Dates
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
E. Dole & Company, a woolen cloth and knitting mill in Campton, NH, was established in 1826 by Erastus Dole. By the 1880's, the company was producing cassimeres, tweeds, flannels, felt, and satinets. Around 1900, it began to manufacture finished knit goods, socks, sweaters, and pants. By 1920 knit goods and yarn were its only products. It remained under family management until it closed in 1961.
The Dole family also operated at various times a gristmill, a sawmill, a tavern and a store. They also had a power company, the Campton Electric Company, which sold power to the local community, 1898-1928, until its sale to the Public Service Corp. of New Hampshire; and a company, Sanborn and Dole, which sold harnesses, carriages and bicycles. Records of these enterprises are included in the collection.
Extent
60 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of E. Dole & Company.
- 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