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Mill Parade Float - 1919
A photograph of a parade float sponsored by the American Woolen Company that was part of the Maynard Welcome Home Celebration on July 4, 1919 which was honoring the soldiers and sailors who had recently returned from Europe in World War…
Russian Army Coating Report - 1915
A summary of the Assabet Mills part of a 5 million yard order from the Russian Army for olive drab Melton (a smooth heavy woolen cloth used for overcoats) to the American Woolen Company. The Maynard Assabet Mills produced 675,000 yards in 21 days…
Report of the Committee on Lighting -1902
Town of Maynard
The Committee's report and recommendations to the Town voters relative to an Agreement with the American Woolen Company to supply street lighting for the Town.
Committee:
P. J. Sullivan
George H. Hart
A. J. Coughlan
James F. Sweeney
C. H.…
Committee:
P. J. Sullivan
George H. Hart
A. J. Coughlan
James F. Sweeney
C. H.…
Congressional Record - 1952
Last Chance to Save New England Mills
An address by Francis W. White, President of the American Woolen, added to the Congressional Record by the Hon. Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania. Francis White's remarks were to the Lawrence, Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce addressing the reasons…
Assabet Woolen Mills, Maynard, Mass.
Early postcard with undivided back for address only. Large borders in front around picture is for message.
American Woolen Mills, Maynard, Mass.
This a folded card. The Address side had to be exposed via Post Office Regulations.
Assabet Mills Property Map - 1951
Plan of Land and Buildings of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, Massachusetts owned by the American Woolen Company.
Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch
Major highlights and property references include:
Mill Compex (with building numbers)
Mill Pond (Water…
Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch
Major highlights and property references include:
Mill Compex (with building numbers)
Mill Pond (Water…
Daniel Francis Sullivan and Gertrude Gilleney Sullivan
A post card photo of Daniel Sullivan who was born in 1888. "Danny" Sullivan worked as an Assistant Paymaster in the American Woolen Company office. His family lived on Great Road in Maynard. His parents were James & Hannah Sullivan,…
American Woolen Company Employee Sign
A white sign stating an attendance policy for American Woolen Company employees. The sign states: "Employees will not be allowed to enter the mill until 15 minutes before their starting time".
Centennial Monograph: Assabet Mills
A detailed account of the founding of the mill and its impact on what became a "one industry" town.
Centennial Monograph: Organized Labor in Maynard
With a textile mill as the center of employment (and economic power) for the first 75 years of Maynard's existence, it is not surprising that labor unions were deeply threaded through those years as well. A detailed chronology of labor unions in…
Centennial Monograph: Room and Boarding Houses, Hotels and Hostelries
A review of the many boarding houses and hotels that sprang up in Maynard starting in the 1860s and flourished until the 1930s.
American Woolen Company Tenements Sales Record 1934-36
A ledger recording the real estate transfer of the property owned by the woolen company to private owners. The record indicates the purchase price, parcel location, interest payments and the balanced owed as of March 1936. Example shown is the…
Order Ledger 1928 - 1929
The book records orders for different quantities, color, style, quality and kind of finished woolen cloth over a ten month period.
Order Ledger - 1914
American Woolen Company
The book records orders for different quantities, color, style, quality and kind of finished woolen cloth over an eleven month period.
Order Ledger 1919 -1921
American Woolen Company
The book records orders for different quantity, color, style, quality and kind of finished woolen cloth over a two year period.
Order Book 1927-31
American Woolen Company
The book has the date of order, date of carding and spinning , quantity and other information of the finished woolen cloth.
Blend/Order Books 1905 - 1916
American Woolen Company
Six volumes recording the lot number, description of blends, weight, cost, quality and waste for the production of various types of cloth.