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American Textile History Museum

 Organization

Found in 681 Collections and/or Records:

Harriet W. Lynch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6682
Abstract

Collection of the diaries of Harriet Lynch and her sister along with other Lynch Family papers.

Dates: 1834-1979

Harry Binns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6683
Abstract

Collection consists of tests from a course in "Foreman training" on forms from the Massachusetts Department of Education, Division of University Extension, Lawrence; weaving drafts in color; also includes notes and diagrams on textile manufacturing from Binns's association with an unidentified school or company.

Dates: 1919-1933

Hartley L. Lord Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6685
Scope and Contents The Hartley L. Lord Papers includes mill notes concerning cotton manufacturing; a detailed inventory of York Manufacturing Co., Saco, Maine, with dimensions of buildings, shafting and pulleys, machinery, and small tools; a scrapbook of clippings about Chicopee Manufacturing Co. and other cotton mills; and a mill journal and notes. Also includes two letters from H.H. Edgerly with descriptions of the Naumkeag Steam Mill in Salem, Mass., and with comments on conditions at the Chicopee...
Dates: 1894-1938

Haskell Silk Company Sales Journal

 Collection
Identifier: 6686
Scope and Contents

Journal showing sales records of various silks; includes goods sold, amount, date, and to whom sold. Also includes a notice, 1894, calling attention to an article from American Silk Journal, as demonstration of excellence of company's production in black silks.

Dates: 1889-1907

Heard and Peck Invoices

 Collection
Identifier: 6687
Scope and Contents

Invoices for goods purchased from druggists and dyestuff dealers. Includes billhead of Rudyard & Whittelsey, druggists, castor oil, Prussian blue, etc., Oct. 9, 1828; billhead of William A.F. Pentz, May 31, 1820; and billhead of B.A. Armitage, hosiery, gloves, etc., Oct. 6, 1825.

Dates: 1820-1825

Helen A. C. Long and May Chadwick Collection of Hamilton Manufacturing Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6688 P
Abstract

Photographs of Charles B. Amory and Oliver H. Moulton of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, mainly of rivers and canals.

Dates: 1859-1910

Additional filters:

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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