James Lirigo Papers
Collection Number: 6714
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
James Lirigo Papers, 1809-1889
Collection Number:
6714
Creator:
Lirigo, James
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Diaries, records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Memoirs of a weaver and loom builder, giving an account of
his life from his birth in 1809 in Hillhead parish in Sorn, Scotland. The diary ends
in 1889.
Language:
Collection material in English
Mr. Lirigo was born in 1809 in Hillhead parish in Sorn, Scotland. He worked at
Kilmarnock, Scotland, came to Boston, & worked on a power loom in Lawrence
& Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Troy, New York. Lirigo also worked in Lowell
& Needham & Thompsonville, Connecticut.
Memoirs of a weaver and loom builder, giving an account of his life from his birth in
1809 in Hillhead parish in Sorn, Scotland. He discusses learning to be a weaver,
mentions working at Kilmarnock, Scotland, coming to Boston, Mass., and working on a
power loom in Lawrence and Roxbury, Mass. and Troy, N.Y. He also worked in Lowell
and Needham, Mass. and Thompsonville, Conn. The diary ends in 1889.
PROVENANCE:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of E. Elizabeth Speirs.
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of E. Elizabeth Speirs.
Names:
Lirigo, James
Subjects:
Immigrants
Industries
Labor-related
Looms
Scots
Textile workers
Weavers
Weaving
Geographic Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)
Kilmarnock (Scotland)
Scotland
Sorn (Scotland)
Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries
Records (documents)
Access Restrictions:
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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 Lirigo Papers #6714. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1809-1889 | |
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housed in collection 7025m, box 4
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1809-1889 | |
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housed in collection 7025m, box 4
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