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Beckwith Card Company Records
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Beckwith Card Company. |
| Title: | Beckwith Card Company Records. |
| Dates: | 1888-1894. |
| Quantity: | .25 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19980304 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | Manufacturer of cards known as card clothing or hand and stripper cards. Located in Stafford Springs, CT. |
History
The Beckwith Card Company, of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, manufactured a wide variety of cards known as card clothing or hand and stripper cards. In a 7 June 1889 letter, the owner, Charles F. Beckwith, describes their use: “these cards are used where cloth is made by hand, in cotton and wool growing countries. Our goods go South in this country, and the No. 10 Whettercome cotton cards are being sold extensively in the South and West coast of Africa. Also wool cards in Australia.” Also according to Beckwith, at that time there were only two companies making this product, the other was Watson Manufacturing Company.
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Scope and Content
The papers consist of letter press copies of over 400 pieces of business correspondence. Many letters are addressed to recipients in the southern United States and to addresses in Europe, Africa and Australia. A few letters concern job applicants and terms of employment in the factory. The primary correspondents are George B. Curtis, W. Dodman and William Clark, of Street & Clark.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to Connecticut textile manufacturing and other business records. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Beckwith Card Company Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Collection was purchased in October 1992.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Records, 1888-1894 | |||||||||||
| 1:1 | Manuscript letter copy book, 1888-1894 | ||||||||||
| 1:2 | Articles of agreement, check, 1893 | ||||||||||