Great Falls Manufacturing Company records
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, directors' records, and records of incorporation, liquidation, production, and annual meetings of a textile factory in Somersworth, N.H. Includes correspondence of John A. Burleigh, clerk at the mill, and letters received by George H. Kuhn, Patrick Tracy Jackson, John T. Morse, John Clark, and Robert Hooper, treasurers.
Dates
- Creation: 1833-1933
Creator
- Great Falls Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (11 volumes, 3 boxes)Biographical / Historical
The Great Falls Manufacturing Company, founded in 1823, was a textile mill and cotton manufacture based in Somersworth, New Hampshire. The company harnessed the Salmon Falls River to power its looms.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Howard S.O. Nichols, 1934 and Dr. David Von Prichard 1938.
Creator
- Great Falls Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Subject
- Jackson, P.T. (Patrick Tracy) (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Date
- November 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00635
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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