Barre Cheese Company

Organization

Biography

The Barre Cheese Company was formed in Barre, Massachusetts, in the County of Worchester on February 9, 1864. The partnership was formed with the purpose of the manufacturing of cheese, and the partners promised that they would “furnish said company, for the term of five years, the milk of the number of cows, hereunto set against our respective names to be manufactured into cheese.” The company was officially dissolved on December 29, 1897 with the selling of the real estate of the company at a public auction.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Barre Cheese Company records

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:4152 1864-1897 B271

Overview:

The Barre Cheese Company was formed in Barre, Massachusetts, in the County of Worchester on February 9, 1864. The collection consists of 23 volumes which document the daily activities of the company and its inception and eventual dissolution.