Merion Bluegrass Association Records, 1954-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Merion Bluegrass Association
Title
Merion Bluegrass Association Records
Dates
1954-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 containers., (2.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (4800 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 528
Summary
Correspondence, by-laws, financial statements, budgets, minutes, annual meeting materials and membership rosters.
Repository
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.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In 1954 Arden Jacklin, George Royes and Dwight Hopkins incorporated the Merion Blue Grass Association in Oregon. The purpose of the Association is to promote, advertise and educate the public in the "use and desirable features of" Merion Blue Grass, thereby increasing its consumption. The Association is a non-profit organization. It meets annually in Oregon or Washington to discuss and further its business, and conducts public relations through an office in New York.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 528, Merion Bluegrass Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Merion Bluegrass Association are arranged in a single sequence of alphabetical subject folders. In many cases subjects are further divided by chronology. This arrangement approximates the original order.

Acquisition Information

The Records of the Merion Bluegrass Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1985 and 1986 through the efforts of Al Bonnicksen of Seattle, WA (MS85-55, MS86-11).

Processing Note

Some routine records, including cancelled checks, have been discarded.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Film ReelReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

1 item.

Accounting, 1967-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 1

36 items.

Activities and TransactionsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 2
45 items.
 1967-1968
2 3
54 items.
 1967-1973
2 4
46 items.
 1969-1970
2 5
36 items.
 1970-1971
2 6
47 items.
 1971-1974
2 7
41 items.
 1970-1975

Advertising, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 8

20 items.

Agricultural Experiments and Dues, 1967-1974Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 9

45 items.

American Seed Trade Association Meeting, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 10

24 items.

Applications for Membership, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 11

93 items.

Articles of Incorporation, 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 12

3 items.

Atlantic Seedmen's Association, 1973-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 13

50 items.

Better Lawn Harvests, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 14

10 items.

Bluegrass Production and AcreageReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 15
6 items.
 1957-1962
2 16
26 items.
 1969-1972

Board of Directors' MeetingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 17
45 items.
 1975
2 18
23 items.
 1977
2 19
67 items.
 1978

Bonds, Insurance Fees and MembershipReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 20
47 items.
 1964-1975
2 21
56 items.
 1964-1975

Bookkeeping and Transactions, 1968-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 22

45 items.

Budget and Statistics, 1974-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 23

20 items.

Budget EstimatesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 24
20 items.
 1953-1958
2 25
20 items.
 1957-1962
2 26
30 items.
 1959-1963
2 27
23 items.
 1961-1963
2 28
24 items.
 1961-1964
2 29
40 items.
 1963-1965
2 30
45 items.
 1963-1967
2 31
5 items.
 1965-1966
2 32
44 items.
 1965-1967
2 33
44 items.
 1966-1968
2 34
50 items.
 1967-1970
2 35
18 items.
 1968-1970
2 36
23 items.
 1970-1974
2 37
36 items.
 1971-1972
2 38
33 items.
 1972-1973
2 39
20 items.
 1973-1974
2 40
20 items.
 1974-1976

By-Laws, Merion Bluegrass AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 41
10 items.
 undated
2 42
40 items.
 undated

Care and Maintainence of Bluegrass, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 43

64 items.

Directors' Meeting, 1973Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 44

20 items.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 45
37 items.
 1977
2 46
34 items.
 1978
2 47
42 items.
 1980-1982
2 48
37 items.
 1980-1982

Effect of Storage on Viability Retention of Turfgrass Seeds, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 49

17 items.

Financial StatementsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 50
74 items.
 1969-1978
2 51
34 items.
 1973

General CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 52
47 items.
 1976
2 53
39 items.
 1976
2 54
38 items.
 1977

Income Tax Forms and Exemptions, 1954-1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 55

21 items.

Income Taxes and Records, 1968-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 56

27 items.

Internal Revenue Service Records, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 57

50 items.

Inventory and Budget, 1970-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 58

5 items.

InvoicesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 59
27 items.
 1967-1968
2 60
48 items.
 1967-1974
3 61
27 items.
 1968-1969
3 62
36 items.
 1969
3 63
47 items.
 1969-1971
3 64
32 items.
 1970
3 65
30 items.
 1970-1972
3 66
49 items.
 1970-1972
3 67
45 items.
 1970-1974

La Grande Office, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 68

46 items.

Member CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 69
32 items.
 1975
3 70
54 items.
 1976
3 71
38 items.
 1976
3 72
48 items.
 1978

Membership and Board Meeting, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 73

10 items.

Membership Payment, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 74

1 item.

Merion Bluegrass Association Silver Anniversary Meeting, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 75

27 items.

Merion Improvement Project, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 76

2 items.

Minutes of the Annual MeetingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 77
9 items.
 1953
3 78
14 items.
 1955
3 79
17 items.
 1956
3 80
8 items.
 1957
3 81
5 items.
 1958
3 82
10 items.
 1959
3 83
12 items.
 1960
3 84
7 items.
 1961
3 85
14 items.
 1962
3 86
8 items.
 1963
3 87
20 items.
 1964
3 88
12 items.
 1965
3 89
9 items.
 1966
3 90
7 items.
 1967
3 91
8 items.
 1967
3 92
17 items.
 1968
3 93
23 items.
 1969
3 94
14 items.
 1970
3 95
14 items.
 1970-1971
3 96
24 items.
 1971
3 97
14 items.
 1972
3 98
19 items.
 1973
3 99
10 items.
 1975
3 100
30 items.
 1975
3 101
47 items.
 1975
3 102
Budget Estimates
14 items.
 1976

Minutes, Board of Directors' MeetingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 103
16 items.
 1972
3 104
23 items.
 1973
3 105
10 items.
 1974
Special Meeting of the Board
Box Folder
3 106
18 items.
 1954
3 107
3 items.
 1970

Miscellaneous CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 108
48 items.
 1973-1978
3 109
27 items.
 1977-1979

Monthly Invoices, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 110

47 items.

Paid Invoices, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 111

43 items.

Poa Annua Control Research, OSU, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 112

4 items.

Portland Annual MeetingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 113
4 items.
 1975
3 114
21 items.
 1977
3 115
Crop Reporting Meeting
27 items.
 1978

President's Remarks, Silver Anniversary Meeting, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 116

8 items.

Prices and Contracts, 1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 117

1 item.

Production and Contributions, 1959Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 118

16 items.

Promotion of Merion Bluegrass, 1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 119

20 items.

Public RelationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 120
16 items.
 1967
3 121
41 items.
 1968-1974
3 122
54 items.
 1975
3 123
32 items.
 1976
3 124
36 items.
 1977

New York, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 125

57 items.

ReceiptsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 126
41 items.
 1970-1979
3 127
20 items.
 1975-1979
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 128
32 items.
 1966-1976
3 129
46 items.
 1967-1970
3 130
54 items.
 1973-1975
3 131
10 items.
 1974

Report on Seed Trial Grounds, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 132

3 items.

Representation in Sweden, 1973Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 133

4 items.

Research: Bluegrass Control, OSU, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 134

5 items.

Roster of MembershipReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 135
5 items.
 1954-1956
3 136
25 items.
 1959-1963
3 137
17 items.
 1964
3 138
14 items.
 1965
3 139
20 items.
 1966
3 140
10 items.
 1967
3 141
9 items.
 1968
3 142
12 items.
 1970
3 143
36 items.
 1973
3 144
16 items.
 1975

Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 145

94 items.

Seed Crops, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 146

36 items.

Seed Crop Statistics, 1974-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 147

94 items.

Special Board Meeting, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 148

81 items.

Statement of Financial Condition, 1954-1961Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 149

1 item.

Statistical Reports, 1976-1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 150

41 items.

StatisticsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 151
67 items.
 1977
4 152
97 items.
 1978

Stripe Smut: Its Effect on Bluegrass, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 153

2 items.

Summer Board of Directors' Meeting, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 154

36 items.

Tax Exemptions, 1967-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 155

23 items.

Tax Returns, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 156

4 items.

TransactionsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 157
37 items.
 1973-1974
4 158
34 items.
 1976
4 159
2 items.
 1976-1977
4 160
5 items.
 1977

Turfgrass Foundation Tax Returns, 1971Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 161

2 items.

Twenty-Third Annual Meeting, Liberty Lake, Washington, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 162

25 items.

Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 163

84 items.

Variety Advancement and the Eastern Consumer, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 164

2 items.

Winter Board MeetingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 165
26 items.
 1976
4 166
26 items.
 1976
4 167
27 items.
 1977
4 168
27 items.
 1978

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Agriculture -- Northwest, Pacific--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
  • Bluegrasses

Corporate Names

  • Merion Bluegrass Association --Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Harvey Young
2012

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