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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…
Mill Employees After Work Camaraderie - ca 1916
American Woolen Mills
A photo of the woolen mill employees enjoying some after work fun taken in the Thompson Street field (now a parking lot). Front Row (l-r): Ed King, Jack Kane, Ed McManus, Ralph Sheridan, and John Hoffman; Back Row (l-r): Ed Hoffman, George Peterson,…
Mechanical Warp Stop Motion Booklet - 1931
A booklet from the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works (Worceter, MA) that describes the improvements made to their looms with the addition of a Mechanical Warp Stop Motion, Regan Type.
Joshua John Edwards & Fellow Employee in Weave Room
American Woolen Company Mills
A photo of Joshua Evans in the Weave Room of the American Woolen Company Mills. Joshua John Edwards is on the right.
Former American Woolen Companies Houses - ca 1985
A collection of 19 pictures taken in the winter of 1985 of houses that once where the property of the American Woolen Company for the tenancy of its employees. Four photos shown: top left, Railroad Street; top right, Taft Avenue; bottom left, Parker…
Final Inspection of Fabrics - ca 1900
American Woolen Company
A photo showing the final examination of the fabrics as they are pulled over high racks. Inspectors reject or pass the finished pieces according to rigid standards set for the particular grades of fabric. (May not be the Maynard Mill)
Employees in Dry Finishing Department - 1931
Members of the dry finishing department at the American Woolen Mills 1931.
Dressing and Slasher Room Group - 1900's American Woolen Company Mills
These men are employees of the American Woolen Mills in the early 1900's. They are working in the Dressing and Slasher Room. (Front Row) Wilbur Hamlin, John Brophy, Harry Sullivan, David Sharpe; (Back Row) William Whitehead, George Howes, Harry…
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,…
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…
Collection of books and papers about the American Woolen Company
The Collection includes the 37th, the 39th, the 48th, and the 52nd Annual Reports for the American Woolen Company. The reports include a report to the stockholders, financial updates, history of the company, profit & loss statements, balance sheet,…
Cloth Sample Book - 1913
American Woolen Company
The book contains 580, 3 x 5 in., finished woolen samples that represent the various colors and textures of the cloth produced at the mill. Likely used by salesmen to show the available materials.
Certificate of Insurance for Employees of the American Woolen Company - 1923-1924
A series of Certificates of Insurance from the American Woolen Mill Company for the employees in 1923-1924.
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.
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: Assabet Mills
A detailed account of the founding of the mill and its impact on what became a "one industry" town.
Brochure - American Woolen Company Mills - 1905
A book of pictures of all the American Woolen Mills properties.
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.
Blend Books 1900 - 1902
American Woolen Company
Four volumes that record the weight, percentage and types of wool used to produce various colors and types of cloth in each lot. Approximately 725 lots per volume.