Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association records
Dates
- Creation: 1965-2007
Biographical / Historical
The Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association (IECTA) is a non-profit organization founded by growers of Christmas trees with the goal of helping each other to develop and market their products. It was created on February 7, 1963 under the name of Idaho Christmas Tree Growers Association (ICTGA). It received its present name in 1981. Major events in its history include hosting in 1992 the annual meeting of the National Christmas Tree Association in Spokane, WA, the incorporation in 2004 of the Montana Christmas Tree Association, and the election of one of its members, Marvin Kaschke of Polson, Montana as Director of the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA). Today, the IECTA includes growers from Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. The Needle News is the official organ of the IECTA. More information can be found at its website at http://www.iecta.org/
Extent
5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Box content list.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of the Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association (IECTA) were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Mr. James Storms, on behalf of the IECTA, on June 06, 2007.
Subject
- Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Laura Guedes
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository