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American Textile History Museum

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Found in 689 Collections and/or Records:

Hampton Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6679
Abstract One folder of miscellaneous patent specifications & correspondence, relating to the use of rayon or mercerized cotton cord to reinforce rubber products such as tires and belting. Also includes dye formulae, machinery contracts and estimates for Hawthorn Spinning Mills, Clover, SC.; foreign patent negotiations for yarn treating devices; cost analyses. Also data reported to U.S. Dept. of Labor concerning number of hours worked, payroll, etc., 1931-1950; undated essay on spinning;...
Dates: 1925-1945

Harford Mills Daybook

 Collection
Identifier: 6680
Abstract

Daybook from Harford Mills with information on carding, fulling and dyeing.

Dates: 1848-1858

Harold Rogers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6599
Abstract

Notes on wool manufacturing processes including woolen and worsted spinning, sorting, dusting, carding, combing, etc.

Dates: 1922

Harriet Pearson Diary

 Collection
Identifier: 6681
Scope and Contents

A daily diary with many comments on weather and amount of time Pearson worked each day.

Dates: 1866

Harriet W. Lynch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6682
Abstract

Collection of the diaries of Harriet Lynch and her sister along with other Lynch Family papers.

Dates: 1834-1979

Harry Binns Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6683
Abstract

Collection consists of tests from a course in "Foreman training" on forms from the Massachusetts Department of Education, Division of University Extension, Lawrence; weaving drafts in color; also includes notes and diagrams on textile manufacturing from Binns's association with an unidentified school or company.

Dates: 1919-1933

Hartley L. Lord Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6685
Scope and Contents The Hartley L. Lord Papers includes mill notes concerning cotton manufacturing; a detailed inventory of York Manufacturing Co., Saco, Maine, with dimensions of buildings, shafting and pulleys, machinery, and small tools; a scrapbook of clippings about Chicopee Manufacturing Co. and other cotton mills; and a mill journal and notes. Also includes two letters from H.H. Edgerly with descriptions of the Naumkeag Steam Mill in Salem, Mass., and with comments on conditions at the Chicopee...
Dates: 1894-1938

Additional filters:

Subject
Textile industry 444
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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