4	38
National Livestock Tax Committee
			box	folder
1970  15 items			4	39
1971  8 items			4	40
1971-1972  36 items			5	41
1974  17 items			5	42
1975-1976  27 items			5	43
1976  1? items			5	44
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National Wool Growers Association-Bill Bonde
			box	folder
1976-1977  19 items			5	45
1977-1978  56 items			5	46
1978-1980  47 items			5	47
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National Wool Growers Association-Magazine
			box	folder
1970  39 items			5	48
1978-1979  53 items			5	49
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National Wool Growers Association-Ed March
			box	folder
1970  39 items			5	50
1970-1971  55 items			5	51
1972  48 items			6	52
1972-1973  29 items			6	53
1973-1974  40 items			6	54
1974-1975  34 items			6	55
1975-1976  40 items			6	56
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National Wool Growers Association-Mike Glades
			box	folder
1969-1970  18 items			6	57
1970-1971  13 items			6	58
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National Wool Growers Association-Vern Newbold
			box	folder
1974-1975  9 items			6	59
1976  12 items			6	60
1977  8 items			6	61
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National Wool Growers Association-News Release
			box	folder
1967-1970  13 items			6	62
1973-1974  14 items			6	63
1975  14 items			6	64
1975-1976  25 items			6	65
1979  6 items			6	66
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National Wool Growers Association-Gary Spendlove
			box	folder
1971-1972  11 items			6	67
1972-1973  27 items			6	68
1973-1974  14 items			6	69
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Nationwide Tax Committee-Import-Export Policy
			box	folder
1969-1970  29 items			7	70
1970-1971  13 items			7	71
1971-1973  13 items			7	72
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Other State Associations
			box	folder
1973-1975  9 items			7	73
1975-1976  28 items			7	74
1977  10 items			7	75
1978-1979  14 items			7	76
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			box	folder
Other State Magazines 1971-1972  6 items			7	77
Pending File 1970-1974  13 items			7	78
Public Lands Council
			box	folder
1970  22 items			7	79
1970-1971  25 items			7	80
1973-1974  10 items			7	81
1974-1975  8 items			7	82
1975-1976  29 items			7	83
1976-1977  38 items			8	84
1979  37 items			8	85
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			box	folder
Ram Sale Correspondence 1976  18 items			8	86
Research File-W.S.U 1974-1977  35 items			8	87
State Dept. of Labor 1971  4 items			8	88
US Dept. of Agriculture
			box	folder
1967-1970  12 items			8	89
1971  13 items			8	90
1972-1974			8	91
1974-1975  2 items			8	92
1976			8	93
1977  6 items			8	94
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			box	folder
US Dept. of Labor 1968  1 item			8	95
US Forest Service
			box	folder
1969-1970  3 items			8	96
1973-1974  30 items			9	97
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US Forest Service-News Release
			box	folder
1975  31 items			9	98
1975-1976  51 items			9	99
1976-1977  43 items			9	100
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			box	folder
US Forest Service-Regional Plans 1979  13 items			9	101
Wash. Cattlemen's Association-Minutes, Reports 1969-1970  4 items			9	102
Wash. Cattlemen's Association-Newsletters, resolutions 1970-1971  6 items			9	103
Washington Game Commission
			box	folder
1967-1970  3 items			9	104
1969-1970  3 items			9	105
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Wash. State Commodity Commissions
			box	folder
1968-1970  11 items			9	106
1970-1971  32 items			9	107
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Wash. State Dept. of Agriculture-Marketing Information
			box	folder
1970-1971  65 items			9	108
1976-1977  49 items			10	110
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Wash. State Dept. of Agriculture
			box	folder
1977-1978  4 items			10	111
1978-1979  13 items			10	112
1979  13 items			10	113
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			box	folder
Wash. State Dept. of Labor  1974-1975  8 items			10	114
Wash. State Dept. of National Resources 1970-1972  8 items			10	115
Wash. Wool Growers Association-Convention 1979  6 items			10	116
Western Range Association
			box	folder
1973-1974  9 items			10	117
1977  8 items			10	118
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			box	folder
Western Sheep Symposium 1978-1979  2 items			10	119
Wool Situation 1968-1970  5 items			10	120