Ordway Plaster Co. documents

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Plaster Formula

Plaster Formula

Name/Title

Ordway Plaster Co. documents

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2007.59

Scope and Content

Various documents from the Dr. D. P. Ordway Plaster Company, including and ingredient list with brief description of uses (2 pgs), plaster formula (2 copies), meeting minutes (1911, 1941, 1942), and correspondence, 1943.

Collection

Camden Area History Center Collection

Cataloged By

Mary Blair

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2007.59

Source or Donor

Harding, Helen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory of: Harold Wilson and Evelyn Wilson

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Medicines

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, Ordway Plaster Company

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Documents

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1911 - 1942

Archive Items Details

Title

Formula of the Dr. D. P. Ordway Plasters

Description

One page recipe of the ingredients and process for producing plaster for the Ordway Plaster Company. This particular sheet was allegedly carried in the wallet of Dr. D. P. Ordway for several years.

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Title

Formula of the Dr. D. P. Ordway Plasters

Description

One page recipe of the ingredients and process for producing plaster for the Ordway Plaster Company. This sheet contains handwritten instructions.

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Two page of natural ingredients with their respective uses.

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Ordway Plaster Company meeting minutes.

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 24, 1911

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Ordway Plaster Company meeting minutes.

Date(s) of Creation

Aug 9, 1941

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Envelope with three cent stamp, "Win the War."

Notes

Date: January 7, 1943 (postmark) Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Ordway Plaster Company Annual Meeting of the Directors (minutes).

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 4, 1942

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Ordway Plaster Company special meeting of the stockholders (minutes).

Date(s) of Creation

Nov 5, 1942

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Ordway Plaster Company annual meeting of the stockholders (minutes).

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 4, 1942

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Description

Correspondence to Harold Wilson.

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 5, 1943

Notes

Location: Storage Room Container: Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Location

Location

Container

CAHC 2007.59 Binder Ordway Plaster Compa

Shelf

Shelf 2

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Container

Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Bilodeau

Date

January 9, 2010

Location

Container

Ordway Plaster Company Notebook

Shelf

Shelf 3, Shelf 3

Room

Fred Crockett Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Mary Blair

Date

May 30, 2007

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 22, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jan 9, 2010

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 9, 2010

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gillmor, A. R.

Person or Organization

Montgomery, Job H.

Person or Organization

Wilson, Evelyn M.

Person or Organization

Wilson, Harold J.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2010-01-09

Created By

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Create Date

May 29, 2007

Updated By

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Update Date

October 26, 2025