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A. D. Ellis & Son Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6493

Scope and Contents

Records include general outgoing correspondence, 1872-1887, 1899-1901; and correspondence concerning sales, etc., 1915-1934. Correspondents include H. & W.H. Lewis, Laidlaw Company, and Lynx Corporation, all of New York City. Collection also includes Navy contracts and government bids, 1917-1934; and payroll ledgers containing rent and board deductions and amounts produced by weavers; these are labelled Ellis, Converse & Co. Also included are weaving drafts and counts, plus price lists and costs, 1910-1916

Dates

  • 1911-1934

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

A.D. Ellis & Son, Monson, Mass. Woolen manufacturers. One of several mills belonging to Dwight W. Ellis & established in 1872 to produce fine cassimeres. Around 1875, Arthur D. Ellis became a partner. Over time the mill manufactured broadcloth, billiard cloth, uniform cloth & jerseys. By the late 1930's auto & uniform cloth were its only products. The company closed in 1961.

Extent

0.5 cubic feet

Abstract

Records include payroll (From Ellis, Converse & Co.), outgoing correspondence, notebook of orders, weaving drafts & counts, including price lists and costs, and 2 folders of miscellaneous drafts. Correspondents include H. & W.H. Lewis, Laidlaw Co., & Lynx Corp., all of New York City. Includes Navy contracts & government bids, 1917-1934.

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of A.D. Ellis & Son.

Quantity:

0.5 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Correspondence, records (documents) .

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
M. Clark, September 05, 2019
EAD encoding:
Marcie Farwell, October 09, 2019
Title
Ellis, A. D. & Son Records
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by M. Clark
Date
October 09, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853