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Found in 688 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Richardson and James Cushman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6565
Scope and Contents In addition to Charles Richardson, records belonging to a relative of Richardson’s, James A. Cushman, are also included in this collection. Cushman, an engineer, was heavily involved in the United Boys Brigade Association.The records (1872-1946) are organized into series and subseries, according to the person to whom they belong (Charles Richardson or James A. Cushman). They primarily consist of business, political, and personal correspondence, business documents, political...
Dates: 1872-1946

Charles W. House & Company Crompton & Knowles Loom Orders

 Collection
Identifier: 6567
Scope and Contents

Collection of Crompton & Knowles Loom specifications including parts list, orders, and catalogs for looms ordered by Charles W. House & Company.

Dates: 1919-1936; 1963-1967

Chauncey L. Root Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6568
Abstract Collection of two agreements, the first between Meritt Root, a minor, Florenda Root, his mother, and Chauncey Root, apprenticing Meritt Root as a stone and brick mason and the other between Chauncey Root and Henry Lyon, agent for the Otis Co., cotton manufacturers in Ware, MA, for the construction of a stone factory, an undated document entitled: Measurement for the Stone Work done by C.L. Root, with a listing on verso of debits and credits, and an inventory and appraisal of Root's...
Dates: 1836-1845

Chittenango Woolen Factory Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: 6570
Abstract

Account book by John B. Yates. Includes lists of workers with monthly wages and debits for housing, food, and general repairs to building and accounts pertaining to access to Erie Canal, dry dock. Also contains accounts for Boardman & Harrison's men's tailoring establishment in Chittenango.

Dates: 1833-1857

Clare M. Sheridan Collection of Textile Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6571
Abstract

Mortgage deed from Wesserrunsett Woolen Mill Company (signed by Joseph Thompson as treasurer) to Dean E. Reed et al, for a certain parcel of land in Madison, Somerset County, MA, July 16, 1886.

Dates: 1917

Additional filters:

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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