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West Branch Logging Camp Clerk Henry A. Milliken's Newspaper Writings: An Annotated Bibliography, 1927-1977, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Abstract provided by author: Henry A. Milliken, a Great Northern Paper Company logging camp operations clerk 1926-1939, wrote 230 articles for the Bangor, Lewiston and Portland newspapers between 1926 and 1977. He was one of only five West Branch loggers who wrote a substantial amount about their experiences and observations in logging operations and the only writer whose focus was the human nature of the men in the logging operation jobs he wrote about. With all his topics Milliken provides a context that includes how each topic evolved over time and why. The annotations highlight and clarify the nature of …

Rendezvous At Chesuncook: A Chronicle Of Surveyors, Landowners, Loggers, Settlers, & Sports, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Abstract provided by the author:

Rendezvous at Chesuncook, 1827-1902 is the only comprehensive history of Chesuncook Lake and Chesuncook settlement (village) from 1827 through 1902.

The text’s two major focal points are people and old photographs. Over 350 biographical sketches include surveyors, landowners, lumbermen, drive bosses, loggers, settlers, and builders of dams and boats. For the 170 plus pictures this book is their only aggregate presentation. The photos communicate a history of what the landscape and settlements once looked like and how they changed over the decades in this book.

This book purposely ends December 30, 1902. Through 1902 the …

Log Driving On The West Branch Of The Penobscot River: An Addendum To Alfred Hempstead's Book The Penobscot Boom And The Development Of The West Branch Of The Penobscot River For Log Driving, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Alfred Hempstead’s late 1920’s research on logging on the West Branch of the Penobscot and its tributaries resulted in his publication of The Penobscot Boom and The Development of the West Branch of The Penobscot River for Log Driving in 1930. No other publication containing such a collection of information preceded his work and none have been printed since. Hempstead’s research, which is frequently cited, focused on determining when logging began on the river and each of its main tributaries, how loggers worked in cooperation with each other, and what they needed for infrastructure for the drives. In some situations …

Pittston Farm Weekly, Volume 1, 1962-1963, Great Northern Paper Company

Great Northern Paper Company Records

A weekly newsletter for Great Northern Paper Company personnel in the area of Pittston Farm. This file includes all issues for Volume 1 (November 15, 1962-November 14, 1963, no. 1 to no. 49).

Log Drive, St. Regis Paper Company, Machias River, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

An edited, shortened version of the visit to a St. Regis Paper Company log drive recorded on Tape 33. Bill Mincher provides background on the tradition of log drives on the Machias River and includes comments from Byron McPheters, Bob Wright, and Francis Haley. (This record and the transcript reflect the spelling found on the station log; state records seem to have alternate spellings of Francis Healy and Francis Healey as well). Interviews recorded May 8, 1957.

Engineering Department Weekly News Letter, 1930, Great Northern Paper Company

Great Northern Paper Company Records

A weekly summary of the projects of the Engineering Department of Great Northern Paper Company. The file includes all issues for the calendar year 1930.

Engineering Department Weekly News Letter, 1929, Great Northern Paper Company

Great Northern Paper Company Records

A weekly summary of the projects of the Engineering Department of Great Northern Paper Company. The file includes all issues for the calendar year 1929.

Engineering Department Weekly News Letter, 1928, Great Northern Paper Company

Great Northern Paper Company Records

A weekly summary of the projects of the Engineering Department of Great Northern Paper Company. The file includes all issues for the calendar year 1928.

The Northern, May, 1921, Great Northern Paper Company

Maine History Documents

An issue of a magazine produced for employees of the Great Northern Paper Company.

The Northern, April, 1921, Great Northern Paper Company

Maine History Documents

An issue of a magazine produced for employees by the Social Service Division, Spruce Wood Department, Great Northern Paper Company.

Report On A Logging Operation In Northern Maine, George T. Carlisle, T. Frank Shatney

Maine History Documents

A report on a logging operation in northern Maine completed for coursework at the University of Maine in 1909. Includes several photographs.

Lumbering In Northern Maine: As Illustrated By An Operation Of The Emerson Lumber Company, Bernard A. Chandler

Maine History Documents

A document prepared by Bernard A. Chandler while at the University of Maine on the lumber industry, based on the operations of a camp of Emerson Lumber Company. Includes several photographs.

Charter And By-Laws Of The Penobscot Log Driving Company, Penobscot Log Driving Company

Maine History Documents

From the first section of the document:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows : Section 1. That Ira Wadleigh, Samuel P. Strickland, Hastings Strickland, Isaac Farrar, William Emerson, Amos M. Roberts, Leonard Jones, Franklin Adams, James Jenkins, Aaron Babb and Cyrus S. Clark, their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby made and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Penobscot Log Driving Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, prosecute and defend, to final judgment and execution, both in law …

Detail Surveying And Exploration In Relation To The Management Of Eastern Timberlands, F. C. Hinckley

Maine History Documents

A brochure explaining the forestry services provided by F. C. Hinckley of Bangor, Maine, circa 1900, including general timber estimates, detail timber estimates, water power estimates, and land surveying.

Charter And By-Laws Of The Penobscot East Branch Log Driving Company, Penobscot East Branch Log Driving Company

Maine History Documents

From the first section of the document:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Philo A. Strickland, John Morison, Cornelius Murphy, C. N. White, James F. Campbell, J. Fred Webster, Walter E. Palmer, N. C. McClausland, John Ross, Frederick H. Strickland, E. W. Conant, M. L. Jordan, I. A. Terrill, Ira B. Gardner, John Finch, J. Warren Leslie, George T. Merrill, Charles H. Dudley, Charles C. Perry and W. S. Kellogg, their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby incorporated under the name of the Penobscot East Branch Log Driving Company, for the …

Proceedings Of The Annual Meeting Of The Penobscot Lumbering Association, Penobscot Lumbering Association

Maine History Documents

Full title: Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Penobscot Lumbering Association : together with the treasurer's report, made March 3, 1856.