Rockdale Mills Records

Collection Number: 6867

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

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Rockdale Mills Records, 1867-1882
Collection Number:
6867
Creator:
Romaine, Lawrence B.;
Rockdale Mills
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Time books, records (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Carding time book, Jan, 1867-March, 1882. Lists names of employees, their total time worked and their daily rate of pay.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Rockdale Mills, a cotton manufacturer in Rockdale, a locality in Northbridge, Massachusetts, was owned by Silvanus Holbrook and purchased in 1856 by Paul Whitin Manufacturing Company.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Carding time book, January 1867-March, 1882. Lists names of employees, their total time worked and their daily rate of pay in the carding room.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
SUBJECTS

Names:
American Textile History Museum
Paul Whitin Manufacturing Company.
Rockdale Mills.

Subjects:
Carding
Cotton carding
Cotton manufacture
Payrolls
Textile industry
Textile workers
Wages
Cotton technology, General
Labor records

Geographic Subjects:
Northbridge (Mass.)

Form and Genre Terms:
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:
Rockdale Mills Records #6867. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1867-1882
housed in collection 7025m, box 4