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Creator: A.W. Hoag and Associates.

Dates: Bulk, 1945-1961

Extent: 64.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains Survey maps, job tickets, field notes, notebooks, and sketches, photographs, correspondence, title abstracts, and other materials documenting the survey business activities of A.W. Hoag and Associates.

Collamer Abbott Collection

Creator: Abbott, Collamer M., b. 1919

Dates: 1790-1976

Extent: 11 cartons, 8 boxes

Abstract: The Abbott Collection is composed of papers, maps, and photographs on mining and minerals, particularly in Vermont and the Eastern United States.

Fortis Abbott Papers

Creator: Abbott, Fortis

Dates: circa 1900-1975

Extent: 23.0 Linear feet23 Cartons

Abstract: Property appraisals, mainly Chittenden County.

Abernethy's Store Records

Creator: Abernethy's.

Dates: 1934-1982

Extent: 10.0 Linear feet10 linear ft.

Abstract: Collection contains account books, advertising, architectural drawings, some photos, an employee manual, correspondence, financial statements, tax returns, and building maintenance correspondence and records that document the activities Abernethy's Store of Burlington, VT, as well as the Abernethy Block building from the 1930s to the 1980s.

Richard Adelson Papers

Creator: Adelson, Richard

Dates: 1808-1983

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: Research notes and photocopies of correspondence from manuscript collections dealing with the John Henry affair (1812), an intrigue with the Governor-General of Lower Canada (Quebec), Sir James Craig.

George D. Aiken Papers

Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984

Dates: 1892-1987

Extent: 360 cubic feet

Abstract: The papers consist primarily of Aiken's senatorial files: bills and amendments, hearings, committee reports and recommendations, statistical studies, press releases, a great deal of correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, sound recordings, films, and his senate diaries, as well as some materials from Aiken's gubernatorial years

Alfred K. Ballard Pottery Co. Collection

Creator: Alfred K. Ballard Pottery Co.

Dates: 1860-1892

Extent: 1 Carton

Abstract: The Alfred K. Ballard Papers consist of information about the day to day activities of his pottery business. Pottery Invoices and reciepts make up the bulk of the collection.

Allen Family Papers

Creator: Allen family

Dates: 1730-1870

Extent: 12.0 Linear feet29 boxes

Abstract: Correspondence, deeds, land surveys, legal records, bills, receipts, and military and other papers, relating to political affairs in Vermont, military affairs in Vermont, Canada, France, New York, and Pennsylvania, Allen’s land dealings, American Revolution, Haldimand negotiations (1780-83), Directory of the French Republic (1795-99), Napoleon Bonaparte, Allen’s trip to France for arms for Vermont in the 1790’s, and his imprisonment in England.

Charles Edwin Allen Papers

Creator: Allen, Charles Edwin, 1838-1915.

Dates: 1860-1914

Extent: 4 boxes

Abstract: The Charles Edwin Allen Papers consist of materials relating both to Allen's life and his historical studies and writings, with the bulk concerning Allen's work on Burlington and Vermont history, including manuscripts and typescripts of several of his published articles and books.

Lyman Allen Papers

Creator: Allen, Lyman, 1872-1961

Dates: 1942-1971

Extent: 0.2 Linear feet1 box

Abstract: Dr. Lyman Allen, 1872-1961, served on the faculty of the College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, was professor of Surgery at UVM, chief of Surgery at the Mary Fletcher Hospital, and attending surgeon at the Mary Fletcher, DeGoesbriad Memorial, and Fanny Allen Hospitals. This collections contains a book of typescript poetry, much of it concerning Christmas, a 1950 travel journal, an audio tape of an interview from about 1960, information about his property, a letter regarding his induction into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame, his resume, writings on medicine, and his obituary.

Alpha Chi Omega - D.W. Robinson House Collection

Creator: Alpha Chi Omega

Dates: circa 1885

Extent: 1 box, 3 map folders

Abstract: Drawings, floor plans, elevations, etc. of rooms and assorted details of the D.W. Robinson House of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, created by Peabody and Stearns, Architects, of Boston.

American Association of University Women, Vermont State Division Records

Creator: American Association of University Women, Vermont State Division

Dates: 1920-1989

Extent: 11 cartons

Abstract: Papers, correspondence, reports, financial records and publications from the State Division, the University of Vermont Corporate Representative, and the Burlington branch of the AAUW, whose purpose was to foster educational opportunites for women.

Nancy Anisfield Papers

Creator: Anisfield, Nancy

Dates: 1986-1987

Extent: 0.2 Linear feet1 box

Abstract: This collection contains the manuscript of the book Vietnam Anthology, 1987. It also contains release forms from authors and publishers and correspondence between Anisfield and authors.

Harold J. Arthur Collection

Creator: Arthur, Harold John, 1904-1971

Dates: 1950-1951

Extent: 2 cartons

Abstract: Harold J. Arthur served as governor of Vermont from January 1950 to December 1951, completing the term left vacant when Ernest W. Gibson received an appointment as a federal judge. Prior to that, Arthur had held a wide variety of offices with emphasis on agriculture, charitable, civic, and fraternal causes at the local, state and national level. This collection covers his term as Governor of Vermont.

George Percival Auld Papers

Creator: Auld, George Percival

Dates: 1905-1968

Extent: 6 boxes

Abstract: The George P. Auld Collection contains correspondence, articles, drafts of articles and books by Auld, research materials, printed matter, newspaper clippings, published pamphlets and journals relating to Auld's interests and miscellaneous memorabilia for the period 1905-1968.

Warren R. Austin Collection

Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.

Dates: 1877-1962

Extent: 110 linear feet

Abstract: The Warren R. Austin papers include correspondence, speeches, and writings, notes and notebooks, legislative bills and drafts, printed and published materials, memoranda, newspaper clippings, documents, and photographs. Organized into seven major series: I. General Correspondence; II. Speeches, speech materials, and writings; III. China period; IV. US Senate; V. United Nations and afterward; VI. Published materials, biographical, personal, and memorabilia; VII. Law career.

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Robert S. Babcock Papers

Creator: Babcock, Robert S.

Dates: 1952-1968

Extent: 0.8 Linear feet2 boxes

Abstract: Robert S. Babcock was a Republican Vermont state senator, a member of the Eisenhower State Committee, an alternate to the 1952 national convention, Lieutenant Governor for Vermont in 1959-1961, worked for the Political Science Department of the University of Vermont, and contributed to The Burlington Free Press, WCAX-radio, and WCAX-TV. Included in this collection are manuscripts for some of Babcock's writings and radio and TV addresses, a collection of his writings on the Vermont legislature, “International Federalism”, and an address given to the Middlebury Conference.

Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers

Creator: Bailey, Consuelo Northrop, 1899-1976

Dates: Bulk, 1900-1976

Extent: 109.02 Linear feet

Abstract: Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) was a prominent political figure in Vermont from the 1920s to the 1970s, serving as State's Attorney, State Senator, State Representative, Speaker of the House, Lt. Governor (the first woman to hold such an office in the U.S.), and Republican National Committeewoman. The Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers contain materials documenting Bailey's political and legal careers, as well as her personal papers, which include correspondence, school papers, financial papers, writings, and similar materials documenting her life as well as the lives of family members and friends.

Henry A. Bailey Collection

Creator: Bailey, Henry A., (Henry Albon), 1893-1961.

Dates: 1909-1963

Extent: 4 boxes

Abstract: The collection contains correspondence, essays by Bailey, legal briefs and notes, newspaper clippings, and a large body of title abstracts.

Bakersfield, Vermont Town Records

Creator: Bakersfield, Vermont

Dates: 1850-1947

Extent: 1 carton, 15 volumes

Abstract: This collection consists of two parts: the recorded activity of the Bakersfield Congregational Church and its various membership organizations, and coverage of other Bakersfield community organizations.

Baldwin Refrigerator Company Papers

Creator: Baldwin Refrigerator Company

Dates: 1889-1938

Extent: 1 box, 6 volumes

Abstract: The Baldwin Refrigerator Company was a concern for the manufacture of wooden refrigerators. The collection contains financial records, minutes of company meetings, correspondence with stockholders and some general correspondence.

B. Benton Barker Photograph Collection

Creator: Barker, B. Benton

Dates: circa 1900 - 1920

Extent: 1.6 Linear feet4 boxes

Abstract: B. Benton Barker was an early 20th Century photographer in Burlington, Vermont. The collection contains glass negatives and prints of photos taken around Burlington by B. Benton Barker around the turn of the century.

Barlow Insurance Surveys

Creator: Barlow Company.

Dates: 1873-1893

Extent: 2.0 oversize map folders

Abstract: Barlow's Insurance Surveys were published between circa 1870-1896. The site-specific surveys of industrial properties include a page of text and an isometric view and plan. The surveys describe buildings, special features, and available fire protection. They include notes about the business owners and the goods produced. Updated surveys were produced as the business activities and facilities changed.

Barrett Family Papers

Creator: Barrett Family

Dates: 1788-1986, most from 1860-1930.

Extent: 8 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize bd. vol., 2 oversize photograph folders, 1 oversize manuscript folder

Abstract: The Barrett Family Papers consist of approximately nine linear feet of correspondence, bound manuscripts, books, diaries, photographs and other miscellaneous papers.

Bates Family Collection

Creator: Bates Family

Dates: 1821-1947.

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: Clippings of reports on Congregational conferences, anniversary celebrations, liturgy, esp. hymnology, obituaries of ministers, sermons; and or pictures of schools and churches, mostly in Vermont.

Florence Thomas Bearse Diaries

Creator: Bearse, Florence Thomas

Dates: 1910-1967

Extent: 1.25 Linear feet

Abstract: Diaries from 1910-1918, 1920-1922, 1924, 1927-1933, 1935-1941, 1943-1967 plus Fletcher Bearse school notebook 1935. Very brief entries entirely devoted to weather, her own personal activities (washing, ironing, shopping, etc.) and family events (birthdays, husband taking a trip, etc.) nothing about current events, no observations on politics, history, issues of the day.

Ray Bearse Papers

Creator: Bearse, Ray

Dates: circa 1950s-1980s

Extent: 1.0 Linear feet2 boxes

Abstract: The collection contains research materials, photographs, and drafts of work by Ray Bearse. The bulk of the collection is photographs and chapter drafts for an unpublished book on Vermont covered bridges.

Benedict Family Papers Collection

Creator: Benedict Family

Dates: 1811-1969

Extent: 10 cartons, 1 oversize chart, 1 oversize volume

Abstract: The Benedict Family papers consist of material from four generations and numerous members of the family, especially George Wyllys Benedict, George Grenville Benedict, and George Wyllys Benedict, II.

Ernst Benkert Sketchbooks and Notebooks Collection

Creator: Benkert, Ernst, 1928-

Dates: 1956-2005

Extent: 4.4 Linear feetFour cartons, one box

Abstract: Painter and art educator Ernst Benkert (1928-2010) was a founding member of the Anonima artists group. Materials include 127 sketchbooks of drawings; 69 notebooks of collected quotes and travel diaries; a scrapbook; one folder of photographs of paintings; and a group of publications about Benkert and his work.

Kenneth D. Benne Professional Papers

Creator: Benne, Kenneth Dean, 1908-1992

Dates: 1920-1993

Extent: 8.5 Linear feet

Abstract: The collection, selected and submitted by Dr. Paul Blackwood in 1994, provides a comprehensive assortment of Dr. Benne's professional writings. The collection was donated by The Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina.

Wilson A. Bentley Photographs

Creator: Bentley, W.A., (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931

Dates: circa 1885-1929

Extent: 0.2 Linear feet130 prints

Abstract: W.A. Bentley (1865-1931) is best known for his lantern slides of snowflakes, which gave him his nickname. This collection shows Bentley as a photographer of great talent and artistic sense beyond the technical ability requisite to his snowflake photography. Bentley’s relatives and neighbors, in Jericho, Vt., are the subjects of the photographs, as well as unpublished photographs of clouds, and some unpublished photographs of snowflakes. The collection illustrates how Bentley worked and the standards he set for himself.

Kristina Berster Papers

Creator: Berster, Kristina

Dates: 1978-1979

Extent: 1.25 Linear feet1 Carton

Abstract: The Kristina Berster Collection consists of one box, which contains case records and proceedings, correspondence and mailings produced by the Kristina Berster Defense Committee, articles on case related topics, news clippings, photographs, a sketchbook, and a few letters by Kristina Berster.

Kenneth Bessette Sr. Papers

Creator: Bessette, Kenneth, Sr.

Dates: (1920s-1962)

Extent: 1.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Stories of the history of Vermont Transit Co. and Mr. Bessette's experiences as a bus driver. 36 stories.

Theodore Brameld Papers

Creator: Brameld, Theodore Burghard Hurt, 1904-

Extent: 15 ft.

Abstract: The Brameld Papers include professional and family biographical information and correspondence, financial records, academic papers, published journal articles, publicity, book reviews, media presentations, family ephemera, two diaries, a scrapbook, audio tapes, slides, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Bread and Puppet Theatre Collection

Creator: Bread and Puppet Theatre

Dates: 1962-1985

Extent: 3 cartons, plus publications, drawings and assorted oversized materials

Abstract: The Bread and Puppet Theater collection covers the period from 1962 to 1985 and contains flyers and advertisements, financial papers, correspondence, schedules of performance, news clippings or reviews, information regarding Goddard College, exchanges with other theater groups, several scripts and publications, a bibliography of films and publications about and by Bread and Puppet, and photographs.

Paul Brigham Papers

Creator: Brigham, Paul, 1746-1824.

Dates: 1763-1837

Extent: 1 carton 2 boxes

Abstract: The Paul Brigham papers include correspondence, legal/court documents, Vermont town and state documents, and personal financial papers. Paul Brigham moved to Norwich, Vermont, in 1781 after serving in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and soon became prominent in both local and state affairs.

Henry Brown Papers

Creator: Brown, Henry

Dates: 1787-1920

Extent: 0.4 Linear feet

Abstract: Papers of Brown, Narramor, Martin and Nicks families of Underhill, VT. Some "letters home to Vermont" from California, Nevada, Washington D.C., New York, Maryland, and Montreal.

Brownell Family Papers

Creator: Brownell Family

Dates: 1824-1970

Extent: 9.67 Linear feet

Abstract: Family correspondence, diaries, ledger books, genealogical research, and photographs of the Tracy and Brownell families, 1824-1970.

Henry C. Brownell Papers

Creator: Brownell, Henry C.

Dates: 1892-1972

Extent: 6.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Correspondence, printed matterials, writings, and photographs documenting subjects including: Japanese occupation 1938-40 (diary), Canton Christian College, Lingnan University (Hong Kong), and China-US relations.

David Budbill Papers

Creator: Budbill, David

Extent: 12 cartons

Abstract: The David Budbill papers contain both personal and professional papers.

Bugbee Family Collection

Creator: Bugbee Family

Dates: 1852-1902.

Extent: 2 cartons

Abstract: The collection consists of 95 pocket diaries kept by Justin and Dana J. Bugbee from 1852-1902.

John S. Burgess Papers

Creator: Burgess, John S.

Dates: 1969-1973

Extent: 1.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Includes papers from his time as Vermont Lt. Governor, 1971-1975.

Burlington Area Community Health Study Collection

Creator: Burlington Area Community Health Study

Extent: 3 cartons

Abstract: The greater Burlington area was one of 22 communities in the United States chosen in 1963-64 to make a self-study of local health needs and resources. This collection contains public affairs pamphlets, a scrapbook with newspaper clippings pertaining to the study, and the correspondence between the steering and Advisory Committee and Mrs. Ethan Sims, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.

Burlington, Vermont Town/City Records

Creator: Burlington, Vermont

Dates: 1800?-1900

Extent: 14 Cartons

Abstract: The collection is a varied mixture of local records, not a full archive of town/city government to 1900.

Burlington, Vermont Junior-Senior High School PTA Collection

Creator: Burlington, Vermont Junior-Senior High School PTA

Extent: 3 cartons

Burlington, Vermont School Records

Creator: Burlington, Vermont Public Schools

Extent: Nine Cartons, Eight Volumes

Abstract: The Burlington School Records consist of various papers from the period 1829-1965 pertaining to the schools of Burlington, Vermont.

Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers

Creator: Burns, Vincent Godfrey, 1893-

Abstract: The collection contains essays, poetry, a play entitled "World on Fire," correspondence newspaper clippings and copies of his articles, and assorted brochures, broadsides and memorabilia concerned with the poet's career as Laureate.

Bushnell Family Papers

Creator: Bushnell Family

Dates: 1863-1914

Extent: 1.83 Linear feet1 carton, 2 boxes

Abstract: Contains diaries of family members (1863-1919), photograph albums, an engagement book, and an autograph book.

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George C. Cahoon Papers

Creator: Cahoon, George C.

Dates: circa 1830-1860

Extent: 4.13 Linear feet

Abstract: Legal papers, some correspondence, and bills & receipts of Vermont Lawyer and Legislator George C. Lahoon, circa 1830-1860.

Louis Calabro Papers

Creator: Calabro, Louis

Dates: circa 1950-1990

Extent: 19.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Four transfiles of music composed by Calabro with a full inventory; two cartons of music by Calabro; one carton correspondence, one long score in roll; one oversize flat score. Addition: Scores by Louis Calabro.

James Hulme Canfield Papers

Creator: Canfield, James Hulme, 1830-1909

Dates: 1830-1909

Extent: 7 boxes

Abstract: The James Hulme Canfield collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, notebooks from his professorship at the University of Kansas and family memorabilia. Of particular interest are letters from his daughter, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and his wife, Flavia Camp Canfield, during trips to the family home in Vermont, and during two extended European trips.

Thomas Hawley Canfield Papers

Creator: Canfield, Thomas H., (Thomas Hawley) 1822-1897.

Extent: 4 cartons, 1 oversize volume

Abstract: The Thomas H. Canfield Papers can be divided into three sections: the correspondence and papers of Thomas H. Canfield, Sr., those of his son, Thomas H. Canfield, Jr. (1874-1964?), and those of the Hopkins family into which Canfield, Sr., married. The collection contains biographical and genealogical material for both families.

Cargill Family Papers

Creator: Cargill family

Dates: 1863-1885

Extent: 0.4 Linear feet1 box

Abstract: The collection contains several folders of correspondence, including a number of letters from George Cargill documenting his service during the Civil War. Also included are many of George Cargill's collected poems and songs. Also in the collection are account books, a war conscription notice and miscellaneous scraps.

Lilian Baker Carlisle Collection

Creator: Carlisle, Lilian Baker.

Extent: 21 cartons

Abstract: Lilian Baker Carlisle (1912- ) was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and has been an active contributor to Vermont's cultural political science as a state representative, lecturer and author. This collection consists of correspondence, papers and scrapbooks covering a broad range of topics, including material on the state bicentennial, Burlington area health services and Chittenden County historical interests.

Hayden Carruth Papers

Creator: Carruth, Hayden, 1921-2008

Dates: 1923-1998

Extent: 51.6 Linear feet

Abstract: The Hayden Carruth Papers contain over 50 linear feet of correspondence, writings, and various types of personal papers dating from 1923-1998. These materials document Carruth's childhood in Connecticut and New York, his early career in publishing, his work with James Laughlin and New Directions, and his teaching career at Syracuse University. The collection also extensively documents his writing career, primarily as a poet, but also as a critic and essayist.

Edward C. Carter Collection

Creator: Carter, Edward C. (Edward Clark), 1878-1954.

Extent: 34 cartons

Abstract: The Edward C. Carter papers contain correspondence, reports and memoranda, notes, typed and printed material, newspaper clippings, articles by Carter and other published material relating to the many concerns and organizations he participated in.

Marshall Castle Papers

Creator: Castle, Marshall, 1799-1875

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: Marshall Castle (1799-1875) represented the town of Essex in the General Assembly, and held other important offices of trust. The Marshall Castle papers include correspondence with family and townspeople, bills, receipts, notes, documents, land surveys, accounts and other papers. The collection contains materials from Marshall's father, Abel Castle, in addition to Marshall's papers.

Guy Catlin Papers

Creator: Catlin, Guy, 1782-1853

Dates: 1789-1873

Extent: 0.4 Linear feet1 box

Abstract: Guy Catlin (1782-1853) moved to Vermont during the 1790's, joining his brother Moses in Burlington. Guy Catlin formed the Lake Champlain Steamboat Co., later Champlain Transportation Co., in 1813. In 1830, in partnership with his brother Moses, Guy erected the Burlington Flour Mill at Winooski Falls. Three years later the Winooski Manufacturing Co. was incorporated. The Guy Catlin papers contain family and business papers relating to Alexander Catlin of Litchfield, CT, Moses Catlin (1770-1842) of Litchfield and Burlington, VT, Guy Catlin of Burlington, and Lynde Catlin of New York City.

Central Vermont Public Service Corporation Records

Creator: Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.

Dates: 1925-1979

Extent: 12.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Records include Authorization, reclassification, tax, sale, work and time, financial reports, photographs, maps and technical drawings, and correspondence from the years 1925-1979.

Champlain Transportation Company Records

Creator: Champlain Transportation Company

Dates: 1812-1947

Extent: 18 cartons

Abstract: The Champlain Transportation Company was founded in October of 1826 in Burlington, Vermont and dominated transportation business on the lake throughout the nineteenth century. The Champlain Transportation Company Papers consist of a variety of manuscripts and photographs from the period 1824-1947. The letters pertain to all aspects of the company including daily business, passenger lists, specifications of new steamboats, finances, and employees. The photographs document both of Company steamboats and employees and officers.

W.D. Chandler Photograph Collection

Creator: Chandler, W.D.

Dates: 1900-1910

Extent: 1.2 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of 35-10 1/4" x 14" photographic prints of Vermont scenes including sheep farming, sugaring, and Governor Smith's house in St. Albans.

i. Tarin Chaplin Papers

Creator: Chaplin, L. Tarin, 1941-2009

Dates: circa 1941-2009?

Extent: 14.0 Linear feet

Abstract: i. Tarin Chaplin was the head of the Dance Department at Middlebury College and the author of several books on choreography and dance. Her papers include her teaching files and project files as well as video and audio recordings of many of her works or projects. The bulk of the materials are from 1970-1990.

Henry Lewis Chase Papers

Creator: Chase, Henry Lewis

Dates: 1860-1891

Extent: 0.4 Linear feetOne box

Abstract: Henry Lewis Chase was born on September 9, 1832 in Westford, VT, attended Andover Theological Seminary, and was a congregational minister. The collection consists of correspondence from family and friends from the dates of December 10, 1860 to September 25, 1891.

Lucius E. Chittenden Papers

Creator: Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene), 1824-1900.

Extent: 10 boxes, 11 volumes, one reel microfilm

Abstract: The Lucius E. Chittenden papers include correspondence, letter books, account books, court dockets, transcriptions of testimony, lists of books, notebooks recording a trip to England (1871) which includes impression of bookseller Henry Stevens and various libraries, notes on rare books, notes on formation of the Republican Party in 1848, translations by Chittenden of descriptions of early French explorations of North America.

Church Women United (Vermont) Papers

Creator: Church Women United (Burlington, Vt.)

Extent: one carton

Abstract: The Church Women United collection contains several volumes of club publicity, meeting records, and scrapbooks which include newspaper articles, photographs and records of group actions, a copy of the Proclamation of International Women's Year (1975), and a history of the organization.

Emily J. Clark Diaries

Creator: Clark, Emily J., 1855-

Dates: 1870-1880

Extent: 1.25 Linear feet1 carton

Abstract: The collection contains eight diaries of Emily J. Clark, of Tinmouth, Danby, and Middletown, Vermont. The diaries span from 1870-1880.

Colonel Isaac Clark Papers

Creator: Clark, Isaac, 1749-1822

Extent: one box

Abstract: The Colonel Isaac Clark papers consist primarily of personal and military correspondence from 1812-1821. Clark's letters relate to troop activity in the Champlain Valley, and contain materials pertaining to political issues before and during the War of 1812.

Clark/Field Families Collection

Creator: Clark/Field Family

Extent: two cartons, one oversized bound volume

Abstract: The Clark/Field families papers consist of two cartons of miscellaneous family manuscripts dating from 1795. The materials span five generations in the two families. The collection includes scattered correspondence, some business papers, a few diaries and account books, drafts of various orations and speeches, local government and county court records, and assorted other paper materials.

Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn Papers

Creator: Cleghorn, Sarah Norcliffe, 1876-1959

Extent: 22 boxes

Abstract: The Sarah N. Cleghorn papers include correspondence, manuscripts of poems and prose works, notes, diaries, accounts and account books, newspapers clippings, printed and published material, memorabilia, manuscripts of other people's works, and photographs relating to the Cleghorn, Dalton and Hawley families.

Walter John Coates Papers

Creator: Coates, Walter John, 1880-1941

Dates: 1900-1960

Abstract: The Walter J. Coates/Driftwind Press papers consists of one carton and one box of papers relating to Coates' several careers and the operation of the press. Included in the collection are many versions of Coates's own poems, some literary correspondence, photos and clippings, as well as a number of sermons and religious notebooks.

Mabel Augusta Ruggles Cobb Papers

Creator: Cobb, Mabel Ruggles, 1885-

Dates: 1911-1958

Extent: 2 Boxes

Abstract: The Mable Ruggles Cobb collection contains typescripts of over 50 stories which have been arranged alphabetically by title. There are only a few letters in the correspondence file.

Malvine Cole Papers

Creator: Cole, Malvine

Dates: 1950-1972

Extent: 5 cartons

Abstract: Principal subjects include: COPA, Daniel Webster Day (Stratton festival celebrating the anniversary of Webster's visit in 1840), Friends of Rehabilitation, Hills of Vermont (a real estate venture), Offski Theatre, and material relating to Cole's public relations work with Stratton Mountain, and the political campaigns of Luke Crispe, Henry Vail and Philip Hoff.

Collamer Family Papers

Creator: Collamer Family

Dates: 1802-1918

Extent: 3 Cartons, 5 volumes

Abstract: The Collamer Family Papers consist of three cartons of letters, business papers, legal notes and dockets, account books, speeches and orations, and other manuscripts. Although the collection includes material from the early 1800s to the 1910s, the majority of the Papers fall in date between 1840 and 1865.

Benjamin Collins Papers

Creator: Collins, Benjamin M.

Dates: 1955-1975

Extent: 16.0 Linear feetsixteen linear feet

Abstract: The Ben Collins Papers consist of approximately sixteen linear feet of materials spanning a twenty year period from the mid-1950's to the mid-1970's. The collection is divided into four major sub-divisions: Hoff Administration; The New York City-Vermont Youth Project; Hoff Senatorial Campaign; Personal Correspondence.

Herbert W. Congdon Papers Collection

Creator: Congdon, Herbert Wheaton, 1876-1965.

Extent: six cartons, one box, assorted photos

Abstract: The Herbert Wheaton Congdon Papers at UVM consist of six cartons, one box and hundreds of photographs and notecards. Much of the collection relates to Congdon's part in the Old Buildings Project and his later, individual work on early Vermont buildings. There are also papers, maps, glass slides and photos from Congdon's work on the Long Trail and the Green Mountain Club, as well as 36 volumes of his diaries and a typescript of his unpublished 1400-page autobiography.

Vergennes Congregational Church Records

Creator: Congregational Church (Vergennes, Vt.).

Dates: 1815-1842

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The collection includes materials relating to the business of the Church, confessions, excommunications, and testimonies.

Georgia Congregational Church Collection

Creator: Congregational Church. (Georgia, Vt.)

Dates: 1803-1940

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Georgia Vermont Congregational Church Papers, 1803-1940, contain correspondence, letters of admonition and excommunication, subscription and membership lists, minutes of meetings, deeds, and other documents relating to the church.

Clarence P. Cowles Papers

Creator: Cowles, Clarence P., (Clarence Porter), 1875-1963

Extent: 2 boxes, 1 carton

Abstract: Clarence P. Cowles was born in Albany, Vermont on August 30th, 1875, and continued to practice law in Burlington until his death in 1963. The collection contains correspondence, writings of C.P. Cowles, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and memorabilia.

Crafts Family Collection

Creator: Crafts Family

Dates: 1780-1908

Extent: 10 Cartons

Abstract: Family correspondence (1785-1908); correspondence (1820’s) on mineral collections with James A. Paddock; letters (ca. 1800-50) from state politicians and lawyers; land and road surveys; business papers, mostly land transactions, drafts of resoultions on grievances of Eastern Townships settlers, papers (1840s) of Crafts as an insurance agent, and other papers on social, educational, literary, and religious matters.

Walter Hill Crockett Papers

Creator: Crockett, Walter Hill, 1870-1931

Dates: 1900-1931

Extent: 3 cartons

Abstract: The Walter Hill Crockett Papers consist of three cartons of correspondence, lecture notes and drafts of Crockett's writing from the period 1900-1931.

Cummings Family Papers

Creator: Cummings Family

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The Cummings Papers contain a large selection of family letters (1823-1946), family deeds (1795-1906) from Dunstable Massachusetts, Norwich and Thetford Vermont, family photogrphs (ca. 1850-1944), genealogical data, and two volumes of Cummings family and North Thetford history, compiled by Elizabeth Cummings.

Bernadine Custer Papers

Creator: Custer, Bernadine

Extent: Five Boxes

Abstract: The Bernadine Custer collection is notable as a record of the career of an artist during the New Deal era and beyond, and as a compendium of the life of a remarkably independent and intellectually energetic woman of the twentieth century.

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Vincent D'Acuti Papers

Creator: D'Acuti, Vincent

Dates: 1861-1987

Extent: 3.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Unpublished papers concerning the City of South Burlington, The Lake Champlain Bridge Commission, and the Burlington International Airport Commission

Robert V. Daniels Papers

Creator: Daniels, Robert Vincent

Dates: 1958-2004

Extent: 46.59 Linear feet

Abstract: Correspondence, newsclippings, notes, research, writings, legislation, and printed materials documenting Daniels' career in the Vermont Senate, especially his work on Health Care.

Deane C. Davis Papers

Creator: Davis, Deane C. 1900-1990

Dates: 1949-1978

Extent: 7 Cartons, 2 Boxes

Abstract: The Deane C. Davis collection consists of approximately eight linear feet of correspondence, campaign material, schedules, speeches, photographs and additional printed material. The collection spans from 1940 to 1973 with a concentration between 1969 and 1973, Davis's years in office as Governor.

George Davis Papers

Creator: Davis, George, General

Dates: 1849-1932

Extent: 6.5 Linear feet

Abstract: The collection consists of the records of the office of the Vermont Quartermaster General, George Davis, c. 1859-1963, including order books, memoranda books, purchase lists, expenses, and other financial records and ledgers, and official correspondence. There are also family correspondence and financial papers of the George Davis family, 1849-1932.

James Davis Papers

Creator: Davis, James, 1783-1868

Dates: 1783-1868

Extent: 2 boxes

Abstract: The collection consists of photocopies of James Davis' personal journals for July 6, 1861 - April 1, 1863, and May 2, 1864 - July 9 1865. Written while Davis was confined to his house by injuries, these journals offer detailed, educated comments of local events, the Civil War, literature, national politics, and a variety of other subjects.

Hannah Dennison Collection

Creator: Dennison, Hannah

Dates: 1981-1998

Extent: 8 boxes, 2 rolls

Abstract: The Hannah Dennison collection is comprised of a collection of works and projects completed by Hannah Dennison over the course of two decades.

Bertha Sanford Dodge Papers

Creator: Dodge, Bertha Sanford, 1902-

Dates: 1963-1970

Extent: Six boxes

Abstract: The Bertha Sanford Dodge Collection contains manuscripts of her books with editorial corrections and suggested changes, galley proofs, and a selection of Dorothy Canfield Fisher letters which have been placed with the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Collection.

Lucretia Wilson Dutton Papers

Creator: Dutton, Lucretia Wilson

Dates: 1824-1855

Abstract: The collection consists of thirty-three letters received by Lucretia Wilson Dutton from members of her family during the years 1824-1855.

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Eagle Canal Boat Records

Creator: Eagle Canal Boat.

Dates: 1838-1867

Extent: 0.6 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of accounts, bills, receipts, shipping bills, and other papers relating to the canal boat Eagle and its trips on Lake Champlain under Captain George Curnie of Coopersville, New York.

Eagle Square Manufacturing Company Records

Creator: Eagle Square Manufacturing Co., (South Shaftsbury, Vt.)

Dates: 1847-1962

Extent: 49 cartons, 228 bound volumes

Abstract: The collection offers thorough coverage of the history of the Eagle Square Company from 1847 to the 1930s. The material in the collection records important events in the company's history, such as the original founding in 1846, the partnership of 1859, the incorporation of 1874, the improvements over the years, and the Stanley merger in 1916.

East Charlotte Baptist Church Records

Creator: East Charlotte Baptist Church (Vt.)

Dates: 1882-1943

Abstract: The records span from 1882 to 1943. Box 1 contains records for the Horsford Library, the Laides Aid Society and the Women's Missionary Society. Box 2 contains church records on Sunday school, membership, general correspondence, et cetera

Lee E. Emerson Papers

Creator: Emerson, Lee E. 1898-

Dates: 1941-1962

Extent: 14 cartons

Abstract: Emerson was elected as a Republican to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1939, the Vermont State Senate in 1943, served two terms as lieutenant governor, 1945-47, before he was elected governor in 1951-53 and 1953-55. The collection covers the years 1941-(1951-1955)-1962.

Emporium Lumber Company Records

Creator: Emporium Lumber Company

Dates: 1853-1967

Extent: 10.0 Linear feet7 Cartons, 8 map folders

Abstract: Correspondence between the company office in Danby, Vt., New York headquarters at Conifer, and general headquarters in Pennsylvania; deeds relating chiefly to the Griffith lands in Bennington and Rutland Counties, Vt.; survey reports and maps relating to specific land parcels in Danby, Mount Tabor, Peru, Stratton, and Sunderland, Vt.; and material (1928-1967) relating to purchase of the company’s Vermont lands by the U.S. Forest Service for the Green Mountain National Park.

John Engels Papers

Creator: Engels, John

Dates: 1958-1995

Extent: 17.29 Linear feet

Abstract: Correspondence-often with important or semi-important figures in 20th century American, especially Vermont, poetry and literature (Carruth, Kinnell, Huddle); Writings, mostly poetry, at all stages of production: mss, typescripts, corrected versions, commented versions, proofs, and printed/sewn versions; some publicity; materials from St. Michaels classes.

Roger Enos Papers

Creator: Enos, Roger, 1768-1841

Dates: 1792-1850

Extent: .4 Linear feet

Abstract: The collection consists almost entirely of bills and receipts of Roger Enos, handled either by himself or the executor of his estate, Ira H. Allen.

Essex Community Players Collection

Creator: Essex Community Players

Dates: 1959-1980

Extent: 4 cartons

Abstract: The collection consists of business records, chiefly bills, invoices, and receipts, although some correspondance, programs, a ledger, and membership lists are included.

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Erastus Fairbanks Papers

Creator: Fairbanks, E. (Erastus), 1792-1864.

Dates: 1841-1864

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: Twenty-five letters to and from Erastus Fairbanks.

Roswell Farnham Papers

Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903

Dates: 1827-1903

Extent: 24 cartons, 1box, 4 oversize volumes

Abstract: The collection constitutes a remarkably complete record of Farnham's life and several careers, from his days as a UVM undergraduate, to his service in the Civil War, to his legal and administrative work for the VCC and New England Company, to his term as governor and position as one of Vermont's most prominent Republican politicians.

The John Fay Family Papers

Creator: Fay, John, 1768-1809

Extent: 1 carton.

Abstract: The John Fay Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence, memorandum books and legal papers and notes of John Fay for the years 1788-1807.

Johnson Finney Papers

Creator: Finney, Johnson

Dates: 1809-1858

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Johnson Finney Papers consist of one box of Finney's diaries for intermittent periods of the years between 1809 and 1858. Finney's diary entries, which average approximately seven lines per day, focus on day-to-day activities on the farm and at the sawmill.

First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.) Records

Creator: First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.).

Dates: 1830-1978

Extent: 2.4 Linear feet2 ft.

Abstract: Church Clerk records (1830-70), Advisory Board records (1886-1936), and Society records (1848-65).

First Unitarian Church Records

Creator: First Unitarian Church

Dates: 1810-1981

Extent: 3 cartons

Abstract: The collection consists of three cartons containing documents which range from April 17, 1810 to January 1981.

Dorothy Canfield Collection

Creator: Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958.

Dates: 1865-1958

Extent: 72 boxes

Abstract: The Dorothy Canfield Collection (1865-1958) contains personal correspondence, family papers and assorted memorabilia, book manuscripts and galley proofs, holographs of published articles and stories, critical studies and reviews of Fisher's work, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed material, and the material generated by her extensive civic and educational activities.

Fitch Family Papers

Creator: Fitch, Jabez, 1737-1812.

Dates: 1756-1924

Extent: 1 carton, 1 box

Abstract: The Fitch Family Papers contain family and town history manuscripts.

Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) Records

Creator: Fletcher Allen Health Care.

Dates: 1876-2002

Extent: 40.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of patient reports and files (many historical), publicity and community relations materials, newsletters and Progress In Care runs, Ladies Auxiliary files, and many photos, slides, posters, etc. of Mary Fletcher Hospital, FAHC, and staff and students throughout its history.

John Gilman Foster Papers

Creator: Foster, John Gilman, 1859-1931

Dates: 1900-1928

Extent: 10 boxes

Abstract: Family and other correspondence relating to Canadian-American trade negotiations of 1909-1911, Canadian-American relations, and to Elizabeth E. Baxter and her estate.

Stanstead, Quebec Free Will Baptist Church Records

Creator: Free Will Baptists (Founded in New Hampshire). Stanstead Quarterly Meeting. (Location of Meeting--Stanstead, Quebec )

Dates: 1828-94.

Extent: 1.0 Linear feetOne box

Abstract: Record books of the association of Free Will Baptists in Southern Quebec, including records of Stanstead, St. Francis (1843-47), and Hatley unions (1859-94).

Freeman, French, Freeman, Inc. Records

Creator: Freeman, French, Freeman, Inc..

Dates: circa 1940-1970

Extent: 1.0 Linear feet29 microfilm reels

Abstract: Microfilm reels of Freeman, French, Freeman projects with drawings, circa 1940-1970.

Levi K. Fuller Collection

Creator: Fuller, Levi Knight 1841-1896

Dates: 1841-1896

Extent: one-half box

Abstract: The Levi K. Fuller papers consist of correspondence chiefly between Charles A. Reese, Secretary of the Vermont Academy, and Mr. Fuller, serving as trustee to the school.

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Sandford Gadcomb Papers

Creator: Gadcomb, Sandford, 1788-1819.

Dates: 1811-1819

Extent: One Box

Abstract: The Sanford Gadcomb Papers are composed mainly of political sketches and observations on state and national affairs for the years 1811-19.

Garden Way Publishing Company Records

Creator: Garden Way Publishing Company (Charlotte, Vt.).

Dates: 1970-1981

Extent: 28.0 Linear feet28 cartons, 1 oversize folder

Abstract: Garden Way Publishing existed primarily as a mail-order publishing house specializing in books on self-sufficiency and natural alternatives.Collection includes correspondence, typescripts, galleys, production notes, production mechanicals, reviews, art work, and photos, relating to titles published by the company; together with material relating to accounting, title selection, production, sales, and marketing, Gardens for All, and the Garden Way Living Center, Burlington, Vt.; and correspondence between employees of Garden Way Publishing Company, Garden Way Manufacturing, and Garden Way Associates, the parent company.

Ernest W. Gibson

Creator: Gibson, Ernest W. Jr. 1901-1969

Dates: 1947-1950

Extent: 14 cartons

Abstract: The Ernest W. Gibson Jr. part of the collections includes 15 linear feet of correspondence, speeches, reports, printed material, newspaper clippings, photographs and other papers relating to Gibson's career as State' Attorney for Windham County (1929-1933, secretary for the Vermont State Senate (1931-1940, U. S. Senator from Vermont (1940-1941), military service during World War II (1942-1945) and Governor of Vermont, 1947-1950.

Maynard Glitman Papers

Creator: Glitman, Maynard W.

Dates: 1973?-2006

Extent: 2.4 Linear feet

Abstract: Papers include materials relating to Glitman's professional life as a foreign service officer and particularly his work, research, and writings on nuclear arms control.

Goodridge Soapstone Quarry Records

Creator: Goodridge Soapstone Quarry

Dates: 1874-1896

Extent: 1 Box

Abstract: The collection is made up of correspondence between Sophia Goodridge, owner of the quarry, and Sidney Holmes, her financial advisor, in the years 1874-1896. The letters are primarily concerned with the financial aspects of leasing the quarry, its annual production and future prospects, and Miss Goodridge's desire to sell it.

Albert Gottlieb Papers

Creator: Gottlieb, Albert

Dates: Bulk, 1935-1970

Extent: 10.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Albert Gottlieb was the Forester of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) camp in Waterbury, Vermont. In 1935, Deputy State Forester, Chairman of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission, State Forester of Vermont, Director of Vermont State Forest Department, Chairman of the Planning Commission for the State Forest Department, and Secretary of the Commission of Forest Conservation and Taxation. There is much useful information about the history and organization of the Vermont State Department of Forests and Parks and its various commissions, as well as about the specific career of a major figure in the history of this department. There are a great number of Forest Service related photographs in the collection.

Grand Trunk Railway Collection

Creator: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada .

Dates: 1862-1968

Extent: One box

Abstract: Materials in the collection deal with the lawsuit brought against the Grand Trunk Railway following a fire on June 17, 1862, in the village of Norton Mills.

Frank Lester Greene Papers

Creator: Greene, Frank Lester, 1870-1930

Dates: 1788-1968

Extent: 5.0 Linear feet8 boxes, 11 vols.

Abstract: Frank Lester Greene served in the US House of Representatives from Vermont, 1912-1923. Prior to his tenure in the US House he had been active in Republican clubs and activities in the state and served with the Vermont National Guard in the Spanish-American War. The collection of papers primarily includes family documents, photographs, military papers, speeches, articles, correspondence, campaign material and family memorabilia.

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H.M.McIntosh Company Records

Creator: H.M.McIntosh Company

Dates: 1905-1971

Extent: 8 Cartons 6 Volumes

Abstract: The H.M.McIntosh Papers contain correspondence, land surveys and job descriptions, notes and reports on Vermont and New England engineering, day books, ledgers and other financial records of the company, and some personal material including newspaper clippings, correspondence and memorabilia relating to fraternity and society memberships.

Hagar Family Papers

Creator: Hagar Family

Dates: 1840-1880

Extent: 3 boxes

Abstract: The Hagar family letters include Sarah's personal correspondence with her family in Burlington, and a few letters from other members of the family.

Joseph Hahn Papers

Creator: Hahn, Joseph, 1917-2007

Dates: circa 1930-2007

Extent: 10.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of original drawings, poetry mss, correspondence, memoirs?, related printed matter, notices of exhibits, reviews, translations, and personal records of Czech/Austrian/Jewish/American artist and German poet, Joseph Hahn, who lived in Middlebury, Vermont.

Arthur C.A. Hall Papers

Creator: Hall, A.C.A. (Arthur Crawshay Alliston), 1847-1930

Dates: circa 1890s-1930s

Extent: 18.25 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, writings, memos, notes for sermons, a mss. draft for a Bible commentary, 1 photo, and materials related to communications with parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, of which Hall was Bishop.

Anton Hanson Collection

Creator: Hanson, Anton

Dates: 1902-1956

Abstract: The Anton Hanson papers include 7 boxes of material which give good descriptions of rural life in early 20th century Vermont.

Walter Rice Hard Papers

Creator: Hard, Walter R., 1882-

Dates: 1894-1967

Extent: Three cartons, one box

Abstract: The Walter Hard Papers consist of three cartons and one box of manuscripts, newpaper clippings and printed material. Mr. Hard's writings dominate the collection, in the form of clippings of his newspaper columns, drafts of his plays and stories, typescripts and manuscripts of his poems, and different versions of several of his books.

James Hartness Papers

Creator: Hartness, James, 1861-1934

Dates: 1882-1935

Extent: 25.0 Linear feet24 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 print box

Abstract: Collection includes corresspondence relating to personal and family matters, Aero Clubs of Vermont and America, American Engineering Council (1924-1933), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1913-1933) , U.S. Naval Consulting Board (1917), Hartness's Gubernatorial Campaign and term (1920-1922), machine tool manufacture in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the U.S. (1910-1930), lathes and thread cutting tools, and screw thread standardization (1918); together with manuscript, typescript, and printed writings by Hartness; reports and printed material relating to his professional affiliations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and photos.

Dorothy Mayo Harvey Papers

Creator: Harvey, Dorothy Mayo

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The collection consists largely of material used by D.M. Harvey in her book, Our Topsham Tapestry, a genealogical and historical account of major founding families of Topsham, Vermont.

Rolf Haugen Papers

Creator: Haugen, Rolf N. B.

Dates: 1918-1977

Extent: 54.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains professional correspondence, memos, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other materials documenting Haugen's activities with the Little Hoover Commission, Vermont Legislature, UVM's Government Research Center, VT League of Cities and Towns, Transportation in VT, VT Children's Aid Society, VT Chamber of Commerce, and more.

Rolf N.B. Haugen Newspaper Clippings Collection

Creator: Haugen, Rolf N. B.

Dates: 1932-1970

Extent: 25.0 Linear feet

Abstract: A collection of newspaper clippings, organized by towns. Collected by students of Rolf N.B. Haugen in the Department of Political Science, they focus on community issues and events, especially political changes and educational issues.

Alfred H. Heininger Papers

Creator: Heininger, Alfred Harris, 1887-1970

Dates: 1887-1970

Extent: 5 Boxes

Abstract: Alfred Heininger's Papers consist of correspondence, news clippings, speeches, printed material and business records.

Donald A. Hemenway Papers

Creator: Hemenway, Donald A., Sr., 1908-1983

Dates: 1917-1950

Extent: 3.25 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and other materials that document Hemenway's activities on the Banking and Insurance Commission of Vermont, 1937-41 and 1947-50, and on the University of Vermont Board of Trustees and several related committees, 1937-44, as well as other activities.

Henry Family Papers

Creator: Henry Family

Dates: 1827-1888

Abstract: The Henry Collection is composed of eight folders of correspondence. The dates of the letters range from 1827-1888, with the bulk of the collection spanning 1861-1868.

Arthur Wentworth Hewitt Collection

Creator: Hewitt, Arthur Wentworth 1883-

Dates: 1905-1970

Extent: 7 boxes

Abstract: The Hewitt Collection contains personal correspondence between Hewitt and friends, booksellers, and colleagues. The collection also contains clippings of reviews of Hewitt's work, clippings of poems which he thought worthwhile to keep, published accounts of his social and official actions, and two boxes of literary autographs.

Fred G. Hill Papers

Creator: Hill, Fred G.

Dates: 1970-1991

Extent: 15.0 Linear feet12 cartons, 3 oversize boxes

Abstract: Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, notebooks, and professional papers documenting Fred G. Hill's career as a professional photographer in Burlington, Vermont. The collection includes work for commerical clients, individual artists, politicians, charitable organizations, and portraits.

Ralph Nading Hill Collection

Creator: Hill, Ralph Nading, 1917-1987.

Dates: 1882-1987

Extent: 44 cartons

Abstract: The papers consist of Hill's personal and business correspondence, family papers, manuscripts, illustrations and galleys for several of his books, plus materials connected with the many organizations to which he contributed his time.

The Howard L. Hindley Papers

Creator: Hindley, Howard L., 1870-1943

Dates: 1926-1937

Extent: Two Cartons

Abstract: The Howard L. Hindley Papers include correspondence, advertising, pictures, notes, Burlington Free Press clippings, information on public Theaters, poetry, a collection of articles about Rutland, and other writings.

Arthur John Holden Papers

Creator: Holden, Arthur John, 1900

Dates: 1948-1965

Extent: 4 Boxes

Abstract: Collection includes materials on Holden's activities in the field of education.

Holton Family Papers

Creator: Holton Family

Dates: 1788-1945

Extent: 1.2 Linear feet

Abstract: The Holtons were brought to Vermont through Thomas Holton (1705-1800), who came from Northfield, Massachusetts to settle in Dummerston around 1771. The generations covered in the collection are those of John Willcox (1764-1839), great-grandfater of Edith, through the children of Annie Holton Wilson (West Dummerston). Letters from Timothy Spaulding Holton (1882-1899), grandson of Thomas Holton and husband of Ann Joslyn Holton (1828-1913), to his daughters Nancy Maria Holton (1851-1872) and Edith Willcox Holton (1868-?) form a major part of the collection and are sent from the New York area, where he was living, often destitute.

Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers

Creator: Hopkins Family

Dates: 1790s-1940s

Extent: 8.5 Linear feet

Abstract: The Hopkins and Canfield Families Papers contain correspondence, John Henry Hopkins Sr. materials, Charles Jerome Hopkins materials, Hopkinsfolk genealogical materials, family legal records, memorabilia, music, newspaper clippings, photographs, materials about the family and church property at Rock Point in Burlington, VT, writings by various family members, and books owned by family members. These materials range in date from around 1790 to around 1960, and they document the church and other professional activities of John Henry Hopkins, Sr., the first Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, the musical activities of C. Jerome Hopkins, as well as the private and professional lives of various members of the Hopkins and Canfield families.

John H. Hopkins Papers

Creator: Hopkins, John Henry, 1792-1868

Dates: 1825-1925

Extent: One Carton

Abstract: Artist, lawyer, ironmonger, muscian, architect, theologian and first Episcopal Bishop of Vermont, John Henry Hopkins was born in Dublin, Ireland on January 22, 1792. The John H. Hopkins Family Papers consist largely of miscellaneous manuscripts of Bishop Hopkins and his great-granddaughter, Edith Hopkins.

Howe Scale Company Records

Creator: Howe Scale Company (Rutland, Vt.)

Dates: 1856-1961

Extent: 3 cartons, 7 volumes

Abstract: The Howe Scale Company Papers include correspondence, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, advertising material, pamphlets, catalogs, broadsides and other printed material, price and parts lists, operations and sales manuals, and other materials for the years 1856-1961.

Murray Hoyt Papers

Creator: Hoyt, Murray C., 1904

Dates: 1936-1974

Extent: 2 Cartons

Abstract: The Murray Hoyt papers contain correspondence, numerous short story typescripts, published short stories clipped from magazines and newspapers, newspaper clippings, including reviews of his books, proposals for writing assignments, legal documents, and notes he produced while writing.

Hubbard Family Papers

Creator: Hubbard Family

Dates: 1825-1878

Extent: One Box

Abstract: The Hubbard Family Papers consist of one box of family correspondence from the years 1825-1878. Probably the major interest of the Hubbard Family Papers lies in the considerable number of letters to and from Vermonters serving as soldiers during the Civil War.

The Zephine Humphrey Papers

Creator: Humphrey, Zephine, 1874-1959

Dates: 1918-1959

Extent: One Box

Abstract: Zephine Humphrey Fahnestock was a noted writer of fiction and short essays. The Zephine Humphrey Papers are composed primarily of typescripts of her writings, both published and unpublished. The majority of the collection is made up of a long typescript of Humphrey's unpublished journal for the years 1941-1945.

Dorothy B. Hunt Papers

Creator: Hunt, Dorothy B.

Dates: 1910-1987

Abstract: The Dorothy B. Hunt Collection contains papers from 1910 to 1987. The collection may be of use to those studying Burlington and the arts in Vermont in the latter half of the twentieth century.

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International Maple Syrup Institute Records

Creator: International Maple Syrup Institute.

Dates: 1976-1980

Extent: 0.8 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains meeting records, correspondence, committee plans and reports, printer materials, and other materials documenting the organizing and grading activities of the International Maple Syrup Institute, 1976-1980.

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Jackman/Corinth Papers

Creator: Jackman, Marguerite Murphy.

Extent: 3 cartons, 1 box

Abstract: The collection includes a few folders of Jackman family material, but the majority of the papers relate to Mrs. Jackman's work on the history of Corinth, Vermont.

Marty Jezer Papers

Creator: Jezer, Marty

Dates: circa 1960-2000

Extent: 52.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains Jezer's collected notes and research for his writing projects; peace activism publications that he was involved with; books and other materials about self-help for stuttering; personal correspondence; personal financial records; and collected research on political topics including single payer health care, campaign finance reform, and peace activism.

James Johns Papers

Creator: Johns, James, 1797-1874

Dates: 1812-1873

Extent: 0.4 Linear feetOne box

Abstract: The James Johns Papers consist of one box of miscellaneous Johns manuscripts from 1812 to 1873. The collection includes original and photocopied correspondence, examples of Johns' pen-printed broadsides, books and newspapers, and copies of his printed and published works.

John Johnson Collection

Creator: Johnson, John, 1771-1842

Dates: 1790-1842

Extent: 7 cartons and 11 oversize folders

Abstract: John Johnson was a surveyor, millwright, master builder, and civil engineer. The John Johnson Papers consist of seven cartons and eleven oversize folders of papers, which have been divided into the following broad categories: correspondence; business papers; architectural plans and drawings; maps and surveys; bound manuscripts; and miscellaneous papers.

Joseph B. Johnson Papers

Creator: Johnson, Joseph B., Governor

Dates: circa 1940-1970

Extent: 23.25 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, printed matter, newsletters, clippings, plans, reports, speeches, meeting minutes, hearings proceedings, legislative materials, campaign materials, scrapbooks, diaries, many photographs, and other materials documenting Johnson's political career including his terms as Governor of VT, 1954-59.

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Martha D. Kennedy Papers

Creator: Kennedy, Martha D.

Dates: 1946-1978

Extent: 9 cartons

Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and other printed material relating to the various organizations with which Martha was involved.

Frances Parkinson Keyes Papers

Creator: Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970

Dates: 1878-1972

Extent: 14.0 Linear feet14 cartons

Abstract: Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 - July 3, 1970) was one of the best-known authors of her time. The Frances Parkinson Keyes Papers consist of 13 cartons of materials from 1898 to 1972. The Papers are arranged into four series: Correspondence, Early Writings, Manuscripts, and Personal Materials.

Frank Ray Keyser Papers

Creator: Keyser, Frank Ray, 1927-

Dates: circa 1961-1963

Extent: 2.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains official correspondence, reports, memos, and other materials documenting Keyser's activities as Governor of Vermont, 1961-1963.

Alpha Kingsley Papers

Creator: Kingsley, Alpha

Dates: 1799-1845

Extent: One Box

Abstract: The Alpha Kingsley Papers consist of one box of letters that Kingsley wrote to members of his family between 1799 and 1844. The letters provide considerable detail about Kingsley's life in the Army from 1799 through 1815; after that, they deal primarily with his civilian family and business concerns in Nashville.

Earle S. Kinsley Papers

Creator: Kinsley, Earle S., b. 1869

Dates: 1925-1947

Extent: 1 Box

Abstract: The Earle S. Kinsley Collection includes correspondence dating from the 1920's through the 1940's. Most of it concerns the research, production, and publication of his books, "Recollections of Vermonters in State and National Affairs," published in Rutland in 1946.

Fred C. Koerner, Surveyor Records

Creator: Koerner, Fred C.

Dates: circa 1950-1980

Extent: 37.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of land survey maps, drawings, field notes, and correspondence arranged by client documenting Koerner's activities as a land surveyor in Northern Vermont, circa 1950-1980.

Madeleine May Kunin

Creator: Kunin, Madeleine

Dates: 1977-1992

Extent: 56 cartons

Abstract: The Madeleine May Kunin collection contains materials spanning her political career from 1977 as Lieutenant Governor to 1996 when she left the United States to become Embassador to Switzerland.

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George La Pierre Film Collection

Creator: La Pierre, George W.

Dates: circa 1927-1942

Extent: 2.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains films on VT subjects, ca. 1927-1940: Motion picture film 1927 Flood pontoon bridge St. Francis Dam, Mud Flood Disaster VT flood Winooski River, Hinesburg Bridge, Intervale, Winooski River Gorge at High Bridge, Tunbridge Fair of 1942, and others.

Lake Mansfield Trout Club Records

Creator: Lake Mansfield Trout Club.

Dates: 1899-2001

Extent: 28.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains the financial, business, and membership records of the Lake Mansfield Trout Club of Stowe, VT. These include reports, minutes, stock certificates, correspondence, time cards, receipts and disbursements, historical accounts, descriptions of the buildings, grounds, and trails, photographs, and other records documenting the club, its members, and their guests.

Genieve Lamson Papers

Creator: Lamson, Genieve, 1887-1966

Dates: 1821-1990

Extent: 4 cartons

Abstract: The Genieve Lamson papers contain the correspondence and memorabilia of members of the Lamson family of Randolph, Vermont.

Vermont Landscape Images Papers

Creator: Lipke, William C.

Dates: 1880-1976

Extent: 5.0 Linear feet3 cartons, 5 boxes

Lyric Theatre Collection

Creator: Lyric Theatre (Burlington, Vt.)

Dates: 1974-1986

Extent: 1 Box, 2 Cartons

Abstract: The Lyric Theatre Collection includes mainly financial records of the business manager, bank statements, canceled checks, and programs from play productions.

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Helen MacMartin Papers

Creator: MacMartin, Helen Hawthorne, 1891-1987

Dates: 1932-1975

Extent: 5.42 Linear feet

Abstract: The Helen MacMartin Papers contain materials related to her tenure as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Progressive Party of Vermont, from 1948 to 1953, as well as her correspondence, from about 1945 to 1975, and clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials concerning the many social concerns, groups, and organizations with which she was involved over the course of her life. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1891, lived most of her life in Burlington, VT, and died in Berlin, VT, in 1987.

Helen MacMartin Collection of Political Printed Materials

Creator: MacMartin, Helen Hawthorne, 1891-1987

Dates: circa 1945-1975

Extent: 3.125 Linear feet

Abstract: Helen MacMartin (1891-1987) was Secretary-Treasurer of the Progressive Party of Vermont from 1948-1953, after which she continued to work with local, national, and international organizations that promoted peace, civil liberties, civil rights, and an end to nuclear proliferation. She died in Berlin, Vermont, November 3, 1987. This collection consists of the bulk of the printed materials from the Helen MacMartin Papers. It includes one carton of monographs and pamphlets dating from around 1945 to around 1975. The collection also contains serial issues arranged alphabetically by the serial title and then chronologically. The dates and topics of the serials are similar to those of the monographs.

Richard W. Mallary Papers

Creator: Mallary, Richard Walker, 1929-

Dates: 1972-1974

Extent: 27 cartons

Abstract: Mallary served in the United States House of Representatives from 1972-1974. The majority of the papers are correspondences to and from his constituents concerning personal and public issues.

George Perkins Marsh Collection

Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882

Dates: 1812-1929

Extent: 18 cartons

Abstract: Collection includes correspondence, diaries (1864-82), notebooks (1834-86), and published works, relating to protective tariff, founding of Smithsonian Institute, Mexican War, Civil War, and other political issues during Marsh’s congressional career; his impressions of Garabaldi and Italian unification while U.S. minister to Italy (1860-82); and comparative philosophy, Near Eastern Studies, Scandanavian Studies, conservation, book collecting, and other scholarly interests. Includes papers of his second wife, Caroline (Crane) Marsh (1816-1901), author and feminist.

James Marsh Papers

Creator: Marsh, James

Dates: 1816-1883

Extent: 3 boxes

Abstract: Photocopies of public, private and university correspondence with some other University of Vermont documents, including notes on selected lectures and some student papers.

Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing and Jeanne Manse School of Nursing Records

Creator: Mary Fletcher Hospital. School of Nursing.

Dates: 1887-1971

Extent: 6.0 Linear feet6 cartons, 1 oversize plaque

Abstract: Records of these 2 nursing schools. MFH: class books, 1887-1934, 1953-1965; time books, 1888-1930s; records, photos, yearbooks, 1960s; Committee on School of Nursing, 1945-1971. Jeanne Mance: yearbooks, scrapbooks, 1950s-1960s; records, 1960s.

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Creator: McAllister, L. L., (Louis L.), 1877-1963

Dates: 1915-1961

Extent: 19.0 Linear feet45 boxes

Abstract: The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc.

Lewis Douglas Meredith Collection

Creator: Meredith, Lewis Douglas, 1905-

Dates: 1925-1971

Extent: 3 cartons, 2 volumes

Abstract: The Lewis Douglas Meredith papers consist primarily of typescripts of speeches and articles by Meredith, and of newspaper clippings by or about him. The great majority of these deal with subjects within the banking, investment, and insurance fields.

Rev. Fraser Metzger: Progressive Party of Vermont Collection

Creator: Metzger, Fraser, Rev., 1872-1954

Dates: 1912

Extent: One box

Abstract: The Reverend Metzger Papers contain materials relating to the National Progressive Party of Vermont and Metzger's gubernatorial candidature in 1912.

William H. Meyer Papers

Creator: Meyer, William Henry, 1914-

Dates: 1958-1965

Extent: 34.0 Linear feet34 cartons

Abstract: Meyer served as U.S. Representative from Vermont, [1958-1965]. Collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, statements. printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other material, on such topics as agriculture, conservation, civil liberties ,and nuclear disarmament. Bulk of the collection is made up of congressional papers with materials on legislation, committee work, public opinion polls conducted by Meyer in Vermont, and the plan for peace which Meyer worked in as a member of Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Vermont Commandery Papers

Creator: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Vermont Commandery.

Dates: 1860-1951

Extent: 5.0 Linear feet5 ft.

Abstract: Collection includes correspondence, drafts of speeches, records and record books, printed material, newspaper clippings, photos, and memorabilia largely relating to social events and historical celebrations sponsored by the commandery or other similar groups, including the Lake Champalin Tercentennial Celebration of 1909. Includes materials from other chapters of the order.

Ahiman L. Miner Papers

Creator: Miner, Ahiman L.

Dates: 1800-1897

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Ahiman L. Miner Papers consist of one box of correspondence, legal documents and financial miscellany from the years 1800-1897.

Julia Morrill Family Papers

Creator: Morrill, Julia

Dates: 1830-1912

Extent: 1.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Family papers of Julia Smith White Morrill and her siblings and children in various towns of western Vermont and points west, these include letters and a diary of a soldier in the Civil War.

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Paul Nash Papers

Creator: Nash, Paul, 1924-

Dates: 1941-1993?

Extent: 67.5 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains the academic and consulting papers of Paul Nash, including audio tape reals, court and legal papers, syllabi and lecture notes, reports, accredidation papers, resumes of applicants, student lists, writings (published and not by Nash and others), submissions to the journal Teach for America, and other materials documenting his many activities as an educator and education theorist.

Gladys Neiburg Papers

Creator: Neiburg, Gladys

Dates: 1939-1974

Extent: 4 boxes

Abstract: The bulk of the collection documents Neiburg's literary works.

Delta Psi/Wells Family Collection

Creator: Newcomb, Edgar Allan Poe

Extent: 5 oversize map folders

Abstract: Blueprint drawings of Delta Psi/Wells Family house.

Louis S. Newton Papers

Creator: Newton, Louis S., 1871-1953

Dates: 1921-1953

Extent: 20.0 Linear feet3 boxes, 8 map case drawers

Abstract: Louis Newton was an architect in Hartford and Burlingtion, Vermont from the 1890's until 1952, the year before he died. Throughout this time, he designed and altered residences, summer cottages, and commercial and public buildings. The collection covers the years 1921 to 1953, and includes a few photographs of earlier restoration projects.

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Jules Older Papers

Creator: Older, Jules

Dates: 1961-2003

Extent: 18.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Professional papers of author and professor Jules Older, UVM 1962. Includes copies of his books, manuscripts, research notes, and publication correspondence, including rejections, on Psychology, Psychiatry, Medicine, and Sexology. Includes correspondence and articles while Older was a student at UVM and the Cynic editor.

Onion Family Papers

Creator: Onion family

Dates: 1860-1940

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The Onion Family Papers contains correspondence, business and financial documents, photographs, railroad correspondence and memorabilia, personal ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Carlos and Mary Onion of Rutland, Vermont for the period 1860-1870.

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Augustus Paddock Papers

Creator: Paddock, Augustus

Dates: 1862-1865

Extent: 0.8 Linear feet2 document boxes

Abstract: Collection contains family correspondence, including Civil War letters, photographs, a Civil War map, and other items and materials documenting the lives activities and Civil War service of memebers of the Paddock family, especially Augustus.

Parker Family Papers

Creator: Parker family

Dates: 1820-1952

Extent: 0.4 Linear feetOne box

Abstract: The Parker Family Papers consist largely of Civil War letters to and from Moses A. Parker. Parker's letters, many of which are to his fiance and eventual wife Eliza E. Hale Parker, offer considerable detail on the daily life of the Civil War soldier. The Parker Family was from Concord, Vermont.

Charles E. Parker Papers

Creator: Parker, Charles E., 1839-1924

Dates: 1810-1943

Extent: 10.0 Linear feetFive cartons, three boxes, two oversized folders

Abstract: Charles Edmund Parker (1839-1923) was a prominent businessman of Vergennes, Vermont, Civil War veteran, and politician. The collection covers 1810-1943 and includes family and civil war era correspondence, militia records, business records, and photographs.

Parker/Fleming Family Papers

Creator: Parker-Fleming family

Dates: 1835-1909

Extent: 1.25 Linear feet1 carton

Abstract: The Parker/Fleming Collection deals primarily with the descendants and relations of Charles Carrol Parker (1814-?), a Congregational minister who preached in various churches in Vermont and Maine, and Elizabeth Fleming Parker (1813-1979), his wife. The letters span the time period of 1835-1909, with the bulk of the collection lying between 1863-1879.

Frank C. Partridge Papers

Creator: Partridge, Frank C.

Dates: 1880-1950

Extent: 20.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains many volumes of letter books of Partridge's correspondence, his work on the Vermont claim for Civil War military expenditures, the legal papers from several large cases, papers from his unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1931, and other materials that document Partridge's life and political and legal activities.

Sanborn Partridge Papers

Creator: Partridge, Sanborn

Dates: circa 1965

Extent: 5.6 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection consists of VT legislative commission materials related to the reapportionment of the Vermont State Legislature in 1965, including correspondence, maps, data and analysis, plans, notes, reports, and receipts.

Peake Family Papers

Creator: Peake family

Dates: 1793-1955

Extent: 7.45 Linear feet5 cartons, 3 boxes

Abstract: The Peake family arrived in the area that would become Addison County, Vermont, in 1779, when William Peake (1740-1813) moved with his family from Nantucket to the frontier town of Monkton. William's son Seth (1784-1827) settled in nearby Bristol in 1810 as a saddler and storekeeper, beginning more than a centry and a half of Peake residency in that community. The Peake Family Papers consist of approximately six linear feet of correspondence, bound manuscripts, diaries and other miscellaneous papers. The chronological span of the collection is from 1793 to 1955, with the heaviest concentration of material falling between 1840 and 1900.

Theodora Peck Papers

Creator: Peck, Theodora

Dates: 1842-1960

Extent: 5 cartons

Abstract: The Theodora Peck collection is composed of a combination of family papers and literary manuscripts.

Perley Family Papers

Creator: Perley family

Dates: 1790-1908

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Perley Family Papers consist of deeds to their property and correspondence about this property from 1790 to 1889, receipts belonging to Anson Perley between the years 1815-1871, and Anson Perley's Estate and Legal Papers from 1853 to 1908.

Samuel Pettengill Collection

Creator: Pettingill, Samuel Barrett,, b. 1886

Dates: 1939-1949

Extent: 1.0 Linear feet5 boxes

Abstract: Pettengill was a lawyer and a journalist. He served as United States Representative from Indiana. Collection includes eighteen vols. of newspaper columns entitled "Inside Your Congress" written by Pettingill, dealing chiefly with current events on the political scene, including the conduct of World War II, the establisment of the North Atlantic Tready Organization ( NATO ), and the United Nations, and the growing "red scare" over communism. Many of the pages contain annotations and other markings.

Charles Phelps Papers

Creator: Phelps, Charles

Dates: 1754/1785

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Charles Phelps Papers consist of one document box of manuscripts from the 1750s to the 1780s relating to the Phelps' legal and land transactions, and to his participation in the disputes over jurisdiction over the New Hampshire Grants.

John Norton Pomeroy Papers

Creator: Pomeroy, John Norton, 1792-1881

Dates: 1792-1878

Extent: 2.0 Linear feetThree boxes

Abstract: Collection includes comittee correspondance, financial papers, subscription books, memorabilia, and other papers, relating to the erection and dedication of the Ethan Allen Monument in Burlington, together with essays, deeds, and legal papers, and local Unitarian Church material; and correspondence of Dr. John Pomeroy (1764-1844), with Medical notes and studies (1802-14) and financial accounts, of Dr. Pomeroy and Cassius F. Pomeroy. Includes materials on history of University of Vermont in the early 19th century.

Fletcher D. Proctor Papers

Creator: Proctor, Fletcher Dutton, 1860

Dates: 1904-1908

Extent: 0.4 Linear feet1 box

Abstract: Proctor served as Governor of Vermont, 1906-1908. Collection includes primarily correspondence between Proctor and the State attorney general, Clarke C. Fitts, concerning official State and Legal mattters and the legal position of the State on assorted issues.

Mortimer R. Proctor Papers

Creator: Proctor, Mortimer Robinson, 1889-1968

Dates: 1945-1946

Extent: 7.5 Linear feet6 cartons

Abstract: Proctor was a businessman who also served as state legislator and Governor of Vermont. Collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, newspapers clippings, printed matter, and other official papers from Proctor's governorships. Includes material relating to Brattleboro Retreat, flood control, Vermont-New Hampshire border dispute, and World War II domestic programs. Correspondents include U.S. Senators George D. Aiken, Warren R. Austin, Ralph E. Flanders, and U.S. Represenative Charles A. Plumley.

Prospect School and Center for Research and Education Archives

Creator: Prospect Archives and Center for Education and Research .

Dates: Bulk, 1965-1991

Extent: 284.0 Linear feet

Abstract: The Prospect School and Center for Education and Research Archives contains the archives of the Prospect School (1965-1991) and the Prospect Archive and Center for Education and Research (1979-2010). The largest portion of the collection is comprised of the Prospect Archive of Children’s Work, which consists of visual and written work produced by more than sixty children who attended Prospect School. The collection also includes records and publications documenting Prospect’s administration, curriculum, adult educational programs, and consulting projects. The approximately 284 linear feet of materials in the collection encompasses manuscripts, artwork, photographs, and films dating between 1964 and 2011.

Winston L. Prouty Papers

Creator: Prouty, Winston Lewis, 1906-1971

Dates: 1906-1971

Extent: 272.0 Linear feet

Abstract: A Representative and a Senator from Vermont, born in Newport, Vermont in 1906. Collection includes correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to Prouty's service on House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Veterans Affairs, and Senate Committees on Labor and Public Welfare, Commerce, and Special COmmittee on Aging.

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Queen City Park Association Records

Creator: Queen City Park Association.

Dates: 1881-1950

Extent: 0.4 Linear feetOne box

Abstract: The Queen City Park Association was formed in 1881 under the name of "The Forest City Park Association" (see Articles of Association in Minutes book). The stated purpose of the association was to maintain a private park at Burlington to be used for spiritualist camp meetings, picnic parties, and as a summer resort. The collection contains business records of the Association, 1881-1950.

Camp Quinibeck Papers

Creator: Quinibeck Camps (Ely, Vt.) .

Dates: undated

Extent: 7.92 Linear feetCirca 7 boxes (cartons) of camp records for Camp Quinnibec (North Thetford, VT).

Abstract: Financial, personnel, and camper records. Logs of typescripts of camper memories. Records of camp programs.

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R.B. Stearns and Company Records

Creator: R. B. Stearns and Co.

Dates: 1865-1916

Extent: 7 boxes, 2 volumes

Abstract: The R. B. Stearns and Co. Records include letter books for years 1865-1895, a cash book for 1870-1873, a day book for 1878, and bills and receipts for 1890 and 1898-1899, all conncerning the business of the pharmacy.

George H. Randall Papers

Creator: Randall, George H.

Dates: 1860-1873

Extent: 0.2 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains letters of George H. Randall to his wife Emma during Randall's service as a musician in the 4th VT infantry in the Civil War, as well as some photos, pension papers, and financial papers.

James Marsh Read Papers

Creator: Read, James Marsh

Dates: Bulk, 1848-1866

Extent: 1.25 Linear feet

Abstract: James Marsh Read (1833-1865), an 1853 graduate of the University of Vermont, was an explorer of the American West and a Civil War soldier. He wrote critical essays about the events of the time and kept extensive correspondence with his family. These materials are combined with the collected research and manuscript of the collection’s donor, Gretchen Howe Miller, providing insight into James M. Read’s life and the issues of this period in American and Vermont history.

Howard Crosby Rice Papers

Creator: Rice, Howard Crosby, 1878-1965

Dates: Bulk, 1936-1965

Extent: 7.0 Linear feet7 cartons

Abstract: Rice was a journalist who served time as a member of the Vermont state legislature and as president of the hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont. Collection includes correspondents and other papers relating to the Brattleboro Reformer and Vermont Printing Company, Brattleboro, Vermont, Central Vermont Railway, Rice’s legislative service and political concerns, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and New England Kurn Hattin Homes, both of which he served as president, Vermont Hospital Survey, New Hampshire-Vermont hospitilaztion services, Irish Terrier Club of America, and other topics; and photos of Maine Fishing trips and 1897 European tour.

Rixford Axe Company Records

Creator: Rixford Axe Company.

Dates: 1804-1951

Extent: 26.0 Linear feet22 cartons which includes 98 volumes

Abstract: The Rixford Axe Company was established in East Highgate, Vermont, by Luther Rixford; closed 1950s. Collection includes chiefly business correspondance,(19 letter books, 55 journals, 5 ledgers, 3 cashbooks, and 7 miscellaneous vols.) together with miscellaneous personal and business papers including legal papers, deeds, bank statements, and family photos of Luther Rixford, Oscar H. Rixford and his wife Elizabeth (Leach) Rixford, and Susan K. Rixford and Mary E. (Rixford) Knight, daughters of Oscar S. Rixford.

Rockwell Family Papers

Creator: Rockwell Family

Dates: 1854-1972

Extent: 2 cartons

Abstract: The Rockwell Family Papers consist of two cartons of letters, business papers, bound diaries and account books, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other papers. The chronological span of the collection is from 1854 to 1972, with the great majority of the papers dating from the 1850s to 1929. Most of the materials in the Rockwell Family Papers relate to Ell B. Rockwell's many years of service on Lake Champlain steamboats.

Charles R. Ross Papers

Creator: Ross, Charles R., (Charles Robert), 1920-

Dates: Bulk, 1952-1982

Extent: 58.0 Linear feet40 boxes, 33 cartons, 1 reel microfilm

Abstract: Collection includes correspondence, reports, copies of Federal Power Commission hearings, printed material, and newspapers clippings, relating to Ross’s position as a Federal Power Commissioner, the Champlain Waterway Project (1962-67), the High Mountain Sheep Project (1955-64), the Northfield Pump Project (1965-67), the Water Resources Council (1966-67), and in particular the Northeast Power Failure of 1965.

Ella Brown Russell Papers

Creator: Russell, Ella Brown

Dates: 1931-1979

Abstract: The collection consists almost entirely of Mrs. Russell's journals from 1932 to 1976. In addition to their accounts of her daily life, the journals also contain frequent extended reflections on national and world affairs, literature, society, and art.

Dr. Joseph Rutherford Papers

Creator: Rutherford, Joseph Chase, 1818-1902

Dates: 1839-1865

Extent: 2 boxes

Abstract: The Dr. Joseph Rutherford Collection contains letters written by Dr. Rutherford during the Civil War (1862-1865). The collection also contains a vast amount of letters written to Hannah Chase Rutherford, the doctor's wife.

Rutland Chamber of Commerce Records

Creator: Rutland (Vt.) Chamber of Commerce

Dates: 1898-1967

Extent: 5 Cartons

Abstract: The Rutland Chamber of Commerce collection contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, publications, scrapbooks, and other papers which serve to document the activities of the Chamber.

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Thomas P. Salmon Papers

Creator: Salmon, Thomas P.

Dates: 1957-1976

Extent: 11.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, notes, memoranda, speeches, reports, proceedings, printed materials, legal client/case files, Democratic party committee materials, campaign financial and other records, and other materials documenting his activities as a lawyer, VT state legislator, VT Governor, and his campaigns for VT Legislature, Governor, and U.S. Senate and other work in the Democratic party.

I.L. Salomon Collection

Creator: Salomon, Isidore Lawrence, 1899-1985

Dates: 1952-1972

Extent: 3 boxes.

Abstract: I. L. Salomon was an American poet and translator.

Savage Family Papers

Creator: Savage Family

Dates: 1768-1902

Extent: 2.0 Linear feet5 boxes

Abstract: Collection includes primarily letters (1860-79) recieved by Reuben A. and Elizabeth R. Ladd Savage, residents of Stowe, Vt., from family members in New England, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Esondido, California, Lawrence, Kansas, and Metamora, Illinois, concerning everday life; includes a few civil War letters from Stowe men serving in the Army.

Francis O. Sawyer Civil War Collection

Creator: Sawyer, Francis O.

Dates: 1862-1870

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The Francis O. Sawyer Papers consist of approximately one linear foot of manuscript material from the Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Volunteers.

Hayward Merriam Severance Papers

Creator: Severance, Hayward Merriam, 1887-

Dates: 1931-1971

Extent: 2 boxes

Abstract: The Hayward Severance Memorial Collection contains personal correspondence, typescripts, and handnotes.

Shelburne Spinners Records

Creator: Shelburne Spinners

Dates: 1972-1978

Extent: 2 Boxes, 1 loose-leaf binder

Abstract: The collection contains the records for internal management of the co-operative, e.g., minutes of weekly meeting for four years, newsletters for three years, dye recipes for five years.

Charles Monroe Sheldon Papers

Creator: Sheldon, Charles Monroe

Dates: 1887-1967

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The Charles Monroe Sheldon collection includes fourteen (14) printed sermons which were delivered by Dr. Sheldon at the Waterbury (Vermont) Congregational Church from October 1887 to September 1888. The first nine of these form a series which outlines the "Reasons for Living the Christian Life."

Winfield T. Sherwood Collection

Creator: Sherwood, Winfield T.

Dates: late1860s-1926

Extent: 1 carton

Abstract: The Winfield T. Sherwood collection contains the correspondence of W.T. Sherwood with two editors, and either the manuscripts or typescripts, or both, for thirty-eight short stories and novelettes.

Mary Jean Simpson Papers

Creator: Simpson, Mary Jean, 1888-1977

Dates: 1930-1968

Extent: 21.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, notes, photos, diaries, and other materials documenting Simpson's political, educational, public affairs, and personal activities.

Wilder Arthur Simpson Papers

Creator: Simpson, Wilder Arthur, 1887-1971

Dates: 1930-1968

Extent: 6 boxes

Abstract: Approximately half of the Simpson papers are newsclippings; the other half consists of correspondence, addresses, court dockets, news releases, notes, pages from assorted U.S. Congressional Records, and miscellaneous material such as insurance forms and material written by other people.

Smith-Kilborn Papers

Creator: Smith Family of New Haven, Vermont

Dates: 1862-1880

Extent: 0.2 Linear feetOne small document box

Abstract: The Smith-Kilborn Letters consist of Kilborn family correspondence from 1862-1863, mostly consisting of letters from the Kilborn men who were serving in the army. The collection also contains Smith correspondence from 1872-1880. Most of these letters are addressed to one Eva E. Smith (occasionally spelled Evah).

Smith Family Papers

Creator: Smith family

Dates: 1797-1956

Extent: 11.0 Linear feet11 cartons

Abstract: Collection includes correspondence and other papers of a prominent Vermont political family. The Smith Family Papers contain correspondence, legal documents, notes, typed and printed material, newspaper clippings and assorted family memorabilia.

Harris W. Soule Papers

Creator: Soule, Harris W.

Dates: 1953-1973

Extent: 1carton

Abstract: The Harris W. Soule Papers are made up almost entirely of materials relating to his book, Northwoods Tales and Unusual Recipes. Included are manuscripts, typescripts and printer's galleys of the work, as well as correspondence with publishers, prospective buyers and reviewers.

John Spargo Papers

Creator: Spargo, John,, 1876-1966

Dates: 1750-1966

Extent: 18.34 Linear feet5 cartons, 23 boxes, 18 volumes

Abstract: John Spargo was a historian and reformer.The founder of the Bennington Museum, president of the Bennington Battle Monument and the Vermont Hsitorical Society. Collection includes correspondence, notes, writings, newspaper clippings, and other papers, relating to Spargo's activities as a Socialists (1901-16), and subsequently as political analyst, historian, and anti-communist; together with letters, deeds, court records, government documents, and other autograph and ms. material relating to Vermont collected by him.

Spear Family Papers

Creator: Spear Family

Dates: 1793-1942

Extent: Two cartons, two oversize bound volumes

Abstract: Richard Spear (1737 - 1788) moved to Shelburne, Vermont, from Braintree, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1783. He died five years later, but his sons Asahel (1778 - 1849) and Elhanan W. Spear (1782 - 1869) remained in Shelburne and raised families there. The Spear Family Papers contain an interesting variety of manuscripts from the 1790s to the 1940s.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records

Creator: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Burlington, Vt.)

Dates: 1830-1973

Extent: 2 cartons, 1 box

Abstract: The St. Paul's Episcopal Church Papers include a wide range of materials from the period 1830-1973. There are letters and other papers relating to the establishment of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont in the early 1830s, as well as the record book of the Episcopal Society of Burlington from its foundation on December 6, 1830, through the mid-1870s.

Henry Stevens Papers

Creator: Stevens, Henry, 1791-1867

Dates: 1757-1870

Extent: 6.0 Linear feet6 cartons, 1 box

Abstract: Collection includes family correspondence and business papers (mostly 1832-63) including letters from Stevens’ sons, Benjamin Franklin Stevens (1833-1902), bookman and antiquarian who established the firm of Stevens and Brown in London; and Henry Stevens Jr. (1819-1866), London bookseller and collector who was instumental in building the libraries of John Carter Brown, James Lenox and Peter Force. Includes letters to Henry Stevens Jr., from Peter Force (1790-1868), Charles C. Jewett (1816-1868), Francis Parkman (1823-1893), Jared Sparks (1789-1866), and other collectors and librarians.

Summit House Records

Creator: Summit House (Mount Mansfield, Vt.)

Dates: 1869-1958

Extent: 3 boxes and 25 large bound manuscript volumes

Abstract: Records of the Summit House at Mount Mansfield, chiefly correspondence and hotel registers.

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Elihu Barber Taft Papers

Creator: Taft, Elihu Barber, 1847-1929

Dates: 1737-1938

Extent: 2 boxes

Abstract: The Elihu B. Taft Papers include correspondence, notes, speeches, essays and other writings, travel brochures and publications on places of interest, newspaper clippings, and family genealogies.

Robert Burley Architectural Records

Creator: The Burley Partnership.

Dates: 1963-2000

Extent: 326.75 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains the architectural records of Robert Burley, FAIA (aka: Robert Burley, Architect; Robert Burley Associates; The Burley Partnership). The project records cover the period from 1963, when the practice was established in Fayston, Vermont, to 2000.

Theatre Club of Burlington

Creator: Theatre Club of Bulington, Vermont

Dates: 1921-1967

Extent: 4 boxes

Abstract: The Theatre Club was founded in 1921 by a small group of Burlingtonians interested in drama. They wished to help fill the theatrical void which existed outside of New York City by making dramatic literature of the twentieth century available to Vermonters.

Zadock Thompson Papers

Creator: Thompson, Zadock, 1796-1856

Dates: 1813-1977

Extent: 2 boxes

Abstract: The Zadock Thompson Papers are comprised mainly of historical descriptions of towns in Vermont, sent to Thompson for inclusion in his Gazetteer of 1824, and for Part III of his History of 1842.

Martin Tierney Records

Creator: Tierney, Martin

Dates: circa 1975-2001

Extent: 37.0 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains the architectural project files and drawings of Tierny's architectural company of Burlington, Vermont. The project files include client correspondence, notes, billings, bills and receipts, schedules, estimates, change orders, court documents, grants, transmittals, contracts and agreements, codes, specifications, photographs, requisitions, drawings and plans, and other records.

Mari Tomasi Papers

Creator: Tomasi, Mari, 1907-1965

Dates: 1940-1963

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The Mari Tomasi Papers contain drafts of two or her novels, Deep Grow the Roots and Like Lesser Gods, some records of the Poetry Society of Vermont, and several later articles and short stories, including "The Italian Story in Vermont" and "Happy Gifts to the Little King."

Daniel Tomlinson Papers

Creator: Tomlinson, Daniel

Dates: Tomlinson, Daniel

Extent: 1 box

Abstract: The five account books contain three types of records: (1) Company Accounts relating to Tomlinson's trade, (2) Domestic Accounts and (3) Arithmetical Accounts recorded by Daniel Tomlinson [jr.?].

Elmer Towne Papers

Creator: Towne, Elmer

Dates: Bulk, 1950-1971

Extent: 27.25 Linear feet

Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reports, studies, hearings, notes, and other records documenting Towne's activities as VT Commissioner of Agriculture and related activities. These records relate to the dairy industry in Vermont, maple products, state legislation, agricultural cooperatives, the Vermont Whey Pollution Abatement program, vocational training, the Hood milk company, milk orders, milk promotion, and other related topics.

Trinity College Records

Creator: Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.).

Dates: Bulk, 1980-2001

Extent: 230.6 Linear feet

Abstract: The Trinity College Collection contains the records of Trinity College of Vermont, a private Catholic college founded by the Burlington, Vermont chapter of the Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy. The school offered a liberal arts undergraduate degree program for women from 1925 to 2001, when it closed due to financial difficulties. In the last twenty years of its operation, Trinity also enrolled adult students of both genders in undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Trinity College Collection is comprised of materials documenting the founding, administration, academic programs, facilities, student affairs, and closure of the school, including manuscripts, financial papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and audio and video recordings.