Methuen International Mills Records

The Methuen International Mills Records includes orders for machinery, most to Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester, MA. Contains notebooks from Crompton & Knowles about broad loom orders, one addressed to Selden Worsted Mill, Lawrence, MA, 1919; two to Selden Worsted Mill, Methuen, 1928; and one to Methuen International, 1951. Also contains a catalog, 1924, from Crompton & Knowles, with manuscript additions; notebooks of order forms for machinery parts, 1964-1969, many to Crompton & Knowles; specifications, 1940, 1949, from Crompton & Knowles for worsted looms; and correspondence, 1959, 1963, 1972, about machinery ordered. Includes agreements between Methuen International and the Textile Workers Union of America, 1966-1969, an agreement, 1977, with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, and two undated notices from James K. Selden, President of Methuen International, about OSHA noise level standards.