[Records] 1870-1987.

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[Records] 1870-1987.

Papers in the collection originate from the office of Whitney Stevens. Family papers, 1980-1987, consist primarily of condolence letters, etc., to Whitney Stevens upon the death of his father, Robert T. Stevens, in 1983. Draft responses to some of the letters are also included. Executive files are primarily those of Whitney Stevens and include annual reports, 1946-1987; reports to shareholders, 1946, 1976-1988; plant histories, 1970, 1980-1985; stock prospectuses; press releases; financial records, 1962-1988; legal and property records, 1968, 1983-1984; plant maintenance records, 1987; and information and reference files, many of which concern the history of the company. Also contains materials from Utica & Mohawk Cotton Mills (formerly Utica Steam Cotton Mills), Utica, N.Y., which were acquired by J.P. Stevens in 1952. Included are scrapbooks, 1870's-1880's, with price lists, news clippings, product labels, correspondence, etc.; cloth samples (swatches); and company histories.

4 ft. (5 boxes)

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J.P. Stevens & Co.

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The company, located in New York City, was founded in 1899 by John P., Nathaniel and Samuel Stevens as the family-controlled selling agent for fabrics produced by M.T. Stevens & Sons Co., North Andover, Mass. It sold woolen goods of M.T. Stevens and cotton fabrics from other mills and invested in a number of southern mills, including producers of synthetics. After John P.'s death in 1929, sons Robert T. and John P., Jr. took charge, with Robert T. as president from 1929 to 1942....

Stevens, Whitney

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Utica Steam Cotton Mills.

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Stevens family.

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Stevens, Robert T.

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Utica & Mohawk Cotton Mills.

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