Crossett Lumber Company
Edgar Woodward "Cap" Gates, an Iowa lumberman; Charles W. Gates, his brother; Edward S. Crossett, a veteran lumberman; and Dr. John Watzek, an investor, incorporated the Crossett Lumber Company in 1899. They purchased more than 50,000 acres of land in southeast Arkansas and built the company mill town of Crossett, Ark. The Crossett Lumber Company consulted with foresters from Yale University and the Federal Bureau of Forestry to begin sustainable lumbering in the 1920s. It expanded from a lumber to a forest products company in the 1930s and relinquished control of the town of Crossett in 1946. Georgia-Pacific Corporation bought the Crossett Lumber Company in 1962.
From the description of Crossett Company collection, 1900-1907, 1921-1962. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 128216438
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Aubrey R. Watzek Collection, 1935-1996 | Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Chapman, Herman Haupt, 1874-1963. Herman Haupt Chapman papers, 1881-1963 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Crossett Lumber Company. Crossett Company collection, 1900-1907, 1921-1962. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Chapman, Herman Haupt, 1874-1963. Herman Haupt Chapman papers, 1881-1963 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Walter Huber Meyer papers, 1912-1978 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Herman Haupt Chapman papers, 1881-1963 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Meyer, Walter H. (Walter Huber). Walter Huber Meyer papers, 1912-1978 (inclusive), 1939-1963 (bulk). | Yale University Library |
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| associatedWith | Bank of Crossett. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chapman, Herman Haupt, 1874-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Crossett Chemical Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gates, C. W. | person |
| associatedWith | Gates, E. W. | person |
| associatedWith | Meyer, Walter H. (Walter Huber) | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Arkansas--Crossett | |||
| Crossett (Ark.) |
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| Banks and banking |
| Logging |
| Lumbering |
| Paper mills |
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Corporate Body
Active 1900
Active 1962
