J. Wallace Smith Papers
Collection Number: 6705
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
J. Wallace Smith Papers, 1906-1954
Collection Number:
6705
Creator:
Smith, J. Wallace
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Notebooks, scrapbooks, papers .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes notes on finishing and dyeing and styles at Wood
and Washington Mills, a scrapbook of printed articles about woolens, dyeing, and
notes on other textiles. Also includes a brief note on Smith's work
history.
Language:
Collection material in English
Smith worked at the Washington and Wood Mills, both in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Washington Mills were woolen mills until the 1890's, when they became worsted mills;
Wood Mill was built in 1906 as part of the American Woolen Co. and was a worsted
mill. Washington Mills were absorbed into the American Woolen Co. in 1899 and
remained so until the dissolution of that company in the 1950's.
Finishing notebooks and other material of J. Wallace Smith. Smith worked at
Washington and Wood Mills, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Scrapbook of clippings on
woolens, dyeing, and notes on other textiles; notes on finishing and dyeing and
styles at Wood and Washington Mills; also a brief note on Smith's personal work
history.
PROVENANCE:
American Textile History Museum Collection.
American Textile History Museum Collection.
Names:
Smith, J. Wallace
American Woolen Company.
Washington Mills (Lawrence, Mass.)
Wood Worsted Mill (Lawrence, Mass.)
Subjects:
Textile fabrics
Textile industry
Textile workers
Woolen and worsted finishing
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Wool technology -- General
Geographic Subjects:
Lawrence (Mass.)
Form and Genre Terms:
Notebooks
Scrapbooks.
Papers
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:
J. Wallace Smith Papers #6705. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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