Archives West Finding Aid

This collection contains material related to Richard Old's research on noxious weeds from. The collection is largely comprised of records from agencies dedicated to weed control in Washington, Idaho, and Montana, data collected on noxious weeds in eastern Washington, and grant applications for the study of weeds. Among the agencies Old worked particularly closely with was the Washington State Noxious week Control Board. Also included are records from the City of Pullman Environmental Quality Committee from 1998, forensic work performed by Old for a legal case, and materials related to Old's work as a lecturer on local weeds.

MS.1996.37

This accession mainly contains records related to Old's work on noxious weeds, including records from agencies dedicated to controlling weeds, grant applications, and data on the existence of noxious weeds, particularly in Whitman County. This accession contains a large quantity of minutes and communications from the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board. It also contains materials from the City of Pullman about environmental quality and weed control.

MS.1998.33

This accession contains minutes, correspondence, and notes for Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (1995-1996), Eastern Washington Weed Control Directors Association (1988-1994), Whitman County Noxious Weed Control Board (1996). It also contains weed identification forms (1996) and weed data (1989). In addition, the accession contains materials from the City of Pullman Environmental Quality Commity (1998), on which Old served.

MS.2016.07

This accession contains Weed ID details and annual summaries, 2008-2012.