Guide to the Graham Cook Lumber Company Records, 1882-1915 AIS.1998.12
- Repository
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Title
- Graham Cook Lumber Company Records
- Creator
- Graham Cook Lumber Company
- Collection Number
- AIS.1998.12
- Extent
- 3.38 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
- Date
- 1882-1915
- Date
- 1893-1913
- Abstract
- This collection contains manuscript and typewritten correspondence, bills, orders, inventories, and receipts of the Graham Cook Lumber Company, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 1882-1915.
- Language
- English .
- Publisher
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Address
- University of Pittsburgh Library System
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History
George Graham, of Brady's Bend, Pennsylvania, first entered into the lumber business with Judge A. Cook of Cooksburg in 1870. In 1874 they moved Graham, Forcht Company to East Brady, Armstrong Co., Pa. to increase the scale of their planing mill and lumber sales. The company specialized in the purchase and sale of a wide variety of rough and ready lumber, with most of its business conducted in western and central Pennsylvania. In 1902, sometime after renaming the business Graham Cook, George Graham sold his interest in the company to his son, Newton Ellsworth Graham. Newton Graham had previously served as the founder, editor, and publisher of the East Brady Review, a local newspaper, and the first president of the People's National Bank of East Brady. In 1902 Newton Graham bought out the Cook interests in the lumber company and organized the Graham Lumber Company.
Scope and Content Notes
This collection is almost entirely comprised of manuscript and typewritten correspondence, bills, orders, inventories, and receipts. The content of the letters revolve around business matters (i.e., the sale and transportation of lumber). The correspondence also reflects dealings with railroad companies and other firms participating in the region's industrial expansion (i.e.. steel, coal, manufacturing, etc.). The majority of business transactions occurred within central and western Pennsylvania, but correspondents range all the way to Mississippi and the Puget Sound. The bulk of the collection dates from 1893-1900, 1904, and 1913 and is organized in chronological order. Letters are also in chronological order within each folder.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from Carmen Valentino, Philadelphia, Pa., March 5, 1998.
Previous Citation
Graham Cook Lumber Company Records, 1882-1915, AIS.1998.12, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Graham Cook Lumber Company Records, 1882-1915, AIS.1998.12, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Fiona Seels in May, 1998.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath on August 30, 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 4396968
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects
- Graham Cook Lumber Company -- Archives
- Graham, George
- Graham, Newton E.
- Lumber-yards -- Pennsylvania
- Lumber trade -- Pennsylvania -- History
- Business and Industry