Account books and records of sawmills, lumber dealers, and makers of various wood products, New England and New York
Scope and Contents
Records of lumber dealers: Asa Tarbell Newhall, Lynn, Mass. (1810-1822); Hugh Anderson, Warren, Me. (1819-1849); East Boston Timber Company, Boston (1834-1840); and an unidentified person from the New Bedford, Mass. area (1852-1854), including some accounts of Moses H. Bliss and Moses A. Fellows, Ipswich, Mass. (1883). Records of sawmills: John H. Clindennin, Salem, N.H. (1822-1836); an unidentified sawmill, probably of Oxford or Sutton, Mass. (1830-1832); and John Capen, Goshen, Vt. (1849-1867). Records of cooper: Nathaniel Andrews, Jr. (1864-1865). Records of furniture maker: L. White and Company, Boston (1864-1869). Records of a wood fiber firm: Shawmut Fibre Company, Boston, Mass. and Somerset Mills, Me. (1885-1889). Records of an odd-job worker about boats: Israel French, Taunton, Mass. (1868-1887). Records of a casket maker and farmer: Aaron Wright, Fishkill, N.Y. (1822-1851). Records of the Henniker Crutch Company, Warner, N.H. (1936-1961), which also made lawn furniture under the name Kearsarge Wood Products Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1961
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some materials may be stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
4.5 linear feet (12 volumes, 1 box, 1 carton)11 collection (consists of 11 distinct collections)
Biographical / Historical
This artificial collection of records pertaining to account books and records of sawmills, lumber dealers, and makers of various wood products, New England and New York was created as part of a grant project to make collections available via the Harvard Library catalog, HOLLIS. In an effort to make these individual collections more discoverable this guide was created with descriptions taken from Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978) and local finding aids housed in the Special Collections reading room.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts and purchases from various sources
Processing Information
Processed: May 2020 By: Baker Library Special Collections
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak01132
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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