Bradford Durfee Textile School
Organization
Dates
- Usage: 1895 - 1946
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Myron B. Chace student papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-102
Scope and Contents
Collection is a fairly complete record of schoolwork completed by a typical student enrolled in the Cotton Manufacturing course at Bradford Durfee. Includes class notes, exercises, experiments, exams and instruction sheets for the following subjects: Cotton Yarn Preparation, Designing and Analysis, Chemistry, Engineering, Dyeing, Electricity, Steam Engines, and English Grammar. Some of the instruction sheets were bound by course, but many others are loose. Also includes textile machinery...
Dates:
1923-1964, bulk 1934-1937; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1937
Southeastern Massachusetts University student papers
Collection
Identifier: URC-004
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consisted of student papers written between 1950 and 1964 to fulfill requirements of course number E401 “Report Writing” taught by Augustus Silva, English Professor and Dean of Students, New Bedford Textile Institute (Series II). Subjects include textiles, engineering, and chemistry. Other groupings include early textile sciences projects by students of New Bedford Textile School, most notably Cotton Yarn Preparation Theses, Rayon Theses, and Mill Management...
Dates:
1935 – 1976