Letter of Appreciation from American Thread Co. President to Charles W. Hill

Letter

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Windham Textile and History Museum

A letter typewritten on onionskin paper which is creased horizontally across the center and vertically in thirds. The type and signature are black with the company logo, a star in a circle, in red.

A letter typewritten on onionskin paper which is creased horizontally across the center and vertically in thirds. The type and signature are black with the company logo, a star in a circle, in red.

Name/Title

Letter of Appreciation from American Thread Co. President to Charles W. Hill

Entry/Object ID

2024.9.29

Description

A letter of appreciation from R.C. Kerr, president of the American Thread Company, to Charles W. Hill for "special services rendered" during the workers' strike of the Willimantic plant. The letter mentions an enclosed check. Dated December 22, 1925. Typewritten on onionskin paper, creased from being folded in half and then in thirds.

Subject Place

City

New York, NY

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Context

In 1925 workers in the Willimantic plant organized a strike after a series of pay cuts. The strike was ultimately broken.

Collection

Hill Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-3

Category

Permanent

Date

June 26, 2024

Web Links and URLs

Information about the 1925 strike

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Accumulated by donor's grandparents

Acquisition Method

Donation H,C,C,R Beck

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

June 24, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 12, 2024