Glen D. Chamberlain Papers

The collection reflects both the amateur and professional scientific studies of a high school biology teacher in Presque Isle, Maine. There are field notes, study guides, plant lists, extensive correspondence, and an unpublished manuscript for the flora of Aroostook County, Maine. Correspondence is chiefly with college professors and scientific societies regarding collecting, identifying, and exchanging plant specimens (1923-45); some early letters deal with bird identification and banding. The letters from Arthur Norton of the Portland Society of Natural History span Chamberlain's interests and career as a biologist. There are extensive notes and field notes used for two unpublished papers on the history of the Aroostook Valley watershed and a study of sedges (F3), and the manuscript Plants of Aroostook County (F11), as well as annual plant collection lists(F5-9), range maps, and herbarium lists (F14). The location of the herbarium is unknown. A collection of reprints (F22) and an annotated copy of an article by Kate Furbish (F23) reflect a wide variety of scientific inquiry.