Raymond F. Vigue Lumber Transport Notebooks
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopied notebooks of the various aspects of Mr. Vigue's jobs. Mr. Vigue has recorded every aspect in minute detail. The notebooks mostly concern transport in logging operations. Some marksmanship records are also in the collection.
Dates
- 1927-1997
Creator
- Vigue, Raymond F., 1913- (Person)
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.
Biographical Note
Raymond F. Vigue was born in Winslow, Maine in 1913. He began work for Hollingsworth and Whitney Co. in 1927. He was employed there until 1951. In 1951, he went to work for Mack Trucks designing highly specialized heavy duty trucks and trailers utilized in off-highway operations. He worked there until 1961 when he was employed by the Maine State Highway Commission as an equipment engineer. In 1967, he was promoted to Director of Motor Transport Service. He retired in 1978, but was a consultant for many firms until January 1998.
Extent
3 linear feet (3 boxes)
7 models
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes photocopied notebooks of the various aspects of Mr. Vigue's jobs. Mr. Vigue has recorded every aspect in minute detail. The notebooks mostly concern transport in logging operations. Some marksmanship records are also in the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The models were a gift of Mr. Vigue.
- Equipment Management System Training Course
- Historical models Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hollingsworth and Whitney Company
- Horses -- Log transportation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lacroix's Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
- Logging -- Equipment and supplies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mack Trucks, inc.
- Maine. Department of Transportation
- Maine. State Highway Commission
- Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pulpwood Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sleds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Trucks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Raymond F. Vigue Lumber Transport Notebooks
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2017
- 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
