American Textile History Museum
Found in 689 Collections and/or Records:
William Mizen Papers
Notebooks used in the weaving and mending departments of the mills. Also "Fundamentals of Woven Design," by Edward L. Golec, Lowell Textile Institute.
William Smith Papers
Includes papers, mainly bills, to estate of William Smith for labor, tending [saw] mill, etc.; receipts to John Smith & Peter T. Smith; and an agreement of Robert Karson, James Tatterson and John Smith, that Tatterson, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, build a roving billy, spinning jenny, and reel for Smith's mill in Hightstown, New Jersey. Also two records of dyewood and chemical purchases by Smith & Cook from Smith & Ackerman.
William Wilson Notebook
Notes with printed illustrations attached about textile machinery from Wilson's work at an unidentified mill. Includes information about looms, especially those from Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Winnipesaugee Lake Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company Records
Payroll for August, September, and October, 1870, listing workers' names and indicating that at least some worked making repairs and alterations to a dam at Wolfboro (probably Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) and also cleaning out the river (Winnipesaukee River, New Hampshire.)
Wood Worsted Mill Photographs
Images depict the 1905 construction of Wood Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the demolition of that mill in 1958.
York Silk Manufacturing Records
Records consist of a letter to stockholders calling for special meeting, May 26, 1904; letter, dated November 4, 1907, to stockholder DeWitt C. Williams; ts. letter, dated November 27, 1907, to DeWitt Williams re: appointment of temporary receivers; and undated New Year's card.
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- 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