Faxon, Elms and Company Records

Collection Number: 6639

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Faxon, Elms and Company Records, 1870-1871
Collection Number:
6639
Creator:
Faxon, Elms and Company
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Letter books, records (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Letterbook of outgoing correspondence, 1870-1871, concerning selling goods of several smaller New England mills through offices and warehouses in Providence, New York, etc., to U.S. and British "clothing and trimming houses." Volume is indexed by name of correspondent.
Language:
Collection material in English


ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Located in Boston, Faxon, Elms and Company served as selling agents for several small New England mills making cassimeres, silesias, meltons, twills, etc. It had sales offices and/or agencies and warehouses in Providence, New York City, etc., with nationwide and British accounts among "clothing and trimming houses."

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Letterbook of outgoing correspondence, 1870-1871, concerning selling goods of several smaller New England mills through offices and warehouses in Providence, New York, etc., to U.S. and British "clothing and trimming houses." Volume is indexed by name of correspondent.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles R. Yeaton.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles R. Yeaton.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Faxon, Elms and Company

Subjects:
Business enterprises
Manufacturers' agents
Silesia
Textile fabrics
Textile industry
Twill
Cassimeres
Meltons
Selling agents.
Selling.

Form and Genre Terms:
Letter books
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:
Faxon, Elms and Company Records #6639. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1870-1871