Deering family papers, 1844-2003 bulk 1900-1910.

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Deering family papers, 1844-2003 bulk 1900-1910.

Personal correspondences including letters from Frank Cutter Deering to various people, and letters from J.G. Deering II chiefly written while on a trip with his wife to Europe in 1953, "cash book" and personal notes, and miscellaneous letters; legal documents/official letters (1844-1896) including deeds, indenture lease, notices "to quit"; photographs and blueprints, chiefly of the family homestead, including alternation plans; alternation plans of York National Bank; records of J.G. Deering & Son (Biddeford, Me.) including ledgers, cash books, invoices, and lot statements; newspaper clippings and scrapbooks (1886-1892) including articles pertaining to proposals by J.G. Deering I on horse railroads, articles about Frank C. Deering, and financial ledger of J.G. Deering I; miscellaneous supporting document containing information about the Deering family, death notices for Frank Cutter Deering and others, and facsimile of notes explaining the history of the Deering family; information about the Deering homestead on Main Street, Saco, history of Oliver Dyer and overview of Dyer Library Association, materials on the York Institute; and book by Herman D. Ruhm, Jr., entitled Marketing Textiles (1970) with an inscription to Joe Deering.

3 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078000

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Deering family

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Deering, Joseph Godfrey, 1894-1987

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Businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist, of Saco, Me.; b. Joseph Godfrey Deering II, son of Frank Cutter Deering and Annie Grey Wiggin Deering; manager and later president of J.G. Deering & Son which later became known as Deering Lumber Company (sold in 1958). President of York National Bank, Dyer Library Association, and Sweetser Home for Boys; treasurer of Laurel Hill Cemetery Association and served many years on Maine Parks and Recreation Commission; officer and member of many local...

Dearing family.

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York Institute (Saco, Me.)

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Dyer Library (Saco, Me.). Association

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Dyer, Oliver, 1806-1872

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Deering, Frank Cutter, 1866-1939

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Frank Cutter Deering (1866-1939) was born in the same year his father, Joseph Godfrey Deering (1816-1892), founded Deering Lumber. F.C. eventually took over the entire Deering business after his father's death and ran it until his own death in 1939. From the description of Frank Cutter Deering autograph collection, ca. 1719-1938 (bulk 1765-1862). (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 166428406 ...

J.G. Deering & Son.

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Ruhm, Herman D., 1902-1985

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Dyer Library (Saco, Me.)

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Deering, Joseph Godfrey, 1816-1892

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York National Bank (Saco, Me.)

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