Textile fibers -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

Scope and content

This scrapbook which was created by Robert P. Morningstar of Morningstar, Nicol Inc. it contains 15 mounted woven samples made from synthetic fibers. The fabrics were either designed by or actually woven by George Manton an employee of the company. The swatches are folded and mounted on the pages using t-pins. Some handwritten technical text accompanies some of the samples.

Scope and content This notebook which has been removed from its original binder consists of three sections, Lecture notes, Laboratory experiment, and textile fiber sample pages. The lecture notes are handwritten in black and red ink, with inserted mimeographed and typewritten pages, and a black and white photograph. The notes also include hand drawn ink illustrations. The laboratory notes consist of experiments written black ink with results written in red ink. The sample pages include 159 samples of textile...