Harris Company Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The collection centers around the purchase of candles from John G. Rathborne Ltd. by both the Harris Company and Norton Portland Corp. to give to their clients and business associates. It contains letters to Herman Cohen of Norton Portland written in 1956 and 1957 from many businesses nation-wide thanking him for the gift of Rathborne candles given to the firms at Christmas 1956. Letters to the Harris Company in 1962 were written to thank them for the gift of similar candles depicting Maine scenes; the letters are from chambers of commerce, state game commissions, governors' offices, etc. The collection also contains undated photographs of Rathborne displays at trade shows as well as pictures of their candles used at events of oil dealers in Holyoke and Natick, Mass., as well as in Hallowell, Portland, and Rockland, Maine.
Dates
- 1962
Creator
- Harris Company (Portland, Me.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The Harris Company, located in Portland, Maine, was incorporated in 1921. Managed by four brothers, the company dealt in marine, industrial and general hardware and equipment. The brothers also owned the Harris Oil Company, incorporated in Portland in 1938, and dealing in heating oil and heating equipment. Herman Cohen served as chairman of the board of the Norton Portland Corporation, also in Portland, Maine. Cohen was the inventor of the Wonsover machine, a large device used to work farm land, fertilize the ground and plant seeds all in a single operation. The John G. Rathborne company, established in Dublin, Ireland, in 1488, are manufacturers of candles.
Extent
4 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection centers around the purchase of candles from John G. Rathborne Ltd. by both the Harris Company and Norton Portland Corp. to give to their clients and business associates. It contains letters to Herman Cohen of Norton Portland written in 1956 and 1957 from many businesses nation-wide thanking him for the gift of Rathborne candles given to the firms at Christmas 1956. Letters to the Harris Company in 1962 were written to thank them for the gift of similar candles depicting Maine scenes; the letters are from chambers of commerce, state game commissions, governors' offices, etc. The collection also contains undated photographs of Rathborne displays at trade shows as well as pictures of their candles used at events of oil dealers in Holyoke and Natick, Mass., as well as in Hallowell, Portland, and Rockland, Maine.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Patricia Pickard, Bangor, Me. in September 1994.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Candlemaking -- Ireland -- Dublin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Candles Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fuel trade -- Marketing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John G. Rathborne (Firm)
- Norton Portland Corporation
- Portland (Me.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portland (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Harris Company Correspondence
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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
