Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0131
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains a cCorporate letterbook, 1882-1906, and cloth samples of "Bell checks" and "Bell stripes" manufactured by the Bell Factory, Huntsville, Alabama, after the Civil War.
Dates
- 1882-1906
Creator
- Bell Factory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical/Historical note
The Bell Factory was the oldest textile mill in Alabama. The factory was founded in 1819 and was located northeast of Huntsville. The mill burned down in 1841, but it was rebuilt and continued to operate until 1885.
Bell Factory. (n.d.). Retrieved November 26, 2012 from the HMPCL Digital Archives: http://digitalarchives.hmcpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15431coll1/id/392
Bell Factory. (n.d.). Retrieved November 26, 2012 from the HMPCL Digital Archives: http://digitalarchives.hmcpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15431coll1/id/392
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (3 items, 3 pieces)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Corporate letterbook, 1882-1906, and cloth samples of "Bell checks" and "Bell stripes" manufactured by the Bell Factory, Huntsville, Alabama, after the Civil War.
Provenance
Swatches gift of James Bragg, 1956. Letterbook purchased from Bert Neville, 1964
General
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Processed by
Unknown; updated by Andrew Harris, 2012
Creator
- Bell Factory (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- May 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository