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Pendleton Woolen Mills educational packet, 1965-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc
- Title
- Pendleton Woolen Mills educational packet
- Dates
- 1965-1967 (inclusive)19651967
- Quantity
- 0.09 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6246 (Accession No. 6246-001)
- Summary
- Promotional and educational items from a family-owned textile manufacturer in Pendleton, Oregon
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Pendleton is a privately held, family-owned textile manufacturing business based in Pendleton, Oregon. The company specializes in woolen clothing and blankets.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Promotional and educational items of the Pendleton Woolen Mills from 1965 to 1967, assembled for and mailed to Mrs. Doris Wells of Rockford, Michigan. Contents include: letters from Home Economist (Mrs.) Emma L. Hogness; four issues of company pamphlet "Wool Ways" featuring wool care, pressing wool, blanket care, and buying clothes wisely; publications; "Wool Fiber in the Making: The Eight Steps in Woolen Manufacturing," with samples of raw wool, scoured wool, lanolin, dyed wool, roving, spun yarn, unfinished fabric, and finished fabric (1966); and the 4th edition of "the Wool Story...from fleece to fashion" (1966.)
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Textile industry--Oregon--History--Sources
- Textile manufacturers--Oregon--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.--Archives
