Chicopee Manufacturing Company records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Chicopee Manufacturing Company records
Creator: Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.)
Inclusive Dates: 1824-1975
Language(s): 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

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Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 June 16.

General Notes

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

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Abbott Machine Company

 

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Abstract of property owned, 1953

 

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Abstract of property owned by Southern Mfg. Co.

 

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Aetna Life and Casualty-receipts, certificates

 

1

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Appraisal of property, 1979

 

1

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Athens Agricultural Fair

 

1

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Athens Historical Society-certificate to Marvin Doster, 1963

 

1

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Athens Manufacturing Company-abstract of title

 

1

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Atlanta Gas Light Company

 

1

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Bloomfield Water Power Company-stock certificates, 1889

 

1

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Blueprint-O. D. Grimes property, Broad St., Athens

 

1

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Bond-Athens Manufacturing Company, 1927

 

1

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Brazil office

 

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Business licenses, 1933-1966

 

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Account books, 1925-1946

 

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Account books, 1944-1945

 

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Account books, 1943-1946

 

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Account books, 1944-1946

 

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Account books, 1951

 

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Account books, 1951

 

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Account books, 1951

 

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Chicopee Awards, Certificates

Sponsor C. Y. A. Colts, 1972

Hearing Conservation Noise Control, Inc.

Safety Award, 1966-1968

 

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C. L. Upchurch & Sons

 

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Cancelled checks, 1932

 

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Canteen contract, 1954-1960

 

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Canteen liability policies

 

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Charter

 

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Claghorn, Herring & Co.-letter, 1871

 

4

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Clippings, 1932 1949

 

4

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Clippings-25th anniversary of Chicopee in Hall County, 1952

 

4

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Clippings, 1958-1959

 

4

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Clippings, 1961-1973

 

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Clippings, undated

 

4

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Continental Insurance Company, 1963

 

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Correspondence, 1912-1979

 

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Cotton inventory, 1939 1940 1945 1950

 

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Creed

 

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The Chairman's Report, Annual meeting of stockholders, April 13, 1976 (Videotape)

 

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Johnson & Johnson, The Corporate Credo (Videotape)

 

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Interview with Johnson & Johnson board of directors after stockholders meeting, on April 13, 1976 (Videotape)

 

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Athens Manufacturing Company minute books (Microfilm (2))

 

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Directors meeting, 1926-1945

 

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Employee forms

 

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Environmental protection, 1979

 

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Examination of books, 1914

 

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Expense report, 1958

 

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Factory Insurance Association inspections, 1971-1976

 

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Factory Mutual Engineering, 1977-1979

 

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Field book-Athens city engineer, 1939

 

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Financial condition, 1929

 

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Financial condition, 1933

 

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Financial condition, 1934

 

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Financial condition, 1935

 

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Financial condition, 1936

 

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Financial condition, 1937

 

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Financial condition, 1938

 

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Financial condition, 1939

 

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Financial condition, 1940

 

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Financial condition, 1941

 

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Financial condition, 1942

 

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Financial condition, 1943

 

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Financial condition, 1944

 

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Financial condition, 1945

 

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Financial condition, 1946

 

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Financial condition, 1947

 

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Financial condition, 1948 January-April

 

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Financial condition, 1948 May-August

 

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Financial condition, 1949

 

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Financial condition, 1950 January-April

 

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Financial condition, 1950 May-September

 

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Financial condition, 1950 October-December

 

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Financial condition, 1951 1953

 

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Georgia Power Company

 

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History

 

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Inventory of office furniture, 1950

 

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L. M. Leathers Company-bills, 1938-1939

 

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Legal papers-list of deeds

 

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Machinery and operating manual, 1976

 

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Machinery sales, 1933-1934

 

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Maintenance agreement-National Cash Register Co., 1948

 

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Material made at plant, 1865-1870

 

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Miscellaneous

 

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Motion Time Analysis instruction course-Marvin Doster, 1961

 

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Legal papers, 1824

includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	2	Legal papers, 1825
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11	3	Legal papers, 1829
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11	4	Legal papers, 1832
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11	5	Legal papers, 1833
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11	6	Legal papers, 1835
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11	7	Legal papers, 1840
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11	8	Legal papers, 1843
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11	9	Legal papers, 1846
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11	10	Legal papers, 1847
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11	11	Legal papers, 1848
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11	12	Legal papers, 1850
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11	13	Legal papers, 1851
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11	14	Legal papers, 1862
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11	15	Legal papers, 1863
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11	16	Legal papers, 1864
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11	17	Legal papers, 1865
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	18	Legal papers, 1866
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11	19	Legal papers, 1867
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11	20	Legal papers, 1868
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	21	Legal papers, 1869
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11	22	Legal papers, 1870
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11	23	Legal papers, 1871
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11	24	Legal papers, 1872
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	25	Legal papers, 1873
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11	26	Legal papers, 1874
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11	27	Legal papers, 1876
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	28	Legal papers, 1878
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	29	Legal papers, 1879
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11	30	Legal papers, 1880
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	31	Legal papers, 1881
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	32	Legal papers, 1882
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11	33	Legal papers, 1883
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	34	Legal papers, 1884
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	35	Legal papers, 1885
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	36	Legal papers, 1886
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	37	Legal papers, 1887
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	38	Legal papers, 1888
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	39	Legal papers, 1889
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	40	Legal papers, 1890
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11	41	Legal papers, 1891
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	42	Legal papers, 1892
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11	43	Legal papers, 1894
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11	44	Legal papers, 1897
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

11	45	Legal papers, 1898
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

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Legal papers, 1901

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12	2	Legal papers, 1902
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12	3	Legal papers, 1903
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	4	Legal papers, 1904
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	5	Legal papers, 1905
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	6	Legal papers, 1906
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	7	Legal papers, 1907
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	8	Legal papers, 1908
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	9	Legal papers, 1909
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	10	Legal papers, 1910
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	11	Legal papers, 1911
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	12	Legal papers, 1914
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	13	Legal papers, 1915
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	14	Legal papers, 1916
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	15	Legal papers, 1917
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	16	Legal papers, 1918
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	17	Legal papers, 1919
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	18	Legal papers, 1920
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	19	Legal papers, 1922
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	20	Legal papers, 1923
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	21	Legal papers, 1924
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	22	Legal papers, 1925
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	23	Legal papers, 1926
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	24	Legal papers, 1927
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

12	25	Legal papers, 1928
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12	26	Legal papers, 1929
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

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Legal papers, 1932

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13	2	Legal papers, 1933
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13	3	Legal papers, 1934
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	4	Legal papers, 1935
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	5	Legal papers, 1937
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	6	Legal papers, 1938
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	7	Legal papers, 1939
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	8	Legal papers, 1940
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	9	Legal papers, 1941
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	10	Legal papers, 1942
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	11	Legal papers, 1943
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	12	Legal papers, 1944
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	13	Legal papers, 1946
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	14	Legal papers, 1947
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	15	Legal papers, 1948
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	16	Legal papers, 1949
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	17	Legal papers, 1951
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	18	Legal papers, 1952
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	19	Legal papers, 1953
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	20	Legal papers, 1954
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	21	Legal papers, 1957
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	22	Legal papers, 1959
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	23	Legal papers, 1960
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

13	24	Legal papers, 1975
		includes deeds, bonds, wills, indentures, etc.

 

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National Labor Relations Board case-Athens Mfg. Co. & Textile Workers Union, 1947-1948

 

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Operating Routine Manual-Teletypewriter system, 1955

 

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Plant Industrial Security Manual, 1959

 

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Plats

 

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Printed material re: Chicopee and Johnson & Johnson

 

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Property lists, 1951-1953

 

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Proxies, 1944

 

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Quillian, D. D.-signature plate

 

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Receipts

 

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Retirement

 

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Royston Feed & Produce Co.-letter re:, 1946

 

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Photographs, Chicopee building-exterior

 

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Photographs, Chicopee-interior

 

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Photographs, Employees

 

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Photographs, Employees at work

 

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Photographs, Employee parties

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, 1958

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, 1969

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, 1970

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, 1971

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, undated

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, undated

 

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Photographs, 25 year club, undated

 

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Photographs, Sports

 

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Photographs, Tornado, flood damage in Athens

 

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Photographs, Miscellaneous

 

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Photographs, Negatives

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Correspondence, 1939-1942

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Application for loan, 1938

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Loan agreement, 1939

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Legal papers, 1938-1942

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Accounts and notes

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Receipts and correspondence re: addition to mill, Golian Steel & Iron Co.

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Receipts re: addition to mill

 

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation-Receipts re: addition to mill

 

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Safe combination

 

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Sales, 1950-1960

 

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Sewer use, 1971-1979

 

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Specifications currently in production

 

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Spinning and preparation departments procedure

 

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Stock certificates, 1840's

 

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Stock certificates, 1850's

 

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Stock certificates, 1860's

 

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Stock certificates, 1870's

 

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Stock certificates, 1880's

 

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Stock certificates, 1890's

 

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Stock certificate transfers

 

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Stockholders meeting notices, 1926-1945

 

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Stockholder meeting minutes, proxies, 1926-1942

 

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Tax-City of Athens, 1948-1970

 

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Tax-corporation, 1917-1950

 

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Tax-intangibles, 1943-1950

 

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Tax-property, 1925-1969

 

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Tax-correspondence re:, 1933-1974

 

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Tax-forms, notes

 

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Time Study School Notes-Marvin Doster, 1959

 

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Training reports, weekly, 1966-1968

 

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Warranty on machinery, 1966

 

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Warranty on payroll checks-Burroughs Corp., 1965

 

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Water rights, 1976-1977

 

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Work Order Book "Style 0 to 4.00" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Word Order Book "Style 4.01 to 10.00" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "Style 10.01 to above" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "complete contracts" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "complete contracts" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "Exps. #" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "Cotton Exp. Nos." (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book "Cotton" (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Work Order Book, unlabelled (Pages removed from binder)

 

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Ledger, 1910-1914

 

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Inventory

 

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Specifications - Construction of mill addition, 1955

 

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Minute Book, 1835-1904 Access Online

 

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Minute Book, 1905-1935

 

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Scrapbook

 

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Slides

 

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Aerial photograph of Chicopee

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Group photograph of unidentified men

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Diploma to R. L. Bloomfield by Southern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition for best display of ginghams, 1876

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Blueprint of Athens Manufacturing Co. Mill #2, 1938

Blueprint of Athens Manufacturing Co. fan room, 1940

Blueprint of Athens Manufacturing Co. duct plan and details, 1940 1941

Blueprint of Athens Manufacturing Co.-Cemetery Street, 1939

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Blueprint of Athens Manufacturing Co. between GA RR & S.A.L rights of way, 1938

1C

Plat of Property of J. D. Lester, undated

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Plat of Athens Manufacturing Co., 1906

1C

Plat of Property of Athens Manufacturing Co.-Cemetery Street, 1939

1C

Plat of Map of portion of Carr estate, 1875

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Plat of Athens Manufacturing Co., 1927

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Plat of Chicopee, 1951

1C

Plat of Property and road easement donated to City of Athens by Chicopee, 1953

1C

Plat of Lot sold to E. O. Aaron by Chicopee, 1954

1C

Plat of Proposed extension of Vine Street and bridge across Trail Creek

1C

Plat of Property of Athens Manufacturing Co., 1951

1C

Plat of Property sold to J. J. Canupp by Chicopee, 1954 (3 plats)

1C

Plat of Property subdivided in East Athens by Athens Manufacturing Co., 1948

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Plat of Property in area of East Broad, First Street, Herman Street, and Vine Street

1C

Plat of Lots in various sections of East Athens (4 plats)

 

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Scale, tin

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Box of Weights