The Jonathan W. White, Jr. Papers contains papers from Dr. White's sixty-year career in honey research. Dr. White also collected relevant research publications dating to the late 1890s. White's work can be characterized as a combination of pure and applied research on the chemical make-up and performance of apiary products (primarily honey) under a variety of conditions. A large portion of White's papers concern the chemistry of honey. This includes a series of works on adulteration of honey throughout the world. In some cases folders include notes and findings on experiments he conducted. A separate series of papers examines topics concerning beeswax. The apiculture heading includes general items as well as specific topics such as honeydew, Africanized bees, and sterilized honey for bee feeding. Food and food industry covers a large number of topics, including food products, cooking/baking, and food storage. The Codex Alimentarius series contains correspondence and publications concerning the Codex Alimentarius, a directory of international standards for foods. A partial collection of Dr. White's publications appears under the series, Publications. Dr. White kept a complete set of his publications, and copies may be available upon request. A list of his publications is included in his biographical file in the University Archives. This series also includes manuscript reviews by Dr. White for the major journals in his field. A partial collection of Dr. White's papers have been microfilmed and are available in the Penn State University Archives: Composition of American Honeys, Codex, Composition of American Honeys technical bulletin, articles, article reprints, patents,Honey Definitions Task Force, and research progress reports.
