[Business records]. 1919-1977.

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[Business records]. 1919-1977.

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Records mainly concern orders for machinery, most to Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester, Mass. Contains notebooks from Crompton & Knowles about broad loom orders, one addressed to Selden Worsted Mill, Lawrence, Mass., 1919; two to Selden Worsted Mill, Methuen, 1928; and one to Methuen International, 1951. Also contains a catalog, 1924, from Crompton & Knowles, with manuscript additions; notebooks of order forms for machinery parts, 1964-1969, many to Crompton & Knowles; specifications, 1940, 1949, from Crompton & Knowles for worsted looms; and correspondence, 1959, 1963, 1972, about machinery ordered. Includes agreements between Methuen International and the Textile Workers Union of America, 1966-1969, an agreement, 1977, with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, and two undated notices from James K. Selden, President of Methuen International, about OSHA noise level standards.

1 box ; 27 x 13 x 40 cm.

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American Textile History Museum Library

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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

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Textile Workers' Union of America

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Selden, James K.

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Methuen International Mills.

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In 1919-1920, a weaving mill was built in Methuen, Mass. and occupied by the Selden Worsted Mill. Selden Worsted, founded in 1903, was originally in Lawrence, Mass. In 1920, it moved to the new mill in Methuen and remained in business there until 1964. From the description of [Business records]. 1919-1977. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50567328 ...

Selden Worsted Mill.

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Crompton & Knowles Loom Works

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Firm was established in 1897 by the consolidation of Crompton Loom Works (established 1851) and Knowles Loom Works (established 1855). It had manufacturing facilities in Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., Philadelphia and Charlotte, N.C. From the description of Loom specifications. 1923. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48447635 The company, located in Worcester, Mass., began in 1851 as a partnership of Merrill Furbush and George C...