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American Textile History Museum

 Organization

Found in 682 Collections and/or Records:

Lawrence Woolen Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6747
Abstract

Collection contains a letter, circular regarding stock in Everett Mills, and a report on Southern textile mills.

Dates: 1860

Leon Horner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6942/001
Abstract

Notes and drawings of spinning machinery designed by Horner. Reproductions of his machine drawings, blueprints and notes on Whitin fancy yarn data. Also flyers from Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., Brightwood (Springfield), Massachusetts, with illustrations drawn by Horner.

Dates: 1935

Leonard A. Yerkes Letter

 Collection
Identifier: 6749
Abstract

Letter to R.B. Clogston, Superintendent of Farwell Bleachery, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Yerkes, writing on letterhead of Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co., manufacturers, bleachers, dyers & finishers, writes to Clogston concerning a job.

Dates: 1913-11-11

Leonard Windle Collection of Davis & Furber Machine Company Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6750 P
Abstract

Photographs of Davis & Furber Machine Company executives, foremen, and machinery.

Dates: 1959

Leverett Putnam Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6751
Abstract

Notes and reminiscences concerning work as a dyer, 1910-1970's. Includes dye recipes and descriptions of various dye processes.

Dates: 1910s-1970s

Lewis R. Morley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6752
Scope and Contents

Typed copy of "The passing of Brokers Row" [memoirs]. Tiverton, Massachusetts. Originally written in 1947, and a version was deleivered at the Fall River Historical Society on January 24, 1949. Paper discusses history of the cotton broker business in New England. Also, interview with Morley/newsclippping from 1976.

Dates: 1949, 1976

Lingerie Dyers' Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6753
Scope and Contents

Papers of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of first meeting, and other related notes.

Dates: 1938

Lorin Tryon Collection of Wool Processing Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6754 P
Abstract

Photographs of wool processing in California in the early to mid twentieth century.

Dates: Early to Mid 20th Century

Louis B. Goodall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6670/001
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two letters to Florence Perry Hahn, Friendship, Maine, and newspaper clippings of Goodall's obituary and the filing of his will.

Dates: 1934-1935

Louisville Textile Company Graphics

 Collection
Identifier: 6755 G
Abstract

This collection comes from Louisville Textile Company and includes fabric patterns and design sketches, blue prints, and correspondence.

Dates: 1930s-1950s

Additional filters:

Subject
Textile industry 443
Textile workers 167
Woolen and worsted manufacture 147
Textile machinery 141
Cotton manufacture 129
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Textile factories 93
Dyes and dyeing 72
Weaving. 62
Industrial relations 54
Textile machinery industry 53
Textile manufacturers 52
Manufacturers' agents 47
Looms. 45
Wool industry 43
Lawrence (Mass.) 41
Wages. 39
Textile fabrics 36
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
Textile finishing 20
Swatches (Dry-goods) 19
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
Clothing and dress 12
Cotton trade 12
Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.) 12
Women employees 12
Business records 11
Hosiery industry 11
Labor unions 11
Linen industry 11
Strikes and lockouts 11
Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912 11
Winding machines 11
Business enterprises 10
Flax industry 10
Sheep. 10
Textile chemistry 10
Textile design 10
Cotton fabrics 9
Dams. 9
Dye industry 9
Inventors. 9
Machine shops 9
North Andover (Mass.) 9
Taunton (Mass.) 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
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
Boston (Mass.) 6
Cloth labels 6
Clothing trade 6
Cotton spinning 6
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