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Whatcom County Weather Observational Data reports, 1890-1979
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Holland, Richard C.
- Title
- Whatcom County Weather Observational Data reports
- Dates
- 1890-1979 (inclusive)18901970
- Quantity
- 3 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0256WeatherData (collection)
- Summary
- This is a collection of weather observational reports and climatological data summaries collected at various Whatcom County sites occupied by the Bellingham Nursery during the twentieth century.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1909 the Bellingham Nursery, apparently an entity of the state government, was established on a site overlooking Bellingham Bay near Marine Drive. Weather data was collected at the site starting around 1910. The nursery later relocated to a site just west of the Guide Meridian and again to the west end of Cook Road in Skagit County in 1984. Richard C. Holland worked at the nursery between 1954 and 1971, at which time he had personal responsibility for taking the weather readings. He later gained possession of the pre-1954 weather readings as well as some early Weather Bureau publications.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This is a collection of weather observational reports and climatological data summaries collected at various Whatcom County sites occupied by the Bellingham Nursery during the twentieth century. There are also some early Weather Bureau Publications.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Bellingham (Wash.) Weather Observational Data records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Richard C. Holland in 1995.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Climatology--History--Sources.
Geographical Names
- Washington (State)--Climate--History--Sources.
- Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Records (Documents)
Finding aid prepared by CPNWS staff
2012
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
