Marc A. Johnson Collection

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 1630

Staff Only

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

Creation: 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

Additional Description

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.