Bryon F. Cook Papers

Collection Number: 6548

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Bryon F. Cook Papers, 1921-1922
Collection Number:
6548
Creator:
Cook, Bryon F.
Quantity:
0.2 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, notebooks, notes, receipts (recipes), recipes, papers (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes chemistry lab notebook, swatches; notes and recipes for dyes and pastes; also correspondence from Rohm and Haas Co, Philadelphia and National Aniline and Chemical Co., New York.
Language:
Collection material in English


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Bryon F. Cook worked as a colorist and superintendent for Uncas Finishing Co., Norwich, Conn.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes a chemistry laboratory notebook, 1921-1922; samples (swatches); notes and recipes for various dyes and pastes, some from Rhode Island State College, Kingston, R.I.; and correspondence, 1931, to Cook at Uncas Finishing Co. from Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, concerning chemicals and discharge work on vat colors. Also includes correspondence, 1936, from National Aniline and Chemical Co., New York City, with a dye recipe included.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Cook, Bryon F.
Green Haven Correctional Facility.
National Aniline and Chemical Company.
Rhode Island State College.
Rohm and Haas Company.
Uncas Finishing Company (Norwich, Conn.)

Subjects:
Chemical industry
Color in the textile industries
Dye industry
Dyes and dyeing
Industries
Prison industries
Prisons
Samples (Cloth)
Swatches.
Textile chemistry
Textile finishing
Textile industry

Form and Genre Terms:
Correspondence
Notebooks
Notes
Receipts (Recipes)
Recipes
Papers (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:
Bryon F. Cook Papers #6548. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3 1921-1922
Box 1 Folder 4
Box 1 Folder 5