Cheney Brothers
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Mount Nebo Silk Manufacturing established by Charles, Frank, Ralph, and Ward Cheney and other family members in 1837; in 1843 renamed Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company; and in 1873 name changed to Cheney Brothers; sold to J.P. Stevens & Co., in 1955 and later resold to Gerli, Inc.; mills in South Manchester and Manchester, Conn., with offices in New York, N.Y.; closed in 1984.
From the description of Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company records, 1734-1979. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28411961
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- Actions and defenses
- Arbitration, Industrial
- Bastille Day
- Diversification in industry
- Hours of labor
- Industrial accidents
- Industrial mobilization
- Industrial relations
- Labor laws and legislation
- Labor unions
- Legislation
- Real property
- Silk
- Silk in art
- Silk industry
- Silk industry
- Silk manufacturers
- Textile industry
- Textile workers
- Textile workers
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Women
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
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- Connecticut (as recorded)
- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
- Connecticut--Manchester (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Manchester (Conn.) (as recorded)
- Manchester (Conn. : Town) (as recorded)
- Ohio (as recorded)
- Connecticut--Manchester (as recorded)
