William Mizen Papers

Collection Number: 6947

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

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
William Mizen Papers, 1950-1959
Collection Number:
6947
Creator:
Mizen, William
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Notes.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Notebooks used in the weaving and mending departments of the mills. Also "Fundamentals of Woven Design," by Edward L. Golec, Lowell Textile Institute.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Mizen was a weaver in the Wood Mill of the American Woolen Co., Lawrence, Massachusetts, for 18 years, then was employed by the American Woolen Co. in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a weaving instructor.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

A notebook of material used by Mizen in the weaving and mending departments of the mills. Includes a document entitled: Fundamentals of woven design, by Edward L. Golec, Associate Professor of Textile Design, Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts; this document is dated 1952 and includes cloth samples (swatches). Also includes notes, weaving drafts, and printed forms headed: Loom check card, Quality report ticket, and Stock requisition from an unidentified mill.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of William Mizen.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of William Mizen.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Mizen, William
American Woolen Company.
Lowell Textile Institute.
Wood Worsted Mill (Lawrence, Mass.)

Subjects:
Industries
Samples (Cloth)
Swatches.
Textile design
Textile industry
Textile schools
Weaving
Weaving drafts
Woolen and worsted manufacture

Form and Genre Terms:
Notes

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
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Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
William Mizen Papers #6947. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1950-1959
housed in 7025m, box 5