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Glassware industry -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

George J. LaDue Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0086
Scope and Contents This small collection contains a hodgepodge of documents related to George J. LaDue's work in the glass trade in late 19th century America. Of most interest is his apprenticeship indenture contract, which bound LaDue to learn the "art, trade, and mystery of a Hollow Glass Ware Blower" at Poughkeepsie Glass Works from 1890 to 1895. Correspondence from the company to his father reveals that LaDue was considered a good apprentice but was once suspected of malingering to avoid low paying work....
Dates: 1890-1987

Macbeth-Evans Glass Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0095
Scope and Contents

These collected materials about Macbeth-Evans Glass Company and its predecessor George A. Macbeth & Co. are of unclear origin and provenance. They are divided into four series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1888-1971

Series 2: Mold Directory of Blueprints and Assorted Drawings and Blueprints, Circa 1911-1958

Series 3: Photographs, Postcards, and Ads, 1915-1939

Series 4: Miscellaneous Materials, 1899-1936

Dates: 1888-1971