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Appleton Company

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Appleton Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6516
Abstract

Records, correspondence and daybooks of the Appleton mills in Lowell, MA.

Dates: 1815-1925

Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6561 P
Abstract

Photographs of various mills and mill workers collected and donated by Charles B. Nichols. Many mills included such as the Otis Company, Columbian Manufacturing Company, Appleton Manufacturing Company, and the Saco-Lowell Shops. Also includes photographs of unidentified mills.

Dates: 1886-1942

Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6561
Abstract

Collection of records from various cotton manufacturing companies (1905-1924). Includes items from or pertaining to E.J. Kitching & Co., Boston; Hill Manufacturing Co., Lewiston, Maine; a lawsuit between Otis Co. and Ludlow Manufacturing Co./Ludlow Cordage Co. regarding flooding from a dam; Tremont & Suffolk Mills, Lowell, MA; Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, MA regarding combing machinery for Lawrence Manufacturing Co., Lowell, MA.

Dates: 1919-1933

Otis Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6822
Abstract

Include papers concerning Palmer Company and Ware Company, including mill histories, strike of 1922, etc.; also payroll for Boston Manufacturing Company; Bliss Fabyan price list; Nashua Manufacturing Company production costs.

Dates: 1889-1952

Palmer Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6826
Scope and Contents These records contain some deeds and related papers especially for property held by Octavius Pickering, a creditor of the Three Rivers Manufacturing Company. There are five folders of correspondence to the agent which cover all aspects of managing the factory. There are many letters from Wright and Whitman and a folder from Kilburn and Lincoln. The largest amount of material is a box of bills and receipts, invoices and bills of lading which reflect purchases and sales, freight and...
Dates: 1831-1927

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Cotton manufacture 5
Manufacturers' agents 4
Textile workers 4
Textile machinery industry 3
Woolen and worsted manufacture 3