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Ralph Edson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6847

Scope and Contents

Includes material from Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Mass.; American Woolen Co., Lawrence, Mass.; and Holden Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Contains supervisor's notebooks, ca. 1930, and price lists, weekly dyeing reports, etc., 1930's, from Holden Leonard; job evaluation training manual, 1947; supervisor's manual, 1945-1947; and job descriptions with qualifications, from Arlington Mills. Also contains folder of forms, mostly blank, and information about health and life insurance from American Woolen Company.

Dates

  • 1930-1947

Creator

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.

Extent

.5 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Includes mill reports, supervisor's notes, policy manuals, job evaluation training manual, job descriptions with qualifications for various jobs including language/nationality best suited to each job, and Blue Cross materials; also weaving specifications. Mills represented include American Woolen Company, Andover (Shawsheen), Mass.; Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Mass.; and Holden Leonard Co., Bennington, VT.

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Ralph Edson.

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 0022.203.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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