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 439

Date [inclusive]

1950-1970

Extent

4.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 5 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

The collection contains 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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Arrangement

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. All series are arranged alphabetically by subject, and arranged chronologically within subjects.

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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

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.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Washington Wool Growers Association Records, 1969-1979 (Cage 523)

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

Series 1: Correspondence, 1953-1969
			box	folder
American Sheep Producers Council 1969  4 items			1	1
Breed Association 1955  25 items			1	2
Coffin, Stanley H. (Coffin Sheep Company) 1953  5 items			1	3
Consignors to Ram Sales 1956-1957  88 items			1	4-5
Galgan, Walt 1966-1967  41 items			1	6
Ganguet, Morris 1966-1967  4 items			1	7
General 1955-1969  394 items			1	8-20
Holwinger, Don 1967  4 items			1	21
Kern, Phil 1954, 1964-1967  27 items			1	22-23
King, Corwin 1955  2 items			1	24
National Wool Growers Association 1964-1967  82 items			1	25-26
National Wool Growers Association- Marsh, Ed 1968-1969  104 items			1	27-28
National Wool Growers Publication- Mike, Gladys 1966-1969  64 items			1	29-31
Ram Sale 1958, 1963-1967  82 items			1	32-33
Washington State University 1965-1966  11 items			1	34
Western Range Association 1958-1969  377 items			1	35-40
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Series 2: Financial, 1955-1970
			box	folder
Account Sales 1955-1961  305 items			1	41-45
Account Sales 1964-1968  170 items			2	46-49
Audits 1957-1969  14 items			2	50
Bank Statements and Bills Paid 1967  60 items			2	51-52
Bills 1955-1956, 1968  45 items			2	53-54
Bills Paid, Ram Sale Account 1969  20 items			2	55
Check Registers 1956-1967  2 items			2	56
Receipt Book 1968-1970  1 item			2	57
Receipts and Bank Statements 1967-1968  25 items			2	58
Receipts for Expenses During Washington Wool Growers State Convention 1969  25 items			2	59
Registration Papers by Lots 1960  2 items			2	60
Sale Invoice-Receipts 1955-1967  350 items			2	61-69
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Series 3: General File, 1950-1969
			box	folder
American Sheep Producers Council Promotion News 1966-1967  6 items			2	70
American Sheep Producers Council Wool and Lamb Promotion 1964-1967  10 items			2	71
Articles and By-Laws of the American Sheep Industry Foundation 1966  2 items			2	72
Auxiliary 1966  1 item			2	73
Bankers Life and Casualty Company 1967-1968  75 items			2	74
Bulletins 1952-1959  24 items			2	75-76
California Wool Growers Association 1966-1968  3 items			2	77
Cattlemens Association, Washington 1967-1969  23 items			2	78-80
Cattlemens Public Relations Hints 1965  19 items			2	81
Certified Livestock Markets Association 1967-1969  11 items			2	82-84
Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Minutes 1964-1965  2 items			2	85
Columbia Basin Wool Growers Association Newsletters 1961-1966  66 items			2	86
Columbia Plateau Resources Council 1966-1967  18 items			2	87
Committee Lists 1955, 1966  2 items			2	88
Constitution and By-Laws undated  5 items			2	89
Conventions 1951-1967  147 items			2	90-95
Disease Committee 1962-1966  26 items			2	96
Dues 1966  2 items			3	97
General File 1964-1965  9 items			3	98
Group Insurance Plans undated  5 items			3	99
Inter-American Confederation of Livestock Producers 1965-1967  2 items			3	100
Labor and Transportation 1962-1966  60 items			3	101
Lamb Marketing 1955-1965  15 items			3	102
Lamb Movement Survey 1967  35 items			3	103
Lamb Promotion 1952-1966  86 items			3	104
Lamb Show Sponsored by Washington State University 1967  2 items			3	105
Lambing Percentage Contest 1964-1965  16 items			3	106
Legislative undated  6 items			3	107
Mailing Lists by Counties 1963-1964 1968  52 items			3	108-109
Membership and Mailing Lists 1958, 1967  6 items			3	110
Membership 1950-1962  20 items			3	111
Membership Committee 1965-1966  15 items			3	112
Minutes of Meetings 1954-1969  95 items			3	113
Montana Wool Growers Association 1968  1 item			3	114
Montana Wool Growers Magazine 1967-1968  12 items			3	115
Nation Wide Committee, Import/Export Policy 1967-1969  29 items			3	116-117
National Livestock Tax Committee 1964-1969  56 items			3	118-121
National Wool Growers Association
			box	folder
Bulletin 1964-1966  35 items			3	122
Conventions 1959-1967  74 items			3	123-125
Executive Committee Meetings 1962 1968  17 items			3	126-127
Executive Committee Meeting Summer 1967  10 items			3	128
General File 1967-1968  18 items			3	129
News 1966-1969  33 items			3	130-132
Platforms and Programs 1950-1968  16 items			3	133-135
			box	folder
New Mexico Wool Growers Association 1968  2 items			3	136
Newsletters 1950-1966  65 items			3	137
Northern Pacific Railroad 1966  3 items			3	138
Predator and Rodent Control 1963-1966  82 items			3	139
Public Lands Council 1968-1969  20 items			3	140
Public Relations 1966  3 items			4	141
Purebred committee 1965  1 item			4	142
Range Management 1963-1966  87 items			4	143-144
Research 1962-1966  10 items			4	145
Resolutions 1950-1967  35 items			4	146-147
Sheep Census 1954-1968  5 items			4	148
Sheep Commission 1964-1965  12 items			4	149
Sheep Day 1966  3 items			4	150
Sheep Hook Newsletters 1962-1966  54 items			4	151
State Taxes 1958-1966  14 items			4	152
Tax Number 1963  1 item			4	153
U. S. Department of Agriculture 1968-1969  22 items			4	154-155
U. S. Bureau of Land Management 1967  2 items			4	156
U. S. Forest Service 1967-1968  4 items			4	157
U. S. Department of Labor 1967  10 items			4	158
U. S. Department of Public Lands 1968  18 items			4	159
Washington Game Commission 1967-1968  4 items			4	160
Washington State Department of Agriculture 1964-1967  19 items			4	161-162
Washington State Department of Agriculture Marketing Information 1968  28 items			4	163
Washington State Department of Natural Resources 1966-1967  2 items			4	164
Western States Veterinary Conference 1966-1967  4 items			4	165
Wool Bill Work 1964-1966  11 items			4	166
Wool Committee 1964-1966  42 items			4	167
Miss Wool Contest 1964  6 items			4	168
Wool Legislation 1967  10 items			4	169
Wool Referendum 1966  19 items			4	170
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Series 4: Ram Sales, 1951-1969
			box	folder
National Ram Sale 1955  2 items			4	171
Advertising (Receipts and Clippings) 1955-1961  80 items			4	172
Average Price 1955-1965  29 items			4	173-175
Catalog Material 1951-1957  64 items			4	176-180
Committee 1955-1957  23 items			4	181-183
Deposit Slips 1955-1956  10 items			4	184
Insurance Policies 1956-1961  7 items			4	185
Sale Entries 1951-1964  693 items			4	186-207
Sale Entries 1965-1969  309 items			5	208-219
Sales (other) 1957  3 items			5	220
Sale Photographs undated  40 items			5	221
Sale Programs 1953-1968  13 items			5	222
Testing Station 1965  2 items			5	223
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