Textile workers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 6561 P
Abstract
Photographs of various mills and mill workers collected and donated by Charles B. Nichols. Many mills included such as the Otis Company, Columbian Manufacturing Company, Appleton Manufacturing Company, and the Saco-Lowell Shops. Also includes photographs of unidentified mills.
Dates:
1886-1942
Columbian Manufacturing Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6576
Scope and Contents
This collection contains summary administrative records and extensive stock records. It also contains records of mill construction and daily operations, especially for the period 1828-1870. There are papers relating to the building of the factory at Mason and a series of itemized bills and receipts for plant expenses from the 1830s-1860s. There is also the agent’s incoming correspondence for the 1860s. After the 1870s the records are strongest in the agent’s formal reports and the...
Dates:
1821-1939
Otis Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 6822
Abstract
Include papers concerning Palmer Company and Ware Company, including mill histories, strike of 1922, etc.; also payroll for Boston Manufacturing Company; Bliss Fabyan price list; Nashua Manufacturing Company production costs.
Dates:
1889-1952
Palmer Manufacturing Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 6826
Scope and Contents
These records contain some deeds and related papers especially for property held by Octavius Pickering, a creditor of the Three Rivers Manufacturing Company. There are five folders of correspondence to the agent which cover all aspects of managing the factory. There are many letters from Wright and Whitman and a folder from Kilburn and Lincoln. The largest amount of material is a box of bills and receipts, invoices and bills of lading which reflect purchases and sales, freight and...
Dates:
1831-1927