Records, 1809-1970.

William Whitaker & Sons, Inc.

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William Whitaker & Sons was one of the oldest Philadelphia textile mills. Henry Whitaker had founded the firm of Whitaker & Sons in Rochdale, England, in 1796. He visited the United States in 1807 and returned in 1809 to relocate the business to Hudson, N.Y. In 1813 he again relocated to Philadelphia, where he established the Cedar Grove Mills on Tacony Creek. Henry Whitaker retired in 1822 and was succeeded by his sons Robert and William. They in turn sold out to their cous...

Whitaker, Thomas D. 1860-1896.

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New Jersey Cement Products Company.

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Long, James, 1822-

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Sheafer, P. W. (Peter Wenrick), 1819-

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Peter W. Sheafer, a geologist and mining engineer, compiled the Historical Map of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1875). From the description of Papers, 1873-1875. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122589949 ...

Overington, William, 1871-

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William Whitaker & Sons.

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Textile Workers' Union of America

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Located in Boston, the TWUA began in 1937 as the Textile Workers' Organizing Committee of the CIO. By 1939, its success in organizing workers led to its becoming an independent CIO-affiliated union. One of the first victories was a contract with the American Woolen Co. in Lawrence, Mass. By 1942, mills in a number of New England cities were unionized. After World War II, the TWUA faced serious problems from national anti-labor legislation such as the Taft-Hartley Act, and the slump in the textil...

Whitaker, William, 1813-1878

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James Long Brother & Company.

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Tremont Carpet Mills (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Cedar Grove Mills (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Whitaker, Henry, 1763?-1849

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Whitaker, Robert, 1799?-1878

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Star Mills (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Hampton Mills (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Whitaker, James, 1837?-1898

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Alpha Portland Cement Company

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Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841

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Resident of Pennsylvania; served as United States agent for the Six Nations; appointed commissary general of the United States Army in 1814. From the description of Callender Irvine letters and appointments, 1802-1803. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 71242443 ...

Frankford Hosiery Mill (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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E. Hexamer & Son (Firm)

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