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American Textile History Museum

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Found in 688 Collections and/or Records:

Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Graphics

 Collection
Identifier: 6561 G
Abstract

Textile related graphics collected and donated by Charles B. Nichols. Mills included are Arkansas Cotton Mills Company, Bliss, Fabyan & Company and the cities of Augusta and Lewiston, Maine.

Dates: undated

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 Publications

 Collection
Identifier: 6561 PUBS
Abstract

Textile related publications collected and donated by Charles B. Nichols. The publications are mainly sale, auction, and liquidation catalogs of mills, machinery and other equipment.

Dates: 1904-1951

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

Charles F. Randall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6562
Abstract

Letterbook, outgoing correspondence while Randall was examiner of textiles with the U.S. Patent Office. Concerns loom patent litigation.

Dates: 1886-1891

Charles Lucius Anderson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: 6563
Scope and Contents Collection contains letters written by Charles Lucius Anderson, mainly from Lowell to his parents in West Windham, New Hampshire. In the letters home, he talks about life in Lowell, Massachusetts, his work at the Lowell Machine Shop, and many other topics. His letters provide insight into what is happening in Lowell during this period including temperance laws, anti-Catholic sentiments, social events like dances, immigration, worker organizing (primarily for the 10-hour workday), and...
Dates: 1850-1859

Charles R. Yeaton Collection of Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 6564 MB
Abstract

Collection of receipts paid various individuals from Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., cotton manufacturers in Manchester, on forms headed Savings Bank, Manchester, NH.

Dates: 1847, 1853

Charles R. Yeaton Collection of Textile Industry Graphics

 Collection
Identifier: 6564 G
Abstract

Textile related graphics collected and donated by Charles R. Yeaton. Included in this collection is Uxbridge Cotton Mills, Fire Organization, Ocean House, John G. Weaver, and Industry and Idleness.

Dates: undated

Charles R. Yeaton Collection of Textile Industry Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6564 P
Abstract

Textile related photographs collected and donated by Charles R. Yeaton. Photographs of Rochester Mills, New Hampshire, Boott Mill, Rockport Steam Cotton Mills, Rockport, New Hampshire. Also includes photographs of lace making machinery and workers.

Dates: undated

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Subject
Textile industry 443
Textile workers 168
Woolen and worsted manufacture 149
Textile machinery 141
Cotton manufacture 130
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Textile factories 94
Dyes and dyeing 72
Weaving. 62
Industrial relations 54
Textile machinery industry 53
Textile manufacturers 52
Manufacturers' agents 47
Looms. 45
Wool industry 44
Lawrence (Mass.) 43
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
Male employees 17
Textile schools 17
Cotton 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
Andover (Mass.) 9
Cotton fabrics 9
Dams. 9
Dye industry 9
Inventors. 9
Machine shops 9
North Andover (Mass.) 9
Rug and carpet industry 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
Coverlets 8
Fashion. 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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