James Butler Records

Collection Number: 6710

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
James Butler Records, 1825-1835
Collection Number:
6710
Creator:
Butler, James
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Account books, time books, records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

James Butler was a woolen mill and cloth dealer in Methuen, Massachusetts.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

An account book for a carding and finishing mill in Methuen, Mass. The accounts for 1829-1830 refer to the manufacturing of flannel and note weavers, warpers, etc., and time missed. Starting in 1830, there are also accounts of shoes made. A few entries from the 1870's are probably those of John Wilson.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Bulter, James
Wilson, John.
American Textile History Museum

Subjects:
Carding
Flannel
Industries
Industrial relations
Shoe industry
Textile finishing
Textile industry
Textile workers
Wages

Geographic Subjects:
Pelham (N.H.)

Form and Genre Terms:
Account books
Time 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:
James Butler Records #6710. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1825-1835
housed in 7025m - bx 5