Phoenix Linen Company Records

Collection Number: 6836

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Phoenix Linen Company Records, 1915-1917
Collection Number:
6836
Creator:
Phoenix Linen Company
Quantity:
0.2 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes accounts and statistics for spinning mill, weaving, and bleach house, 1916-1917, plus weekly and monthly statements, 1916-1917; a balance statement, 1915; inventory, 1917; and a report on finishing of linens. Also includes a report entitled, "Flax mills in Ontario and estimate of fibre for sale, 1916-17," and reports from Dun & Co. and National Credit Office on various linen companies and linen jobbers.
Language:
Collection material in English


ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Phoenix Linen Company was located in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, with offices in New York City.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes accounts and statistics for spinning mill, weaving, and bleach house, 1916-1917, plus weekly and monthly statements, 1916-1917; a balance statement, 1915; inventory, 1917; and a report on finishing of linens. Also includes a report entitled, "Flax mills in Ontario and estimate of fibre for sale, 1916-17," and reports from Dun & Co. and National Credit Office on various linen companies and linen jobbers.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of the Elmer Davenport Keith Estate.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of the Elmer Davenport Keith Estate.
SUBJECTS

Names:
American Textile History Museum
Phoenix Linen Company.

Subjects:
Business records
Distributors (Commerce)
Flax industry
Linen finishing
Linen industry
Textile industry
Flax technology-General

Geographic Subjects:
North Brookfield (Mass.)
Ontario

Form and Genre Terms:
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:
Phoenix Linen Company Records #6836. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1915-1917
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3 1916-1917