Guide to the Washington Farm Electrification Committee Records 1925-1968
Cage 607

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Washington Farm Electrification Committee
Title
Washington Farm Electrification Committee Records
ID
Cage 607
Date [inclusive]
1925-1968
Extent
2 containers., 1 linear feet of shelf space.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Minutes of annual and executive committee meetings, along with an incomplete series of annual progress reports.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 607, Washington Farm Electrification Committee Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

The Washington Farm Electrification Committee was formed in 1925 as the Washington Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture. Membership came from Washington State College, various farm groups, and the electrical industry. The purpose of the Committee was to advance the availability and use of electricity on farms.

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Scope and Content

The Washington Farm Electrification Committee Records include minutes of annual meetings and executive committee meetings from 1925 to 1968. In addition, the collection includes an incomplete run of Washington Farm Electrification Committee Annual Progress Reports; these cover the years 1925-29 and 1948-51.

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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

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at the Washington State University Libraries received the records of the Washington Farm Electrification Committee from the Science and Engineering Library at Washington State University, in July 1992. (MS92-39).

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Washington Farm Electrification Committee--Archives
Subject(s) :
  • Washington Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Washington

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Annual and Executive Minutes 1925-41 

 1 1

Annual and Executive Minutes 1943-54 

 1 2

Annual and Executive Minutes 1955-68 

 1 3

Progress Reports 1925-29 

 2 4

Progress Reports 1948-51 

 2 5