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Series XXI: Photographs and prints, undated, 1795-1955






Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records

Series XXI: Photographs and Prints



Arranged and described by Joseph Carvalho III and Jay R. Ferguson.

Finding aid encoded by Betsy Pittman in April 2004.





Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2004 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Records

Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Creator: Wauregan Mills.Wauregan Company. Quinebaug Company. Wauregan-Quinebaug Company. Wauregan Mills, Inc.
Title: Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records.
Dates: 1795-1979.
Extent: 206 linear feet.
Record Series: MSS19810010S21
Language: English.
Abstract: The history of the Wauregan Mills, the Quinebaug Company and other related mills is very much tied to the history of the Atwood family. The collection includes family records and materials as well as records of the Wauregan Mills, Wauregan Company, Quinebaug Mill, Wauregan-Quinebaug Company, and Wauregan Mills, Inc.

Arrangement

Wauregan Company

Series I: Administrative Records (1809-1979)

Series II: Correspondence (1866-1963)

Series III: General Accounts Records (1853-1977)

Series IV: Purchasing and Receiving Records (1863-1957)

Series V: Production Records (1860-1965)

Series VI: Labor Records (1855-1958)

Series VII: Sales and Shipping Records (1875-1964)

Quinebaug Company

Series VIII: Administrative Records (1827-1932)

Series IX: Correspondence (undated, 1850-1932)

Series X: General Accounts Records (1848-1932)

Series XI: Purchasing and Receiving Records (1850-1932)

Series XII: Production Records (1875-1934)

Series XIII: Labor Records (1856-1932)

Series XIV: Sales and Shipping Records (1858-1932)

Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records

Series XV: Administrative Records (1853-1967)

Series XVI: General Accounts Records (1929-1959)

Series XVII: Purchasing and Receiving Records (1932-1943)

Series XVIII: Production Records (undated, 1932-1956)

Series XIX: Labor Records (1932-1942)

Series XX: Sales Records (1935-1952)

General Records

Series XXI: Photographs and prints (undated, 1795-1955) is arranged by type (prints, negatives, engravings) and then by location. The series includes photographs of dam and canal construction, a Wauregan-Quinebaug employee outing (1937), an extensive collection of images of the 1955 flood, employees at work using various pieces of textile machinery and in groups, early images of Atwood Family residences, stereoscopic views of Wauregan Village, aerial and ground views of the Wauregan and Quinebaug mills, and "E" award ceremonies.

Series XXII: Personal Papers (1843-1966)

Series XXIII: Architectural Drawings and Blueprints (undated, 1866, 1876, 1895, 1918, 1931)

Series XXIV: Memorabilia (undated, 1934, 1945)

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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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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Wauregan-Quinebaug Company Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries

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Detailed Description

Series XXI: Photographs and prints, undated, 1795-1955
Photographic prints
Wauregan Mills
Exterior views
412:5607-5610 Ground level,
412:5611 Ground level--color slides, undated
412:5612-5613 Aerial, undated
412:5614 View from smoke stack, 1938 March
412:5615 Smoke stack construction, 1911
412:5616-5620 Smoke stack repairs, undated
412:5621-5622 Dam repairs, undated
412:5623 Dam repairs, 1934
412:5624 Dam repairs, 1947
435 Oversize, undated
440 Album, undated
Interior views
412:5625 Baling fabric, undated
412:5626 Boilers, undated
412:5627 Cafeteria, undated
412:5628 Carding machines, undated
412:5629 Combing machines, undated
412:5630 Cotton bales, undated
412:5631 Drawing machines, undated
412:5632 Floor space (empty), undated
412:5633 Looms, undated
412:5634-5638 Machinery, undated
412:5639-5640 Machinery, 1942
412:5641 Offices, undated
412:5642 Pumps, undated
412:5643 Quillers or Filling winders, undated
412:5644 Slashers, undated
412:5645 Slubbers, undated
412:5646-5647 Spinning machines, undated
412:5648 Warping and winding machines, undated
Groups
413:5649-5650 Employees, undated
418:5697 Employees [8 mounted images], undated
Individuals
413:5651-5653 Unidentified, undated
418:5698-5699 Unidentified, undated
413:5654 John W. Atwood, undated
413:5655 J. S. Atwood, 1876 August 29
413:5656 "Uncle Walter's Billiard Room" and others, undated
J.A. Atwood, Jr., 1912
Flood, 1955
413:5657-5660 High water
413:5661-5663 Damage--Exterior
413:5664-5667 Damage--Interior
414-415 Albums
413:5668-5673 "E" Awards, ca. 1942-1945
Wauregan, Connecticut
413:5674-5675 Town, undated
418:5701 Town (Winter), undated
413:5676 Interior [Wauregan Church?], undated
413:5677 Baseball teams, undated
Quinebaug Company
Exterior views
413:5678 Ground level, undated
416:5679-5680 Aerial, undated
418:5700 Plant, undated
Interior views
416:5681 Slasher office, undated
416:5683-5688 Camp Adeawonda [postcards], undated
416:5691 Milk Bar, undated
418:5702 Unidentified Mill (3), undated
Negatives
417:5689-5690 Milk Bar [Glass plate], undated
417:5692 Aerial, undated
417:5693-5696 Dam repair, [1955?]
Engravings
416:5705 Public Room at the 5th Ward Museum Hotel, 1864
416:5706 Ponemah Mills, undated
416:5707 Lists of prints bought, 1937
418:5703 Quinebaug Mills, undated
418:5704 Weaving and textile manufacturing, undated, 1795, 1802
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