Pontoosuc Woolen Manufacturing Company Records
Collection
Identifier: 6840
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Dates
- undated
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Biographical / Historical
Pontoosuc Woolen Manufacturing Company produced blankets, carriage robes, cassimeres and flannels in Pittsfield, MA, from 1825 until it was taken over by another company in 1924. A continuous series of employee accounts from 1887 to 1924 indicates that at least half of the factory workers were women.
Extent
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Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Mrs. Daniel N. Chase.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853