American Textile History Museum
Organization
Found in 689 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest Bentley Papers
Collection
Identifier: 6538
Scope and Contents
Contains materials, 1912-1913, from Ernest Bentley's work in England, including his agreement, 1915-1922, with James and William Bastard to manage a branch of their firm in Boston; biographical material about Bentley; trade agreements; topmakers' reports, 1956-1970; and testimony before the Tariff Commission, 1952. Also contains records of the Boston Wool Trade Association (BWTA) advisory committee, 1952-1953; annual meeting and executive committee minutes, 1952-1953; incoming...
Dates:
1912-1996
Ernest D. Chapman Papers
Collection
Identifier: 6632
Abstract
Collection was assembled by Ernest D. Chapman of Clark's Falls, CT and of South Berwick, ME containing correspondence to Ernest D. Chapman from Harmon Goodwin (a fellow weaver) of South Berwick, ME along with weaving drafts and samples created by and/or collected by Mr. Chapman; and sixty photographs of coverlets and their patterns documented by Mr. Chapman.
Dates:
1900-1915
Essex Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6633
Scope and Contents
The Essex Company Records document the engineering, city planning, and corporate management that created the industrial city of Lawrence. Series of correspondence and memoranda indicate the degree to which these earlier models of developments at Lowell, Manchester, and other New England textile corporation towns, were followed for planning, construction, and operation of the water power system, factories, and housing. Records of the Lawrence Machine Shop illustrate the pattern of machine...
Dates:
1793-1954
Everett Mills Notebook
Collection
Identifier: 6634
Abstract
Collection of the memorandum book of Charles J. Ford and notes on machinery and setup in the department.
Dates:
1897-1927
F. Chase & Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 6635
Scope and Contents
Sales and purchasing correspondence. Records include only suppliers and customers whose names begin with the letters E, F, G, R, and S. The general business records include letters seeking employment at Chase, matters relating to the Chase firm's space in the Eaton Building (owned by the estate of Sarah B. Eaton), and one letter regarding insurance.
Dates:
1899-1905
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Textile industry 444
- Textile workers 168
- Woolen and worsted manufacture 149
- Textile machinery 141
- Cotton manufacture 130
- 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 + ∧ less
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