This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
This collection is open and available for research use.
The Richard Old Papers were donated to Washington State University Libraries in multiple installments beginning in 1996 (MS.1996-37, MS.1998-33, MS.2016.07).
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.
Richard Old is a weed expert specializing in plants found in the Inland Northwest. He earned his Master's degree in Agronomy from Washington State University in 1981 before earning PhD in Plant Science from the University of Idaho in 1991. Old has served as a weed expert giving lectures, analyzing local weed environments, serving as a forensic botanist, and assisting in the formation of policies related to the control of noxious weeds. Old has also created a weed database titled
Related materials may be found in the Old Family Papers, which are currently unprocessed (MS.1991-03).