Inventory of the John H. Ainsworth Papers, 1955 – 1961
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: John H. Ainsworth (born 1909) was a paper company executive who produced an educational series on paper manufacturing and authored Paper: The Fifth Wonder.
The collection includes journal and newspaper articles, correspondence, magazines and pamphlets, bound and unbound reports, reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, a film strip series, and a book by John H. Ainsworth entitled Paper...The Fifth Wonder. The collection also includes four record albums and corresponding film strips of "Papermaking: An Art and a Science."
Title: John H. Ainsworth Papers, 1955 - 1961
Creator: Ainsworth, John H., 1909-
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 3914
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 1.5 linear feet (1 record carton, 1 oversize box)
Biographical Note
John H. Ainsworth (born 1909) was a paper company executive who produced an educational series on paper manufacturing and authored Paper: The Fifth Wonder.
John H. Ainsworth was born in Manchester, England in 1909. At an early age he migrated to Canada, living in Alberta and British Columbia. He gained broad and varied experience in the paper industry throughout his career, holding a variety of positions and responsibilities. He worked sixteen years at Crown Zellerbach's mill at Ocean Falls, B.C., and then served as Technical Director for Bloedel, Stewart, and Welch at Port Alberni, B.C., Canada. He gained further experience in the industry when he moved to the United States, where he worked at mills in such states as Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Ainsworth produced and conducted an extensive series of educational programs, films, and books on the manufacturing and converting of paper. These works have been used as text material in paper mills, allied industries, colleges, and universities throughout Canada, the United States, and many other countries. In 1956, he was honored for his achievements in the paper industry, becoming a recipient of the Bolton Award "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to a better understanding of Human Relations in the Pulp and Paper Industries of North America."
Collection Overview
The collection includes journal and newspaper articles, correspondence, magazines and pamphlets, bound and unbound reports, reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, a film strip series, and a book by John H. Ainsworth entitled Paper...The Fifth Wonder. The collection also includes four record albums and corresponding film strips of "Papermaking: An Art and a Science."
Collection Arrangement
- Articles, Correspondence, Publications, Albums, and Other Materials, 1955-1961 and undated
Subject Headings
- Ainsworth, John H., 1909-
- Audiotapes
- Bloedel, Stewart, & Welch, Ltd. (Port Alberni, B.C.)
- Businessmen -- United States
- Filmstrips
- Forest products industry
- Noralyn Paper Mills, Inc. (Baton Rouge, La.)
- Pacific Mills, Ltd. (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Paper industry
- Paper, the fifth wonder
- Papermaking
- Sangamon Paper Mills, Inc. (Eaton, Ind.)
Detailed Description of the Collection
Articles, Correspondence, Publications, Albums, and Other Materials, 1955-1960 and undated
- Box 1
Articles: Journal, March 28, 1955 to June 1960 and undated - Box 1
Articles: Newspaper, August 22, 1955 to January 22, 1960 and undated - Box 1
Correspondence: General, February 24, 1958 to October 28, 1961 and undated - Box 1
Correspondence: "The Lower Fox: A River of Paper," June 14, 1957 to April 25, 1958 and undated - Box 1
Magazines and Pamphlets, Janaury 1956, February 1956, February 22-24, 1960, and undated - Box 1
Miscellaneous Materials - Box 1
Reports, Unbound - Box 1
Reports, bound- "The Lower Fox: A River of Paper"
- "Pacific Mills Ltd."
- "Paper: Man's Social Yardstick"
- "Papermaking: An Art and a Science" (original draft; 2 copies)
- "Papermaking: An Art and a Science" (published version; 2 copies)
- Box 1
Paper, the Fifth Wonder (2 copies, 1st and 2nd editions - Box 1
"Papermaking: An Art and a Science" (filmstrip and record; 2 copies - Box 1
"Wood Pulp; Stock Prep; Papermaking," 1956 - Box 1
"Converting," 1956 - Box 1
"Quality; Specific Paper Function," 1956 - Box 1
5 Additional Reels- Subject matter unidentified: some are unintelligible at 3 3/4 or 7 1/2 speed, others need a splice.
- Box 2
Record Albums with Corresponding Filmstrips of "Papermaking: An Art and Science"- Audiodisc 1
"Wood, Pulping, and Beating" - Audiodisc 2
"Papermaking" - Audiodisc 3
"Converting" - Audiodisc 4
"Quality"
- Audiodisc 1
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John H. Ainsworth Papers, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Processing Information
Processed by Michele Justice, June 1990 and July 1992
Encoded by Amanda Ross, November 2008
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
