Ledger, 1799-1826 Digital
Scope and Contents
Contains records of Almy, Slater & Brown mill operations in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Rehoboth, Massachusetts, as well as Slater & Tiffany’s factory in Oxford. Included are accounts with mill and factory laborers Prince Kennedy, Sillinda Bowers, Sally Davenport, Eliza Robinson, and John Bucklin, an African American; carding machine inventor Pliny Earle (1762-1832); and merchants William Dean, Draper & May; and Wells Coverly of Boston. There are also accounts with other works such as the Cupola Furnace, Pawtucket Nail Manufacturing Co., Providence Hat Manufactory, and the Providence Iron Foundry;
Dates
- Creation: 1793-1926 (inclusive)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
246 linear feet (1153 volumes, 85 boxes, 1 carton)Physical Location
MANU
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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