Scope and Contents
The Beach Soap Company Records contains a ledger, 1942-1965, listing items such as textiles, clothing and cleaning agents received at the company and the firms from which they were sent, and a ledger, 1942-1964, labeled "Research," with descriptions of tests and experiments in stain removal and the efficacy of various detergents. Also includes forms, 1964-1965, addressed to Maurice Basinow, mostly from the Keever Starch Co., Columbus, Ohio, asking to have various soaps shipped to the company.
Dates
- 1942-1965
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Soap and detergent company located in Lawrence, MA.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of experiment records in stain removal and efficacy of various detergents register of items received, and orders, and memos.
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853