The papers contain manuscript drafts and floppy disk backups of Laura Waterman's 2005 book Losing the garden: the story of a marriage, including seven drafts, edited manuscripts, and the final manuscript. Additional items include editorial correspondence, reader comments, and interviews related to the book. An Aug. 2008 addendum to the collection incorporates materials related to the Watermans' 27-year homesteading project in E. Corinth, Vt., which they named Barra. The collection includes photographs and records of garden activities, woodlot management, maple sugaring, construction of their cabin, and related activities chronicling their life on the land. A 2009 addendum contains material for, and multiple drafts of, a number of books produced by the Watermans. These include Forest and crag: landmarks in the history of hiking and climbing in the mountains of the northeast United States, Yankee rock and ice, Wilderness ethics, and Backwood ethics; the materials pertaining to the books include newspaper clippings, booklets, handwritten notes, guidebooks, maps, outlines, photographs, slides, permissions to use material in their work, and critical comments by early readers of drafts. Also included is correspondence concerning the books, as well as signed contracts and published reviews.
