Ayers & Aldrich Records

Collection Number: 6527

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Ayers & Aldrich Records, 1859-1869
Collection Number:
6527
Creator:
Ayers & Aldrich
Quantity:
1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Sales records, records (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Records, 1835-1871, include ledgers, journals, weaving (loom) production record, sales record, and wool purchase records.
Language:
Collection material in English


ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Ayers & Aldrich was a woolen manufacturer in Granby, Mass. It was established in the 1830's by Samuel Ayers, Jeriel Preston and Levi Taylor; Taylor served as superintendent until 1849. The company had several names: Taylor & Co., Ayers & Aldrich, E.F. Aldrich & Co., and C.C. Aldrich & Son. It closed sometime before 1874.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes financial ledgers, 1835-1869, and a journal, 1847-1850; a volume listing wool purchases, 1853-1871; a sales record, 1850-1859; and weaving production records, 1859-1871

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Ayers, Samuel.
Preston, Jeriel.
Taylor, Levi.
Ayers & Aldrich
C.C. Aldrich & Son.
E.F. Aldrich & Company.
Taylor & Company (Granby, Mass.)

Subjects:
Business records
Industries
Textile industry
Weaving
Wool
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Wool technology, General
Financial records

Form and Genre Terms:
Sales records
Records (documents)


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:
Ayers & Aldrich Records #6527. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3
Box 1 Folder 4
Box 1 Folder 5 1847
Box 1 Folder 6 1859-1869
Box 1 Folder 7
Box 1 Folder 8
Box 1 Folder 9