Hugh J. Chisholm paper mill collection, 1860-2008 (bulk 1875-1989).

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Hugh J. Chisholm paper mill collection, 1860-2008 (bulk 1875-1989).

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Materials documenting the business activities of Chisholm and the companies he developed. Includes annual reports (1960, 1981, 1983, 1985-1987, 1997) of International Paper Company; stock certificate of 350 shares of Portland & Rumford Falls Railway sold to Chisholm (late 1800s); photographs of woodlands land in Northern Maine (1987); History of Rumford Me., 1774-1972, by John J. Leane; The Oxford Story: history of Oxford Paper Co., 1847-1958; centennial history of International Paper Company; wallpaper samples; materials (7 binders) relating to the 1987 International Paper strike; handwritten journals pertaining to the building of Otis Mill; original journals of transactions by Chisholm on selling the mills and the acquisition of property; booklet of International Paper Company, Otis Division; post cards (90 items) created by Chisholm from late 1800s to early 1900s; papers reflecting Chisholm's friendship with Thomas A. Edison; and other items.

1600 items.

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7125769

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Otis Mill

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Leane, John J.

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Androscoggin Mill (Jay, Me.)

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Portland & Rumford Falls Railway

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The Portland & Rumford Falls Railway was chartered in 1890 and opened its first line in 1892. In 1907 it was leased by the Maine Central Railroad. From the description of Ticket cash book. 1904-1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 248673081 Chartered in 1890 as the Portland and Rumford Falls Railway Company, bought the Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad, and the Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company in 1896; renamed Portland and Rumford Falls Railroad Co. in 190...

International Paper Company

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The International Paper Company was formed in 1898 by Hugh Chisholm as a result of the merger of 17 pulp and paper mills in the northeastern United States. It currently owns over 8 million acres of land in the U.S. and its primary products are paper and paper distribution, packaging and forest products. From the description of Records, 1873-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 73518022 ...

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Oxford Paper Company

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Chisholm, Hugh Joseph, 1847-1912

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Industrialist, founder of International Paper Company and various mills including Oxford Paper Company (Rumford, Me.) and Androscoggin Mill and Otis Mill, both in Jay, Me.; creator of first postcard in the U.S., and printed playing cards with pictures of various towns in New England; resident of Portland, Me.; b. in Chippewa, Ont. From the description of Hugh J. Chisholm paper mill collection, 1860-2008 (bulk 1875-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 241298729 ...