Maine Central Railroad, 1907., 02/27/1907-12/31/1907

File — Box: 2, Folder: 6

Identifier: 69780

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The E. E. Libbey Papers are comprised of 3.0 linear feet of materials, including correspondence, receipts, and order forms documenting business conducted by E. E. Libbey, a dealer in pulpwood, cedar posts, white birch, and hemlock bark in Pittsfield, Maine. These records, spanning the years 1900 to 1912, provide a glimpse into Maine's bustling turn-of-the century timber and pulpwood industries. Libbey bought and sold various types of wood. His correspondents included individuals from all over the state of Maine and parts of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts. He conducted a particularly large amount of business with Boston lumber wholesalers. Perhaps the highlight of the collection is found in receipts and letters between Libbey and prominent pulp and paper companies. Included is a large run of documents from S. D. Warren & Company, which operated a papermill at Cumberland Mills, Maine, and some materials from International Paper Company and the Great Northern Paper Company. Many order memorandums for Libbey's wood shipments on the region's railroads, such as the Maine Central Railroad, the Boston & Maine Railroad, and the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, are preserved. In addition, Libbey's papers relate to transactions he made with other companies, including the Estate of Charles Forster, New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, Skowhegan Pulp Company, and United Box Board and Paper Company, among others.

Sources: Charles E. Clark, "Maine: A Bicentennial History" (1977). Judd, Richard W., et al, "Maine: The Pine Tree State from Prehistory to the Present" (1995).

ABBREVIATIONS: ACS - Autograph Card Signed AD - Autograph Document ADS - Autograph Document Signed AL - Autograph Letter ALS - Autograph Letter Signed DS - Document Signed EEL - E. E. Libbey MSS - Manuscript Signed TC - Typed Card TD - Typed Document TEL - Telegram TL - Typed Letter TLS - Typed Letter Signed

Dates

02/27/1907-12/31/1907

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the following documents from the Maine Central Railroad: 1 ALS to EEL from T. E. Hardy, Agent for the Maine Central Railroad, regarding the purchase of toothpick wood. 1 ALS to EEL from Thomas Crowley with reference to a survey of a carload of wood. 2 TLS to EEL from Sanderson, W. K., General Freight Agent for the Maine Central Railroad, with mention of rates. 3 TLS to EEL from C. D. Barrows, Purchasing Agent for the Maine Central Railroad, regarding invoices for shipments of wood. 2 ADS, an invoice for wood shipment on Maine Central Railroad. 2 ALS to EEL from Shibb, A. M., of Knox, Maine , regarding shipments of wood. 1 ALS to Brother Paul [?] from A. B. Hill regarding a shipment of cedar posts.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD - INVOICES FOR SHIPMENTS ON - (1907): Manuscript

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Typed Letter Signed

SANDERSON, W. K. - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Typed Letter Signed

CROWLEY, THOMAS - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Autographed Letter

SHIBBS, A. M. - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Autographed Letter

HARDY, T. E. - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Autographed Letter

BARROWS, CHARLES D. - CORRESPONDENCE TO LIBBEY, E. E. (1907): Typed Letter Signed