Aberjona Knitting Mills Records

Collection Number: 6495

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Aberjona Knitting Mills Records, 1963-1969
Collection Number:
6495
Creator:
Aberjona Knitting Mills
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, records (documents), business records.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English


ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The company was located in Medford, Mass., and then in Winchester, Mass. It made men's and women's sweaters from about 1961 through 1973. Sigmund P. Somy was president and Joan P. Somy was vice-president, treasurer and buyer.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence to Joan and Sigmund Somy, 1969, from Edward W. Brooke and Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senators from Mass., about obtaining immigration visas for John M. McPherson, as well as correspondence, 1963, from the Dubied Machinery Co., manufacturers of knitting machines located in Long Island City (New York City), N.Y. Also contains design specifications, operating instructions for various machines, many from the Dubied Machinery Co., and blank production forms listing colors, with date of delivery, number of cartons, quantity, etc., not filled in.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of the Eagle Corporation.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of the Eagle Corporation.
SUBJECTS

Names:
McPherson, John M.
Somy, Joan P.
Somy, Sigmund P.
Aberjona Knitting Mills
Dubied Machinery Company.

Subjects:
Emigration and immigration
Knit goods industry
Knitting
Knitting machines
Sweater industry
Textile machinery industry

Form and Genre Terms:
Correspondence
Records (documents)
Business records


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Aberjona Knitting Mills Records #6495. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1963-1969
housed in 7025m, box 6
Box 1 Folder 2
housed in 7025m, box 6
Box 1 Folder 3
housed in 7025m, box 6
Box 1 Folder 4
housed in 7025m, box 6
Box 1 Folder 5 1969
housed in 7025m, box 6
Box 2 Folder 1
housed in 7025m, box 5