Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Chicopee Manufacturing Company records | |
Creator: Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) | |
Inclusive Dates: 1824-1975 | |
Language: English | |
Extent: 11.5 Linear Feet 22 documents boxes, 1 half box, 2 oversized boxes, 1 slide box, 2 items, 1 oversized folder | |
Collection Number: ms1664 | |
Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Abstract: The collection consists of records of the Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) and its predecessor, the Athens Manufacturing Company, from 1824-1975. Includes correspondence, financial condition reports (1936-1953), legal papers (1824-1975), photographs, account ledger (1910-1914), and two minute books (1835-1935) which document the management and activities of a cotton manufacturing plant. |
In 1950, Chicopee Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, purchased the Athens Manufacturing Company in Athens, Georgia to produce cotton products. The Athens Manufacturing Company was established in 1828 as a cotton mill.
Arranged by record type.
Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) records. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding aid prepared on: 2009 June 16.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.