Ralph Edson Papers
Collection Number: 6847
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Ralph Edson Papers, 1930-1947
Collection Number:
6847
Creator:
Edson, Ralph
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Papers.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes mill reports, supervisor's notes, policy manuals,
job evaluation training manual, job descriptions with qualifications for various
jobs including language/nationality best suited to each job, and Blue Cross
materials; also weaving specifications. Mills represented include American Woolen
Company, Andover (Shawsheen), Mass.; Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Mass.; and Holden
Leonard Co., Bennington, VT.
Language:
Collection material in English
Includes material from Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Mass.; American Woolen Co.,
Lawrence, Mass.; and Holden Leonard Co., Bennington, Vt. Contains supervisor's
notebooks, ca. 1930, and price lists, weekly dyeing reports, etc., 1930's, from
Holden Leonard; job evaluation training manual, 1947; supervisor's manual,
1945-1947; and job descriptions with qualifications, from Arlington Mills. Also
contains folder of forms, mostly blank, and information about health and life
insurance from American Woolen Co
PROVENANCE:
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Ralph Edson.
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Ralph Edson.
Names:
Edson, Ralph.
American Woolen Company.
Arlington Mills.
Holden Leonard Co. (Bennington, Vt.)
Subjects:
Business records
Industries
Supervision of employees
Supervisors, Industrial
Textile industry
Textile workers
Training manuals
Wool technology -- General
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Geographic Subjects:
Bennington (Vt.)
Form and Genre Terms:
Papers
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:
Ralph Edson Papers #6847. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1947 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1930-1939 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1930-1939 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1930-1939 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | ||