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The bulk of this collection came from the Wampler family's Sunny Slope Farm Property near Dayton, Virginia. In 2009, James Madison University history professor Daniel Kerr was in communication with Barbara Melby, daughter of Charles W. Wampler Jr., who occupied the Sunny Slope property at that time. Mrs. Melby identified the storage of documents within the barn. After an initial inspection of the material, arrangements to transfer the material to Special Collections for cleaning, rehousing, and processing were made.
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Wampler Business Records, 1916-1972, SC 0202, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Donated by Barbara W. Melby, daughter of Charles W. Wampler Jr., and Lawrence D. Bowers in May 2009.
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 5024 . During this time the collection was minimally reprocessed meaning that it was physically rehoused to eliminate the previous arrangement of housing according to series and the description was updated and enhanced where necessary.
The Wampler family emerged upon the American poultry industry in the early twentieth century changing the industry practices and beliefs. As a result of their success, the Wamplers became one of the most influential families in Rockingham County, Virginia and helped the Shenandoah Valley garner the moniker "Turkey Capital of the Nation."
In 1811, John Wampler and family, members of the Brethren Church, moved from Pennsylvania to the Timberville area of the county during a period when large groups of Brethren were migrating south. During the Civil War, John Wampler III gained notoriety for supposedly thwarting Union General Philip Sheridan's attempt to burn his family's barn. After the war, in 1871, John Wampler III purchased a farm in Dayton that he named Sunny Slope and built a house there. Under the setting of Sunny Slope, John Wampler III's children and grandchildren made their many significant contributions to agriculture.
Charles W. Wampler Sr., third son of John Wampler III, was born in 1886 and took quickly to the agricultural development of the county. He became a county agricultural agent and was an accomplished livestock farmer raising chickens and cattle. Eventually, he settled into turkey farming and started Rockingham County's first turkey hatchery. It was during this time that he became known as the "Father of the Modern Turkey Industry" because of his success in various agricultural experiments that changed the face of modern turkey farming. One of his earliest experiments was using chicken incubators to hatch turkey eggs. Starting with only ninety eggs, Wampler Sr. was able to hatch fifty-two poults. Another Charles Wampler Sr. innovation all but ended the wide spread practice of free-range turkey farming in commercial operations. Wampler Sr. believed, and was able to show, that free-range turkeys were less cost effective to raise as they expended more energy and required more feed at the expense of the farmer. Wampler practiced "incubation and confinement" which soon became the standard among successful poultry growers.
Charles Wampler Sr. also served as the first Rockingham County Extension Agent and founded the Wampler Feed and Seed Company in 1927 with two of his brothers. The company mixed feed for distribution to livestock and turkeys. Wampler Feed and Seed was the first in the nation to contract with farms to grow poultry. Wampler also helped found the National Turkey Federation. Among his many philanthropic activities, Charles Wampler Sr. served on the Board of Trustees for Bridgewater College, on the Board of Visitors for Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and on the Board of Directors for the Children's Home Society of Virginia.
Charles Wampler Jr. was born at Sunny Slope on November 25, 1915 as one of nine children (six daughters and three sons.) He attended Bridgewater College for two years and Rutgers University for one year. His early indoctrination in the poultry business began at the age of seven when he and a sister, with the aid of their mother, prepared feed for turkeys in the family business. Crushed eggs and oatmeal were the two main components of the feed. In 1936, his career officially began as a "field man" for Wampler Feed and Seed - traveling to various growers and inspecting livestock. Eventually, Charles Jr. became the company's general manager when Charles Sr. retired. In 1969, Wampler hatcheries, feed mills, and grower operations joined with Virginia Valley Processing to become Wampler Food Incorporated. Poultry processing, hatcheries, and growers were combined as a single corporation with Charles Wampler Jr. as president. In 1984, Charles Jr. oversaw the merger between Wampler Foods and Longacre Farms out of Franconia, Pennsylvania. By 1986, Wampler-Longacre acquired the Rockingham Poultry Cooperative and formed WLR Foods Incorporated with Charles Jr. as chairman of the board.
In addition to his business career, Charles Wampler Jr. had an equally distinguished career in service. Charles Jr. was a district representative for Rockingham County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 until 1965 serving on several committees including Agriculture, Finance, and Labor. In 1957, he co-founded the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. From 1971 to 1984, Charles Jr. served as president and chairman of the board for the Rockingham Memorial Hospital. He has also served on James Madison University's Board of Visitors and the Rockingham County School Board. In 1990, he received James Madison University's Common Wealth award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the community. In addition, Charles Wampler Jr. was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Harrisonburg.
The Wampler Family Business Records, 1916-1972, consists of 11 cubic feet and 31 boxes of material documenting Wampler Foods Incorporated. The collection is primarily comprised of personal and business correspondence of Charles Wampler Sr. The collection includes bound ledgers, financial documents, print material, reports, memoranda, and pictures. The collection is arranged topically into eleven series. Series include Administrative Files, Correspondence, Date Books, Farm Ledgers, Financial Papers, Philanthropy and Professional Organizations, Photographs, Press and Advertising Files, Print and Ephemera, Reports and Studies, and Business and Organization lists.
The collection is arranged chronologically by topic in the following eleven series:
Administrative Files, 1937-1972 Correspondence, 1918-1971 Date Books, 1939-1965 Farm Ledgers, 1932-1951 Financial Files, 1941-1971 Philanthropic and Professional Organizations, 1939-1971 Photographs, 1939-1971 Press and Advertising Files, 1920-1963 Print and Ephemera, 1916-1971 Reports and Studies, 1927-1969 Business and Organization lists, 1941-1967Elizabeth "Libby" Custer Papers, ca.1930s-1997, SC 0077, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Wampler Family Papers, 1798-1962, SC 0150, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
WLR Foods records, 1984-2002, SC 0112, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Several publications relating to local matters were pulled from the collection, cataloged individuallly, and added to Special Collections' rare book holdings.
Series 1: Administrative Files, 1937-1972, includes a diverse assortment of administrative documents representing the business' large-scale farming operations. Insurance information and documents represent a large portion of the series regarding farm capital and employees. Another large section of the series is "testing documentation" for the various animals owned and bred by the Wamplers including chickens, turkey, cows, and sheep. Nearly all of these animals required regular government-regulated testing, and the corresponding findings and results are within this series.
Occidental Life Insurance Company of California- Statement of Claim, Nationwide Life Insurance Company- Statement of Claim, Rockingham Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Nationwide Life Insurance Company- Statement of Claim, West Rockingham Mutual Fire Co.
Record of Eggs and Poults, Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Marketing Service, Virginia Valley Processors.
Application for Registration of Cheviot Sheep.
Soil Record Sheets, Virginia Department of Agriculture- Lime Letter.
United States Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Markets, Agreement between Wampler Feed & Seed Company and Walker May.
Inventory Pine Ridge, Sunny Slope, Blosser, Ralston, and Glendale farms for 1964, Sheep records from 1965.
Beef Cattle Record of Performance for 1953, Miscellaneous Animal Husbandry Record Sheet, Summary of Va. BCIA Performance Testing Program for 1955, Virginia State Department of Agriculture- Division of Markets.
Virginia BCIA Calf Data Sheet.
Agreement with Garber Church of the Brethren, Deed of Trust, Oil and Gas Lease.
Certificate of War Necessity, Official Health Certificate from the Division of Livestock Industry, Turkey Breeding Flock Certificate, American Beef Cattle Performance Registry Association Membership Certificate, Certificate of Record of Official Calfhood Vaccination, American Angus Association- Classification Certificate, Certificate of Entry for Performance Registry International.
Miscellaneous Animal Husbandry Record Sheet, Daily Record Form for the Division of Motor Transport, Report of PPLO Tube Agglutination Test.
Flock Inspection and Check-Testing Report-United States Department of Agriculture, Report of Official Vaccination for Brucellosis- Virginia Department of Agriculture, Laboratory Report of Agglutination Blood Test for Brucellosis- Virginia Department of Agriculture, Flock Selection and Pullorum Testing Report- Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Laboratory Report-Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Flock Selection and Pullorum Testing Report- Virginia Department of Agriculture, Brucellosis Calfhood Vaccination Record, Tuberculosis Test Record.
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Life Insurance Company-Statement of Claim.
A Plan for Low Cost Life Insurance for Officers and Employees of Wampler Feed & Seed Company, Nationwide Life Insurance Company- Statement of Claim.
Series 2: Correspondence, 1918-1971, consists of letters ranging in date from 1918 to 1972. Early correspondence to and from Charles Wampler Sr. in regard to his turkey business and his position as county farm agent may be found here. Through the 1940s, the letters concern both agricultural and World War II topics as the Wampler businesses supported the American war effort through food production. Intermixed throughout this range are letters regarding both the financial and agricultural support Charles Wampler Jr. provided to colleges and universities through his service on their Boards of Visitors. Letters written during his terms as a state representative can be found in the 1950s and 1960s with some addressed to Virginia governors and politician Harry F. Byrd. Wampler's letters to congressmen and state representatives regarding local and national issues document his own political persuasions on sundry topics including gambling, the United Nations, and presidential candidates. The Wamplers' philanthropic pursuits and financial donations to various non-profits (Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care, etc.) are also documented.
Commonwealth of Virginia- Dairy and Food Division.
Commonwealth of Virginia- Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Norfolk and Western Railway Co.
Walter S. Newman- Supervisor of Agricultural Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Poultry and Egg National Board.
Senator Aubrey Weaver, L.M. Walker Jr. - Commissioner of Agriculture Richmond, Virginia, War Department- Highway Traffic Advisory Committee, Truck and Bus Inventory for National Defense.
War Department- Highway Traffic Advisory Committee, National Poultry Defense Committee, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Congressman A. Willis Robertson.
Congressman A. Willis Robertson, Governor Colgate Darden Jr., Selective Service Board, Thomas P. Thompson- State Chairman of the Defense Savings Staff for the Treasury Department, John L. Stewart- Acting Chief of the Division of Foreign Agricultural Research for the United States Department of Agriculture, B.C. Moomaw Jr.- Deputy Administrator of the Defense Savings Staff for the Treasury Staff.
R.F. Nelson- Administrator of the Defense Savings Staff, Congressman A. Willis Robertson, Clarence Cannon- House of Representatives, Senator Harry F. Byrd, G.B.L. Arner- Chief of the Foreign Agricultural Research Division for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Administration, A.M. Alexander- Deputy Administrator of the War Savings Staff for the Treasury Department, A.D. Oderkirk- Acting Head for the Poultry and Egg Section of the Food Price Division for the Office of Price Administration, Congressman John W. Flannagan Jr., Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Madison College, The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, Treasury Department War Savings Staff, Congress of the United States House of Representatives, United States Department of Agriculture Farm Credit Administration, United States Department of Agriculture USDA War Board, United States Senate Committee on Rules, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, The National Turkey Federation, National Poultry Defense Committee.
United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Administration Bureau of Animal Industry, American Red Cross, The Virginia State Poultry Federation, Harrisonburg-Rockingham War Savings Committee.
Emergency Committee for Food Production, Office of Price Administration, Treasury Department-War Savings Staff, United States Department of Agriculture Food Distribution Administration.
Treasury Department-Internal Revenue Service, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Treasury Department-Defense Savings Staff.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Congressman A. Willis Robertson, Members of the Appeal Board of Selective Service, Governor William M. Tuck.
Elena Becker- Consultant in Home Economics for the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr.
Frank E. Moone- United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry, H.L. Shrader- Senior Extension Poultry Husbandman for the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service, Congressman A. Willis. Robertson.
Commonwealth of Virginia- Department of Finance Division of Motor Vehicles, D.K. Christenberry Jr.- Assistant Director for the Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia, E.J. Milligan- Selective Service System.
D.K. Christenberry Jr. - Assistant Director for the Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
L.M. Walker Jr. – Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Selective Service Board, National Poultry Defense Committee.
Congressman A. Willis Robertson.
Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr.
Senator Harry F. Byrd.
City Planning Commission for the City of Harrisonburg, Congressman A. Willis Robertson, Senator J.A. Garber.
Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Hollis Shomo- Supervisor of Department of Agriculture and Immigration for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
H.C. Givens- State Veterinarian of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
Governor William M. Tuck, Major Charles S. Roller Jr., the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Inc.
Senator A. Willis Robertson, T.C. Byerly- Senior Poultry Husbandman for the United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry, Colonel James P. Woods, Governor William M. Tuck.
B.B. Tucker- State Director of the Production and Marketing Administration for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Lawrence T. Berry- Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Captain J.E. Schuyler, Governor William M. Tuck.
H.E. Moskey- Chief of the Veterinary Medical Section for the Food and Drug Administration.
Roy W. Lennartson- Associate Director of the Poultry Branch for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Raymond V. Long- Executive Secretary of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Senator Raymond Guest.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, A. Willis Robertson-Senator of Virginia, United World Federalists of Virginia.
Citizens Committee for United Nations Reform.
Commonwealth of Virginia Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy.
Commonwealth of Virginia-Virginia State Planning Board.
Board of Trustees Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Rockingham Library Association, United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Cuba.
Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education, Department of Agriculture, Congressman Burr P. Harrison, H.S. Gutteridge Department of Agriculture.
Senator John S. Battle, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Congress of the United States House of Representatives.
Congressman Burr P. Harrison, Department of Agriculture, H.S. Gutteridge Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Administration.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration, United States Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Congress of the United States House of Representatives, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Congressman Burr P. Harrison, Senator A. Willis Robertson.
Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Lawrence Berry Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture.
Department of Agriculture and Immigration Division of Chemistry, Governor John S. Battle.
L.M. Walker Jr. Commissioner of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration, Virginia State Chamber of Commerce.
Senator Raymond A. Guest, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture, R.M. Loughborough- Executive Secretary for the County of Fairfax.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
J.W. Graham-Department of Agriculture.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor John S. Battle.
Norman S. Elliott- Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Jos. Wm. Kinghorne- Assistant Director Poultry Branch-United States Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration.
Congressman Burr P. Harrison, Carolyne Brookes- Virginia State Poultry Federation.
Jos. Wm. Kinghorne- Assistant Director Poultry Branch-United States Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration, Governor John S. Battle.
Congressman Burr P. Harrison
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Selective Service Board.
Stanley J. Marsden- United States Department of Agriculture; Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Inc.; autobiographical essay to Fred Lang of The Poultryman.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
S.G. Sutton- Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Markets.
Senator Raymond R. Guest, V.S. Shaffer- Virginia House of Delegates, Senator Curry Carter, Governor John S. Battle, James O. Stickley- Virginia House of Delegates, Landon R. Wyatt- Virginia House of Delegates, E. Blackburn Moore- Virginia House of Delegates, D. French Slaughter- Virginia House of Delegates.
Senator Willis A. Robertson, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Senator Harry F. Byrd.
W.D. Termohlen- Director of the Poultry Branch for the Department of Agriculture, Jos. Wm. Kinghorne- Assistant Director Poultry Branch-United States Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration.
Constitutions and By-Laws from the Virginia State Poultry Federation.
Garland Gary- Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Charles F. Brannan- Department of Agriculture.
Department of Agriculture, Senator Harry F. Byrd.
W.R. Smith- Department of Highways Landscape Superintendent, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor John S. Battle, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Thomas B. Stanley- Candidate for Governor, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Congress of the United States House of Representatives.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Robert W. Burgess- Director Bureau of Census.
Governor John S. Battle, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
W.D. Termohlen- Director of Production and Administration for the Department of Agriculture, Senator Harry F. Byrd, Senator A. Willis Robertson, Congressman William M. Tuck, Congressman Richard H. Poff, Congressman J.T. Broyhill, Congressman William C. Wampler.
Senator A. Willis Robertson, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lewis L. Strauss- United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Governor Thomas B. Stanley, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor Thomas B. Stanley.
R. Maclin Smith- Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates.
George W. Dean- State Forester for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Development.
Garland Gray- Commonwealth of Virginia Senate.
Dan Stickley- President of the Rockingham Development Corporation.
W.D. Termohlen- The Foreign Service of the United States of America, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Thos B. Stanley- Commonwealth of Virginia Governor.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Thos B. Stanley- Commonwealth of Virginia Governor, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, W.L. Bendix- State Veterinarian for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Rodney C. Berry- Director for the Virginia Department of Agriculture Division of Chemistry.
Garland Gary- Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Department of Agriculture Division of Chemistry and Foods.
A. Willis Robertson- United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, W.L. Bendix- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture Division of Animal and Dairy Industries, Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Rodney C. Berry- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration Division of Chemistry and Foods.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Congressman Burr P. Harrison.
Congressman Burr P. Harrison, Senator Harry F. Byrd, G.M. Carman- Research Officer for the Department of Agriculture. Review of Rockingham County Fair.
Senator Floyd Stevens, Hollis Shomo- Supervisor to the Poultry & Egg Section of the Division of Markets for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
A. Willis Robertson- United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richard D. Chumney- Administrative Assistant for the Department of Agriculture and Immigration to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor Thos B. Stanley, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Senator Ted Dalton.
Lawrence T. Berry- Secretary for the Board of Agriculture and Immigration of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Virginia State Dairymen's Association, C.E. Bass- County Supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration for the United States Department of Agriculture.
W.S. Campbell- Department of Conservation for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
E.V. Coville- Assistant Director for the Division of Markets of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Rodney C. Berry- Director for the Virginia Department of Agriculture Division of Chemistry, T.R. Elliott- District Forester for the Department of Conservation and Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richard D. Chumney- Administrative Assistant for the Department of Agriculture and Immigration to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor Lindsey J. Almond, Senator Harry F. Byrd.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Don H. Spencer- County Supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Gordon Tucker- Supervisor of the Poultry & Turkey Improvement Plans for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Congressman Burr P. Harrison, Senator Harry F. Byrd.
W.L. Bendix- State Veterinarian for the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration.
Raymond D. Schar- Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richard D. Chumney- Secretary for the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration to the Commonwealth of Virginia, J.H. Meek- Division of Markets for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Congressman Burr P. Harrison, W.R. Crabill- State Board of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia, A. Willis Robertson-Senator of Virginia, T.R. Elliott- District Forester for the Department of Conservation and Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
T.R. Elliott- District Forester for the Department of Conservation and Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, J. Paul Williams- Virginia State Poultry Federation.
Parke C. Brinkley- Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia, J. Paul Williams- Virginia State Poultry Federation, Bill King- Virginia Angus Association.
John H. Ralston- President of the Rockingham Farm Bureau.
Senator George S. Aldhizer.
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association.
Governor J. Lindsey Almond.
Congress of the United States- House of Representatives, H.A. Waters- Acting Chief Officer for the Animal Inspection and Quarantine Division of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Andrew W. Cordier- Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
United States Department of Agriculture- Animal Husbandry Research Division.
J.D. Lawrence- President for the Virginia Highway Users Association.
Senator Charles R. Fenwick.
Gordon Tucker- Supervisor for the Poultry and Turkey Improvement Plans for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Senator Charles R. Fenwick, Homer Quann- Candidate for the President of the United States.
S.M. Long Jr.- Chief Taxpayer Information Section for the U.S. Treasury Department.
Delta Airlines, Pan American World Airways.
Senator Charles F. Fenwick.
American Airlines.
Virginia Beef Cattle Association.
The Washington Post, Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, American Airlines.
Washington National Airport, Dr. T.P. Koudelka- Division of Animal and Dairy Industry for the Commonwealth of Virginia, T.R. Elliott- District Forester for the Department of Conservation and Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia. State Planters Bank of Commerce and Trusts.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
U.S. Selective Service Board.
United States Post Office.
United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
United States Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Service.
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company.
Stephen McDonogh- Agricultural Counselor for the Embassy of Ireland.
Stanley J. Marsden- Physiology Investigations of the Poultry Research Branch for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Stanley J. Marsden- Physiology Investigations of the Poultry Research Branch for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Brigadier General R.L. Dulaney.
L.H. Averill- General Sales Manager of the Chevrolet Motor Division, Elmer Kaylor- Rockingham Farm Bureau.
Senator A. Willis Robertson; Senator Harry F. Byrd; Congressman John O. Marsh Jr. regarding Wampler's support of the Lyndon Johnson/Hubert Humphrey presidential ticket, includes mentions of Civil Rights.
A.A. Youssef- Ambassador for the United Arab Republic.
A. Ross Eckler- Acting Director for the Bureau of the Census for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
October 11, 1971 letter to Dr. G. Wayne Glick, President of Keuka College in response to a recent article in the Messenger. Wampler comments on the current political situation, the Vietnam War, and activism by the younger generation. Of particular interest are Wampler's racist comments concerning African Americans.
United States Senate, and the American Biographical Institute.
Letter to the Selective Service Board.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration: Division of Animal Industry.
Series 3: Date Books, 1939-1965, consist of date books signed by Charles W. Wampler Jr. which include personal appointments, business schedules, and notes on farm production.
Provides a list of dates, purchase and costs primarily made during 1939 with a few from 1940. Purchases include "Hatching Bill," "Eggs Booked," "Eggs Bought," "National Turkey Federation Contributions" and others.
The bulk of this ledger appear to be sales records from 1949 with a few in 1950.
The user of this date book was Charles Wampler Jr. Included in the date book is a promotional 1949 calendar from Woodward and Lothrop, Washington D.C.
The user of this date book was Charles Wampler Jr.
The user of these diaries was Charles Wampler Jr.
Animals are broken down by the owning farm.
Series 4: Farm Ledgers, 1932-1951, contains information on the day-to-day operations of the Wampler properties. Some ledgers specify: Ralston Farm, Dry River, Sunny Slope Farm, Glendale Farm, and Blossom Farm. Other ledgers do not specify property names but do contain information such as expenses, account information, flock details, and livestock weights. Items are arranged chronologically.
Contains information such as expenses, cost of turkeys and poults, turkey feed, and the amount for certain goods such as corn meal, ground oats, milk, salt, wheat, and barley.
Lists the names of the individuals who purchased the turkeys, where they are from, whether purchased hens or toms, how they paid, and how much they spent.
Contains information such as Grain, Oil Mill, Dairy, Cotton Oil, and Feed Service Companies, amounts of turkeys sold and their prices, eggs sold, and the profits and losses from his sales to certain individuals listed.
Contains information regarding the necessary equipment needed to build the hatchery such as stone, cement, sand, lumber, tile, nails, paint, screws, nails, plaster, as well as the amounts of these goods purchased and their prices, the names of the individuals who provided Wampler with labor and what they were paid, as well as information regarding day to day operations regarding sales.
Contains information regarding day to day operations, income, expenses, inventory, and the names of people with whom Wampler did business.
Contains information regarding day to day operations, income, expenses, and inventory.
Contains information regarding day to day operations, income, expenses, inventory, and total expenses for individuals who owe money.
Contains information regarding day to day operations, income, expenses, and inventory at Sunny Slope Farm, as well as the types of poults and eggs purchased, total amounts, dates, and costs.
Contains information regarding the amount of eggs being laid at each of the Wamplers' farms, total income from those eggs, and expenses.
Contains information regarding day to day operations, income, regular expenses, special expenses, inventory, and total expenses for individuals who owe money.
Contains information regarding eggs and poults, donations, rent, dues, notes, dividends, expenses, insurance, and a brief section on his Colorado Ranch.
Contains information regarding eggs and poults, donations, rent, dues, notes, dividends, expenses, insurance, loans, gravel expenses, Sunny Slope Hatchery expenses, membership and dues for organizations, and a brief section on his Colorado Ranch.
Contains information regarding eggs and poults, rent, dues, expenses, insurance, traveling expenses, Sunny Slope Hatchery, and a brief section on his Colorado Ranch.
Contains information regarding eggs, poults, rent, donations, membership dues, dividends, personal loans, travel expenses, taxes, and the income and expenses of the Trap Nest House.
Contains information regarding eggs, poults, donations, bank dividends, travel expenses, taxes, and information pertaining to the Wamplers' Dayton property.
Contains information regarding eggs, poults, Sunny Slope Hatchery, donations, bank dividends, travel expenses, taxes, notes, and a Willow Lane Farm is briefly mentioned.
Contains information regarding eggs, poults, rent, donations, membership dues, bank dividends, travel expenses, taxes, the Trap Nest House, Dayton Property, and the Sunny Slope Hatchery.
Contains information regarding eggs, poults, rent, donations, membership dues, bank dividends, travel expenses, taxes, notes, sales, statements, turkey and hen accounts, and the Dayton property.
Contains information regarding hens and toms, amount of eggs laid, hatched, raised, found dead, missing, what pen they belong to, and the number of culls.
Series 5: Financial Files, 1941-1971, houses all loose financial documents relating to the Wampler businesses. The majority of the series consists of receipts from shipping, Wampler Feed & Seed, Sunny Slope Farm, travel expenses, and general purchases while the second part of the series contains miscellaneous bank statements, account information, tax documents for state and federal income, business taxes, and some Wampler family business documents.
Commonwealth of Virginia: Agency Purchase Order.
Commonwealth of Virginia: Travel Expense Reimbursement Voucher, United States Department of Agriculture: Administrative Audit Difference Statement.
Employer Member Unit Life Rate Calculation Sheet.
American Airlines Airway Bill, United Airlines Air Freight Loss or Damage Claim.
Quantity and Pricing of Chicks and Poults.
Quantity and Pricing of Chicks and Poults.
Balance Statements.
Determined Expenses.
Purebred Breeding Contract.
Feed and Seed Order Information.
Feed and Seed Order Information.
Feed and Seed Order Information.
Feed and Seed Order Information.
Feed and Seed Order Information.
Series 6: Philanthropic and Professional Organizations, 1939-1971, consists of memoranda, meeting minutes, summaries, and administrative information for various organizations with which Charles Wampler Sr. and Jr. were involved. The series documents local and national organizations, of which agricultural organizations figure prominently. See also materials in Series 10: Reports and Studies for philanthropic reports relating to the Bridgewater College Board of Trustees, Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and Children's Home Society of Virginia.
Bridgewater College Board of Trustees.
Case Work Report, Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, By-Laws of Children's Home Society of Virginia.
Terms and Conditions on Dwarfism, Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, Report of Operations.
Membership Report.
Membership-Finance Committee.
The Department of Agriculture's Contribution to the War Effort, Newcastle Disease in Poultry, Proposed Regional Diagnostic Laboratories, Japanese Beetle Quarantine, State Lime Grinding Plants, Minutes of the Meeting of the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration.
Confidential Reports of Visits to Corporations, Minutes of Regular Annual Meetings, Financial Statements, and Operating Accounts.
Minutes of Poultry Federation Directors Meetings, Producer Membership Report, Turkey Membership Report, and Plans and Objectives.
Names and Addresses, Minutes of Board Meetings, Executive Committee, and Financial Reports.
Finance Committee, Membership Summaries, Membership Committee, VPI Committee, Taxation Committee, Advertising Committee, Grading and Inspection Committee, and Legislative Action Committee.
Convention Committee, Insurance Committee, Other Committees, and Miscellaneous.
Membership Summary, Producer Membership Plan, Financial Condition, Income and Expenses, Preliminary Reports, Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, and Convention Committee Report.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Merchandising Committee.
Minutes of Charlottesville Conference.
Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting of Wampler Feed and Seed Company, Inc.
Proposals made by the By-Laws Committee.
Series 7: Photographs, 1939-1971, contains livestock pictures from the Wampler Farms and from farmers across the country with letters attached regarding breeding opportunities and purchase requests. Several personal photographs of the Wampler children are included here.
Accompanied by a note that reads: ""My Son in Law Elmer Larson and grand Daughter Pamela." This note likely refers to photographs 02.01-02.04. The photograph also is labeled February 1955 on the side.
The photograph is labeled February 1955.
The photograph is labeled March 1955 on the side.
The photograph is labeled June 1955 on the side.
Caption on back reads: "Yearling stud ram at Normandin– N.C. Cheviot. Beautiful to behold, and a show winner- but no good at all as a breeder. Both he and his lambs have now been culled.
Caption on the back refers to North Country Cheviot ewes.
Caption on the back refers to North Country ram lambs.
Caption on the back reads: "May 1948 Erdenheim Farms of Chestnut Hill Phil 18 Pa."
Caption on the back reads: "May 1948 Erdenheim Farms of Chestnut Hill Phil 18 Pa."
Caption on the back reads: "Ch. Cheviot Ewe. Slack Brothers Quebec 1949."
Caption on the back reads: "Champion Shropshire Ewe, Slack Brothers, Quebec 1949."
Captioned: "11 Mo old Ewe Lambs 'Montadale'."
Caption on the back reads: "4 year old ram on left, 2 ram lambs, HS. Dean flock of 48."
Caption on the back reads: "2-2 yr old ewes, 2-2yr. old ewes, 2- ewe lambs, H.S. Dean flock of 48."
Caption on the back reads: "Cheviot and Leicester yearlings."
Caption on the back reads: "Leicester and Cheviot yearlings."
Caption on the back reads: "Yearling Ewes, Rifle Ranges, Ottawa Photo: Oct. 17th, 1947. Left to right: Cheviot x Leicester, Leicester x Oxford, Leicester x Shropshire, Oxford x Shropshire, Leicester x Cheviot."
Accompanied by a note that reads: "My flock of 170 Ewes." Note also refers to photograph 03.16.
Caption on the back reads: "Born April 29 - 67, Triplets - 1 day old., Weight 2 averaged 40 # each, 1 averaged 50 #, Dam is five years old., Mr. Wampler: I named them Teeny, Tiny and Tot. (Ethel)"
Caption on the back reads: "20-708- Age 9 yrs. Wt. 1900 Sire of dam. Purchased from Mr. Charlie Wampler."
Caption on the back reads: "age- 3 yrs, wt. 1600 Sire of the Triplets purchased from C.A Miller, Keyser, W.VA."
Caption on the back reads: "Eileenmere of Snorest 12 " #3197940 04/29/62."
Caption on the back reads: "Eileenmere of Snorest 12" #3197940 04/29/62."
Caption on the back reads: "Eileenmere of Snorest 12" #3197940 04/29/62."
Stamp on the back reads: "Olentangy Farms Demorest & Sons 3897 Waldo-Fulton RD. Waldo, Ohio 43356."
Stamp on the back reads: "Olentangy Farms Demorest & Sons 3897 Waldo-Fulton RD. Waldo, Ohio 43356."
Stamp on the back reads: "Gitchell's Studio & Camera Shop Harrisonburg, Virginia."
Stamp on the back reads: "J.F. ABERNATHY LIVESTOCK PHOTO CO Union Stock Yards Chicago IL."
Caption on the back reads: "This is a picture of Lord Leslie Defender 154191. Sweet Air Farm, Leslie, Md. He is a little over a year old, rich crimson in color and as kind and gentle as a kitten. He produces big strong litters. One young sows farrowing 8 and 9 pigs in their first litters. Note the big bones, smooth lines, rigor and fine conformations which are strong characteristics in all his pigs. "Defender - bred Durocs have won more prizes than the [illegible] of any other boar." "No boar living or dead has equaled the show record of Defender" the great grand sow of our Lord Leslie Defender. Defender was twice International Grand Champion."
Caption on the back reads: "This is a picture of Lady Leslie Defender. Reg. #356218. [illegible] Farm. In her first and only litter so far, she farrowed eight strong pigs. She will farrow this spring."
Caption on the back reads: "Just an unusual picture taken last year. These 2 Bronze toms were always at it!"
Caption on the back reads: "o me this is a 'prize' picture! These hens about 1 ½ years old."
Caption on the back reads: "'Birds eye' of breeder pen. Pen Room, in rear, is pen where we first put turkeys after taking from wire floor."
Caption on the back reads: "Pen 40' x 20'. Roost space for 75 birds. Only have 48 in here now. We close them up every nite- good range all day of course."
Caption on the back reads: "Our largest bronze last year- sold at x mas. 39 1/2 #."
Caption on the back reads: "7 breeder pens."
Caption on the back reads: "Notice the 'Sport'- White + Bronze mixed. Was a beautiful bird. Even prettier than the new breed of Royal Palm. He weighed only 41 # when killed last x mas. Those are strange trees - can see the fruit."
Caption on the back reads: "He weighed 33 #. They served 57 meals, having some meat left over for sandwiches and salads!"
Caption on the back reads: "Have their field planted to peanuts this year. These are last year bronze hens, which kept for Breeders."
Caption on the back reads: "These are white breeders in front of breeding pens."
Numerous cars parked near the main barn. Photograph also features a circus tent.
Stamp on the back reads: "Compliments of NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION Prepared by TURKEY INFORMATION SERVICE 110 Social Ha Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone: 801 359-2201."
Stamp on the back reads: "Compliments of NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION Prepared by TURKEY INFORMATION SERVICE 110 Social Ha Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone: 801 359-2201."
Stamp on the back reads: "Compliments of NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION Prepared by TURKEY INFORMATION SERVICE 110 Social Ha Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone: 801 359-2201."
Series 8: Press and Advertising Files, 1920-1963, consist of marketing materials for the Wampler businesses that includes poultry advertisements and newspaper clippings. The collection also includes speeches, articles, and press releases authored by or about Charles Wampler Jr.
"What Must Virginia do to Compete in Turkey Production," "What's Ahead in Turkey Profits," "Virginia Tech Best Serves Virginians." Wampler and the National Defense Committee.
"The Growth of the Turkey Industry," "What Must Virginia do to Compete in Turkey Production," and "Eating Chicken Does Not Cause Cancer- An Answer to the Police Gazette."
Biography of Charles W. Wampler.
Newspaper articles for Angus Bulls, Calves and Heifers, and Cheviot Rams and Sheep for sales, newspaper articles and ads also describing the animals for sale as well as cattle feed, poults, and eggs.
Newspaper articles for Angus Bulls, Calves and Heifers, and Cheviot Rams and Sheep for sales, newspaper articles and ads also describing the animals for sale as well as cattle feed, poults, and eggs, sketching of ad designs with desired sizes, titles, font, and other information pertaining to Wampler and the animals.
Press releases regarding the death of Zola Estelle Wampler, cattle improvement performance programs from Performance Registry International, a recipe packet developed by the Virginia Poultry Products Commission, and borax in fertilizers from the US Department of Agriculture.
Address by A.G. Black, Governor of the Farm Credit Administration before conference of agricultural credit agencies and farm organizations, Radio speech given by Adrin Sonn- "Defense Stamps and Bonds," Radio Speech pertaining to Religious Education, "An Interpretation of our Foreign Policy"- Speech before Virginia Institute of Rural Affairs by J.T. Sanders, Legislative Counsel, and part of a talk prepared for the Wampler reunion at Galax, Virginia.
Series 9: Print and Ephemera, 1916-1971, includes agricultural publications such as "Turkey World." This series also includes biographical information on Charles Wampler Jr. from magazines, newspapers, and farm sale catalogs of auctions held on his properties. A number of printed brochures from various manufacturers and charitable organizations also reside this series.
"Man with Vision."
Constitution and By-Laws of Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association, General and Special Rules: Performance Registry International, Constitution and By-Laws: Performance Registry International, and Charter and By-Laws: American Angus Association.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Refugee Organization, National Conference for the Prevention of World War III, "The Federal Fiscal Situation" speech of Honorable Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia in the Senate of the United States, "100 Things You Should Know About Communism."
Pamphlets explaining the importance of War Bonds and their benefits, "The Solution of Some Governmental Problems," "Nine Men Against America: The Story of the Supreme Court and your Liberties," and Citizens Committee for United Nations Reform.
"Why Should I be a Member of the Virginia Conference of Social Work?," The Children's Home Society of Virginia, The Virginia Children's Home Finder, and Child Welfare League of America.
G.C. Birdsall Breeder of Duroc-Jersey and Hampshire Swine Cheviot Sheep, and List of Active Cheviot Breeders in the United States 1957 and 1962.
Poultry and Egg National Board Reporter, National Turkey Federation Progress, and Northeastern Poultryman, Northeastern Poultry Producers Council Membership.
The National Turkey Improvement Plan, Turkey World catalog, Poultry and Egg Judging, and United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural: Research Service.
Livestock sale catalogs, Sunny Slope Farm: Home of Wampler's Turkeys, Wampler's Cheviot Ram Sale, and Wampler's Type and Vigor Strain: Black and Bronze Turkey Poults.
Livestock sale catalogs, Wampler's Angus Cattle and Cheviot Sheep, Records of Performance Bulls, and Wampler's Cheviot Sheep Sale.
Office of Price Administration, Community Leaders of America, and The Chemurgic Digest: National Farm Chemurgic Council.
Virginia Feed and Nutrition Conference.
The Agricultural Seed Law: Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Tolerance Rules for Use in Tagging Crop Seeds: Department of Agriculture and Immigration, A Graphic Summary of Farm Labor and Population: United States Department of Agriculture, The Annual Address of the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Harrisonburg/Rockingham Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Processing Equipment News, Department of Agriculture Immigration, A Forward Look at Feed Industry Problems: Virginia Feed-Nutrition Conference, and Virginia Bankers Farm Credit Conference, National Farm Chemurgic Council, and Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Virginia Agricultural Seed Law.
Series 10: Reports and Studies, 1927-1969, holds typed or printed reports. Agricultural materials from the U.S. Farm Bureau, National Turkey Federation, the U.S.D.A., and the Virginia and Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture which include livestock disease reports, castor bean testing data, poultry stock reports, and inspection and market information. In addition, legislation related to agricultural issues is also represented. Other materials include reports regarding educational and charitable organizations in which Charles Wampler Sr. had a philanthropic interest (such as Bridgewater College, Virginia Tech, and Children's Home Society of Virginia); 1954 legislative Actions; War savings and Fund Campaigns; Senatorial Remarks; House of Representative Committee rules; and Virginia State Legislation and sub-committee reports.
Application for Membership in Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association, Summary of Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association Performance Testing of Aberdeen-Angus Herds, and Summary of Graded Bull Sales.
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Markets.
United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics, State Department of Agriculture Division of Markets, Annual Report of Market Expansion by the Virginia Department of Agriculture, Classification of Hatcheries Participating in the Virginia and National Poultry Improvement Plan.
Virginia State USO War Fund Campaign, Legislative Action Program of Virginia Farmers Union, Memorandum on Food and Milk Law Enforcement in Virginia, Rockingham County Economic Data.
Reports of the Sub-Committee on the Development of Agricultural Industries and the Improvement of Agricultural and Industrial Relations, Remarks of Senator A. Willis Robertson prepared for delivery on the floor of the Senate in advocacy of the Reciprocal Trade Bill, Virginia War Savings Staff.
Statistical Reports on Enrollment, Enrollment by Classes, Distribution of Students by States, Distribution of Students by Religious Denominations, Distribution of Brethren Students by Church Districts, Proposal for a Ten-Year Development Program.
Children's Home Society of Virginia Annual Reports, Cumulative Case Work Report, Sponsors, Officers and Directors, Monthly Reports of Income and Expenses.
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute: Report of the Treasurer to the Honorable Board of Visitors, and Statements as to the Work and Program of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Report to the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors or Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Monthly Herd Reports, and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Reports.
The Growing of Castor Beans Report.
Letter from the Commonwealth of Virginia with a report and examination of Charles Wampler Sr. timber.
"The Potential Development of the Steel-Making Industry in Virginia," and "A Report on Virginia's Economy: The State's Fiscal System and the Impact of its Taxes on Industrial Development."
"Poultry Equipment Essential in Food-for-Defense: A Report on the Poultry Industry and the Needs of Poultry Equipment Manufacturers."
Estimated Number of Turkey's in the United States by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Map of the Twenty Leading Turkey Producing States.
Poultry Statistics for Virginia, Report of the Beef Production Project.
Report pertaining to Quackgrass.
Proposed Regulations for Farm Bulk Milk Holding and/or Cooling Tanks, A Brief Outline of a Plan for Improvement in Handling Foods and Farm Products from Producers to Consumers.
Series 11: Business and Organization lists, 1941-1967, comprises assorted lists concerning livestock and related sales, farming and agricultural pursuits, and professional and philanthropic organizations.
Post Offices Selling War Bonds and Issuing Agents for Rockingham County.
Membership dues received from Virginia for the Virginia State Poultry Federation, The National Turkey Federation Memberships, and Individual Registrations for The National Turkey Federation.
Members by County for the Beef Cattle Improvement Association, and a Membership Summary for the Virginia State Poultry Federation.
List of Farmers Clubs of Rockingham County and their Managers, National Farm Products Marketing and Merchandising Committee, Committee for the Defense Savings Program for Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg, and the American Poultry Historical Society Membership List.