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American Textile History Museum

 Organization

Found in 681 Collections and/or Records:

Chittenango Woolen Factory Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: 6570
Abstract

Account book by John B. Yates. Includes lists of workers with monthly wages and debits for housing, food, and general repairs to building and accounts pertaining to access to Erie Canal, dry dock. Also contains accounts for Boardman & Harrison's men's tailoring establishment in Chittenango.

Dates: 1833-1857

Clare M. Sheridan Collection of Textile Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6571
Abstract

Mortgage deed from Wesserrunsett Woolen Mill Company (signed by Joseph Thompson as treasurer) to Dean E. Reed et al, for a certain parcel of land in Madison, Somerset County, MA, July 16, 1886.

Dates: 1917

Clifton Manufacturing Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6572
Abstract

Collection of receipts, bills and statements. Also some minutes, tax returns, correspondence, sight drafts and checks, and labor-related receipts. There is one folder of papers of Jefferson Choice Evins, the Company's third president; it includes some correspondence relating to his duties as president of the Cotton Manufacturers Association of South Carolina.

Dates: undated

Cocheco Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6573
Abstract

Collection of payroll records for Cocheco Manufacturing Company, Dover, NH.

Dates: 1869-1870

Cocheco Woolen Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6574
Abstract

Collection of records including act of incorporation, bylaws & deeds, and directors' meetings; land records; water flowage complaints; financial ledgers. Also act of incorporation of Rochester Street Railroad Co.

Dates: 1862-1941

Columbian Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6576
Scope and Contents This collection contains summary administrative records and extensive stock records. It also contains records of mill construction and daily operations, especially for the period 1828-1870. There are papers relating to the building of the factory at Mason and a series of itemized bills and receipts for plant expenses from the 1830s-1860s. There is also the agent’s incoming correspondence for the 1860s. After the 1870s the records are strongest in the agent’s formal reports and the...
Dates: 1821-1939

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Subject
Textile industry 445
Textile workers 168
Woolen and worsted manufacture 147
Textile machinery 141
Cotton manufacture 129
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Textile factories 93
Dyes and dyeing 73
Weaving. 62
Industrial relations 54
Textile machinery industry 54
Textile manufacturers 52
Manufacturers' agents 47
Looms. 45
Wool industry 43
Lawrence (Mass.) 41
Wages. 39
Textile fabrics. 34
Women textile workers 33
Spinning machinery 32
Wool 28
Yarn 28
Carding-machines 26
Payrolls. 25
Industries 24
Carding 23
Spinning 23
Lowell (Mass.) 22
Silk industry 20
Swatches (Dry-goods) 20
Textile finishing 20
Woolen and worsted machinery 19
Cotton machinery 18
Knitting machines 18
Labor 18
Textile schools 17
Cotton 16
Male employees 16
Advertising 15
Child labor. 15
Flannel 15
Textile printing 15
Water-power. 15
Textile research 14
Weavers 14
Knit goods industry 13
Patents. 13
Cotton trade 12
Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.) 12
Women employees 12
Business records 11
Clothing and dress. 11
Hosiery industry 11
Labor unions 11
Linen industry 11
Strikes and lockouts 11
Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912 11
Textile chemistry 11
Winding machines 11
Business enterprises 10
Flax industry 10
Sheep. 10
Cotton fabrics 9
Dams. 9
Dye industry 9
Inventors. 9
Machine shops 9
North Andover (Mass.) 9
Taunton (Mass.) 9
Textile design 9
Trade associations 9
Wool scouring 9
Woolen and worsted finishing 9
Woolen and worsted spinning 9
Worcester (Mass.) 9
World War, 1914-1918 9
Andover (Mass.) 8
Coverlets 8
Fashion. 8
Rug and carpet industry 8
Women's clothing 8
Wool-carding 8
Worsted 8
Bleaching industry 7
Boston (Mass.) 7
Combing machines 7
Cotton textiles 7
Dry-goods. 7
Employee rules 7
Machinists 7
Manchester (N.H.) 7
Mill agents 7
Pickers (Weaving) 7
Real property. 7
Textile fibers 7
World War, 1939-1945 7
Belts and belting 6
Blankets 6
Cloth labels 6
Cotton spinning 6
Drawing. 6
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