Descriptive Summary
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers'
Association
Texas Sheep and Goat
Raisers' Association Records,
1966-1971 and undated
These are the records
detailing the activities of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers'
Association.
S1064.4
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
12 boxes (12.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
In the twentieth century, wool marketing associations were formed to
promote the industry and give ranchers a stronger, collective voice in regards
to wool legislation. The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association was
established in 1915 with J. B. Murrah of Del Rio, Texas, selected as the first
president.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials created and received by the
association in its activities to promote the sheep and goat industry in dealing
with legislation, predator control, labor, research, water conservation,
marketing, and other matters.
Organization
The collection is organized by series: Correspondence, General Files,
Meeting Files, and Financial Documents.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association.
National Wool Growers Association (U.S.)
Subjects
Goat industry--Texas--History
Goats--Texas
Livestock--Texas
Mohair industry--Texas--History
Sheep--Texas
Sheep industry--Texas--History
Sheep ranches--Texas--History
Wool and Mohair industry--Texas--History
Wool industry--Texas--History
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1972-1973
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, June 2002
Preferred Citation
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association Records, 1966-1971 and
undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association Photographs,
1917-1971
- Florence Black Hall Photographs, 1910-1969
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1967-1969
1
1
Auxiliary Correspondence,
1968-1969
1
2
Legislative Correspondence,
1968-1969
1
3
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
June-September
1967
1
4
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
September-December
1967
1
5
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
December 1967-March
1968
1
6
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
March-June
1968
1
7
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
July-September
1968
1
8
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
October-December
1968
1
9
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
January-March
1969
1
10
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
April-June 1969
1
11
National Wool Growers Correspondence,
1967-1968
General Files, 1967-1969 and undated
1
12
American Sheep Producers Council and Texas Sheep
Council,
1967-1968
1
13
American Sheep Producers Council and Texas Sheep
Council,
1968-1969
1
14
Carcass Show Entries,
1967-1969 and
undated
1
15
Carcass Show Information,
1967-1968 and
undated
1
16
Cotton Research Committee of Texas,
1968-1971 and
undated
1
17
Duram, Worth, Personal,
1967-1968 and undated
1
18
Field Representatives’ Correspondence and Travel
Reports,
1967
1
19
Field Representatives’ Travel Reports,
1967-1968 and undated
1
20
Texas and Southwestern Meat Packers Association,
1969
Meeting Files, 1967-1969
1
21
Fall Meeting,
1967
1
22
Annual Meeting,
1968
2
1
Spring Meeting,
1968
2
2
Fall Meeting,
1968
2
3
Winter Meeting,
1968
2
4
Winter Meeting,
1969
2
5
Spring Meeting,
1969
2
6
Pre-Registration,
1969 and
undated
General Files, 1928-1969 and undated
2
7
Memorial Fund,
1968-1969 and
undated
2
8
Memorial Fund,
1967-1968
2
9
Memorial Fund Newspaper Clippings,
1967-1968
2
10
Articles of Incorporation, National Wool Growers Assn.
Company,
1928
2
11
Mohair Council of America,
1968-1969
2
12
National Wool Growers Bulletins,
1967
2
13
Public Relations,
1967
2
14
National Wool Growers Association,
1968-1969
2
15
Sims, Bill, Personal,
1967-1968 and
undated
Committee Files, 1967-1969 and undated
2
16
Advisory Committee,
1968
2
17
Animal Health Committee,
1967-1968 and undated
2
18
Animal Health Committee,
1968-1969 and
undated
2
19
Awards Committee,
1967-1968 and
undated
3
1
Awards Committee,
1968-1969 and
undated
3
2
Membership Committee,
1966-1968 and
undated
3
3
Convention Site Committee,
1967-1968 and undated
3
4
Convention Site Committee,
1969
3
5
DAL Committee,
1968
3
6
Lamb Committee,
1967-1968 and
undated
3
7
Lamb Committee,
1968-1969 and
undated
3
8
Latin American Affairs Committee,
1967-1968
3
9
Latin American Affairs Committee,
1968-1969
3
10
Memorial Committee,
1968-1969
3
11
Magazine Committee,
1967-1968
3
12
Membership Committee,
1968-1969
3
13
Memorial Committee,
1967-1968
3
14
Miss Wool of Texas Committee,
1967-1968
3
15
Miss Wool of Texas Committee,
1968-1969
3
16
Predatory Animal and Livestock Theft Committee,
1967-1968
3
17
Predatory Animal and Livestock Theft Committee,
1968-1969
3
18
Ranch and Livestock Tax Committee,
1967-1968
3
19
Ranch and Livestock Tax Committee,
1968-1969
4
1
Ranch Labor Committee,
1967-1968
4
2
Ranch Labor Committee,
1968-1969
4
3
Research and Improvement Committee,
1967-1968
4
4
Research and Improvement Committee,
1968-1969
4
5
Resolutions Committee,
1967-1968
4
6
Traffic and Water Committee,
1967-1968
4
7
Traffic and Water Committee,
1968-1969
4
8
Wool and Mohair Marketing Committee,
1967-1968
5
1
Wool and Mohair Marketing Committee,
1968-1969
5
2
Wool and Mohair Promotion Committee,
1967-1968
5
3
Wool and Mohair Promotion Committee,
1968-1969
Financial Documents, 1967-1969
5
4
Paid Bills,
July 1967
5
5
Paid Bills,
August 1967
5
6
Paid Bills,
September 1967
5
7
Paid Bills,
October 1967
5
8
Paid Bills,
November 1967
5
9
Paid Bills,
December 1967
5
10
Paid Bills,
January 1968
5
11
Paid Bills,
February 1968
5
12
Paid Bills,
March 1968
5
13
Paid Bills,
April 1968
5
14
Paid Bills,
May 1968
5
15
Paid Bills,
June 1968
5
16
Paid Bills,
July 1968
5
17
Paid Bills,
August 1968
5
18
Paid Bills,
September 1968
5
19
Paid Bills,
October 1968
5
20
Paid Bills,
November 1968
5
21
Paid Bills,
December 1968
5
22
Paid Bills,
January 1969
5
23
Paid Bills,
February 1969
5
24
Paid Bills,
March 1969
5
25
Paid Bills,
April 1969
5
26
Paid Bills,
May 1969
5
27
Paid Bills,
June 1969
5
28
Paid Bills,
July 1969
General Files, 1966-1968 and undated
5
29
Wool, Mohair, Sheep and Goat Publications,
1966-1968 and
undated
5
30
Wool, Mohair, Sheep and Goat Publications,
1966-1968 and
undated
5
31
Wool, Mohair, Sheep and Goat Publications,
1966-1968 and undated
6
1
American Sheep Producers Council,
1969-1970
6
2
National Wool Growers,
1969-1970
6
3
Field Representative Travel Reports,
1968-1970
6
4
Carcass Show,
1968-1969
6
5
Wool Tour to Mexico City,
1970
6
6
Pre-Registration,
1970
6
7
Magazine Committee,
1969-1970
6
8
Awards Committee,
1969-1970
6
9
Animal Health Committee,
1969-1970
6
10
Lamb Committee,
1970 and
undated
6
11
Wool and Mohair Promotion Committee,
1969-1970
6
12
Miss Wool and Mohair,
1969-1970
6
13
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
April 1969-June
1970
6
14
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
1969-1970
6
15
York, Joe, Personal,
1969-1970 and undated
6
16
Sims, Bill, Personal,
1968-1970 and undated
6
17
Whitehead, Gene, Personal and Correspondence with
Preston Smith,
1968-1969 and
undated
6
18
Warehouse Association,
1969-1971 and
undated
6
19
Printed Material,
undated
7
1
Fall Meeting,
1969
7
2
Annual Meeting,
1969
7
3
Spring Meeting,
1970
7
4
Annual Meeting,
1970
7
5
Membership,
1969-1970
Committee Files, 1969-1970
7
6
Ranch Labor Committee,
1969-1970
7
7
Wool and Mohair Marketing Committee,
1969-1970
7
8
Research Committee,
1969-1970
7
9
Legislative Committee,
1969-1970
8
1
Water Committee,
1969-1970
8
2
Ranch and Livestock Tax Committee,
1969-1970
8
3
Predatory Animal Committee,
1969-1970
8
4
Lamb Committee,
1969-1970
Financial Documents, 1967-1970
8
5
Warehouse Association,
1967-1968
8
6
Warehouse Association,
1968-1969
8
7
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association General Fund,
1967-1969
8
8
Paid Bills,
August 1969
8
9
Paid Bills,
September 1969
8
10
Paid Bills,
October 1969
8
11
Paid Bills,
November 1969
8
12
Paid Bills,
December 1969
8
13
Paid Bills,
January 1970
8
14
Paid Bills,
February 1970
8
15
Paid Bills,
March 1970
8
16
Paid Bills,
April 1970
8
17
Paid Bills,
May 1970
8
18
Paid Bills,
June 1970
General Files, 1967-1971 and undated
9
1
American Sheep Producers Council and Texas Sheep
Council,
1970-1971 and
undated
9
2
American Sheep Producers Council,
1970
9
3
House Bill 128 (Bounties Bill),
1971
9
4
Carcass Show,
1970
9
5
Carcass Show Entries and Information,
1970-1971
9
6
Carcass Show Entries and Information,
1971
9
7
Convention Fund,
1970-1971
9
8
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
July-December 1970 and
undated
9
9
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
January-June 1971 and
undated
9
10
Fall Meeting,
1970
9
11
Farr, Louis L., Personal,
1970-1971
9
12
General Fund,
1969-1971
9
13
Immigration,
1971
9
14
Memorial Fund,
1967
10
1
Memorial Fund,
1969-1970
10
2
Miss Wool and Mohair of Texas,
1970-1971
10
3
National Wool Growers Association,
1970-1971
10
4
Pre-Registration, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Annual
Meeting,
1971
10
5
Sims, Bill, Personal and Correspondence,
1970-1971 and undated
Committee Files, 1970-1971
10
6
Animal Health Committee,
1970-1971
10
7
Awards Committee,
1970-1971
11
1
Lamb Committee,
1970-1971
11
2
Membership Committee,
1970-1971
11
3
Ranch Labor Committee,
1970-1971
11
4
Predatory Animal and Livestock Theft Committee,
1970-1971
11
5
Legislative Committee,
1970-1971 and
undated
11
6
Ranch and Livestock Tex Committee,
1970-1971 and undated
11
7
Research and Improvement Committee,
1970-1971 and
undated
11
8
Water Committee,
1970-1971 and undated
11
9
Wool and Mohair Marketing Committee,
1970-1971 and undated
11
10
Wool and Mohair Promotion Committee,
1970-1971 and
undated
General Files, 1970-1971 and undated
12
1
Spring Meeting,
1971
12
2
Ulmer, Craddock, Personal and Correspondence,
1970-1971 and
undated
Financial Documents, 1967-1971
12
3
Texas Senate Donations,
1970 and
undated
12
4
ASPC Workshop Program,
1970
12
5
Paid Bills,
July 1970
12
6
Paid Bills,
August 1970
12
7
Paid Bills,
September 1970
12
8
Paid Bills,
October 1970
12
9
Paid Bills,
November 1970
12
10
Paid Bills,
December 1970
12
11
Paid Bills,
January 1971
12
12
Paid Bills,
February 1971
12
13
Paid Bills,
March 1971
12
14
Paid Bills,
April 1971
12
15
Paid Bills,
May 1971
12
16
Paid Bills,
June 1971
12
17
Warehouse Association Paid Bills and Bank Statements,
1970-1971
12
18
Bank Statements,
July 1967-June
1971