Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Guy McLeod Richards
Papers
1887-1940
Cage
58
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Scope and Content
- Administrative Information
- Names and Subjects
- Detailed Description of Collection
- Series 1: Correspondence of Guy McLeod Richards
- Series 2: Notes, Photographs, Writings and Diaries
- Series 3: Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association
- Series 4: Dairy Cattle reference material
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Richards, Guy McLeod
- Title
- Guy McLeod Richards Papers
- ID
- Cage 58
- Date [inclusive]
- 1887-1940
- Extent
- 16 containers., 8 linear feet of shelf space., 5500 items.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Correpondence, notes, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, manuscripts, and magazine and newspaper articles of a dairyman, cattle breeder, agricultural magazine editor, freelance writer and reporter, and officer of various agricutural trade and lobbying associations. The papers document Richard's close association with Washington State politics and government, especially the Department of Agriculture; the Democratic Party; and the state agricultural college, now Washington State University.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 58, Guy McLeod Richards Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Scope and Content
These papers consist of the incoming and outgoing correspondence, notes, diaries, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, manuscripts, magazines and news articles created and collected by Richards as an agricultural journalist, trade association officer, dairyman and cattle breeder. The earlier papers, ca. 1900 to 1920, concern Richards' work as a manager or operator of dairy farms in Western and Central Washington, during which time he developed two pedigree lines of dairy cattle. The major portion of the papers, however, document Richards' editorial positions with agricultural magazines: Pacific Coast Dairyman, 1895-1898; Horn and Hoof, ca. 1905-1912; Northwest Dairyman and Farmer, ca. 1912-1920 and Fisher's Farm Forum, 1932. The papers also contain articles about the dairy industry which Richards reported for various Washington State newspapers as well as free-lance articles. Richards' offices in several dairy trade and lobbying organizations, notably the Washington State Dairyman's Association, the Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association, the Western Washington State Fair Association and the Pacific International Livestock Exhibition Association are also represented. The papers document Richard's association with state politics and government, especially the Department of Agriculture; the Democratic Party and the state agricultural college, now Washington State University.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.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 for research use.
Acquisition Information
The papers of Guy McLeod Richards, Mercer Island, Washington were donated to the Washington State University Library in 1941 by Miss Virginia Richards.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State Dairyman's Association
- Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association
- Democratic Party (Wash.)
- Washington (State). Dept. of Agriculture
- Washington State University
Occupation(s)
- Journalism, Agricultural -- Washington (State)
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Richards, Guy McLeod, 1867-1941--Archives
Donor(s) :
- Sauls, Virginia Richards, donor. WaPS
Subject(s)
- Dairying -- Washington (State) -- History -- Sources
- Government and Politics
- Agriculture
- Diaries
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Correspondence of Guy McLeod Richards |
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1887-1923 |
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1924-1927 |
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1928-1929 |
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1930-1933 |
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1934-1937 |
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Series 2: Notes, Photographs, Writings and Diaries |
box 5 |
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Mementos, cards, invitations, notebooks and scrapbooks ca 1892-1940 |
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Photographs of cattle, dairy operations, cattlemen, shows, exhibitions and fairs (contact print from nitrate 12-80) ca 1900-1930 |
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Articles and newstories by Richards ca 1895-1934 |
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Diaries of Guy McLeod Richards 1910-1940 |
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Series 3: Washington State Holstein-Friesian Association |
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Correspondence and papers of officers of the association, prior to Richards' tenure as Secretary. 1921-1922 |
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Series 4: Dairy Cattle reference material |
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Photograph and production record file of individual cattle ca 1915-1930 |
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Cattle sales catalogs ca 1910-1930 |
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Pacific International Holstein-Friesian sale financial record 1927 |
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Herd Book and pedigree chart for Greenbank and DeKol lines of cattle ca 1905-1919 |
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