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American Textile History Museum

 Organization

Found in 689 Collections and/or Records:

Helena E. Wright Collection of Textile Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6690
Scope and Contents

Helena E. Wright Collection of Textile Industry Records is a collection of letters, invoices, and blank letterheads and forms related to early textile companies. The collection was created for the study of the graphics contained in the design of the letterheads, billheads, and invoices.

Dates: 1854-1889

Henry F. Bedfore Collection of Lawrence Textile Strike Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6692 P
Abstract

Photographs from the end of the Lawrence Textile Strike on March 14, 1912, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1912-03

Henry F. Perkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6825/005
Abstract

Patents & patent correspondence of Henry F. Perkins, Andover, Massachusetts, relating to his improvements for cloth folding machine. American patent, including drawings & specifications, issued March 19, 1918. Canadian patent, including drawings & specifications, issued November 18, 1919. Also includes letters of recommendation for George H. Gerrish, an engineer with American Woolen Co., 1929.

Dates: 1918-1919; 1929

Henry York and Harold A. Giffin Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6575
Abstract

Patent papers for spool stripper.

Dates: 1945-1946

Herbert J. Ball Graphics

 Collection
Identifier: 6757/003 G
Abstract

This is a collection of graphics collected and donated by Herbert J. Bell.

Dates: undated

Herbert J. Ball Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6757/003
Scope and Contents

Collection contains teaching materials related to textile testing as well as subject files, files on fiber types, textile machinery, instruments and textile testing.

Dates: 1862-1969

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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