J. G. Deering & Son Records
Scope and Contents
Includes journals, 1889-1897, 1908-1909; a ledger, 1889-1892; and a weekly time and payroll book, 1888-1891; as well as two scrapbooks, 1918-1921, containing columns from the Commercial Bulletin, Boston, concerning building materials or lumber. Also included is a copy of Hiatt's expert lumber pricer published in 1925.
Dates
- 1888-1921
Creator
- J. G. Deering & Son (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
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.
Historical Note
Joseph Godfrey Deering (1816-1892) built a sawmill in 1866 in Biddeford, Maine. In 1869 he purchased land that in the 1890s became the office for the lumber company J.G. Deering & Son. The company was incorporated in 1903. Joseph Deering's son, Frank C. Deering and Frank Deering's son, Joseph G. Deering also joined the business. The company operated sawmills and dealt in finished lumber and other building materials until its sale to Thomas M. Armstrong in 1958. The name was then changed to Deering Lumber, Inc.
Extent
8 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes journals, ledgers, time and payroll books, and scrapbooks. Also included is a copy of Hiatt's expert lumber pricer published in 1925.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Biddeford (Me.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Biddeford (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber trade -- Maine -- Biddeford Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Publications Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the J. G. Deering & Son Records
- 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
