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American Textile History Museum

 Organization

Found in 680 Collections and/or Records:

J. Wallace Smith Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6705
Abstract

Includes notes on finishing and dyeing and styles at Wood and Washington Mills, a scrapbook of printed articles about woolens, dyeing, and notes on other textiles. Also includes a brief note on Smith's work history.

Dates: 1906-1954

Jack Farrell Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6706

Jacob Spangler Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6707
Abstract

Record of a dyeing and fulling mill in Reamstown, Pennsylvania; includes amount dyed, color and charges.

Dates: undated

James A. Gallup Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6708
Abstract

Notebook, ca. 1840, includes information on sorting and scouring of wool, oiling, carding, sizing, weaving, etc. Also included in collection is Gallup's personal account book, 1841-1844, in which he lists cash he received for work, social events attended, etc. He also notes two people who left for Lowell, Massachusetts.

Dates: undated

James Broadley Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6709
Abstract

Worsted spinning notebook.

Dates: undated

James Butler Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6710
Scope and Contents

An account book for a carding and finishing mill in Methuen, Mass. The accounts for 1829-1830 refer to the manufacturing of flannel and note weavers, warpers, etc., and time missed. Starting in 1830, there are also accounts of shoes made. A few entries from the 1870's are probably those of John Wilson.

Dates: 1825-1835

James F. Townsend Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6711
Abstract

Collection of payroll and pay records from an unidentified mill.

Dates: 1847-1890

James L. McHale Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6713
Abstract

Includes pamphlet: Tables of the Number of Feet of Card Clothing ... , Howard Bros. Mfg. Co.; notebooks on operations of the company and lists of customers, business cards, notepaper, etc.

Dates: 1917

Additional filters:

Subject
Textile industry 446
Textile workers 168
Woolen and worsted manufacture 147
Textile machinery 142
Cotton manufacture 128
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Textile factories 93
Dyes and dyeing 73
Weaving. 62
Industrial relations 54
Textile machinery industry 54
Textile manufacturers 52
Manufacturers' agents 47
Looms. 46
Wool industry 43
Lawrence (Mass.) 41
Wages. 39
Textile fabrics. 35
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
Swatches (Dry-goods) 20
Textile finishing 20
Woolen and worsted machinery 19
Cotton machinery 18
Knitting machines 18
Labor 18
Textile schools 17
Advertising. 16
Cotton 16
Male employees 16
Child labor. 15
Flannel 15
Textile printing 15
Water-power. 15
Textile research 14
Weavers 14
Knit goods industry 13
Patents. 13
Cotton trade 12
Merrimack River (N.H. and Mass.) 12
Women employees 12
Business records 11
Clothing and dress. 11
Hosiery industry 11
Labor unions 11
Linen industry 11
Strikes and lockouts 11
Textile Workers' Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912 11
Textile chemistry 11
Winding machines 11
Business enterprises 10
Cotton fabrics 10
Flax industry 10
Sheep. 10
Dams. 9
Dye industry 9
Inventors. 9
Machine shops 9
North Andover (Mass.) 9
Taunton (Mass.) 9
Textile design 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
Andover (Mass.) 8
Coverlets 8
Fashion. 8
Rug and carpet industry 8
Women's clothing 8
Wool-carding 8
Worsted 8
Bleaching industry 7
Boston (Mass.) 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
Cloth labels 6
Cotton spinning 6
Drawing. 6
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