Date Original
1930
Description
This collection contains an article on the Crossett Lumber Company and two company memos.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Crossett Lumber Company was founded in 1899 by Charles W. Gates, Edward Savage Crossett, and Dr. John W. Watzek. In 1930 the company began to explore the possibility of a papermill to increase profits as the Great Depression began. A fact finding mission traveled to Louisiana to examine a papermill there. The Crossett Lumber Company opened a papermill in 1937. The company would merge with the Georgia-Pacific Company in 1962.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Crossett, Ashley County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.038.012
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Crossett Lumber Company papers, SMC.038.012
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Crossett Lumber Company papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
