It began life as a humble collection of paper scraps -- now, the yellow-lined legal pad is a must-have for writers, musicians, and of course lawyers. Madeleine Brand talks about the history of the ...

In 1888, Thomas W. Holley, a 24-year-old paper mill worker in Holyoke, Mass., had an idea for how to use the paper scraps, known as sortings, discarded by the mill.

Everett Pad and Paper, which converts paper into office, school and art products, became a division of DiversaFile in 2001. Terms of the transaction between the privately held companies and their ...