Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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Cage
445
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Creator:
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Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives
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Title:
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Washington State
Council of Farmer Cooperatives Records
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Dates:
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1936-1976 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1 containers.
1 linear feet of shelf space.
855 items.
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Correspondence, minutes, articles and
by-laws, newsletters and other papers of a state organization of farmer
cooperative business associations.
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Historical Note
The Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives (formerly the
Washington State Cooperative Council) was first organized on September 25,
1936, at the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in
Puyallup. The charter membership consisted of 45 cooperative leaders
representing 35 farmer-owned or -controlled marketing and purchasing
organizations. The original impetus for organizing the Council was to encourage
and promote a closer mutual relationship between all farmer cooperative
business associations in Washington and to support or oppose state agricultural
legislation as a unified group.
In later years, as the Council's membership grew, its needs expanded.
The Council began working more closely with extension services and engaging in
activities designed to advance its cooperative program throughout the state.
Vocational agricultural education programs, such as business training
conferences and FFA cooperative marketing and purchasing classes and Youth
Tours, were also developed.
The Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives is a non-profit
organization and a member of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
Content Description
The records of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives are
incomplete. Many of the records from 1936 through 1945 were apparently
destroyed in a fire. The remaining papers include such material as articles of
association, by-laws, financial statements, check registers, minutes of the
Directors' meetings, minutes of the officers, executives and trustees meetings,
treasurers' reports, audits, general correspondence (included under various
subject headings throughout the collection), and the records of several
different committees.
Arrangement
All files have been arranged in a single alphabetical series by
subject. The folder entitled "General File, 1932-1958" includes correspondence,
reports, an organization history, and committee material. The bulk of the
material in this file comes from the years 1936-1937. Although the records of
the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives span the years from 1936
through 1976, the bulk of the material dates from the period of the 1950s and
1960s.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information The records of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives
were donated to the Washington State University in May 1978 by Karl Kottman,
State Director (MS 78-19).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access This collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use Folders 2-8, "Audits, 1941-1975," may be used only with the written
permission of the Washington State Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
Preferred Citation [Item Description]. Cage
445, Washington State
Council of Farmer Cooperatives Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Washington State Cooperative Council |
| Washington State Council of Farmer
Cooperatives--Archives (creator) |
| Agricultural
cooperative credit associations--Washington (State) |
| Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Records
and correspondence |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Articles of Association and
By-Laws, 1936-1952
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Audits. See
Restrictions, 1941-1975
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Beernink Retirement
File, 1964
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Check Registers, 1945-1976
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Cooperative Creed, undated
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Financial records (Committee for
Improving the Marketing of Washington Agricultural Products), 1959-1972
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Minutes:
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Container(s)
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Description
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Directors' Meetings, 1945-1952
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95
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" Various Meetings
(Trustees, Officers, Executives)", 1952-1962
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95
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"Newsletters ("News
Notes")", 1962-1969
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"Washington, State Dairy
Industry Committee:"
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Container(s)
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Description
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Minutes, 1950-1968
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75
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Records, 1958-1961
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60
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State Milk Order, 1958-1968
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30
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