Lawrence (Mass.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Margaret P. Welling and Anne P. Lehman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 6764
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of letters written by and to members of the Dillen family of Houlton, ME discussing life in a mill town.
Dates:
undated
Mary Seaman Collection of Arlington Mills Christmas Party Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 6771 P
Abstract
Photographs of the 1946 Christmas Party at Arlington Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Dates:
1946
Mrs. Humphreys Collection of Textile Related Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 6794 P
Abstract
Mostly photographs of cyclone and flood damage in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Dates:
1890- 1936
Pacific Mills Cotton Mill Records
Collection
Identifier: 6825/001
Abstract
Records include correspondence and memoranda, 1854-1889, concerning contracts, construction and purchases; also letters from English operatives re the conditions of their employment at Pacific Mills, 1862-1866; orders for English machinery by William C. Chapin, Agt., 1862; tax bills & receipts; construction memorandum, 1873. Also includes one spinning time book, 1879-1881; name in flyleaf, "Mr. John Barker, W Spinning, Pacific Mills, Lawrence." Also assignment of patent rights, 1876,...
Dates:
1854-1889
Pemberton Mill Relief Committee Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6831
Abstract
Collection includes meeting minutes, survey of relief needs, city canvasser's report, detailed ward inspectors' and physicians' reports and correspondence. Financial records include account books listing amount spent per employee, cash received, check registers, vouchers and index to cash vouchers. Also copy of Robert H. Tewksbury's "Historical Sketch: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill," published in 1900.
Dates:
undated
Roland D. Sawyer Papers
Collection
Identifier: 6871
Scope and Contents
Ettor writes on letterhead of the Essex County Jail and House of Correction, thanking Sawyer for his support, attesting his innocence, and his loyalty to the working class. Collection also contains copies of press releases issued at the time of the Lawrence textile strike. They include: "Socialist Candidate Speaks for Ettor," in which Rev. Sawyer, the Socialist candidate for governor of Mass., likened Ettor and Giovannitti to William Lloyd Garrison and other leaders of the abolitionist...
Dates:
1859