Paper industry--United States--History--19th century
Papermaking--United States--History--19th century
Introduction -- Development of the paper industry in the United States, 1690-1900 -- Rag preparation -- Papermaking by hand and by machine -- Processing innovations and new fiber sources -- Paper characteristics -- Relief printing -- Intaglio, lithography, and photomechanical reproductions -- Writing and drawing mediums, and decorated papers -- Conservation of nineteenth-century paper and mediums -- Appendix A. Papyrus, parchment, and pith "paper" -- Appendix B. Contemporary accounts of papermaking by hand and by machine -- Appendix C. Names and dimensions of typical nineteenth-century papers -- Appendix D. Testing methods -- Appendix E. Cellulose degradation -- Appendix F. Preservation recommendations.