DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARCHIVES OF THE LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 169 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 (508) 495-1037 PAPERS OF CHARLES B. NICHOLS (1897-1984) 1927 - 1977 Summer 1991 Catalog Number LOWE-3076 NICHOLS - reg. - i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents. i Copyright Restriction. ii Biographical Note. 1 Scope and Content. 2 Box and Folder Listing. 3 Appendices A Correspondent, Subjects and Name Listing. 4 B Books Donated to the Lowell National Historical Park by Charles B. Nichols. .5 NICHOLS - reg. - ii Copyright Restriction: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user later uses a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order is judged in violation of copyright law. NICHOLS - reg. - 1 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE CHARLES B. NICHOLS ( - ) Charles B. Nichols' family was involved in the textile industry for at least three generations. His great-grandfather is the first known member to work in the textile mills. Nichols, known by his nickname "Carl" or "Karl", grew up in the mill city of Lowell, Massachusetts. During his college years Charles Nichols worked summers at the Bay State Cotton Corporation and the Massachusetts Corporation. After graduation, he took his first job at the Boston Manufacturing Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. He wrote of his regard for the work, but it rapidly became too routine for his taste. Upon leaving the Boston Manufacturing Company he took a position with the United States Department of Commerce. Later in life, Nichols was involved in many business enterprises, including the Appleton Company, Inc., a milling company, and Old Sturbridge Village, a Massachusetts "living museum" devoted to recreating life in the nineteenth century. He also served as director of the Locks and Canals at Boott Mills in the 1970's. He collected many books on milling throughout the course of his life. NICHOLS - reg. - 2 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE CHARLES B. NICHOLS ( - ). PAPERS 1927 - 1977, Bulk dates 1950 - 1977. Catalog number LOWE-3076. Other catalog numbers LOWE-2888, LOWE-2926, LOWE-2932, LOWE- 3117, LOWE-3118, LOWE-3141. 0.5 AC legal-sized boxes. 0.21 linear feet, 243 items. Location: LOWE Merrimack St. Storage RA2 SE3 SH5. The papers of Charles B. Nichols are a collection of business records, manuscripts, and collected materials. Virtually all of these papers are related to mills and the textile industry. There was a partial original order represented by three folders of related materials that had been put together by Charles Nichols. This order was maintained in folders 1, 2, and 7. The other part of the collection, roughly one-half of the material, had no order prior to processing. A few items from this collection are on exhibit. These papers are organized into the following series: I. Business records: Papers concerning companies in which Charles B. Nichols had an interest. These include the Appleton Co., Inc. 1936-1950, and Old Sturbridge Village, 1974-1977. Business correspondence, 1951-1977, including copies of letters to associates. Also included are a number of lists, some ledger paper, and an envelope with no dates associated with them. II. Manuscripts: Personal memoirs concerning the milling industry, 1971; a speech entitled Early New England Textile Industries, dated 1968; and a list inventorying Nichols' topical book collection on milling. III. Collected materials: A single newspaper clipping, dated 1936; a biography, The Genius of Samuel Slater, 1955 with associated clippings; and a copy of Investor's Reader, from 1952. Also included are two scrapbooks, dated 1927-1965 and 1938- 1950 concerning Charles Nichols and his family, the Otis Company, Ware Mill, Appleton Company, Palmer Mills, Greenville Mills, and Boston Duck Company. Items on exhibit include undated strike announcements and a lithograph, ca. 1840, depicting the city of Lowell. Collection processed by Joseph Galloy and Steven Ourada of the National Park Service, Summer 1991. NICHOLS - reg. - 3 BOX AND FOLDER LIST Box 1: I. BUSINESS RECORDS Folder: 1. Appleton Co., Inc. materials, 1936 - 1950 (in original order). 65 items. 2. Old Sturbridge Village materials, 1974 - 1977, n.d. (in original order). 52 items. 3. Correspondence, A - Z, 1951 - 1977. 10 items. 4. Lists, blank ledger paper, n.d. 31 items. 5. Envelope, n.d. 1 item. II. MANUSCRIPTS 6. Memoirs, Mill Notes, 1971, Notes on Fabrics, n.d., others, n.d. 51 items. 7. Speech, Early New England Textile Industries, 1968 (in original order). 12 items. 8. List, acid-free photocopy and original, n.d. 8 items. III. COLLECTED MATERIALS 9. Clipping, acid-free photocopy and original, 1936. 2 items. 10. Biography, The Genius of Samuel Slater, 1955, clippings, 1940. 10 items. 11. Periodical, Investor's Reader, 1952. 1 item. LOWE Merrimack Street Storage RA2 SE1 SH3: Scrapbook, 1927 - 1965, 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-2932. Scrapbook, 1938 - 1950, 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-3141. RA2 SE2 SH2: Clipping, 1939, 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-2926. NICHOLS - reg. - 4 LOWE Boott Exhibit Strikes 2.6 A2 Announcement, n.d., 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-3117 LOWE Boott Exhibit Strikes 2.6 A3 Announcement, n.d. 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-3118 LOWE Boott Exhibit Products/Markets 2.8.1 A2 Lithograph, ca. 1840, 1 item. Catalog No. LOWE-2888 NICHOLS - reg. - 5 APPENDIX A CORRESPONDENT, SUBJECTS AND NAME LISTING CORRESPONDENTS [NOTE: All Correspondence is located in Folder 3, except where indicated.] Auchmoody, J.E., 1976, [Folder 2] Bruner, William W., 1977 Chase, Kenneth V., 1976, [Folder 2] Clifford, Edward L., 1976, [Folder 2] Dirlam, John B., 1976, [Folder 2] Dribben, S.F., 1953 Flather, Frederick A., 1951 Folger, Ernest, Jr., 1952 Hanington, Frank E., Jr., 1951 "Jim" ?, 1936, [Folder 1] Lanier, Stephen Lee, 1976, n.d., [Folder 2] Nichols, Charles B., 1952 Waldron, Louis D., 1951 Wall, Alexander J., 1976 - 1977, [Folder 2] SUBJECTS AND NAMES [Associated Names, Subjects, Periodicals and Manuscripts within the collection.] Appleton Company, Inc., 1936 - 1950, [Folder 1, LOWE-3141] Boston Duck Company, 1938 - 1950, [LOWE-3141] Early New England Textile Industries, 1968, [Folder 7] Greenville Mills, 1938 - 1950, [LOWE-3141] Investor's Reader, 1952, [Folder 11] Nichols family, 1938 - 1950, [LOWE-3141] Old Sturbridge Village, 1974 - 1977, [Folder 2] Otis Company, 1927 - 1965, [LOWE-2932, LOWE-3141] Palmer Mills, 1938 - 1950, [LOWE-3141] Slater, Samuel, 1940, 1950, [Folder 10] Ware Mill, 1938 - 1950, [LOWE-3141] NICHOLS - reg. - 6 APPENDIX B LIST OF BOOKS DONATED TO THE LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BY CHARLES B. NICHOLS LOWE Catalog # Description [Note: Author is not listed when corporate author and publisher are the same] 3219 Author unknown. Card Grinding In Theory and Practice. (3rd Edition). Oldham, England. Dronsfield Brothers, Ltd. no date. 139 p. 3226 Author unknown. Card Grinding Talks. (Treatise No. 20). Oldham, England. Dronsfield Bros. Limited. 1934. 80 p. 2920 Author unknown. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary. Boston, MA. Frank P. Bennett & Co. 1907. 348 p. 3115 Author unknown. History of American Textiles with Kindred and Auxiliary Industries. Boston, MA. American Wool and Cotton Reporter. 1922. 426 p. 3234 Author unknown. Miscellaneous Scientific Papers of F.P. Sheldon & Son Pertaining to Cotton Spinning and Industrial Engineering. Providence, RI. F.P. Sheldon & Son. 1926. 114 p. 3220 Author unknown. Practical Roller Covering. Oldham, England. Dronsfield Bros. Ltd. no date. 80 p. 2898 Author unknown. Quintette Quadrille Band, No. 3. Boston, MA. Elias Howe. 1867. 144 p. 2897 Author unknown. Quintette Quadrille Band, No. 3. Boston, MA. Elias Howe. 1867. 144 p. 3225 Author unknown. Rayon [Artificial Silk]. New York, NY. Green, Ellis & Anderson. 1925. 54 p. 3111 Author unknown. Samuel Crompton, The Inventor of the Spinning Mule. Bolton. Lancs., England. Dobson & Barlow, Limited. 1927. 147 p. NICHOLS - reg. - 7 3216 Author unknown. Textile Texts for Cotton Manufacturers, concerning the Proper Methods of Equipping and Running Mills, Including Special Treaties on Carding, Spinning,... Hopedale, MA. The Draper Company. 1901. 304 p. 3208 Author unknown. Textile Texts for Cotton Manufacturers, Including Special Articles on Carding, Spinning, Spooling, Warping... Hopedale, MA. Draper Company. 1917. 360 p. 3207 Author unknown. Textile Texts for Cotton Manufacturers, Including Special Articles on Carding, Spinning, Spooling, Warping... Hopedale, MA. Draper Company. 1917. 360 p. 3107 Author unknown. 25 Years: The Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of New York 1918-1943. New York, NY. Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of New York. 1944. 62 p. 2873 Lest We Forget, A Series of Brief Biographies of Presidents of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. The American Cotton Manufacturers Association. c 1947. unpaginated. 2874 Lest We Forget, A Series of Brief Biographies of Presidents of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. The American Cotton Manufacturers Association. c 1947. unpaginated. 2881 Appleton, Nathan. Introduction of the Power Loom and Origin of Lowell. Lowell, MA. Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. 1858. 36 p. 2907 Backman, Jules and Gainsbrugh, M. R. Economics of the Cotton Textile Industry. New York, NY. National Industrial Conference Board. 1946. Advance copy. 207 p. 2905 Backman, Jules and Gainsbrugh, M. R. Economics of the Cotton Textile Industry. New York, NY. Backman, Jules and Gainsbrugh, M.R. National Industrial Conference Board. 1946. 2nd printing. 244 p. 2908 Bader, Louis M.C.S. World Developments in the Cotton Industry: With Special Reference to the Cotton Piece Goods Industry in the United States.