Records, 1843-1920 (inclusive).

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Records, 1843-1920 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269585856

Correspondence, general account books, letter books, sketches of sales, remittances, stock sheets, and insurance policies. The letters, which form one of the most usable parts of the collection, fall into the following groups: general sales correspondence of the Boston office, letters received from the New York office, letters received from individual dry goods houses (with whom a very large volume of trade was transacted), letters received from the agents of individual mills operated by Lawrence and Company, and letters written to those agents. The subject matter of the letters covers a large range of topics, such as condition of trade in particular lines, condition of trade in general, credit, styles, competition that must be met, policy in regard to prices, raw materials, manufacturing costs, and methods for improving products sold.

43 linear ft. (157 v., 42 boxes, 29 cases)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7174489

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Merrimack Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturing firm, Lowell, Mass. Established in 1822. First headed by Kirk Boott. One of the biggest manufacturers of corduroys and velveteens in the U.S. Ceased operations in 1958. From the description of Records, 1821-1957 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894370 The company was a cotton manufacturer in Lowell, Mass. From the description of [Letter] 1926 June 5, Lowell, Mass. : [to] Mrs. Emilianna Vezina, Lowell, Mass. / [fr...

A. Slade and Company.

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Pepper, John (John Robert)

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Slade, Pratt and Reed.

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Amory, Brown and Company.

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Ipswich Mills.

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Pratt, William H., of Hatley, Lower Canada

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Devonshire Mills.

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Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company.

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Lawrence and Company.

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Wholesale textile firm, Boston, Mass. Founded by Amos Adams Lawrence. In 1843 the firm of Mason and Lawrence was established by Lawrence and Robert M. Mason, and it began selling the products of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company and the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company. In 1863 the name became Lawrence and Company after the death of Robert M. Mason. The company acted as selling agents for approximately fifteen mills, some of which were owned by Lawrence and Company. The firm was liquidated in ...

Bacon, L. B. (Lois Bigelow), 1904-

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Rice, Chase and Company.

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T.T. Lea and Company.

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Mason and Lawrence.

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Whittenton Manufacturing Company.

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Frick, G. P.

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Middlesex Company

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Middlesex Co., a woolen manufacturer in Lowell, Mass., was organized in 1830 as the Middlesex Manufacturing Co. (also known as Middlesex Woolen Co.) by William and Samuel Lawrence. At that time, it was the largest factory for the weaving of woolen goods in the country, making broadcloth, doeskins, cassimeres, shawls, and indigo-dyed coating for uniforms. The company went into bankruptcy in 1858 and was reorganized the following year. The company ceased to manufacture between 1912 and 1918, and i...

Snow, R. H.

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Appleton Mills.

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Cocheco Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturer, Dover, N.H. Established as Dover Cotton Factory, name changed to Dover Manufacturing Company in 1823. Reorganized in 1827 as Cocheco Manufacturing Company. Purchased by Pacific Mills in 1909. From the description of Records, 1821-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894515 The Cocheco Manufacturing Company produced printed textiles in Dover, N.H. The company evolved from the Dover Cotton Factory, which was started in 1812. ...

Buckham, Smales and Greene.

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Boston Manufacturing Company

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Textile 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 ...

Crafts, Royal A.

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Gilmanton Mills.

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Frieze and Dow.

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Pacific Mills

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The company was a cotton and worsted manufacturer located in Lawrence, Mass. From the description of [Payroll record]. 1897. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50083831 Pacific Mills incorporated in 1853; textile mills built by the Essex Company, Lawrence, Mass.; in 1923 had 27 brick buildings and a floor space of 135 acres; at that time the largest manufacturer in the world of percales; also produced a variety of other fabrics. From t...