Maple Research, University of Vermont

The Maple Research, University of Vermont records include materials from University of Vermont faculty members involved in the maple research project. The collection is organized primarily according to various faculty members; most prominent among these are James (Jim) W. Marvin, Mariafranca Morselli, Charles H. Jones, and Fred Laing, also with materials from Fortis Abbott, C. F. Coons, and M. Lynn Whalen, as well as general materials not linked to any specific researcher. Among these are materials from a UVM Vermont Maple History Research Committee.

The materials include manuscripts of published and unpublished research papers, reference articles, correspondence (both professional and personal), newspaper clippings, photographs, media (16mm films, slides, microfilm), digital materials (videocassettes, cassettes, computer tapes), newsletters, research proposals, grants, and reports, data and experiments, meetings and symposia, graduate and undergraduate student research and projects, and course information. Also included is maple industry information: statistics, reports, equipment, and professional organizations including the Vermont Maple Industry Council, the International Maple Syrup Institute, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association, as well as the Green Mountain Audubon Society. Much research was conducted at the Proctor Maple Research Farm.