- Title
- Slater family business records, 1793-1926 (inclusive), Vol. G1 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook: Almy & Brown's Account with Spinning Mills, 1793-1804) and Vol. G3 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook, February 1799-January 1815.) ; Slater companies, Vol. G1 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook: Almy & Brown's Account with Spinning Mills, 1793-1804) and Vol. G3 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook, February 1799-January 1815.)
- Slater family., creator
- Massachusetts
- General accounting records, production records, and letters representing Slater interests, mainly in textile manufacturing. Includes cotton textile accounts of Almy, Brown and Slater, North Providence, R.I., 1793-1833; Slater and Tiffany, Oxford, Mass., 1812-1847; Steam Cotton Manufacturing Company, Providence, R.I., 1824-1839; Slater and Kimball, South Oxford, Mass., 1827-1839; Union Mills, Webster, Mass., 1827-1907; S. Slater and Sons Company, Providence, 1829-1900; Sutton Manufacturing Company, Wilkinsonvillle, Mass., 1830-1896; Phoenix Thread Mill, Webster, 1834-1860; S. and J. Slater, Providence, 1834-1867; Slater and Robinson, Webster, 1852-1864; J. and W. Slater, Slatersville, R.I., 1854-1900; Crompton Print Works, Warwick, R.I., 1860-1864; Samuel Slater and Sons, New York office , 1866-1880; Webster Cotton Company, Webster, 1869-1879, H. N. Slater Mills, Webster, 1870-1915; H. N. Slater Manufacturing Company, Webster, 1871-1906; Webster Mills, Webster, 1876-1884; and S. Slater and Sons, inc., Webster, 1878-1926. Woolen cloth records of Slater and Howard, Oxford, Mass. 1815-1837; Dudley Manufacturing Company, Dudley, Mass, 1827-1845; Webster Woolen Company, Webster, 1837-1866; Slater Woolen Company, Webster, 1866-1880; Slater Woolen Company, New York office, 1866-1880; and Slater Woolen Company, Providence office, 1876-1878. Accounts of the Providence Iron Foundry, Providence, 1817-1832 and general store records of Slater and Wardwell Company, Providence, 1821-1837.
- 246 linear ft., (1153 vols., 85 boxes, 1 carton)
Copies: 4 microfilm reels. - English
- Account books.
Ledgers (account books).
Payrolls.
Letters. - Books and documents
- Bradford, E. S
Jones, D. W
Rawson, Rufus
Slater, Samuel
Slater, John
Slater, Horatio Nelson
Slater, John Fox
Slater family
Tenney, John W
Wilson, James
Almy, Brown & Slater.
Booth and Slater.
Crompton Print Works.
Chase Mills.
Collins Brothers.
Dudley Manufacturing Company.
H. N. Slater Mills.
H. N. Slater Manufacturing Company.
J. & W. Slater.
Phoenix Thread Mill.
Providence Iron Foundry.
Robinson and Thayer.
S. Slater & Sons.
S. & J. Slater.
Samuel Slater and Sons.
Slater and Howard.
Slater and Kimball.
Slater and Robinson.
Slater and Tiffany.
Slater and Wardwell Company.
Slater Woolen Company.
Steam Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Sutton Manufacturing Company.
Union Mills.
Webster Cotton Company.
Webster Mills.
Webster Woolen Company.
Slater Mill Historic Site.
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Smithfield (Town)
Textile industry--New England
Cotton manufacture--Rhode Island
Cotton manufacture--Massachusetts
Wool industry--Rhode Island
Wool industry--Massachusetts
Iron industry and trade--Rhode Island
General stores--Rhode Island
Textile factories--Equipment and supplies
Women merchants--New England--History
Women textile workers
African Americans--Employment--History
Child labor--United States--History
Industries--Rhode Island--Providence
Industries--Massachusetts
Industries--Rhode Island
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Dudley
Manufactures--Rhode Island--North Providence
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Oxford
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Slatersville
Manufactures--Massachusetts--South Oxford
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Warwick
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Webster
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Wilkinsonville
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce - Organized by individual companies.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 67-0269.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 71-7459.
are available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room,Baker Library. Order no. 71-0899.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 71-2923.
Also available in an electronic version.
Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HBS.Baker.EAD:bak00045
Unpublished finding aid in repository.
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entries 165A-165R, 209A-209F, 270, 1007. - Samuel Slater (1768-1835), in connection with Moses Brown, established the first cotton mill in the United States in 1791 in Pawtucket, R.I. He was subsequently joined by his brother John Slater (1776-1843). They established a series of cotton and woolen mills in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut which were continued by their descendants.
- Slater Companies Collection. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
Women, Enterprise & Society
Development of American capitalism - 990006029760203941_HBS.BAKER.AC:1270756
- Title
- Slater family business records, 1793-1926 (inclusive), Vol. G1 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook: Almy & Brown's Account with Spinning Mills, 1793-1804) and Vol. G3 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook, February 1799-January 1815.) ; Slater companies, Vol. G1 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook: Almy & Brown's Account with Spinning Mills, 1793-1804) and Vol. G3 (Slater Almy & Brown, Daybook, February 1799-January 1815.)
- Creator / Contributor
- Slater family., creator
- Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- General accounting records, production records, and letters representing Slater interests, mainly in textile manufacturing. Includes cotton textile accounts of Almy, Brown and Slater, North Providence, R.I., 1793-1833; Slater and Tiffany, Oxford, Mass., 1812-1847; Steam Cotton Manufacturing Company, Providence, R.I., 1824-1839; Slater and Kimball, South Oxford, Mass., 1827-1839; Union Mills, Webster, Mass., 1827-1907; S. Slater and Sons Company, Providence, 1829-1900; Sutton Manufacturing Company, Wilkinsonvillle, Mass., 1830-1896; Phoenix Thread Mill, Webster, 1834-1860; S. and J. Slater, Providence, 1834-1867; Slater and Robinson, Webster, 1852-1864; J. and W. Slater, Slatersville, R.I., 1854-1900; Crompton Print Works, Warwick, R.I., 1860-1864; Samuel Slater and Sons, New York office , 1866-1880; Webster Cotton Company, Webster, 1869-1879, H. N. Slater Mills, Webster, 1870-1915; H. N. Slater Manufacturing Company, Webster, 1871-1906; Webster Mills, Webster, 1876-1884; and S. Slater and Sons, inc., Webster, 1878-1926. Woolen cloth records of Slater and Howard, Oxford, Mass. 1815-1837; Dudley Manufacturing Company, Dudley, Mass, 1827-1845; Webster Woolen Company, Webster, 1837-1866; Slater Woolen Company, Webster, 1866-1880; Slater Woolen Company, New York office, 1866-1880; and Slater Woolen Company, Providence office, 1876-1878. Accounts of the Providence Iron Foundry, Providence, 1817-1832 and general store records of Slater and Wardwell Company, Providence, 1821-1837.
- Extent
- 246 linear ft., (1153 vols., 85 boxes, 1 carton)
Copies: 4 microfilm reels. - Language
- English
- Genre
- Account books.
Ledgers (account books).
Payrolls.
Letters. - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Bradford, E. S
Jones, D. W
Rawson, Rufus
Slater, Samuel
Slater, John
Slater, Horatio Nelson
Slater, John Fox
Slater family
Tenney, John W
Wilson, James
Almy, Brown & Slater.
Booth and Slater.
Crompton Print Works.
Chase Mills.
Collins Brothers.
Dudley Manufacturing Company.
H. N. Slater Mills.
H. N. Slater Manufacturing Company.
J. & W. Slater.
Phoenix Thread Mill.
Providence Iron Foundry.
Robinson and Thayer.
S. Slater & Sons.
S. & J. Slater.
Samuel Slater and Sons.
Slater and Howard.
Slater and Kimball.
Slater and Robinson.
Slater and Tiffany.
Slater and Wardwell Company.
Slater Woolen Company.
Steam Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Sutton Manufacturing Company.
Union Mills.
Webster Cotton Company.
Webster Mills.
Webster Woolen Company.
Slater Mill Historic Site.
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Smithfield (Town)
Textile industry--New England
Cotton manufacture--Rhode Island
Cotton manufacture--Massachusetts
Wool industry--Rhode Island
Wool industry--Massachusetts
Iron industry and trade--Rhode Island
General stores--Rhode Island
Textile factories--Equipment and supplies
Women merchants--New England--History
Women textile workers
African Americans--Employment--History
Child labor--United States--History
Industries--Rhode Island--Providence
Industries--Massachusetts
Industries--Rhode Island
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Dudley
Manufactures--Rhode Island--North Providence
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Oxford
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Slatersville
Manufactures--Massachusetts--South Oxford
Manufactures--Rhode Island--Warwick
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Webster
Manufactures--Massachusetts--Wilkinsonville
New York (N.Y.)--Commerce - Notes
- Organized by individual companies.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 67-0269.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 71-7459.
are available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room,Baker Library. Order no. 71-0899.
is available on microfilm (1 reel, 35 mm.) for use in the Historical Collections Reading Room, Baker Library. Order no. 71-2923.
Also available in an electronic version.
Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HBS.Baker.EAD:bak00045
Unpublished finding aid in repository.
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entries 165A-165R, 209A-209F, 270, 1007. - Biographical / Historical Note
- Samuel Slater (1768-1835), in connection with Moses Brown, established the first cotton mill in the United States in 1791 in Pawtucket, R.I. He was subsequently joined by his brother John Slater (1776-1843). They established a series of cotton and woolen mills in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut which were continued by their descendants.
- Cite As
- Slater Companies Collection. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Series
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
Women, Enterprise & Society
Development of American capitalism - Record ID
- 990006029760203941_HBS.BAKER.AC:1270756
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