The Hudson River Mill Project represents the collective efforts of civic leaders, business owners, citizens and scholars to celebrate the one hundred and thirty-three year history of paper manufacturing at the Hudson River Mill in Corinth, New York.

Located on the upper Hudson River at the southern boundary of the Adirondack Park in New York State, the Hudson River Mill played an instrumental role in the development of the modern paper industry in the late 19th century. As one of International Paper's largest plants in the early decades of the 20th century, the Hudson River Mill served both as the location of the Company's principal office and the place where paperworkers helped to shape the direction of the industry's early labor movement. After World War II, Hudson River Mill workers pioneered and perfected the production of coated papers for International Paper. Shifting economic forces resulted in the Mill's closure in November, 2002.

The Hudson River Mill Project has three broad objectives. It is actively collecting documents, journals, photographs, maps and other materials that relate to the history of the Mill and to the paper industry in general. Many of the materials that can be found in the Project website were uncovered only since 2003. The Project is thus actively seeking additional contributions of historical materials or permission to make digital copies of originals in the possession of individuals. Visitors to this website may communicate their interest in assisting the Project in the ADD YOUR VOICE page of this site.

The Project is also working to obtain archival protection for its growing historical collection, particularly photographs and early copies of the EMBA News. Two recent grants from the New York State Archives under the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund have advanced this cause by providing support for the preservation of the George Holland Archive, a collection of 18,000 photographs taken by the Hudson River Mill's public relations manager from 1955-1976. The Holland Archive provides extraordinary insight to life and work in a small industrial community in the post-World War II era.

The Project's third broad goal is to provide interpretive and educational resources to the general public that explain the rich history of the Hudson River Mill and the early paper industry in northern New York State. The Project's ultimate goal is to establish a museum in Corinth that will explain the origins of the paper industry in Northern New York State and the important role that the Hudson River Mill played in the manufacture of paper.