Overview
The Edward Denny & Co. collection contains a daybook, 1866-1869, of Edward Denny and Company, a wool factory in Barre Plains, Massachusetts. George Mixter was interested in this business. Kimball & Co. were selling agents.
Dates
- Creation: 1866 August 28-1869 February 20
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 volume)The Edward Denny & Co records contains a single daybook volume documenting the daily business practices of a woolen textile manufacturer in Barre Plains, Massachusetts from 1866-1869.
Biographical / Historical
Edward Denny & Company was a wool factory in Barre Plains, Massachusetts in the 1860s. George Mixter, a general storekeeper and dairy farmer in Hardwick, Massachusetts, had an interest in this business.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Edward Denny & Co records were received by Baker Library Special Collection as a portion of the The Mixter family and Knight family business records as a donation from the American Antiquarian Society on behalf of the Mixter family in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2019 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Title
- Edward Denny & Co. Edward Denny & Co. Records, 1866-1869: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00800
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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