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  History and state of the Iranian textile industry by the Chamber of Commerce of Iran. Contains an overview of textile history from 3000 BC until today. |
The history of Lowell's planned textile mill city, founded during the second quarter of the 1800's, which in scale, technological innovation, and development of an urban working class, marked the beginning of the industrial transformation of America. |
Timeline of the history and development of weaving techniques and the textile industry in New Mexico, from 700 BC until the present. From The Collector's Guide web site. |
Web site about the international cotton expositions held in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1881, 1887 and 1895 with the aim of attracting capital and business enterprises, illustrated with original photographs and maps. |
Second part of a personal narrative about the history of the American cotton industry, focusing on the development of the industry since 1812 and the events leading up to the Civil War. Author: Brian Trumbore. |
First part of a personal narrative about the history of the American cotton industry, focused on Eli Whitney and the invention of the cotton gin which revolutionised the cotton textile industry. Author: Brian Trumbore. |
A history and description of the woollen industry around Woodchester and Selsley, UK, from the first mentioning of a mill in 1637 to the end of the 19th Century. From 'A History of Woodchester and Selsley' by Graham Thomas. |
Web site of the Gaston Gazette, containing the oral history and videos telling the stories of the people who worked in the Gaston County cotton textile industry. |
Portal to the history of the South Carolina textile industry, providing links to on-line archives, libraries, musea and institutions arranged alphabetically by location. |
Concise overview of the development of textiles as an industry, from Neolithic times to the Industrial Revolution. From the Textile Guide web site. |
A collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries. Also, descriptions of the conditions in textile mills, factory workers and child labor. From Spartacus Schoolnet. |
Information resource containing links to poems and songs written by the women that worked in the Lowell cotton mills in the 19th Century, and used to express their resistance to the hard labor they viewed as undignified. |
Timeline and short period descriptions of the development of the textile industry in this north Italian industrial center, from the 13th century till the present. Author: Prof. Claudio Balcucci. |
Short history of the Indian cotton industry, from the early inhabitants of the Indus Valley in 3000 BC to the hand loom cotton industry of the present. From the Hindu Folio web site. Author: Sabita Radhakrishna. |
Project undertaken by the UK Calderdale Council aimed at raising the historic profile of the Calderdale area, one of its key elements being the development of a searchable visual archive featuring material relating to the textile industry that grew, rose to fame and eventually declined in and around the Halifax area. |
The history of flax cultivation and fiber processing in the state of Oregon, and the linen textile industry in Salem, from 1902 until the last linen mill closed in the late 1950's. |
Introduction to silk weaving, lace making, tapestry, embroidery and printing as the principal European textile industries between 1600 and 1800. Compiled by Melinda Watt. From the web site of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
The story of the rapid social and economic changes that occurred as Blackburn and Darwen began to expand in line with the United Kingdom textile industry, providing collection of material, based on the influence of the cotton trade. |
The story of the rapid social and economic changes that occurred as Blackburn and Darwen began to expand in line with the United Kingdom textile industry. |
Collection of links to the history of a large number of cotton textile mills and mill villages in Southern USA. |
Short history of the development of the cotton textile industry in Lowell, Massachusetts, from 1826 to its peak as a major textile center in 1924. From the Cities of the United States web site. |
Detailed overview of the rise of the textile industry in Georgia, USA, from the earliest attempts at silk production in 1734 to its current position in the tufted carpets industry. From the New Georgia Encyclopedia web site. |
Description, historic development and current situation of sweatshops, of which those related to the textile industry are the most notorious. Links to related sites. Authors: Peter Liebhold and Harry Rubenstein. |
Project of the International Institute of Social History, dedicated to the creation of a global and comparative history of textile workers 1650-2000. Links to national overviews and comparative papers on Word files. |
Extensive historical information on past and present cotton yarn spinning and fabric weaving mills of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, USA. Photo galleries, and survey and research reports. From the Historic Landmarks Commission site. |
Excerpts of historical texts relating to the rules of employee behaviour in the Hamilton Manufacturing Company and its boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, a report of 1845 state investigation into the labor conditions in the textile mill, and a 1846 description of factory life. From the Illinois Labor History Society. |
Informative web site, with short articles on the history and development of the textile industry, knitting technology, man-made fibers and textile specialty chemicals. Author: J.N. Vohra. |
Homepage presenting a detailed history of the Cotton Belt railroad company, which was originally created for the transport of cotton in 1877, and is currently owned by the Southern Pacific Company. |
Brief history of the linen textile industry of the Colin Glen area in Ireland, including European and English influences on Irish linen. From the Colin Glen Trust web site. |
The history of the jute industry in Dundee, Scotland, from 1833 when the first jute textile mill was built by merchant and flax spinner David Lindsay, until the industry's decline in the 1960's. |
Concise description of the textile industry as a family enterprise before the Industrial Revolution. Links to textile inventors, brief history of the cotton industry, and chronology of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. From The Open Door web site. |
The history of Blackburn, UK, as it developed from a small market town in the 16th century, to one of the most important textile weaving centers in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Author: S. Lassey. |
History of Dillon County's cotton and cotton textile industry, including a list of old occupations, a report about child labor, and oral histories. |
Thematic travel routes organised by the European Textile Network, connecting historical European textile mills, including monuments and recurrent events, textile heritage and production, and education and research. |
History of the flax cultivation and fiber processing industry in New Zealand, from the 1860's until the last flax mill ceased operation in 1985. From A history of Technological Innovation in New Zealand. Author: Ian Matheson. |
Short history of cotton cultivation and manufacturing, and the history and development of cotton cultivation and the cotton textile industry in modern Egypy since 1822, including the political influences that eventually led to Egypt's colonization. From the Royal Egyptian Cotton web site. |
Homepage about the history of the steam driven weaving industry in the North West of England. Photographs and transcribed tape recordings of interviews with individuals who worked in the industry. |
The history of the silk weaving industry of Congleton, United Kingdom, which developed from the founding of the water powered Dane Bridge Mill and mill village in 1800 by Huguenots escaping religious persecution in France. Author: Karen Briddock. |
The history of the weavers guild of the Czech town of Vyšší Brod, founded by Vilém of Rožmberk in 1568 and organized linen weavers under the auspices of the local abbot. |
The history of the hand loom weaving industry in the English village of Ribchester, Lancashire, from the early 18th Century until the rise of the factory system caused its decline at the closure of the century. From the Ribchester Local History Society's web site. |
UK. Group of museums, consisting of a working Victorian silk mill and exhibitions of silk costumes and textiles which together convey the history of the Macclesfield silk industry, and educate the public in the properties, historical manufacturing technologies, and applications of silk. |
The history of the decline of domestic silk manufacturing and trade in the city of Coventry between 1851 and 1861 due to the rise of the factory system and changing market conditions. Chapter from an unpublished document from the Coventry City Record Office. Author: M.J. Aitkin. |
Joint Internet project of the Leicester City Museum Service and its partners, dedicated to the history of the East-Midlands knitting industry. Timeline. Oral and photographic history. Virtual museum. Resources and links. |
Extract from an article in the Stroud Journal, published in 1868, telling the story of textile workers and working conditions around the time of the Stroudwater Riots of 1825. Includes the poem 'A Weaving Factory' by Thomas Delaney. |
UK. Collaboration of Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service and Norwich School of Art and Design, aimed at promoting study and research of the history, present and future of the Norwich textile industry, encouraging new initiatives from local business, and provide access to local textile collections. Extensive historical information, textile collections and links to educational resources. |
The history of the Whitin family and the Whitin Machine Works, cotton textile manufacturers and textile machinery engineers, and the impact they had on the life and times of Blackstone River Valley communities in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. |
Timeline of inventions in the textile industry, textile related US legislature, and textile industry data, from 1733 until 1938, including an extensive list of links to historical publications. From Kipnotes.com. |
History of North Carolina's web site about the development of the cotton textile industry of the state, from 1810 to the present day with links to historical mills and laureates. |
Extensive information about the leather and wool processing, yarn spinning, weaving and textile manufacturing industry in the Wey Valley in the United Kingdom since the 13th Century. |
A comprehensive overview of the Industrial Revolution focused on the textile industry, profiling workers and reformers of 18th century Britain, the practices of child labor, biographies of inventors, related events in labor history and describing modes of transportation and living. |
The history and development of the textile industry in the United States with detailed descriptions of historic mills, profiles of captains of industry, and manufacturing processes of the past. |
Fact sheet about the importance of cotton and the cotton industry in the history of the United States. From the Georgia Cotton Commission's web site. |
Internet project dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of Southern US cotton mill people through recording the stories, and saving the places and the historical records of the region’s textile industry, and educational activities. Links to related sites. |
Web site of a Lancashire action group dedicated to the preservation of a moorland route which was constructed in 1863 in the framework of The Public Works Act passed by the British Parliament to provide work to textile mill workers, unemployed due to the Union's blockade of Confederate ports during the American Civil War, causing a critical shortage of cotton to Lancashire cotton textile mills. |
Ongoing restoration project as well as a museum highlighting the textile history of Alamance County and the Piedmont, USA, featuring the history and machinery of the textile industry from the cottage industry to the present, the family labor system, life in the mill villages, and a company store exhibit. |
Research project on the history of linen in Ireland and Northern Ireland, involving children and teachers collaborating with professional historians and artists using creative technologies the investigate the local linen industry. Backgroung information on the history of linen cultivation and the linen textile industry in Ireland. Links to related sites. |
History of blanket manufacturing in the UK town of Witney, Oxfordshire, from the 17th Century until the closure of the last remaining blanket factory in 2002. Includes oral histories, a list of historic mills, searchable collection catalogs, a glossary of industry terms and an extensive bibliography. |
The history of silk production in Mansfield, Connecticut, which was initiated as a home industry by Nathaniel Aspinwall in 1760 and developed into a waterpowered mechanised industry from 1810, until a blight devastated mulberry orchards throughout the country and caused the demise of the silk industry in 1844. Includes a link to the silk mills in Mansfield. From the Mansfield Historical Society's web site. |
Web site about life in the Lancashire cotton textile industry during the 19th century, covering the number of adult workers, and an account of child labor in the cotton mills. |
UK. Local trust involved in the preservation of historic textile mills in the Gloucestershire area through exhibitions, publications and events. |
Short history of the origin and development of the lace trade and industry in the Venetian Republic during the 16th century. |
Web site of The Living Linen Project presenting a detailed history, and naratives about the production processes and products of the Irish linen industry from the 17th Century to the present. Includes a list of historic linen mills, and links to related sites. |
Collection of original newspaper articles about the nation wide textile strike in 1934, and the war against child labor in US textile mills. |
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