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Weaving.

 Subject
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Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

George F. Hutchins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6585/002
Scope and Contents

This collection consists mainly of patent assignments and reprints (1885-1922), some of which were held by Hutchins. It also contains biographical material about Hutchins and material related to his 50th anniversary with the company in 1923.

Dates: 1885-1929

German course notes on textiles

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924113244408]
Identifier: 6905
Scope and content Course notes of students Albert Dreyfuss and Berthold Elsas, consisting of five pamphlet-size notebooks of course notes by Dreyfuss and one large bound set of course notes by Elsas. Topics include the physical properties of different fabrics and colors, the processing of fabrics such as wool and cotton before and after weaving, and calculation of the amount of material required to make a garment. Elsas's notebook contains printed leaflets from the Webschule Sindelfingen (Sindelfingen,...
Dates: circa 1920s.

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

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

Interlaken Mills Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6699
Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, ca. 1884-ca. 1945; agreements with sales agents; financial records; cotton purchase records and regulations; advertising and sample books; lists of new help. Contains constitution and bylaws of Bookcloth Salesmen's Association, 1918.

Dates: 1884 - 1944

J. C. Hilliard Mill Insurance Files

 Collection
Identifier: 6702
Abstract

Collection of research notes and mill diagrams created and used on Hilliard's visits to textile mills in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.

Dates: 1870-1872

J. Craig Huff, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6703
Scope and Contents

Collection contains reports of mill visits, 1948-1965, made by Huff as a sales representative for Draper Company, textile machinery manufacturers, Hopedale, Massachusetts. Arranged chronologically, with a list of mills included at beginning of each report. Also includes Draper Company related records from the 1940s to the 1960s, correspondence, a speech given by Huff to the Textile Society of Canada, 1952, "Fixing high speed looms to standard," and notes on machinery and other matters.

Dates: 1906-1971 (Bulk 1936-1971)