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FILE — Box: MSS VF 6, Folder: 9 Identifier: Mss:5 1811-1946, Mss:526

Textile and clothing machinery papers, 1844-1896

Dates

  • Creation: 1844-1896

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact for more information regarding access procedures.

Extent

.25 linear feet (36 folders)

Physical Location

MANU

Related Materials

This folder includes a list of Cyrus Wells' machinery, 1857; a letter from George F. Gray, secretary of the Singer Mfg. Co., to Nathaniel P. Banks, US Representative from Massachusetts, 1867; a letter from Oakley, Payne & Hawkins from Jonathan Cushing, agent of the Braintree Manufacturing Company regarding an order for an Improved Braintree Gin, 1844; a history of the James Hunter Machine Company of North Adams, Mass; a letter regarding spreader and spinning frames; and a receipts of Knowles Loom Works of Worcester, Mass, 1896.

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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