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Wages--Textile industry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Johnson's Woolen Company Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00950
Scope and Contents

Ledger of Johnson's Woolen Company in Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine. It features purchases and sales along with a section in the back used as payroll.

Dates: 1877-1884

Shadrach Gill and Thomas Fawcett Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00768
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1832-1842, of Shadrach Gill and Thomas Fawcett, textile manufactueres in Montgomery County, Maryland. Includes records of materials purchased and work performed, with prices for both. Work performed includes carding and fulling of wool as well as weaving of carpets, blankets, cloth, and flannel. Most of the weavers were men and many performed their work at their own homes.

Dates: 1832-1842

Williamsburg Knitting Mill Company Payroll Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ami T3 Oversize Double Folio
Scope and Contents

Payroll book, 1912-1916, of the Williamsburg Knitting Mill Company, Williamsburg, Va. which lists employees, many of whom are female.

Dates: 1912-1916