author
William Bond Wheelwright
b. 1879
A longtime paper-industry writer and historian, he explained how paper was made, used, and sold in clear, practical language. His books also reached into American business history, including a study of railroad builder Alvah Crocker.
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From Paper-mill to Pressroom
by William Bond Wheelwright
About the author
Born in 1879, William Bond Wheelwright wrote extensively about papermaking, printing stock, and the paper trade. Library and catalog records consistently identify him as the author of works such as From Paper-Mill to Pressroom, How Paper Is Made, Printing Papers, Paper Trade Terms, and Practical Paper Technology.
His writing seems aimed at working readers rather than specialists alone: printers, salespeople, manufacturers, and anyone curious about how paper moved from mill to pressroom. That practical focus helped make his books useful introductions to a trade that was both highly technical and central to modern publishing.
Wheelwright also wrote beyond industrial subjects. His Life and Times of Alvah Crocker shows an interest in biography and American enterprise, suggesting a writer drawn not just to materials and processes, but to the people and businesses behind them. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait image from the sources I found.