Webber Family Papers, 1895-1976

Authors

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

Files

Description

The collection contains ledgers and maps of the timberland business owned by several generations of the Webber family. The ledgers include primarily correspondence and financial information. The maps provide information about the family's land holdings in northern Maine.

The ledgers are arranged by the company function they represent: executive, financial and production. The collection begins with copies of outgoing correspondence, 1955-1960, from G. Peirce Webber; much of it concerns acknowledgments of rent received for campsites on Webber land. Copies of deeds, permits, etc., follow, along with a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1903-1907, concerning land and lumbering.

The journals, 1928-1965, which make up a large part of the collection often list C.J. Webber as agent, presumably acting for other members of the Webber family in the management of their land holdings. C.P. Webber, Franklin R. Webber, R.B. Webber, M.P. Heald, C.J. Webber, T. Roscoe Webber, Anne W. Chase and Lucy R. Webber are all mentioned in various volumes. One of the journals records information about the estate of Charles P. Webber.

The maps are arranged chronologically with a section of undated maps at the end. Some of the maps were compiled by Charles P. Webber.

Publication Date

2015

Keywords

Business and Industry

Disciplines

History

Size of Collection

4.2 linear feet of ledgers + 41

Dates of Collection

1895-1976, bulk 1909-1960

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0619

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "Webber Family Papers, 1895-1976" (2015). Finding Aids. Number 31.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids/31