Textile industry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: 6561 MB
Charles B. Nichols Collection of Textile Industry Records
Collection
Identifier: 6561
Abstract
Collection of records from various cotton manufacturing companies (1905-1924). Includes items from or pertaining to E.J. Kitching & Co., Boston; Hill Manufacturing Co., Lewiston, Maine; a lawsuit between Otis Co. and Ludlow Manufacturing Co./Ludlow Cordage Co. regarding flooding from a dam; Tremont & Suffolk Mills, Lowell, MA; Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, MA regarding combing machinery for Lawrence Manufacturing Co., Lowell, MA.
Dates:
1919-1933
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