Picken, Robert L. Papers, 1904-1974

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Robert L. Picken
Papers, 1904-1974

On 20 August, 1985, Nellie B. Picken of Spokane donated her father's papers to the Washington State University Libraries. The papers were processed in February, 1986, by Harvey Young.

Number of containers: 1
Linear feet of shelf space: 1
Approximate number of items: 1100

BIOGRAPHY

In 1904, Robert L. "Bob" Picken came to the Okanogan region from Iowa. He established a cattle ranch and during his long career served Washington State and the cattle industry in various capacities, including representative of the Okanogan County Livestock Association, the Washington Cattlemen's Association, Washington State Senator, and Washington representative to the United States Senate hearings on Public Land Policy, 1947. Picken frequently drew on his long experience as a cattleman to give talks on methods of range management.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

Robert Picken's papers consist of a variety of documents dealing primarily with the cattle business and the related topic of range management in the Okanogan area. The papers deal with Picken's activities in the Washington State Cattlemen's Association and as Washington representative to United States hearings on public land policy. Other papers deal with grazing regulations, the office of price stabilization retailing beef, and creating a Washington Department of National Resources. The papers are arranged in a single alphabetical series of folders reflecting the order in which the papers were received by the WSU Libraries.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
1	1	Agricultural uses of Washington State Land Grants, 1906	23
	2	American Meat Institute, 1947	30
	3	American National Livestock Association	68
	4	Beef: Selling at retail	20
	5	Brands, State of Washington	39
	6	Brown, Judge W.C.	23
	7	Brucellosis	33
	8	Carlquist, Bill	49
	9	Cattle Marketing and Brands, 1953	86
	10	French, Robert	10
	11	Highway Commissioners' Fourth Annual Report, 1912	37
	12	History of the Northwest beef industry, 1952	120
	13	Inflation and agricultural commodities, 1955	48
	14	Kiplinger Agricultural Letter, 1943	4
	15	National Forest Grazing Regulations, 1946	15
	16	National Livestock and Meat Board, 1953	17
	17	Northwest Livestock Shippers Traffic League	3
	18	Office of Price Stabilization, 1951	8
	19	Okanogan County Livestock Association, 1935-1956	27
	20	Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Cattlemens' Association Meeting, 1947	9
	21	Personal Letters and Pictures	37
	22	Picken, Robert, on range management, 1962	17
	23	Picken, Robert, representing the Washington Cattlemens' Association at Congressional Hearings	20
	24	Public Lands Controversy	77
	25	Public Lands Policy, the stockman's view	6
	26	Range Management	27
	27	Range Management	37
	28	Retailing Beef	20
	29	Senate Bill 137: Creating a Department of Natural Resources	29
	30	State of Washington v. James Pearson and William Wilson: cattle rustling, 1904	21
	31	United States Department of Agriculture, The Story of The Range, 1926	1
	32	United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Public Lands Policy Congressional Hearings, 1947-1951	4
	33	Washington Cattle and Horse Raisers Association, 1934-1935	27
	34	Washington Cattle Industry	27
	35	Washington State Cattlemen's Association, 1955	86
	36	Washington State Committee on Roads and Bridges: Stock on Highways Bill, 1941	1