Guide to the Granges of Whitman County (Washington) Records 1899-2012
MS.2018.10

Summary Information

Repository
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Creator
State College Grange #652 (Pullman, Wash.) Whelan Grange #117 (Whelan, Wash.) Ewartsville Grange #114 (Ewartsville, Wash.) LaDow Grange #995 (Garfield, Wash.) Tekoa Grange #1011 (Tekoa, Wash.)
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Granges of Whitman County (Washington) Records
ID
MS.2018.10
Date [inclusive]
1899-2012
Extent
5.5 linear feet, 7 boxes.
Location
(MASC staff use) 2-12-4-5.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Records of Granges located in Whitman County, Washington (Ewartsville, Whelan, Tekoa, LaDow, State College).

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Biography/History

Beginning in the 1890s, Whitman County, Washington has been the home of several Granges. This collection includes records from Granges in Ewartsville (#114), established in 1899, State College (#652), established in 1917, Whelan (#117), established in 1899 and re-chartered in 1908, Garfield (LaDow Grange, #995), established in 1931, and Tekoa (#1011), established in 1935. An earlier Tekoa Grange (#195) was established in 1906, but became inactive in 1917.

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Scope and Content

This collection consists of records of Granges located in Whitman County, Washington. It includes records from Granges in Ewartsville (#114), established in 1899, Pullman (State College Grange #652), established in 1917, Whelan (#117), established in 1899 and re-chartered in 1908, Garfield (LaDow Grange, #995), established in 1931, and Tekoa (#1011), established in 1935.

Preliminary inventory:

Box 1. State College Grange #652: record books, including minutes, 1917-1949 (5 volumes); Grange manuals (1909 and 1917), photographs, and miscellaneous material.

Boxes 2-3. State College Grange (continued) and Whelan Grange #117. State College Grange list of charter members; Whelan Grange: record books, including minutes, 1902-1973 (11 volumes); Juvenile Grange records.

Box 4. Ewartsville Grange #114 and LaDow Grange #995. Ewartsville: Scrapbook, 1989-1999; yearbooks, 1958-1998; notebooks, 1990s; unlabeled binder, 1940s-1990s; unlabeled historical material (newspaper clippings, photographs, etc.); treasurer's book, 1899; officers roll book, 1930-1933; "Grange Film C. B. Kegley" (photographs); roll book, 1899-1905; dues account, 1916-1920; Juvenile Grange, 1960s. LaDow: minutes and mixed documents, 2007-2012.

Box 5. LaDow Grange (continued): record books, including minutes, 1913-1918 and 1950-1993 (10 volumes).

Boxes 6-7. Tekoa Grange #1011: record books, including minutes, 1935-1996 (13 volumes); roll book; past masters books; binder with articles of incorporation and history of Tekoa Grange; Juvenile Grange records, 1938-1948.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-10-31

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.

Accruals

The repository expects to receive additional materials.

Acquisition Information

Barbara O'Donnell donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2018 (MS.2018.10), on behalf of the Granges represented.

Processing Information

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

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Names and Subjects

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--History--Sources.
  • Agriculture--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Societies, etc.
  • Agriculture

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