The Osborne Library at the American Textile History Museum contains a rich and comprehensive collection of printed, pictorial and manuscript material of interest to researchers in a variety of fields. Users include historians of business, technology and labor, designers, spinners and weavers, architects, exhibit designers, textile workers and their families, and the general public interested in the history and technology of an industry that formed the basis of this country's economy. The collections include books, pamphlets, government documents, trade catalogs, advertising material, prints, photographs and business records that record the history of textile production in the United States. Access to the library is by appointment only for researchers aged 18 years and over.

An appointment is required: Please write (Osborne Library, ATHM, 491 Dutton St., Lowell, MA 01854), telephone (978-441-0400 x 228 or 225) or fax (978-441-1412).

Rights and Reproductions: Contact the Librarian or Assistant Librarian at (978-441-0400 x228, 225) or the Museum Registrar (x248).

 
 

American Woolen Company
Lawrence, Massachusetts

 

Bolta Company
Lawrence, Massachusetts

 

Merrimac Paper Company
Lawrence, Massachusetts

 
 
 

Nathl. Stevens-Warranted
Fast Colors
Andover, Massachusetts

 

Davis & Furber Machine Co.,
Woolen Machinery
North Andover, Massachusetts

 

Pacific Mills and the North Canal
Lawrence, Massachusetts

 
 
 
 

Stevens Village, North Andover, Massachusetts

 

Stevens Village (left side), North Andover, Massachusetts