Chicopee Manufacturing Company records, 1824-1975

Summary

Creator:

Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.)

Date:

1824-1975

Extent:

11.5 Linear Feet 22 documents boxes, 1 half box, 2 oversized boxes, 1 slide box, 2 items, 1 oversized folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) records. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Portions of this collection are digitized and available through the Digital Library of Georgia: https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1664

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Manufactures -- Georgia.
Cotton manufacture -- Georgia.
Textile industry -- Georgia.
Mills and mill-work -- Georgia.
Business records.
Minutes (administrative records)

Preferred citation:

Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) records. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.