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A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery
Celebrating this leader in the African American labor movement and the African American Railroad Attendant.
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American Textile History Museum
Lowell, Massachussetts. Tells America’s story through the art, history, and science of its textiles.
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The collections include books, pamphlets, government documents, trade catalogs, advertising material, prints, photographs & 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.
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Online searchable index of papers and primary sources relating to artists, designers and craftspeople located in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom.
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From British Telecomunications.
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Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
From the Society of American Archivists Business Archives Section. Alphabetical listing of known corporate archives including contact information and terms of use. An excellent resource for finding employment records for large companies.
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North Carolina.
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Guildhall Library Manuscripts Collection
London, England.
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An image database containing 20,000 works from the Guildhall Library and Guildhall Art Gallery London.
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HM Customs & Excise National Museum
The museum at Merseyside, England has an associated library which includes resources of interest to the family historian researching their excise officer or customs official ancestors.
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Researching genealogy and family history
Of particular interest, the Archive is the depository of the the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, Agreements and Account of Crew, 1863-1938, 1951-1976. Agreements and account of crew of British Empire vessels, containing the names of officers and seamen; their date and place of birth; the date and place of joining and leaving the vessel; the previous vessel; wages, rank and reason for leaving the vessel; ports of call and a description of the vessel.
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United Kingdom. Archive and resource library specializing in traditional mills and milling.
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Business Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Library
Includes corporate records of Minnesota-based companies such as 3M and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
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The Centre's holdings focus on UK trade union records. It also holds the records of some interest groups and political organisations (including West Midlands), of individuals and business (particularly the motor industry). Hosted by the University of Warwick Library, the MRC holds records of interest to the genealogist regarding trades union membership amongst other topics.
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Family History at the Modern Records Centre
List of occupations covered by the archives for which genealogical guides are available:
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Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.
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New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Northampton Central Museum - Boot & Shoe Collection
Maintains an index of shoemakers and shoemaking firms .
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Records of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Description of the microfilmed holdings of the Chicago Historical Society and the Newberry Library.
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