Guide to the Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples MSS.0131
Bell Factory
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
May 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-27T09:17-0600
- Language Usage:
English
- Description Rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples
- Unit ID:
MSS.0131
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (3 items, 3 pieces)
- Dates:
1882-1906
- 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.
- creator
Bell Factory. (unknown data)
Scope and Contents note
Corporate letterbook, 1882-1906, and cloth samples of "Bell checks" and "Bell stripes" manufactured by the Bell Factory, Huntsville, Alabama, after the Civil War.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
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
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Swatches gift of James Bragg, 1956. Letterbook purchased from Bert Neville, 1964
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Unknown; updated by Andrew Harris, 2012
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
Source(s)
Alabama (localbroad)
Alabama Business and Industry (Local)
Business and Labor (localbroad)
Business records (aat)
Cotton textiles (lcsh)
Industries - Alabama - History (Local)
Letter books (aat)
Madison County (Ala)--History (lcsh)
Swatches (aat)
Technology and Industry (localbroad)
Papers Box 16