2019.070.001

This is a scrapbook surrounding the history of the mills in Lawrence, as well as the Essex Company’s involvement in this history. The book starts with a few pieces of memorabilia from the 1947 New England Newcomen meeting, a meeting of the New England branch of the British Newcomen Society. A flyer describing the Newcomen’s and their involvement with The Essex Company and its constituents over the years starts off the book, the next few pages contain an attendance sheet from the meeting and the written Newcomen address that was read by the chairman that year. A set of stapled papers is underneath this address, these papers detail the Essex Company’s use of energy in the mills for the current year. A “Century of Service” booklet from the Essex Savings Bank shows up in this book as well, detailing the banks relationship with the Essex Company and Lawrence in general over its 100 years in operation as of 1947. The book ends with a few pages of miscellaneous articles surrounding the topic of mill power, the city’s leaving behind of textile dependency, and problems with the infrastructure of the canals causing people to fall into the river due to faulty fences.