Anne B. Barrett Papers

Collection Number: 6515

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Anne B. Barrett Papers, 1820-1838
Collection Number:
6515
Creator:
Barrett, Anne B.
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Papers (documents), receipts (recipes) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The journal, written in Hartland, Vt., contains household hints, remedies for illnesses, lists of herbs and their uses, and a recipe for madder. The journal is accompanied by a four-page document headed: To dye scarlet red on woolen, which contains dye recipes for red, green and other colors.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Arthur D. Larson and Katharine Larson Kreiser.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Arthur D. Larson and Katharine Larson Kreiser.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Barrett, Anne B.
Whitney, Eli,
American Textile History Museum
Durfee High School (Fall River, Mass.)

Subjects:
Commonplace books
Cotton manufacture
Dyes and dyeing
Handicraft
Industrial arts
Madder
Newspapers
Textile industry
Textile research
Traditional medicine
Home economics
Taxation practices

Geographic Subjects:
Fall River (Mass.)--Industries
Hartland (Vt.)
New Bedford (Mass.)
Providence (R.I.)

Form and Genre Terms:
Papers (documents)
Receipts (Recipes)


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:
Anne B. Barrett Papers #6515. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1820-1830
housed in 7025m - bx 3
Box 1 Folder 2 1838
housed in 7025m - bx 3