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Kenneth R. Olson Collection (2960) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 29600000000
Collection
Kenneth R. Olson Collection
Title
Kenneth R. Olson Collection (2960) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2018-04-13
Linear Feet
0.5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 2017 - 2025
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of articles written by Kenneth R. Olson and colleagues. A copy of each article is signed by the authors. The materials are dated 2017-2025.
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth Ray Olson was born in Stanley, North Dakota in 1947. He volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1969. He served in the U.S. Army as a Clerk Typist from 1969 to 1971 and in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1971 to 1973. After leaving the army at the rank of SP5, Olson completed his M.S. and Ph.D. in Soil Science from Ohio State University and Cornell. He became a soil scientist and taught soil science for over 35 years at the University of Illinois.
  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D097.7]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Why Were the Soil Tunnels of Cu Chi and Iron Triangle in Vietnam So Resilient? by Kenneth R. Olson and Lois W. Morton (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2017)
  • Folder 2
  • Long-Term Fate of Agent Orange and Dioxin TCDD Contaminated Soils and Sediments in Vietnam Hotspots by Kenneth R. Olson and Lois W. Morton (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2019)
  • Folder 3
  • How Did the Passaic River, a Superfund site near Newark, New Jersey, Become an Agent Orange Dioxin TCDD Hotspot? by Kenneth R. Olson and Mike Tharp (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2020)
  • Folder 4
  • The Fate of Agent Blue, the Arsenic Based Herbicide, Used in South Vietnam During the Vietnam War by Kenneth R. Olson and Larry Cihacek (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2020)
  • Folder 5
  • Long-Term Environmental Impacts of Pesticide and Herbicide Use in Panama Canal Zone by Kenneth R. Olson and Donna Tornoe (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2021)
  • Folder 6
  • How United States Agricultural Herbicides Became Military and Environmental Chemical Weapons: Historical and Residual Effects by Kenneth R. Olson and Larry Cihacek (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2022)
  • Folder 7
  • Agent Blue Spraying in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War: Fate of the Arsenic Based Herbicide Weapon Used to Destroy Rice Crop and Mangrove Forests by Kenneth R. Olson and Larry Cihacek (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2022)
  • Folder 8
  • Agent Orange Chemical Plant Locations in the United States and Canada: Environmental and Human Health Impacts by Kenneth R. Olson and David R. Speidel (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2022)
  • Folder 9
  • Saigon River Valley: A Navigation, Trade, Mitigation, Invasion, Liberation, and Unification Pathway by Kenneth R. Olson (2 copies, one signed by author) (2023)
  • Folder 10
  • United States Secret War in Laos: Long-Term Environmental and Human Health Impacts of the Use of Chemical Weapons by Kenneth R. Olson and David R. Speidel (2 copies, one signed by authors) (2023)
  • Folder 11
  • Review and Analysis: United States Secret Wars in Cambodia: Long-Term Impacts and Consequences by Kenneth R. Olson and David R. Speidel (2 copies, one signed by Kenneth Olson) (2023)
  • Folder 12
  • Review and Analysis: United States Cluster Munitions and Unexploded Ordnance Left in Laos After the Second Indochina War by Kenneth R. Olson (2 copies, one signed by author) (2023)
  • Folder 13
  • Review and Analysis: Fate of Arsenic Applied to Canal Shipping Lane Vegetation and United States Military Base Grounds in the Panama Canal Zone (2 copies, one signed by author) (2023)
  • Folder 14
  • Review and Analysis: Did the United States Transport, Off-Load and Use Commercial 2,4,5-T Herbicides with Unknown Amounts of Dioxin TCDD on Military Base Grounds in Panama Canal Zone between 1948 and 1999? (2 copies, one signed by author) (2023)
  • Folder 15
  • Review and Analysis: Evaluation of the Impacts and Consequences of Using Agricultural Herbicides as Military Chemical Weapons in Second Indochina War by David R. Speidel and Kenneth R. Olson (2 copies, one signed by Speidel) (2024)
  • Folder 16
  • The Secret Toxic Legacies of Chemical Warfare: Agent Blue Use During the 2nd Indochina and Vietnam Wars in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (1961 to 1971) by Kenneth R. Olson (2 copies, one signed by author) (2024)
  • Folder 17
  • Review and Analysis: Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Herbicide Use Studies Conducted During the Vietnam War and Historical Lessons by Kenneth R. Olson, Larry Cihacek, and David R. Speidel (2 copies, one signed by Olson) (2025)
  • Folder 18
  • Review and Analysis: Agent Blue, the Arsenic Based Herbicide, Used During the Second Indochina and Vietnam Wars to Destroy the Rice Crop (2 copies, one signed by author) (2025)
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=29600000000
Citation
Kenneth R. Olson Collection (2960) Finding Aid, Kenneth R. Olson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=29600000000, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
29600000000, Kenneth R. Olson Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 13 Apr 2018 [Updated: 25 Jun 2025]

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