Fairfield Junction Mills and Water Power Company Records (Central Maine Power Company Collection)
Scope and Contents
Financial records of a company owning mills and water power rights in Fairfield, Maine.
Dates
- 1899-1951
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The Fairfield Junction Mills and Water Power Company was incorporated in 1854 by Chapter 340 of the Acts of Maine, approved on April 14, 1854. The corporators were William Connor, Ezra Totman, Nahum Totman, Oliver Bragdon, Samuel Taylor, Jr., Henry C. Newhall, Samuel Judkins, and John Bradbury. Its purpose was to keep in repair and rebuild the dams of Kendall's Mills on the Kennebec River in the town of Fairfield. It was also to regulate the water from the river used for manufacturing. The company's office was in Waterville and it was acquired by Central Maine Power Company in 1911.
Extent
3 ledgers (26-35 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
- Cashbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ledgers (Account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Water mills -- Maine -- Fairfield Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Central Maine Power Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Fairfield Junction Mills and Water Power Company Records (Central Maine Power Company Collection)
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Brenda Howitson Steeves
- Date
- March 2005
- 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
