Boston Manufacturing Company
Variant namesTextile firm established in Waltham, Mass. in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell and Patrick Tracy Jackson. Operated the first mill in the world to combine all aspects of the manufacture of cotten cloth under one roof. Its establishment marks the start of the factory system in the United States.
From the description of Records, 1813-1930 (inclusive) [microform]. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894354
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | [Cotton manufacturing manuscripts : part one]. | American Textile History Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Otis Company. [Business records]. | American Textile History Museum Library | |
| creatorOf | Boston Manufacturing Company. Records, 1813-1930 (inclusive) [microform]. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Jackson, P. T. (Patrick Tracy), 1780-1847. Patrick Tracy Jackson papers, 1766-1869. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Cloonan, Edward. Waltham services--Fire Department collection, 1817-1936. | Waltham Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Layer, Robert George, 1921-. Papers, 1951 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | General industry collection, [18--]-[19--]. | Waltham Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Rumford Institute (Waltham, Mass.). Records, 1826-1887. | Waltham Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Portrait Photograph Collection, 1930-1940 | Baker Library, Harvard Business School | |
| referencedIn | Lawrence and Company. Records, 1843-1920 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, 1831-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Dwight, Edmund. | person |
| associatedWith | Goodale, Alfred Montgomery, 1855-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Jackson, P. T. 1780-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Jackson, P. T. (Patrick Tracy), 1780-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Lawrence and Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Layer, Robert George, 1921- | person |
| associatedWith | Lowell, Francis Cabot, 1775-1817. | person |
| associatedWith | Lyman, Arthur T. 1832-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Otis Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rumford Institute (Waltham, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sweetser, John A. | person |
| associatedWith | Waltham Textile Company. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Massachusetts | |||
| Boston (Mass.) | |||
| Massachusetts--Waltham |
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| Cotton manufacture |
| Manufactures |
| Textile industry |
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| Activity |
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| Capitalists and financiers |
| Manufacturer |
| Textile workers |
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