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Robert L. Picken Papers, 1904-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Picken, Robert L.
- Title
- Robert L. Picken Papers
- Dates
- 1904-1974 (inclusive)19041974
- Quantity
- 1 container., (1 linear feet of shelf space.), (1100 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 519
- Summary
- Materials deal with cattle business, range management, hearings on public land policy, grazing regulations, etc.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 519, Robert L. Picken Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in a single alphabetical series of folders reflecting the order in which the papers were received by the WSU Libraries.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Agricultural uses of Washington
State Land Grants 23
items.
|
1906 |
| 1 / 2 | American Meat Institute 30
items.
|
1947 |
| 1 / 3 | American National Livestock
Association 68
items.
|
|
| 1 / 4 | Beef: Selling at retail 20
items.
|
|
| 1 / 5 | Brands, State of
Washington 39
items.
|
|
| 1 / 6 | Brown, Judge W.C. 23
items.
|
|
| 1 / 7 | Brucellosis 33
items.
|
|
| 1 / 8 | Carlquist, Bill 49
items.
|
|
| 1 / 9 | Cattle Marketing and
Brands 86
items.
|
1953 |
| 1 / 10 | French, Robert 10
items.
|
|
| 1 / 11 | Highway Commissioners' Fourth
Annual Report 37
items.
|
1912 |
| 1 / 12 | History of the Northwest beef
industry 120
items.
|
1952 |
| 1 / 13 | Inflation and agricultural
commodities 48
items.
|
1955 |
| 1 / 14 | Kiplinger Agricultural
Letter 4 items.
|
1943 |
| 1 / 15 | National Forest Grazing
Regulations 15
items.
|
1946 |
| 1 / 16 | National Livestock and Meat
Board 17
items.
|
1953 |
| 1 / 17 | Northwest Livestock Shippers
Traffic League 3 items.
|
|
| 1 / 18 | Office of Price
Stabilization 8 items.
|
1951 |
| 1 / 19 | Okanogan County Livestock
Association 27
items.
|
1935-1956 |
| 1 / 20 | Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Cattlemens' Association Meeting 9 items.
|
1947 |
| 1 / 21 | Personal Letters and
Pictures 37
items.
|
|
| 1 / 22 | Picken, Robert, on range
management 17
items.
|
1962 |
| 1 / 23 | Picken, Robert, representing the
Washington Cattlemens' Association at Congressional Hearings 20
items.
|
|
| 1 / 24 | Public Lands
Controversy 77
items.
|
|
| 1 / 25 | Public Lands Policy, the stockman's
view 6 items.
|
|
| 1 / 26 | Range Management 27
items.
|
|
| 1 / 27 | Range Management 37
items.
|
|
| 1 / 28 | Retailing Beef 20
items.
|
|
| 1 / 29 | Senate Bill 137: Creating a
Department of Natural Resources 29
items.
|
|
| 1 / 30 | State of Washington v. James
Pearson and William Wilson: cattle rustling 21
items.
|
1904 |
| 1 / 31 | United States Department of
Agriculture, The Story of The Range 1 item.
|
1926 |
| 1 / 32 | United States Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service Public Lands Policy Congressional
Hearings 4 items.
|
1947-1951 |
| 1 / 33 | Washington Cattle and Horse Raisers
Association 27
items.
|
1934-1935 |
| 1 / 34 | Washington Cattle
Industry 27
items.
|
|
| 1 / 35 | Washington State Cattlemen's
Association 86
items.
|
1955 |
| 1 / 36 | Washington State Committee on Roads
and Bridges: Stock on Highways Bill 1 item.
|
1941 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle trade -- Washington (State)
- Range management--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Picken, Robert L. --Archives (creator)
Occupations
- Ranchers--Washington (State)--Correspondence
Finding aid prepared by Harvey
Young.
2012
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