Joseph Dancewicz Papers

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Identifier: 6732

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Scope and Contents

Collection contains the personal paper of Joseph Dancewicz including his citizenship card as well as other membership cards, corrspondence, resume, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1937-1978

Creator

Dancewicz, Joseph (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Dancewicz was born in Monasterzyska, Poland and became a U.S. citizen in 1934. His career in the textile industry began in 1922 at the Slater Mills in Webster, MA, where he was an apprentice spinner and weaver. He then advanced to loom-fixer, foreman, and finally overseer of the weaving department. He then became superintendent, 1944-1952, of the Blackstone Mill of the Lonsdale Co., Blackstone, MA, which produced sheetings and shirtings. Under his supervision the mill changed to the production of ladies' dress goods and novelty fabrics. Next Dancewicz became manager of the Soule Mill, New Bedford, MA, which manufactured cotton goods and fiberglass; then became president, ca. 1965, of the Sagamore Manufacturing Co., Fall River, MA; and lastly was president of the Hunt-Spiller Manufacturing Corp., Boston, makers of diesel engine replacement parts and industrial type castings.

Extent

.1 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Joan Rollenhagen.

Separated Materials

Photographs donated at the same time are now part of the Joan Rollenhagen Collection of Textile Industry Photographs. 6722P. Formerly ATHM# 1990.20.1-39

Processing Information

The ATHM # references the accession number given to collections by the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). These numbers have been kept and tracked for researchers looking for former citations. The ATHM accession number for this collection was 1990.20.1. At one point this collection also seems to have been given the number 1990.20.39.