Chicopee Mill history project, 1965-1981

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1965-1981

Extent:

2 Linear Feet 4 document boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Chicopee Mill history project, ms3394, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of taped oral histories about Chicopee Mill and Polaroid photographs of Chicopee Mill and Chicopee Mill awards dinners. There are also two operations manuals of Chicopee Manufacturing Company.

Biographical / historical:

"In 1958 the armory site was purchased by the Chicopee division of Johnson & Johnson, and for the next 20 years was locally called the Chicopee Mill. A New England firm, Athens made the sixth Southern Chicopee mill, manufacturing various cotton textiles, such as surgical gauze, tobacco and print cloth, and diapers. The Chicopee Mill had a short life, closing operations in 1978. " -- Rice, Marion J. "Clarke County's once thriving fiber industry has shrunk considerably." Athens Banner-Herald. http://onlineathens.com/stories/120401/ath_bitextile.shtml (Retrieved January 29, 2010)

In 1950, Chicopee Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, purchased the Athens Manufacturing Company in Athens, Georgia to produce cotton products.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Mills and mill-work -- Georgia.
Award presentations -- Georgia -- Athens.
Cotton textile industry -- Georgia.
Manuals (instructional materials)
Oral histories (document genres)

Names:

Chicopee Manufacturing Company -- Photographs
Chicopee Mill (Athens, Ga.) -- Photographs
Chicopee Manufacturing Company -- History
Chicopee Mill (Athens, Ga.) -- History

Preferred citation:

Chicopee Mill history project, ms3394, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.