Lawrence Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturing firm of Lowell, Mass., established in 1831 by proprietors of the other Lowell mills in connection with the Boston merchants Abbott and Amos Lawrence. Produced hosiery, underwear, sheetings, drills, denims, and flannels. The business was liquidated in 1926.

From the description of Records, 1831-1955 (inclusive), 1831-1926 (bulk). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894599

The company was a cotton manufacturer in Lowell, Mass., with offices in Boston. Established in 1828 and incorporated in 1831, it originally manufactured sheetings. After the Civil War, it manufactured hosiery, knitwear, underwear and yarn. C. Brooks Stevens purchased the company in 1926. In the 1930's, the company began to manufacture wide knit goods only. It became a division of the Ames Textile Corp. after 1946.

From the description of [Business records]. 1892-1898. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50774740

From the description of [Business records]. 1917-1926. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50774744

The company was a cotton manufacturer in Lowell, Mass.

From the description of [Discharge notice]. 1846. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50739066

The Lawrence Manufacturing Company was a cotton mill that operated along the banks of the Merrimac River in Lowell, Ma. It was incorporated in 1830 and remained in business until about 1907.

From the description of Records, 1862-1907. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122580195

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ames Textile Corporation. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Household management account books, 1790-1946 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Greenleaf and Hubbard business records, (inclusive), 1850-1860 Baker Library, Harvard Business School
referencedIn United States Bunting Company. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Norvic Company. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Ames Textile Corporation. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Larence Manufacturing Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Dover Manufacturing Company (Dover, N.H.). [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. Records, 1831-1955 (inclusive), 1831-1926 (bulk). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Williamson, Hannah. [Letter] 1836 Apr. 3, Lowell, [Mass.] : [to] Mary D. Fraser, Stockbridge, Vt. / [from] Hannah Williamson. American Textile History Museum Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. Records, 1862-1907. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Layer, Robert George, 1921-. Papers, 1951 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Household management account books, 1790-1946 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. [Pamphlets. Economic aspects.]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Merrimack Utilization Company (Lowell, Mass.). [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Goodspeed, Calvin, 1806-1892. Journal, 1821-1888. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lawrence Manufacturing Company. [Discharge notice]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn [Cotton manufacturing manuscripts : part two]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Greenleaf and Hubbard. Greenleaf and Hubbard business records, 1850-1860 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Tower, G. Nelson. Production control for a cotton yarn mill / G. Nelson Tower, Jr. American Textile History Museum Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Aiken, John. person
associatedWith Ames Textile Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Ames Textile Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Arlington Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith Austin, William. person
associatedWith Badger, W. E. person
associatedWith Baker, C. P. person
associatedWith Bauer, R. W. person
associatedWith Boston, Lowell and Nashua Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Thread and Twine Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Boyd, Francis R. person
associatedWith Brown, Harry A. person
associatedWith Coolidge, Thomas Jefferson, 1831-1920. person
associatedWith Dover Manufacturing Company (Dover, N.H.) corporateBody
associatedWith E.M. Townsend and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Farwell, Lucy W. person
associatedWith Francis, James B. person
associatedWith George C. Richardson and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Goodspeed, Calvin, 1806-1892. person
associatedWith Greenleaf and Hubbard. corporateBody
associatedWith Hall, Henry. person
associatedWith Hussey, Daniel. person
associatedWith J.H. Lane and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Kilburn, John. person
associatedWith Larence Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lawrence, Abbott, 1792-1855. person
associatedWith Lawrence, Amos, 1786-1852. person
associatedWith Layer, Robert George, 1921- person
associatedWith Loring, Coolidge and Noble. corporateBody
associatedWith Merrimack Utilization Company (Lowell, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Norvic Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Nourse, Franklin. person
associatedWith Proprietors of Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. corporateBody
associatedWith Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. corporateBody
associatedWith Salmon, William F. person
associatedWith Sargent, L. M. person
associatedWith Southworth, William S. person
associatedWith Stephen M. Weld and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Stevens, C. Brooks. person
associatedWith Suffolk Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Tower, G. Nelson. person
associatedWith Townsend and Yale. corporateBody
associatedWith Tremont Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith United States Bunting Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker, E. H. person
associatedWith Ward, Henry V. person
associatedWith Wilcox and Gibbs. corporateBody
associatedWith Williamson, Hannah. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts--Lowell
Massachusetts
Massachusetts--Lowell
Boston (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Lowell
Massachusetts--Lowell
Massachusetts--Lowell
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Women
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Active 1862

Active 1907

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