Martinon Lumber Company Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains business records of the Martinon Lumber Company from 1916 to 1926. The first series, executive records, is the largest in the collection and is made up primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Many letters are between the Bangor and New Brunswick offices and are to or from Irving G. Stetson, Frank Hinckley, or Waldo Lowell. Other frequent correspondents include William G. Barker Co., lumber commission merchants in Boston; Walstein R. Chester & Co., wholesale lumber dealers in Boston; Morse & Buffum Co., wholesale lumber dealers in Providence, R.I.; and Chaffee Brothers Co., lumber dealers in Oxford, Mass. The second series, financial records, contains mainly statements and invoices for materials sold by Martinon, as well as a few records of inventories and expense account statements of Waldo Lowell. The purchasing records series includes various invoices to Martinon, 1918-1925, for goods and materials it purchased. The last series, sales records, contains information about lumber orders filled by Martinon. Paperwork with each order number includes a schedule of lumber shipped, outlining board feet in the order; a copy of the order; charges; a bill of lading; and a freight bill.
Dates
- 1916-1926
Creator
- Stetson, Irving G., 1885-1969 (Person)
- Hinckley, Frank (Person)
- Lowell, Waldo P. (Person)
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 Martinon Lumber Company had its main office in Bangor, Maine, with a Canadian office in St. John, New Brunswick. Isaiah K. Stetson served as president, Frank C. Hinckley as vice president, Irving G. Stetson as treasurer, and Waldo P. Lowell as general manager. Lumbering operations were carried on at various places in New Brunswick, including Musquash and Rocky Gulch, as well as in Grand River, Quebec. The company dealt in spruce, pine and hemlock lumber. The company is listed in the Bangor city directories from 1916 to 1926.
Extent
10 cubic feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains business records of the Martinon Lumber Company from 1916 to 1926.
- Business records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Invoices Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lumber trade -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering -- New Brunswick Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Martinon Lumber Company (Bangor, Me.)
- Purchase orders Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Martinon Lumber Company Records
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Author
- Brenda Howitson Steeves
- Date
- April 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in 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
