Lawrence Gross Collection of Boott Mills Photographs
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Biographical / Historical
Lawrence Gross was formerly the chief curator at the Museum of American Textile History at Andover, Mass. And is now an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He has published in the fields of labour history and history of technology.
Biographical / Historical
The Boott Mills in Lowell, MA were a part of an extensive group of cotton mills, built in 1835 alongside a power canal system in this important cotton town. Their founder was Kirk Boott, one of the early mill owners in Lowell. Today, the Boott Mills complex is the most intact in Lowell and is part of Lowell National Historical Park. It houses the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.
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Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Laurence Gross.
- 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