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Inventory of the New Bedford Rayon, Inc., RecordsIn the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library
Historical NoteThe New Bedford Rayon Company was established in June 1928 as an offshoot of Delaware Rayon Company of New Castle, Delaware. Formed to meet a growing demand for rayon fiber on the part of New England textile manufacturers, the company commenced operations one year later in what had been the buildings of Manomet Mills at New Bedford, Mass. New Bedford Rayon Company grew at a steady rate between 1930-1950, supplying a world-wide market for different types of rayon yarn. The firm also manufactured rayon-based synthetic fabrics during this period, particularly through its subsidiary, New Bedford Knitting Company. In 1951, New Bedford Rayon Company became a division of Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc., of Amsterdam, N.Y., and shifted its focus to producing rayon for use in carpets. The company remained associated with the Amsterdam firm--reorganized as Mohasco Industries, Inc., in 1957-- until 1969, then became a part of Empire Synthetics Corporation of Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Under the name of New Bedford Rayon, Inc., the company attempted to combat growing competition from other types of synthetic fiber producers by manufacturing dyed yarns as well as novelty and regular commercial grades of yarns. Sales, however, continued to decline, and this factor, when combined with increasing labor costs, high tax rates, and a serious fire at the mill, led to the liquidation of New Bedford Rayon, Inc., in September 1970. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe New Bedford Rayon, Inc., Records consist of a collection of correspondence, textile industry-related documents, and legal paperwork created by the New Bedford Rayon, Inc. Company, dating from 1946 to 1996. The bulk of the items were created between 1989 and 1992, focusing on legal proceedings involving the company. The collection is divided into two series, arranged by content: Textile Industry documents and Legal documents. Arrangement of CollectionReturn to the Table of Contents Information for Researchers
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Preferred Citation New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library Mss 144, [sub-group, series, sub-series, folder/volume as appropriate], [item]
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Mss 25: New Bedford Rayon, Inc., Records, 1926-1974
Return to the Table of Contents Separations ListRemoved to Printed Collection - Corby, A. F. Theory and Use of Permanent Magnet Movable Coil and Movable Iron Types of Instruments: Illustrated with Cuts and Experiments, for Instructor and Student Reference, 1928. - Elkouri, Frank. How Arbitration Works, 1952. - Johnson, Thomas Henry. Tricot Fabric Design. Philadelphia: FMC Corporation, American Viscose Division, 1965. - Kendall, James, Samuel Walter Hoyt, J. Colin. Moore, James Mitchell Kelso, Ellinor Garber, and Alexander Smith. A Laboratory Outline of Smith's Elementary Chemistry, 1924 - Lincoln, E. S. Electrical Testing in Industry; Dedicated to the Conservation of Electrical Energy and Equipment, 1931. - Standards for Textile Testing, 1930. - Woven Floor Covering: Retail Sales Manual, 1949. Return to the Table of Contents Administrative Information
Provenance Statement Materials in this collection were donated to the New Bedford Whaling Museum by David K. St. Aubin, on February 18, 2014, as part of Accession #2014.14.
Processing Information Processed by: Stefan Strychar, 2014 Encoded by: Stefan Strychar, 2 December 2014 Return to the Table of Contents Inventory of Collection
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