Craven, Pearson & Company Collection of Textile Industry Records

Collection Number: 6582

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Craven, Pearson & Company Collection of Textile Industry Records, 1871-1876
Collection Number:
6582
Creator:
Craven, Pearson & Company
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents), phosphates.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes memorandum and articles of association of Craven, Pearson & Co., British Patent Office specification no. 1489, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of phosphates of soda, &c. (1871); British Patent Office specification no. 49, granted to John Clayton Mewburn for manufacture of phosphorus (1879); British Patent Office specification no. 1776, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of superphosphate of lime (1871); article "A new industry at Brookfoot, Brighouse: an addition to the dyeing business," 1896 (2 copies); and blueprints (10) of machinery manufactured by the J. H. Riley & Co., Ltd., Manchester, England.
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes memorandum and articles of association of Craven, Pearson & Co., British Patent Office specification no. 1489, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of phosphates of soda, &c. (1871); British Patent Office specification no. 49, granted to John Clayton Mewburn for manufacture of phosphorus (1879); British Patent Office specification no. 1776, granted to Benjamin Tanner for manufacture of superphosphate of lime (1871); article "A new industry at Brookfoot, Brighouse: an addition to the dyeing business," 1896 (2 copies); and blueprints (10) of machinery manufactured by the J. H. Riley & Co., Ltd., Manchester, England.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles S. Craven.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Charles S. Craven.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Tanner, Benjamin.
American Textile History Museum
Craven, Pearson & Company.

Subjects:
Dyes and dyeing

Form and Genre Terms:
Records (documents)
Phosphates


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:
Craven, Pearson & Company Collection of Textile Industry Records #6582. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1871-1876
housed in 7025m, box 5