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Description
In 1887, John L. Goss acquired Crotch Island, located off Stonington, Maine, and with his father, Job Goss, started a granite quarrying business. Goss died in 1936, but the company carried on with Max L. Button becoming president; Fred Torrey remained as treasurer and local manager, with William McKenzie serving as general superintendent. In 1953 the Deer Isle Granite Corporation purchased the Goss property on Crotch Island.
The collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Records of John L. Goss Corporation and Series II: Papers of Fred A Torrey. Series I is further divided into the following sub-series: 1. Administrative records; 2. Administrative correspondence of Fred Torrey; 3. General correspondence; 4. Invoices and receipts; and 5. Records of R.B. Corporation.
Publication Date
2015
Keywords
Business and Industry
Disciplines
History
Size of Collection
48 cubic feet (48 boxes)
Dates of Collection
1893-1955, bulk 1901-1940
Manuscript Number
SpC MS 0206
Recommended Citation
Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "Goss (John L.) and Torrey (Fred A.) Papers, 1893-1955" (2015). Finding Aids. Number 265.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids/265