Alan & Stephen Sellars Papers
Scope and Contents
The Alan & Stephen Sellars Collection is a collection of photographs of the construction of the Champion Fibre Company paper mill in Canton, NC. The mill, under construction from 1905 until 1908, was, for a time, the largest paper mill in the world. These photographs show various stages of construction, including the management of the flow of the Pigeon River, site preparation and foundation construction, framing, interior and exterior construction, and installation of machinery. Several photographs show construction workers, nearby homes, and views of the town of Canton, NC.
These photographs were gathered by a family member of the collection’s donor from the home of Thomas Marr, supervisor of the plant’s construction, after his death. Many of the photographs appear in Carroll C. Jones’s book, Thomson’s Pulp Mill: Building the Champion Fibre Company at Canton, North Carolina, 1905 to 1908 (Johnson City, TN: Jan-Carol, 2018).
Dates
- 1904 - 1933
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Inventory
Folder 1 – Photographs. Construction. Foundation excavation; water diversion.
Folder 2 – Photographs. Construction. Foundation; pile driving.
Folder 3 – Photographs. Construction. Interior views.
Folder 4 – Photographs. Construction. Smoke stack.
Folder 5 – Photographs. Construction. Framing and exterior.
Folder 6 - Photographs. Construction. Framing and exterior.
Folder 7 - Photographs. Construction. Framing and exterior.
Folder 8 – Photographs. Construction. Wide views, exterior.
Folder 9 - Photographs. Construction. Wide views, exterior.
Folder 10 - Photographs. Construction. Wide views, exterior.
Folder 11 – Photographs. Construction. Buildings, exterior. Complete or near complete.
Folder 12 – Photographs. Machinery.
Folder 13 – Photograph. Logging.
Folder 14 – Photographs. Homes.
Folder 15 – Photographs. People.
Folder 16 – Post cards. Showing Canton, NC, and the Champion Fibre Company paper mill.
Folder 17 – Photo album. Showing the electrical installations at the Champion Fibre Company paper mill in Canton, NC.
Folder 18 – Book. Glimpses of the Plant of the Champion Fibre Co., Canton, North Carolina. “Souvenir of the visit of the Cincinnatti Commercial Club.” May, 1922.
Folder 19 – Book. The Story of Chestnut Extract: Illustrating the Resources of the Champion Fibre Company, Canton, North Carolina. By Robert W. Griffith. N.d.
Folder 20 – Baseball Schedule. 1933 Twilight League of the Champion Fibre Company.
- Champion Paper and Fibre Company
- Cities and towns -- North Carolina, Western Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Construction industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Construction workers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dwellings -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging -- North Carolina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mills and mill-work -- North Carolina, Western Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paper industry -- North Carolina -- Canton Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paper mills -- Design and construction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hunter Library - Special Collections Repository
Cullowhee United States
