[Business records]. 1850-1972.

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ArchivalResource

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Whitin Machine Works (Whitinsville, Mass.). [Business records].

Title

[Business records]. 1850-1972.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50425388

Abstract

Includes deeds and patent papers, general correspondence, 1920-1949; correspondence by subject, 1925-1935; executive and management consultant reports, 1960's; construction records; and machinery improvement records, 1912-1964. Also contains financial records, including statements of accounts, 1937-1949; ledgers, 1864-1888, 1907-1911, and 1961-1965; daybooks, 1909-1917; cash books, 1903-1912; and records of accounts receivable and payable, 1920's, 1950's and 1960's. Purchasing records include orders, 1898-1927 and 1870-1905, and purchasing of iron and coal, 1895-1918, and pig iron and steel, 1914-1935. Production records include inventories, 1914-1937, and production specifications by subject, 1911-1915, and 1930's-1960's. Sales records contain order books, 1865-1910; machinery sales, 1901-1958; and registers listing supply sales and erecting charges. Also included are payrolls, 1894-1976, and employment cards, 1936-1966. Miscellaneous records include financial accounts of boarding houses, 1924-1954, Whitinsville Golf Club papers, and information about the estate of Charles P. Whitin, 1890-1893. A few records of other companies are also included: Whitin of Canada Ltd., Fayscott Corp., Dexter, Me., Whitin Business Equipment Corp., Foster Machine, Harvey Wells Electronic, Holyoke Machine Shop, and Providence Machine Co.

Extent

277 ft.

Holding Repository

American Textile History Museum Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7625480

American Textile History Museum Library

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Whitin, Charles P., 1809-1891.

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Holyoke Machine Shop.

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Whitin Machine Works (Whitinsville, Mass.)

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Contains documents prepared for Whitin by Booz, Allen & Hamilton, management consultants, including a survey of accounting operations and the data processing system, 1960; a recap of organization recommendations, 1960; a preliminary survey of Zurn Industries, Inc., as an acquisition candidate, 1962; and a review of the sales and profit outlook for J.D. Ferry Co. and American Type Founders, 1963; both companies were Whitin Machine Works acquisitions. Also contains a report, 1963, by Whitin on...