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Southland, The Completion Of a Dream: The Story Behind Southern Newsprint's Improbable Beginnings

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the creative process behind Southland Paper Mills, the South's first newsprint factory. The thesis describes the conditions leading to the need for southern newsprint. It then chronicles, through the use of company records, the difficult challenges southern newsprint pioneers faced. The thesis follows the company history from the gem of an idea during the mid 1930's through the first decade of the Southland's existence. The paper concludes with the formative years of the company in the 1940's.

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McGrath, Charles May 2001.

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the creative process behind Southland Paper Mills, the South's first newsprint factory. The thesis describes the conditions leading to the need for southern newsprint. It then chronicles, through the use of company records, the difficult challenges southern newsprint pioneers faced. The thesis follows the company history from the gem of an idea during the mid 1930's through the first decade of the Southland's existence. The paper concludes with the formative years of the company in the 1940's.

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  • May 2001

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McGrath, Charles. Southland, The Completion Of a Dream: The Story Behind Southern Newsprint's Improbable Beginnings, thesis, May 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2750/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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