Washington Mills (Lawrence, Mass.)

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Washington Mills, located in Lawrence, Mass., were woolen mills until the 1890's, when they became worsted mills. They were absorbed into the American Woolen Co. in 1899 and remained part of that company until its dissolution in the 1950's. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., with mills in Manchester, N.H., and corporate headquarters in Boston, Mass., produced cotton cloth.

From the description of [Business records]. 1884-1893. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48959982

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referencedIn Salisbury, W. H. [Letter] 1866 Dec. 19, office of the Washington Mills, Lawrence, Mass. : [to] D.W.C. Farrington, Agt., U.S.B. Co. [United States Bunting?], Lowell, Mass. / [from] W.H. Salisbury. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Lawrence Strike Relief Fund. [Account book]. American Textile History Museum Library
creatorOf Washington Mills (Lawrence, Mass.). [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Boyce, Ida F. The Bay State shawl / Ida F. Boyce. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Duce, Benjamin. [Notebooks] / Benjamin Duce and Albert Greenwood. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Smith, J. Wallace. [Finishing notebooks and other materials]. American Textile History Museum Library
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associatedWith Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Ayer, Frederick. person
associatedWith Boyce, Ida F. person
associatedWith Duce, Benjamin. person
associatedWith Lawrence Strike Relief Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Salisbury, W. H. person
associatedWith Smith, J. Wallace. person
associatedWith Stevens, L. D. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts--Lawrence
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Cotton manufacture
Industry
Textile industry
Woolen and worsted manufacture
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