Name/Title
Jencik-Janosack CollectionEntry/Object ID
2023.53.12Scope and Content
Objects and documents originating with Anna Janosack Jencik of Franklin, CT, especially in regards to employment at the American Thread Company and membership in the Textile Workers Union of America in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The objects include the following items: (1) American Thread Company employee badge #3160; (2) a newspaper clipping from the Willimantic Chronicle, dated June10, 1967, featuring a photograph of "Mrs. Anna Janosack" presenting scholarships to two local students, Joseph LaGasse of Willimantic, CT, and Judith Beauregard of Coventry, CT, on behalf of Textile Workers Union of America Local 460 (she was TWUA scholarship chairman); (3) a 1960 weekly American Thread Company pay stub for Employee #3850 for $95.80 after deductions (a handwritten note on the back reads "Got Paid for Week's Vacation"); (4) a conference attendee-type badge for Textile Workers Union of America, for Mrs. Anna Jencik, Local 460, North Franklin, Conn.; (5) five TWUA Local 460 membership cards for Anna Jencik, dated 1959, 1960, 1969, and 1974, identifying her a a thrower in the Synthetics Department; (6) a copy of an 1992 special edition of the Willimantic Chronicle celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town of Windham, CT, in 1692 [this item was published two years after Anna Janosack Jencik dies, and thus probably belonged to her daughter Lorraine Jencik]; (7) a 9 inch x 6 in black and white post card featuring a photograph of the 12th biennial convention of the TWUA in Miami, FL, in 1962; (8) a 9 inch x 6 in black and white post card featuring a photograph of the 1th biennial convention of the TWUA in New York, NY, in 1964; (9) a graduation certificate for Mrs. Anna Jencik from the TWUA for completing an education institute workshop on Legislation and CCPE Activity in 1967; (10) a certificate of attendance for Anna Jencik from the Labor Education Center (Continuing Education Services) at the University of Connecticut, for a course called "What Every Union Member Should Know" in 1964; (11) two American Thread Company interdepartmental mail envelopes; (12) Anna Jencik's letter of resignation to the American Thread Company, dated 1977 (and giving her date of birth as 12/7/1903); (13) ATCO's acknowledgement of receipt of said letter; (14) ATCO's letter to Jencik accepting her resignation; (15) 32 color photograph prints, mostly of empty ATCO plant during demolition c. 1990 (plus TWUA Willimantic HQ and a few other scenes); (16) postcard reproduction of 1888 Willimantic Linen Company trade card; (17) and three enlarged prints of early 20th-century postcards depicting ATCO MIll No. 5, Main Street in Willimantic, and the Willimantic Fair Grounds.
The union membership cards are signed by Betty Tianti, the Secretary of the Local. Tianti later became a national organizer for for the TWUA and, even later, Secretary Labor for the State of Connecticut under Governor Ella Grasso.Context
In 2023, a number of items relating to Lorraine Janosack Jencik, her mother Anna Janosack, and her aunt Mayme Janosack were donated to the Mill Museum, all of which have been individually cataloged in CatalogIt as part of the Jencik-Janosack Collection. In 2024, the same donor donated further objects relating to Jencik and Janosack, which were added to the Jencik-Janosack Collection. This second donation of objects are cataloged together in this entry.
Donated on behalf of Lorraine Jencik. Lorraine's mother was Anna Janosack Jencik (1903-1990) and her aunt (Anna's younger sister) was Mayme Janosack (b. 1904). Both Anna and Mayme worked for the American Thread Company in the mid-1900s, Anna in the Synthetics Department and Mayme in Packaging. Both Anna and Mayme were born in New York City, the daughters of Slovakian immigrants John Janosack (1873-1946) and Mary Katherine Hoza Janosack (1877-1901). John and Mary, and their eldest daughter Elizabeth (1897-1977) were born in Slovakia, so the Janosacks migrated from Slovakia to New York sometime between 1897 and 1903. They subsequently moved to Franklin, CT, were they were recorded in the 1920 U.S. Census. John was a farmer. Mayme never married, but Anna wed Emil Jencik (1905-1972) sometime between 1930 (the Census recorded her living with her parents) and 1935, when her son Albert was born.Collection
Jencik-Janosack CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ArchiveNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
Jencik, Anna JanosackDate(s) of Creation
1959 - 1992Archive Size/Extent
51 itemsPrimary Language
EnglishArchive Items Details
Title
Jencik-Janosack CollectionDescription
Objects and documents originating with Anna Janosack Jencik of Franklin, CT, especially in regards to employment at the American Thread Company and membership in the Textile Workers Union of America in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The objects include the following items: (1) American Thread Company employee badge #3160; (2) a newspaper clipping from the Willimantic Chronicle, dated June10, 1967, featuring a photograph of "Mrs. Anna Janosack" presenting scholarships to two local students, Joseph LaGasse of Willimantic, CT, and Judith Beauregard of Coventry, CT, on behalf of Textile Workers Union of America Local 460 (she was TWUA scholarship chairman); (3) a 1960 weekly American Thread Company pay stub for Employee #3850 for $95.80 after deductions (a handwritten note on the back reads "Got Paid for Week's Vacation"); (4) a conference attendee-type badge for Textile Workers Union of America, for Mrs. Anna Jencik, Local 460, North Franklin, Conn.; (5) five TWUA Local 460 membership cards for Anna Jencik, dated 1959, 1960, 1969, and 1974, identifying her a a thrower in the Synthetics Department; (6) a copy of an 1992 special edition of the Willimantic Chronicle celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town of Windham, CT, in 1692 [this item was published two years after Anna Janosack Jencik dies, and thus probably belonged to her daughter Lorraine Jencik]; (7) a 9 inch x 6 in black and white post card featuring a photograph of the 12th biennial convention of the TWUA in Miami, FL, in 1962; (8) a 9 inch x 6 in black and white post card featuring a photograph of the 1th biennial convention of the TWUA in New York, NY, in 1964; (9) a graduation certificate for Mrs. Anna Jencik from the TWUA for completing an education institute workshop on Legislation and CCPE Activity in 1967; (10) a certificate of attendance for Anna Jencik from the Labor Education Center (Continuing Education Services) at the University of Connecticut, for a course called "What Every Union Member Should Know" in 1964; (11) two American Thread Company interdepartmental mail envelopes; (12) Anna Jencik's letter of resignation to the American Thread Company, dated 1977 (and giving her date of birth as 12/7/1903); (13) ATCO's acknowledgement of receipt of said letter; (14) ATCO's letter to Jencik accepting her resignation; (15) 32 color photograph prints, mostly of empty ATCO plant during demolition c. 1990 (plus TWUA Willimantic HQ and a few other scenes); (16) postcard reproduction of 1888 Willimantic Linen Company trade card; (17) and three enlarged prints of early 20th-century postcards depicting ATCO MIll No. 5, Main Street in Willimantic, and the Willimantic Fair Grounds.Creator
Jencik, Anna JanosackDate(s) of Creation
1959 - 1992Container
Documents Box #1 (temporary)Location
Location
Box
Document Box 1Room
Dunham Hall Library Reading Room* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
StorageDate
January 5, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Donated on behalf of Lorraine Jencik. Lorraine's mother was Anna Janosack Jencik (1903-1990) and her aunt (Anna's younger sister) was Mayme Janosack (b. 1904). Both Anna and Mayme worked for the American Thread Company in the mid-1900s, Anna in the Synthetics Department and Mayme in Packaging. Both Anna and Mayme were born in New York City, the daughters of Slovakian immigrants John Janosack (1873-1946) and Mary Katherine Hoza Janosack (1877-1901). John and Mary, and their eldest daughter Elizabeth (1897-1977) were born in Slovakia, so the Janosacks migrated from Slovakia to New York sometime between 1897 and 1903. They subsequently moved to Franklin, CT, were they were recorded in the 1920 U.S. Census. John was a farmer. Mayme never married, but Anna wed Emil Jencik (1905-1972) sometime between 1930 (the Census recorded her living with her parents) and 1935, when her son Albert was born.Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
January 5, 2025Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
January 5, 2025
