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Mss 281 | Series: Correspondence & Subject FileThe Correspondence and Subject File series is divided into two segments. The earliest letters (1914-1927) are organized chronologically and are all letterpress or carbon copies of outgoing mail. During this period, the Reedsburg plant was tightly administered from the Appleton main office. The letters are primarily addressed to Appleton and concern the day-to-day business of the mill such as orders, contracts, payroll, and payment of bills. The major correspondents from Reedsburg are mill managers George Seagraves and William Ehlert. The balance of the series is arranged by letter of the alphabet according to the corporate or individual correspondent's name, and chronologically thereunder. Only scattered items date from the 1930's and early 1940's. The volume picks up in the mid-1940's with the great bulk of materials falling between 1946 and 1964. Files for the years preceding Appleton's 1954 sale of the mill show the increased autonomy of the plant. Especially important is correspondence with the Appleton mill and with Appleton executives including T. E. Orbison and A. H. Thurner. Both before and after the mill came under local Reedsburg control the series contains large amounts of incoming and outgoing correspondence with concerns with which Reedsburg did business. It contains a wide variety of information on all phases of mill operation including marketing, shipping, fabric design, and supplies and equipment purchases. Particularly significant for marketing and sales information is the correspondence with the W.A. Landry Company of New York. The Landry Company (Reedsburg-Landry Associates after 1961) was the mill's main sales agent. Supplementing the correspondence are several important subject files which include information such as tax records, a time study of spinners, and formal and informal suggestions for fabric design. The transfer agreement and other information on the 1954 sale of the mill is found in the Appleton files. By-laws and a list of the new firm's stockholders (in boxes 9 and 41 respectively) are also significant documentation of the change-over. Post-1954 files contain an even greater concentration of information on Reedsburg sales and marketing. In addition to the Landry letters, there is correspondence with sales agents Frank Starr and Walter Ford, and with Sears and Roebuck and numerous other companies which bought Reedsburg goods. | | | Subseries: Correspondence (Chronological) | | Box
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1-2 | 1914 May 2-1915 Dec 6 | | Box
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3-5 | 1919 Jan-Dec | | Box
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1-6 | 1922 Apr-1923 Dec | | Box
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1-7 | 1924 Jan-1916 Dec | | Box
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1-2 | 1927 Jan-June | | | Subseries: Correspondence and Subject File (Alphabetical) | | | A | | Box
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3-5 | 1946 Jan-1947 Dec | | Box
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6-8 | 1954 Jan-1955 Mar | | Box
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1-7 | 1955 Apr-1961 Apr | | | Accident Reports | | Box
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1 | 1945-1947 | | Box
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2-3 | 1954-1957 | | Box
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4 | 1959 | | Box
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5 | Allotments, 1953-1954 | | Box
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6 | American Institute of Men's and Boy's Wear, Inc., 1956-1957 | | | Appleton Woolen Mills | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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7-8 | 1946 | | Box
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1-2 | 1947 | | Box
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3-4 | 1953-1956 | | | Outgoing Correspondence | | Box
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5 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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6 | 1954-1955 Feb | | Box
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7 | Transfer Agreement, 1954-1955 | | Box
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8 | Appraisal of Facilities and Equipment, n.d. | | Box
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9 | Arkansas Co., Inc., 1955, 1960 | | | B | | Box
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10 | 1946 | | Box
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1 | 1947 | | Box
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2-4 | 1954-1956 | | Box
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5 | 1957-1958 Mar | | Box
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6-7 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | | Badger Outer Wear Mfg. Co. | | | Correspondence | | Box
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1 | 1957 | | Box
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2 | 1960 June-1961 Mar | | Box
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3 | Suggestion Sheets, 1959 | | Box
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4 | Bobbins, Industrial, 1955-1956 | | Box
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5 | Burnham, Frederic Co., 1959-1961 | | Box
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6 | By-laws, n.d. | | | C | | Box
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7-9 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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10-11 | 1954-1955 Oct | | Box
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1-3 | 1955 Nov-1958 Mar | | Box
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4-5 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | | Caesar, H.A. and Co. | | Box
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6 | 1954-1956 Mar | | Box
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1-2 | 1957 Apr-1960 | | Box
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3 | Cancellations, 1944-1947 | | Box
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4 | Cardroom, 1954 | | Box
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5 | Caron Spinning Co., 1956 | | | Chippewa Falls Woolen Mills | | Box
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6 | Correspondence, 1955-1957 | | Box
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7 | Suggestion Sheets, 1956 | | Box
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8 | Churchill Sportswear Co., Inc., 1955 | | Box
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9 | Claims Pending, 1956-1960 | | Box
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10 | Coats and Clark Sales Corp., 1961 | | Box
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11 | Cohen Brothers, 1956-1957 | | Box
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12 | Colloids, Inc., 1957 | | Box
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13 | Contracts-Various Suppliers, 1954 | | Box
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14 | Correct Cap Co., 1957 | | Box
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15 | Crescent Woolen Mills, 1957 | | Box
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16 | Custom Coat Co., 1960 | | | D | | Box
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17 | 1946 | | Box
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1 | 1947 | | Box
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2-5 | 1954-1958 March | | Box
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6 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | Box
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7 | Davidson Woolen Mills, 1957 | | Box
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8 | Davis and Furber Machine Co., 1961 | | Box
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9 | Department of Labor and U.S. Employment Service Reports, 1944-1946 | | Box
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1 | Dow Corning Corp., 1956 | | | E | | Box
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2-3 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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4-8 | 1954-1961 Mar | | | F | | Box
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1 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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2-3 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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4 | 1959 Feb-1961 May | | Box
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5 | Fabric Analysis, 1939-1941 | | Box
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6 | Fairbault Woolen Mill, 1962 | | Box
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7 | Finishing, 1952-1963 | | | Ford, Walter H. | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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1 | 1955-1956 | | Box
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2 | 1957-1960 | | Box
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3 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1955-1960 | | Box
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4 | Four City Safety Council, 1953 | | Box
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5 | Fox River Valley Knitting Co., 1959-1960 | | Box
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6 | Freight Rates, 1959 | | Box
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7 | Friedlen, H.L. Co., 1956-1957 | | | G | | Box
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8 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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9 | 1954 Jan-1955 Mar | | Box
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1-4 | 1955 Apr-1961 | | Box
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4 | Gall, Arthur R., 1957-1961 | | Box
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5 | Goodman Overcoat Co., 1960 | | Box
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6 | Green Bay Clothing Mfg., Inc., 1957-1961 | | | H | | Box
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7-8 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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1-4 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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5-6 | 1959 Mar-1961 | | Box
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7 | Hanover Woolen Mills, Report on Machinery and Operating Methods, 1948 | | Box
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8 | Heyman, Henry Associates, 1959 | | Box
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9 | Hoffman Woolens, 1956 | | Box
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1 | Horner Woolen Mills, 1956-1957, 1960 | | | I | | Box
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2 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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3 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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4 | 1959 Apr-1961 | | Box
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5 | Independent Mfg. Co., 1956 | | Box
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6 | Industrial Chemical Export Co., 1954-1955, 1961 | | Box
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7 | Industrial Commission, 1948-1956 | | | Insurance, Hospital | | Box
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8 | 1954-1955 | | Box
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9-10 | 1958-1961 | | Box
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1 | Island Woolen Co., 1957 | | | J | | Box
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2 | 1944-1947 | | Box
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3-4 | 1954-1961 | | Box
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4 | 1956 Apr-1958 Mar | | Box
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5-6 | Johnson and Higgins, Insurance Brokers, 1954-1961 | | | K | | Box
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7 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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8 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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9 | 1959 Apr-1960 | | Box
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10 | Koppers Co., Inc., 1960-1961 | | | L | | Box
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1 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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2-5 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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6 | 1959 Apr-1961 | | Box
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7 | Labor Relations Institute, 1952 | | Box
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8 | Lacon Woolen Mills, 1952-1955 | | Box
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9 | Lakeland Mfg. Co., 1956-1958, 1961 | | | Landry, W.A. | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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1-7 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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1 | 1952 Aug-1953 Jan | | Box
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2-6 | 1954 Jan-1955 Apr | | Box
23 | 1955 May-1956 Sept | | Box
24 | 1956 Oct-1958 Mar | | Box
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1 | 1958 Apr-1958 July | | Box
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2-5 | 1959 Jan-1961 Mar | | | Outgoing Correspondence | | Box
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6 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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7 | 1954 | | Box
26 | 1955 Jan-1958 Mar | | Box
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1-4 | 1959 Apr-Mar 1961 | | Box
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5 | Liberty Garment Mfg. Co., 1957-1958 | | Box
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6 | Lowell Technological Institute, 1958 | | | M | | Box
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7-8 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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1-4 | 1953-1958 Mar | | Box
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5 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | | Mc | | Box
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6 | 1954-1958 | | Box
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1 | 1959 Mar-1961 Feb | | Box
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2 | Machinery Blue Prints, 1920, 1930, 1939-47 | | Box
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3 | Matson Mill Inc., 1953 | | Box
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4 | Merrill Woolen Mills, 1952-1953 | | | Merrill, Sherlock M. | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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5-8 | 1960-1961 Mar | | Box
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1 | 1961 June-Aug | | Box
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2-5 | 1961 Nov-1963 Jan | | Box
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1 | 1963 Feb-June | | Box
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2 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1960-1961 | | Box
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3 | Military Specifications, 1950 Dec-1951 | | | N | | Box
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4 | 1946 | | Box
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1 | 1947 | | Box
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2-5 | 1954-1956 Mar | | Box
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1-2 | 1956 Apr-1958 Mar | | Box
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3 | 1958 Dec-1961 Mar | | Box
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4-6 | National Association of Wool Mfg., 1945-1946 | | Box
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1 | Nemo Industries Inc., 1959 | | Box
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2 | New Development in Reducing Wool Mill Costs, 1936 | | Box
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3 | New York Girl Coat Co., 1958 | | Box
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4 | Nortwestern Hanna Coal, 1957 | | | O | | Box
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5 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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6 | 1954-1961 | | Box
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7 | Office of Price Administration, 1945 | | | Orbison, T. E. | | Box
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8-9 | Incoming Correspondence, 1945-1947 | | Box
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10 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1946-1947 | | Box
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11 | Misc. Correspondence, 1954-1955 | | Box
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12 | Orders Filled for Reedsburg, 1947 | | | P | | Box
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13 | 1943-1947 | | Box
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1-4 | 1954-1958 Mar | | Box
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5 | 1959 Mar-1961 Mar | | Box
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6 | Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, U.S. Army, 1955-1957 | | Box
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7 | Philadelphia Textile Institute, 1957 | | Box
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8 | Pioneer Cap Co., 1957-1960 | | Box
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9 | Price Control Regulations, 1951 | | Box
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1 | Public Expenditure Survey of Wisc., 1959-1960 | | Box
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2 | Q, 1955-1961 | | Box
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3 | Quartermaster Purchasing Agent, U.S. Army, 1952-1954 | | | R | | Box
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4-5 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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6-8 | 1954-1961 Mar | | Box
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1 | 1957 Apr-1958 Mar | | Box
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2-3 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | Box
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4 | Raw Materials Inventory, 1954-1955 | | | Reedsburg-Landry Associates Inc. | | Box
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5-6 | 1961-1962 Mar | | Box
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1-2 | 1962 Apr-1963 | | Box
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3 | Republic Textile Equipment Co., 1962 | | Box
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4 | Research Institute Recommendations, 1961 | | Box
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5 | Ringer Mfg. Co., 1964 | | Box
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6 | Rosenholz, J. Inc., 1961 | | Box
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7 | Rutherford Garment Co., 1964 | | | S | | Box
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8-9 | 1946-1947 | | Box
39 | 1954-1957 Mar | | Box
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1-2 | 1957 Mar-1958 Aug | | Box
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3-5 | 1959 Feb-1961 Feb | | Box
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6 | Sales Room Inquiries, 1957-1958 | | Box
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7 | Schmidt, Milton, 1957-1958 | | | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | | Box
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8 | Incoming Correspondence, 1957-1959 | | Box
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1 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1959-1960 | | | Misc. Corrspondence | | Box
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2-3 | 1955-1958 | | Box
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4 | 1960-1961 | | Box
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5 | Springfield Woolen Mills Co., 1963 | | | Starr, Frank | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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6 | 1949 | | Box
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7 | 1959-1960 | | Box
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8 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1959-1960 | | Box
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9 | Stern, H., 1955 | | Box
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10 | Stockholders, n.d. | | Box
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11 | Stoughton Shoe and Leather Co., 1962 | | | Suggestion Sheets | | Box
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12 | 1939 | | Box
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1-2 | 1952-1953 | | Box
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3-4 | 1958 | | Box
43 | 1959-1960 Apr | | Box
44 | 1960 May-Dec | | Box
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1-3 | From Landry, 1960 | | Box
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4-5 | 1961 Jan-Mar | | Box
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1 | 1961 Apr-Aug | | Box
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2 | 1961 Dec-n.d. | | Box
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3-4 | 1962 Jan-May | | Box
47 | 1962 June-1963 July | | Box
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1-3 | 1963 Aug-1964 Feb | | Box
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4 | Misc. | | | Supply Companies | | Box
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5 | 1929, 1931, 1939-1940 | | Box
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1-2 | 1941-1945 | | Box
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3 | 1948, 1950, 1952 | | | T | | Box
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4-5 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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6 | 1953 Dec-1955 Jan | | Box
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7 | 1955 Apr-1956 Mar | | Box
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1 | 1956 Apr-1957 Mar | | Box
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2 | 1959 Apr-1961 Mar | | Box
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3-6 | Tax Records, 1954-1959 | | Box
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7 | Textile Research Institute Laboratories | | Box
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8 | Testing, 1958 | | | Thurner, A.H. | | Box
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9-11 | Incoming Correspondence, 1946-1947 | | Box
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1 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1946-1947 | | Box
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2 | Misc. Correspondence, 1954 | | Box
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3 | Time Study for Textile Spinners, 1959 | | Box
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4 | Toal, Pat, 1958 Nov-1959 | | | Tracers (freight) | | Box
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5 | Shipped, 1957-1958 | | Box
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6 | Completed, 1958-1960 | | Box
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7 | Proof of Delivery, 1960 | | Box
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8 | Transportation, 1960 | | | U | | Box
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9 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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10-12 | 1953 Dec-1958 Mar | | Box
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13 | 1959 Apr-1961 Feb | | Box
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1 | Unemployment Compensation, 1935, 1960 | | | V | | Box
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2 | 1955-1956 | | Box
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3 | 1959-1961 | | | W | | Box
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4-5 | 1945 Dec-1947 | | Box
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6-8 | 1954-1955 Mar | | Box
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1-4 | 1955 Apr-1960 Feb | | Box
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5 | 1960 Mar-1961 Mar | | Box
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6 | Waste Disposal, 1961, n.d. | | Box
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7 | Whitaker, Fred Co., 1956 | | | Wickesberg, A. H. | | | Incoming Correspondence | | Box
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8-9 | 1935 July, 1945-1946 | | Box
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1-2 | 1947 July-Dec | | Box
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3 | Outgoing Correspondence, 1944-1947 | | Box
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4 | Misc. Correspondence, 1952-1954 | | | Wirth, Ralph | | Box
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5-7 | 1934, 1953-1957 | | Box
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8 | 1959-1960 Mar | | Box
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1 | 1960 Apr-1961 July | | Box
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2 | Woolenwear Co., 1960 | | | X, Y, Z | | Box
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3 | 1946-1947 | | Box
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4 | 1954-1962 | | | Series: Employment and Payroll Records Applicants Correspondence, 1947-1962: Letters were exchanged between Ralph Wirth and applicants primarily for more skilled jobs in the mill such as foremen, weavers, and loom fixers. The mill frequently advertised nationally in trade journals for skilled workers and received letters of application from individuals from all parts of the country. Wirth's replies describe various positions at the mill noting responsibilities, salary, and working conditions. Personnel Records, 1936-1961: These are almost exclusively application forms of individuals who were subsequently hired at the mill. They generally are for unskilled positions and include the standard information such as age, physical condition, position applied for, employment history, etc. Appended to many of the applications, especially after 1952, are signed termination statements stating that the employee left voluntarily and the reason. Arrangement is chronological by date of the application. Lost Time Reports, 1946, 1954-1963: These are weekly reports from each department showing the number of hours lost and the reason. The explanations include sickness, layoff, vacation, and others. Job Classifications and Wage Rates, 1945-1948: The schedules list each job title and the rate of pay for both hourly and piece rate positions. Union Membership Applications, 1963-1965: Application and dues deduction forms for the United Textile Workers include the name of the employee and the department in which he or she worked. Payroll-General, 1905-1908, 1920-1923, 1926-1934, 1937-1942 and 1954-1962: The early volumes (1905-1942) list the employee's name, date, hours worked for the week, pay rate, any deductions, and total amount. Later records show the same information but are broken down by department. The records through 1942 apparently include only the hourly workers, and not the spinners and weavers who were paid on a piece rate basis. The records from the 1950's and 1960's include all employees. Payroll-Spinning Department, 1921-1926: Spinners were paid by amount of output. This single volume gives
name of operator, total output in pounds, rate per pound and total pay. Payroll-Weaving Department, 1917-1924, 1931-1935: Weavers were also paid on piece rate which varied depending on the complexity of the different fabrics. These volumes show the weaver's name, piece numbers worked on, yardage and rate per yard, and total pay. | | | Applicants Correspondence | | Box
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1 | 1947 | | Box
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2-6 | 1954 April-1960 | | Box
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7 | 1962 | | | Personnel Records | | Box
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8-11 | 1936-1947 | | Box
57 | 1948-1955 | | Box
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1-5 | 1956-1961 | | | Lost Time Reports | | Box
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6-7 | 1946 | | Box
59 | 1954 April-1957 June 29 | | Box
60 | 1957 June 30-1960 July 30 | | Box
61 | 1960 Aug-1963 Feb 2 | | Box
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1 | Job Classifications and Wage Rates, 1945-1946 | | Box
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2 | Union Membership Applications, 1963-1965 | | | Payroll-General | | Box
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1 | 1905 May-1908 Oct | | Box
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2 | 1920 Jan-1923 Jan | | Box
240 | 1926 March-1931 Nov | | Box
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1 | 1931 Nov-1934 Nov | | Box
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2 | 1937 Oct-1940 Sept | | Box
242 | 1940 Sept-1942 Dec | | Box
243 | 1954 Dec-1956 Dec | | Box
244 | 1957 Jan-Dec | | Box
245 | 1958 Jan-Nov | | Box
246 | 1958 Dec-1959 Dec | | Box
247 | 1959 Dec-1960 Dec | | Box
248 | 1961 Jan-Dec | | Box
249 | 1962 Jan-Dec | | Box
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3 | Payroll-Spinning Department, 1921 Oct-1926 April | | | Payroll-Weaving Department | | Box
250 | 1917 Oct-1920 Oct | | Box
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4 | 1921 March-1924 Dec | | Box
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5 | 1931 May-1935 April | | | Series: Financial and Sales Records General ledgers, 1903-1914: The ledgers are arranged by account and chronologically thereunder. Each is divided into two sections: one listing dates and amounts of transactions under general headings such as salary, repairs, supplies, raw material, profit and loss, etc.; and a second giving the same basic information for the companies with which Reedsburg did business. Within each section arrangement is by account and chronologically thereunder. Each volume is indexed. General Journals, 1903-1918, 1954-1962: The early volumes (1903-1918) are arranged chronologically by month and list expenditures by category such as labor, freight, supplies, repairs, raw material, etc. Also included are annual summaries of expenditures. The later journals are divided into a cash receipts and sales record, and a check register and purchase record. The receipts and sales segment lists credits under the following headings: accounts receivable, due from H.A. Caesar and Company (factors for Reedsburg goods), [1] cash on hand, scrap sales, mill outlet sales, direct sales, and factored sales. Debits are also broken down by accounts including sales returned, adjustments allowed, discounts allowed, freight, and factoring expense. The check register and record segment is a chronological listing of expenditures under categories such as wages, discounts lost, and several classifications of raw materials and supplies. Purchase Journals, 1935-1956: These annual volumes provide a detailed breakdown of expenditures under approximately twenty accounts including wool oil, dyes, chemicals, raw material, fuel, carding supplies, weaving supplies, new equipment, new construction, and cloth purchased. Each entry shows the date, source, items purchased, and price. Sales Invoices, 1902-1966: Due to a lack of records documenting Reedsburg's sales and customers, a sample of sales invoices has been preserved. The invoices, which are arranged chronologically, show the customer's name, date, description of the goods, and price, and also indicate if the goods were sold through the company's New York agent, W.A. Landry Company. The 1902-1954 invoices are in volumes and each volume has an index to customers' names. The sample represents approximately one-fifth of the original invoices. All others were destroyed. Weekly Financial Reports, 1954-1958: These reports list amount of liabilities including accounts payable, notes payable, and interest; and amount of assets including accounts receivable, amount due from the H.A. Caesar Company, stock at Caesar and cash in bank. Also included is the total value of each week's shipments. Cost of Production Reports, 1946-1961: The reports show a weekly breakdown by department of the total pounds or yards produced, total cost including wages and supplies, and the cost per unit of output. Inventories, 1954-1956, 1960-1964: The content of the inventories varies. Generally they include amounts and descriptions of raw materials, dyes, supplies, and goods in progress. Those from the 1950's also show a dollar value of goods and supplies on hand. | | | General Ledgers | | Box
251 | 1903 Jan-1909 Dec | | Box
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1 | 1910 Jan-1914 June | | | General Journals | | Box
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2 | 1903-1918 | | Box
253 | 1954 April-1956 March | | Box
254 | 1956 April-1958 March | | Box
255 | 1958 April-1960 March | | Box
256 | 1960 April-1962 March | | | Purchase Journals | | Box
63 | 1935-1948 | | Box
64 | 1949-1956 March | | Box
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1 | , 1954-1956 (Wool & raw materials only) | | Box
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2 | 1956 April-1957 March | | Box
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3 | 1957 April-1958 March | | Box
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4 | 1959 April-1960 March | | | Sales Invoices | | Box
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1 | 1902 Dec 10-1904 April 30 | | Box
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2 | 1904 May 2-Sept 27 | | Box
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3 | 1914 Aug 25-1916 May 19 | | Box
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1 | 1921 Feb 1-1922 July 22 | | Box
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2 | 1934 Dec 11-1936 March 25 | | Box
68 | 1941 May 28-Nov 17 | | Box
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1 | 1943 July 9-1944 Jan 22 | | Box
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2 | 1946 March 4-Oct 16 | | Box
70 | 1948 Sept 22-1949 June 10 | | Box
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1 | 1951 Feb 26-Nov 18 | | Box
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2 | 1953 July 16-1954 Dec 7 | | Box
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1 | 1954 Oct 1-21 | | Box
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2 | 1954 Oct 22-30 | | Box
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3 | 1955 May | | Box
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4 | 1956 March 1-18 | | Box
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5 | 1956 March 19-30 | | Box
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1 | 1957 Jan | | Box
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2 | 1958 Sept | | Box
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3 | 1959 Nov | | Box
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4 | 1964 April-Sept | | Box
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1 | 1965 Feb-March | | Box
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2 | 1966 Jan-March | | | Weekly Financial Reports | | Box
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3 | 1954 Dec 27-1957 April 1 | | Box
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4 | 1957 April 8-1958 Nov 27 | | | Cost of Production Reports | | Box
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5 | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951 | | Box
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6 | 1955-1961 | | | Inventories | | Box
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7 | 1954, 1955 | | Box
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8 | 1954, Dyestuffs | | Box
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9 | ca. 1954 | | Box
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1 | 1955, 1956 | | Box
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2 | 1956, 1957 | | Box
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3 | 1960, Cloth | | Box
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4 | 1960 | | Box
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5 | 1961 | | Box
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6 | 1963 | | Box
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7 | 1964 | | | Series: Specifications and Samples Raw Material Samples, 1939, 1960-1967: The samples collected here include a variety of grades and types of wool, both virgin and re-processed; nubs; silk; rayon; orlon; etc. The wide range of types of wool and their peculiar characteristics as well as the properties of the other fibers constitute an important input into the design of the fabric; they are also an important factor in the cost of the finished product. Picking Records, 1952-1965: These records are the specifications for carding, the initial processing of raw materials. At the end of the carding process raw material can be spun into thread. Information shown includes style number, dyes, type of raw material, and the cost of each. Carding Blends, 1952-1960: These samples are the finished product of the carding operation. At this stage raw materials have been cleaned, combed, and mixed and are ready to be spun into a specific style of thread. Arrangement of the 1952-1954 samples is by year. Those from 1955-1960 are organized by style number. This style number corresponds to the style number on the picking records; consequently it is possible to trace the exact recipe for many of the samples in this series. Yarn Samples, ca. 1940-1960, 1966-1967: Small samples of yarns spun at Reedsburg or available for sale to
the mill. The first box contains samples probably dating from the
1940's and early 1950's. The remaining samples are organized by year. Design Sheets, 1922-1967: A design sheet shows the complete specifications for the production of a particular style of fabric. These include the color and size of yarn, weaving drafts (color arrangement and fabric structure), weight, and width of the finished cloth. In many cases a sample of the finished cloth is also attached. The 1922-1962 design sheets are organized by year and within each year range numbers are designated. Due to the changing and somewhat confusing pattern of range numbers, sheets are not always in order by range number within each box. The 1963-1967 sheets are on file, cards and are organized strictly by range number. Fabric Samples, 1877-1878, 1939-1942, 1952-1963: One fabric sample book dates from 1877-1878, shortly before the Reedsburg mill was erected. The balance of the samples are primarily from Reedsburg's own products and provide a visual cross-section of the mill's products. Most prominent are samples of men's overcoating and top coating, women's coating and suiting, children's coating, blankets, and plaids for “buffalo shirts” (heavy outdoor sportsmen's shirts). The samples are woolens or blends of wool with other fibers such as rayon, nylon, orlon, or silk. The term woolen is used in a techical sense as opposed to worsted, both products being made from wool but spun according to different systems. Much time and effort went into identifying these samples, but many of the dates are still just approximations. Like the design sheets, the samples are organized by year and range numbers are identified. The range numbers correspond to those on the design sheets making it possible to find the weaving specifications for many of the specific samples. Also included are a few samples from other domestic and foreign mills. Comparing these with Reedsburg's own designs shows that the products of competitors were an important source of ideas for the company's designers. Dye Records, 1941, 1947, 1954-1963: These records include the results of several dye analysis tests,
dye formulas from Reedsburg and other companies, and a large number
of dye record cards. The cards are the specifications for raw material and piece dyeing. They show the quantity of material, names of dyes and chemicals used, and amounts. The piece dyeing records also show the style number which corresponds to the range numbers of the fabric samples. Arrangement within each category (raw materials and piece dyeing) is chronological. | | | Raw Material Samples | | Box
76 | 1939, ca. 1960-1962 | | Box
77 | ca. 1964 | | Box
78 | United Waste Co., 1966-1967 | | Box
79 | 1967 | | Box
80 | Lowenthal Co., n.d. | | | Picking Records | | Box
81 Folder
1 | 1911-1914 | | Box
81 Folder
2-5 | 1952-1955 Feb. | | Box
82 | 1955 Feb-1957 | | Box
83 | 1959 April 3-Aug 26 | | Box
84 | 1959 Sept 8-1960 Jan 26 | | Box
85 | 1960 Jan 26-May 11 | | Box
86 | 1960 May 11-Aug 31 | | Box
87 | 1960 Sept 20-1961 March 3 | | Box
88 | 1961 March 4-July 24 | | Box
89 | 1961 July 24-1962 Jan 11 | | Box
90 | 1962 Jan 27-July 18 | | Box
91 | 1962 July 18-1963 Jan 11 | | Box
92 | 1963 March-July 15 | | Box
93 | 1963 July 16-Oct 15 | | Box
94 | 1963 Oct 16-1964 Feb | | Box
95 | 1964 March-June | | Box
96 | 1964 July-Nov | | Box
97 | 1964 Dec-1965 Dec | | | Carding Blends | | | In form of roving | | Box
98 | 1952 | | Box
99 | 1953 | | Box
100-103 | 1954 | | Box
104 | 1955 | | | 1955-1960 | | Box
105 | 6-171 | | Box
106 | 173-368 | | Box
107 | 370-529 | | Box
108 | 530-668 | | Box
109 | 670-829 | | Box
110 | 834-987 | | Box
111 | 1003-1177 | | Box
112 | 1181-1365 | | Box
113 | 1374-1557 | | Box
114 | 1560-1797 | | Box
115 | 1807-1997 | | Box
116 | 2000-2197 | | Box
117 | 2200-2637 | | Box
118 | 2644-2967 | | Box
119 | 2971-3297 | | Box
120 | 3303-3798 | | Box
121 | 3802-4996 | | Box
122 | 5100-9017 | | Box
123 | n.d. | | | Yarn Samples | | Box
257 | ca. 1940's-1950's | | Box
124 | 1958-1960, 1966 | | Box
125 | 1966 | | Box
126 | 1967, n.d. | | | Design Sheets | | Box
127 | 1922 | | Box
127 | 1924 | | Box
127 | 1925 | | Box
127-129 | 1926 | | Box
129 | 1928 | | Box
129 | 1929 | | Box
129 | 1930 | | Box
129-130 | 1931 | | Box
130 | 1932 | | Box
130 | 1933 | | Box
130 | 1934 | | Box
130 | 1935 | | Box
130 | 1936 | | Box
131 | 1937 | | Box
131-132 | 1938 | | Box
131-133 | 1939 | | Box
133-134 | 1940 | | Box
134-136 | 1941 | | Box
134, 136-137 | 1942 | | Box
137-138 | 1943 | | Box
138 | 1944 | | Box
138-139 | 1945 | | Box
138-139 | 1946 | | Box
139-140 | 1948 | | Box
140 | 1949 | | Box
140-141 | 1950 | | Box
141 | 1951 | | Box
141 | 1952 | | Box
141-142 | 1953 | | Box
142-143 | 1954 | | Box
143-144 | 1955 | | Box
144-145 | 1956 | | Box
145 | 1957 | | Box
145 | 1958 | | Box
146 | 1960 | | Box
146 | 1961 | | Box
146 | 1962 | | | 1963 Sept-1967 March | | Box
147 | Ranges 1-720 | | Box
148 | Ranges 721-1433 | | Box
149 | Ranges 1434-2094 | | Box
150 | Ranges 6217-6999 | | Box
151 | Ranges 7000-7699 | | Box
152 | Ranges 7700-8399 | | Box
153 | Ranges 8401-8998 | | Box
154-156 | n.d. | | | Fabric Samples-Reedsburg | | Box
258 | 1877-1878 | | Box
157 | 1939 | | Box
157 | 1940 | | Box
259 | 1940, Men's wear | | Box
158 | 1941 | | Box
158, 260-261 | 1942 | | Box
262 | 1942, Plaid backs | | Box
159, 263 | 1952 | | Box
159, 264 | 1953 | | Box
159, 265-266 | 1955 | | Box
159-160, 265-266 | 1956 | | Box
160-164, 267 | 1957 | | Box
165-166, 169-170 | 1958 | | Box
167 | 1958, spring | | Box
168 | 1958, fall | | Box
169-170,173-177, 268-269 | 1959 | | Box
171 | 1959, spring | | Box
172 | 1959, fall | | Box
175-182, 187-189, 268-269 | 1960 | | Box
183-184 | 1960, spring | | Box
185-186 | 1960, fall | | Box
177, 187-191 | 1961 | | Box
192-194 | 1962 | | Box
194-195 | 1963 | | | Fabric Samples-Other Mills | | Box
196 Folder
1 | Amana Woolens, 1958-1961 | | Box
196 Folder
2-4 | American Woolen, n.d. | | Box
197 Folder
1-2 | American Woolen, continued | | Box
197 Folder
3-4 | Foreign, 1961 & n.d. | | Box
198 Folder
1 | Wool Institute, Inc. | | Box
198 Folder
2-5 | Misc., n.d. | | | Dye Records | | Box
199 Folder
1 | Dye Analysis, 1941 | | Box
199 Folder
2 | Dye Analysis, ca. 1959 | | | Dye Formulas | | Box
199 Folder
3 | Sandoz Laboratories, 1947 | | Box
200 Folder
1 | Greigy Co., n.d. | | Box
200 Folder
2 | Newport Chemical Works, n.d. | | Box
200 Folder
3 | Garnet Dye Formulas, Reedsburg, n.d. | | Box
200 Folder
4 | Wool Dye Formulas, Reedsburg, n.d. | | Box
200 Folder
5 | Woonsocket Color and Chemical Co., n.d. | | | Dye Record Cards-Raw Materials | | Box
201 | 1954 April-Sept | | Box
202 | 1954 Oct-1955 March | | Box
203 | 1955 April-Aug | | Box
204 | 1955 Aug-1956 Jan | | Box
205 | 1956 Feb-June | | Box
206 | 1956 July-Dec | | Box
207 | 1957 Jan-June | | Box
208 | 1957 July-1958 March | | Box
209 | 1958 April-Sept | | Box
210 | 1958 Oct-1959 April | | Box
211 | 1959 May-Oct | | Box
212 | 1959 Nov-1960 March 16 | | Box
213 | 1960 March 17-June | | Box
214 | 1960 July-Dec | | Box
215 | 1961 Jan-May | | Box
216 | 1961 May-Sept | | Box
217 | 1961 Oct-Dec | | Box
218 | 1962 Jan-April | | Box
219 | 1962 May-Aug | | Box
220 | 1962 Aug-Dec | | Box
221 | 1963 Jan-April | | Box
222 | 1963 May-Aug | | | Dye Record Cards-Piece Dyeing | | Box
223 | 1954 Aug-1955 April | | Box
224 | 1955 May-1956 Feb | | Box
225 | 1956 March-Dec | | Box
226 | 1957 Jan-July | | Box
227 | 1957 Aug-1958 Jan | | Box
228 | 1958 Feb-July | | Box
229 | 1958 Aug-Dec | | Box
230 | 1959 Jan-May | | Box
231 | 1959 June-Sept | | Box
232 | 1959 Oct-1960 April | | Box
233 | 1960 May-Oct | | Box
234 | 1960 Nov-1961 May | | Box
235 | 1961 June-Nov | | Box
236 | 1961 Dec-1962 June | | Box
237 | 1962 July-Dec | | Box
238 | 1963 Nov-Jan | |
Notes: [1] : A factor provides working capital to the manufacturer by discounting sales, and assumes credit risks on goods shipped to customers.
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