Scope and Contents
A notebook of material used by Mizen in the weaving and mending departments of the mills. Includes a document entitled: Fundamentals of woven design, by Edward L. Golec, Associate Professor of Textile Design, Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts; this document is dated 1952 and includes cloth samples (swatches). Also includes notes, weaving drafts, and printed forms headed: Loom check card, Quality report ticket, and Stock requisition from an unidentified mill.
Dates
- 1950-1959
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Mizen was a weaver in the Wood Mill of the American Woolen Co., Lawrence, Massachusetts, for 18 years, then was employed by the American Woolen Co. in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a weaving instructor.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Notebooks used in the weaving and mending departments of the mills. Also "Fundamentals of Woven Design," by Edward L. Golec, Lowell Textile Institute.
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of William Mizen.
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