Benjamin Francis Roche, Jr. (1924-1997) was an expert on weeds and range plants. From 1958 to 1965, he worked as an Extension Weed Specialist for the State of Washington. From 1965 to 1987, he worked for Washington State University in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences as the institution's first Extension Range Management Specialist. His research was linked to range resource problems in Washington and surrounding states, and during his time at WSU he trained many Range Conservationists.
This collection consists of papers of Washington State University Range Management Specialist Ben F. Roche. It includes the manuscript for his 1983 book, Range Plants: Their Identification, Usefulness, and Management; plant collection books kept by Cindy Talbott Roche; writings and presentations; and other miscellaneous papers.
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Preliminary Guide to the Ben Roche, Jr. Papers, 1965-1994 (MS.1999.37)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Richard Old donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 1999 (MS.1999.37). He obtained the collection from Cindy Talbott Roche.
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