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Cage 178
Washington State Grape Society
Records, 1971-91
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Cage 178
Washington State Grape Society
Records, 1971-91
The records of the Washington State Grape Society were donated
to the Washington State University Libraries in two accessions.
The first (MS 77-23) came from Mrs. Karen Mortenson, secretary
of the the Society, in June 1977. It comprises records from 1971
to 1976. The second accession came in June 1991 (MS 91-25), from
the Washington State Grape Society, in June 1991. Stephen E. Balzarini
arranged and described the records from the first accession in
May 1978. Robert W. Hadlow arranged and described the records
from the second collection in February 1994. Further Washington State Grape Society records can be found in Cage 464
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
In November 1971, twenty to thirty persons involved in the grape
industry met in Prosser to form an organization that would foster
the interests of Washington grape producers. This group selected
a constitutional committee and a nominations committee. The constitutional
committee drafted a document and bylaws patterned after the Washington
State Horticulture Association constitution. In December 1971,
the group adopted the proposed constitution and elected a slate
of officers. Warren Tomlinson was elected the Society's first
president. The stated purpose of the organization is "the overall
advancement of the grape industry in the State of Washington."
During its first year, the Society's membership rose to about
500, which included persons from all aspects of the grape industry.
The Society's major projects are the annual "grape school"
(used to inform and educate interested persons of the advances
in the industry), the "Proceedings" (an annual publication),
and funding research on topics of interest to the grape industry.
ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
The records of the Washington State Grape Society are divided into two parts. The first encompasses items received in the initial accession from 1977. The second part contains those records received in 1991. Part 1 is found in boxes 1-2; part 2 is found in boxes 3-5. Part 1 of the collection includes minutes, correspondence, and business records of the organization from 1971 to 1976. The minutes consist of the records of monthly meetings from the Society's organization from December 1971 through December 1975. Membership lists for 1971-72 and 1972-73 are included in the collection. The correspondence series comprises about half of the material in Part 1 of the collection and includes both incoming and outgoing material. The bulk of the correspondence consists of membership material and orders for the annual proceedings. Also included in the correspondence is material dealing with the Society's fight to control the use of the herbicide 2,4-D. The financial records, which are also nearly half of Part 1 of the collection, consist primarily of cancelled checks, receipts, and bills for the period 1972-76. The collection also contains a newspaper clipping file concerning the grape school, the 2,4-D controversy, and other Society functions. Most clippings, however, do not identify the newspaper or date. Part 2 of the collection includes several miscellaneous correspondence files for the period 1978-89. Other files contain receipt books (1976-86), cancelled checks (1980-85), bank statements four accounts, board of directors minutes (1981-82), and other topical files. The collection also includes activity notebooks, check registers from 1971 to 1980, copies of ``Grapevine Notes," ``On the Vine," and the Society's annual ``Proceedings" from 1973 to 1986.
CONTAINERS
Series 1. 1-2
Series 2. 2
CONTAINER LIST
BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
1 1 Minutes, December 1971-December 1975
2 Memberships, 1971-72
3 Memberships, 1972-73 [?]
Correspondence:
4 1972
5 1973
6 1974 (January-June)
7 1974 (July-December)
8 1975
9 1976
2 Receipts:
10 1972
11 1973 (January-September)
12 1973 (October-December)
13 1974 (January-July)
14 August 1974-August 1975
15 September 1975-1976
16 Check Records, January-December 1972
17 Federal Income Tax Records, 1972-75
18 Newspaper Clippings
BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
3 Correspondence:
19 1978-89, Miscellaneous
20 1979-83, Wine grapes
21 1980-89, Miscellaneous
22 1981-83, I
23 1981-83, II
4 24 Receipt Books, 1976-86, 1988
25 Cancelled Checks, Old National Bank, 1980-85
26 Bank Statements, Old National Bank, 1980-85 \#62028-2
27 Bank Statements, Old National Bank, 1983-84, \#51945-0
28 Bank Statements, Rainier Bank, 1974-85
29 Bank Statements, Washington Mutual Savings Bank, 1985
30 Bankruptcy Court Papers, Charles J. Waugh, 1985, 1988
31 Board of Directors, Meeting Minutes, 1981-82
32 Newspaper Clipping of the Society, 1980s
33 Orange Juice Controversy, Correspondence, 1984-85
34 "A Proposal for an International Marketing Program
for Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)
Center at Washington State University."
35 Ray Schneider, article on his work in the
grape industry, 1983
36 Scholarship Memorial Fund
37 Walter Clore Award
38 Washington State Concord Grape Research Council Reports
39 Jack L. Watson, Washington Vineyard Survey [1988?]
BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
5 40 Activity Notebooks, n.d.
41 Check Registers, 1971-80
42 "Grapevine Notes," 1981-91
43 "On the Vine," 1987-88
44 Washington State Grape Society Constitution
"Washington State Grape Society Grape Seminar and
Annual Meeting--Proceedings":
45 1973
46 1974
47 1975
48 1976
49 1977
50 1978
51 1979
52 1980
53 1981
54 1982
55 1983
56 1984
57 1985
58 1986