Records, 1826-1887.

Rumford Institute (Waltham, Mass.)

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Lyceum and library established by Boston Manufacturing Company in 1826 for the purpose of "maintaining a library, advancement of useful arts and sciences, and providing public instruction through lectures"; incorporated in 1858; final program presented during the season of 1886/1887. In 1863 the institute's 3700 books donated to the town and provided the foundation for the Waltham Public Library. From the description of Records, 1826-1887. (Waltham Public Library). WorldCat record id...

Waltham Public Library (Waltham, Mass.)

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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 ...

Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814

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Scientist and inventor; lived in New Hampshire; also known as Sir Benjamin Thompson Rumford. From the description of Family papers, 1747-1852. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963873 Rumford, an applied physicist and inventor, as well as a soldier of fortune, and philanthropist, was born in Massachusetts, but after siding with the British in the American Revolution, lived mostly in England, Bavaria, and France. He studied heat, gunpowder, coo...