Established in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1853 by Mr. Joseph C. Parsons. Mr. Parsons was operating small paper mill, Eagle Mills Company, in Suffield, Connecticut when he began negotiating with owners of a grist mill located near the dam and along with his partner Col. Aaron Bagg of West Springfield and Whiting Street, Holyoke. With capital of $60,000 they organized Parsons Paper Company.
At the time of Parsons death in 1886, the 2 mill turned out 8 tons of fine writing and colored envelope papers and employed between 400-500 employees. In the 1950s the family run company had sales of nearly $3 million dollars and employed 200 people, when it was bought out by National Vulcanized Fibre Company. Concerns about pollution to the Connecticut river in the 1970s and strikes by workers in the 1980s stressed the company. Parsons remained in operation in Holyoke into the 21st century.
Below: Parsons Paper Mill #2 under construction in 1888.
Below: The aftermath of the fire of June 9, 2008
At the time of Parsons death in 1886, the 2 mill turned out 8 tons of fine writing and colored envelope papers and employed between 400-500 employees. In the 1950s the family run company had sales of nearly $3 million dollars and employed 200 people, when it was bought out by National Vulcanized Fibre Company. Concerns about pollution to the Connecticut river in the 1970s and strikes by workers in the 1980s stressed the company. Parsons remained in operation in Holyoke into the 21st century.
Below: Parsons Paper Mill #2 under construction in 1888.
Below: The aftermath of the fire of June 9, 2008
