Leon Horner Papers

Collection Number: 6942/001

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Leon Horner Papers
Collection Number:
6942/001
Creator:
Whitin Machine Works;
Horner, Leon
Quantity:
0 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Notes, papers (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Notes and drawings of spinning machinery designed by Horner, 1935. Reproductions of his machine drawings, blueprints and notes on Whitin fancy yarn data. Also flyers from Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., Brightwood (Springfield), Massachusetts, with illustrations drawn by Horner.
Language:
Collection material in English


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Horner was a machine designer at Whitin Machine Works, Whitinsville, Massachusetts.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes notes and drawings on spinning machinery designed by Horner, notes on Whitin fancy yarn data, data for making ratine yarn on a spinning frame, and the splash nub attachment as applied to Type C fancy yarn motion. Also contains flyers from the Hampden Corundum Wheel Co., Brightwood (Springfield), Massachusetts, with illustrations drawn by Horner.

PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Sylvia McLean.
PROVENANCE:

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Sylvia McLean.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Horner, Leon
Hampden Corundum Wheel Co. (Springfield, Mass.)
Whitin Machine Works (Whitinsville, Mass.)

Subjects:
Industries
Machine design
Spinning
Spinning machinery
Textile machinery industry
Yarn

Form and Genre Terms:
Notes
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:
Leon Horner Papers #6942/001. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

Related Collections:
6942: Whitin Machine Works Records
6942/002: Peter McDonald Strang Papers

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Box 1 Folder 1
housed in collection 7025m / box 4