Marc A. Johnson Collection
Scope and Contents
Maps, plans, aerial photographs and other materials collected by Johnson to document forest land use and logging in Maine, especially in areas near the Kennebec River and Moosehead Lake. Included are maps and records from Great Northern Paper Company, Hollingsworth & Whitney Company, Scott Paper Company and the Kennebec Log Driving Company as well as maps and plans from a wide variety of other sources.
Dates
- 1890-1994
Creator
- Johnson, Marc A., 1944-2006 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Biographical Note
Marc A. Johnson was born Feb. 11, 1944 in New Britain, Conn. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.S. in forestry in 1967 and from the University of New Hampshire with an M.S. in forestry in 1971. He worked at Scott Paper Co. in Waterville, Maine, and in real estate and forestry, later becoming president of Skylark, Inc. He also had a forestry consultant business and was an accomplished photographer and woodcarver and a historian of the log drives in Maine. Marc Johnson died Nov. 29, 2006.
Extent
2 boxes
31 folio folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Maps, plans, aerial photographs and other materials collected by Johnson to document forest land use and logging in Maine, especially in areas near the Kennebec River and Moosehead Lake.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Holly D. Johnson, June 2010.
- Forests and forestry -- Maps -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Northern Paper Company
- Hollingsworth and Whitney Company
- Kennebec Log Driving Company -- History
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging -- Maine -- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Moosehead Lake (Me.) -- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scott Paper Company -- Maps
- Title
- Guide to the Marc A. Johnson Collection
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
