Skip to main content
COLLECTION Identifier: Mss:596 1876-1929 S745

Spencer Wire Company records

Scope and Contents

Clerk's records and stock certificate book.

Dates

  • Creation: 1876-1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.

Extent

.5 linear feet (2 volumes)

Biographical / Historical

The wire Industry in Spencer, Massachusetts developed around 1820 to meet the needs of the card factories in Leicester, Massachusetts. Mills were at two locations on Turkey Hill Brook, called Upper Wire Village and Lower Wire Village. By 1874 the mills of Richard Sugden, the largest of the wire mills in Spencer, could produce one ton of fine wire a day. In full operation the mill employed 50 workers and produced more card wire than any other mill in the United States at that time.

Physical Location

MANU

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. F. Harold Daniels, 1949.

Processing Information

Processed: July 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff

Creator

Author
Baker Library
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
bak00569

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.

Contact:
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Soldiers Field Road
Boston MA 01263 USA
(617) 495-6411