Dates
- 1886-1914
Creator
- Uxbridge Cotton Mills (Uxbridge, Mass.) (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
The Uxbridge Cotton Mills were incorporated in 1840 occupying the former Crown and Eagle Mills. In 1849 it was sold to P. Whitin and Sons. James F. Whitin bought it in 1864 and became treasurer. Five years before it closed down in 1923 he changed the name to James Whitin, Inc. In 1874 the company had 10,000 spindles in operation producing sheetings and shirtings. By 1921 the number of machines had increased to 410 looms and 18,000 spindles.
Extent
0.33 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Kent Robinson.
Source
- American Textile History Museum (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository