Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Alexander Swantz Papers 1903-1961
Cage.901
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Title
- Alex Swantz Papers
- ID
- Cage.901
- Date [inclusive]
- 1903-1961
- Extent
- 0.25 linear feet, 1 box.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of professional papers of agricultural economist and USDA administrator Alex Swantz, along with dairy industry history material that he collected.
Preferred Citation
[item descriptioin]; Alex Swantz Papers, 1903-1961; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Alexander Swantz graduated from Washington State College in 1941 with a degree in Agricultural Economics, and went on to a career with the United States Department of Agriculture as an agricultural economist and administrator. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was the Federal Milk Market Administrator for the Inland Empire Marketing Area, based in Spokane, WA.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of professional papers of agricultural economist and USDA administrator Alex Swantz, along with dairy industry history material that he collected. It includes a small amount of correspondence, a speech, a set of issues of "The Market Administrator's Report," miscellaneous papers, and issues of dairy industry periodicals and ephemera.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-06-07
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 and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Alex Swantz donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2000 (MS.2000.18).
Processing Information
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018.
Names and Subjects
Subject(s)
- Dairy products industry--History
- Agriculture
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Alex Swantz professional papers 1956-1961 |
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| box | folder | |||
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Correspondence, speech, and miscellaneous papers. 1956-1957 |
1 | 1 | ||
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"The Market Administrator's Report" (information bulletin for "producers not members of cooperative associations"); volumes 1-6. 1956-1961 |
1 | 2-4 | ||
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Series 2: Collected materials on dairy history 1903-1956 |
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| box | folder | |||
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Oregon Condensed Milk Company financial statement for June 1903 (manuscript). 1903 July |
1 | 5 | ||
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Newspaper articles about Dr. Henry Dexter Thatcher (reproductions). 1948 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Dairymen's Co-op Creamery of Boise Valley 25th anniversary pamphlet. 1950 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Article about the Spokane Milkshed by John T. Roberts, from Western Dairy Journal (clipping). 1956 April 1 |
1 | 5 | ||
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"The History, Disappearance and Return of Cowbells" (pamphlet). circa 1964 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Issue of The Washington Co-op Dairyman (volume 1, number 1). 1931 February |
1 | 6 | ||
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United Dairymen's Association annual. 1938 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Issue of The United Dairyman (newspaper, volume 1, number 1). 1939 July |
1 | 6 | ||
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United Dairymen's Association 31st anniversary historical report. 1949 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Issue of the Skagit Co-op Dairyman (volume 28, number 8). 1951 April |
1 | 6 | ||
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