Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minute books, general account books, production records, sales records, and payrolls. Letters include those of treasurers Thomas G. Gary, William B. Bacon, Arthur T. Lyman, Arthur L. Devens, George Motley, Eben Bacon, Samuel Batchelder, James A. Dupee, and Charles B. Amory; agents Samuel Batchelder, John Avery, and O. H. Moulton; and selling agents Frothingham and Company and Joy, Langdon and Company.
Dates
- 1825-1917
Creator
- Hamilton Manufacturing Company (Lowell, Mass.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
93 linear feet (794 volumes, 25 boxes, 25 cartons)Biographical / Historical
Cotton textile manufacturer with mills located in Lowell, Mass. Chartered 1824. Produced flannels, jeans, ginghams, shirtings, silesias, shoe duck, and worsted dress goods.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of F. C. Dumaine, Jr., 1925.
Creator
- Hamilton Manufacturing Company (Lowell, Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- Hamilton Manufacturing Company. Hamilton Manufacturing Company Records, 1825-1917: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Date
- October 2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
- EAD ID
- bak00342
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School, Harvard University Repository
Baker Library Special Collections 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.
Contact:
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Soldiers Field Road
Boston MA 01263 USA
(617) 495-6411
specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Soldiers Field Road
Boston MA 01263 USA
(617) 495-6411
specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu