Textile industry -- History

Research files, printed materials, manuals, sample cards and sample books, notebooks, and signed items of Herbert T. Pratt, an American chemical engineer, chemistry historian, and collector of rare chemistry books, chemistry memorabilia, and textiles memorabilia.

Organizational files collected and maintained by American chemical engineer and dry cleaning industry executive Jerome B. Schapiro. The files in this collection document Schapiro’s involvement with several policy making and advocacy organizations concerned with textile product and safety standards, especially as applicable to the dry cleaning industry.

The cover of the notebook is labeled Conditions and Prices, but the entries mostly deal with the manufacturing processes and even a few sample swatches. The correspondence is similar in content to the notebook, in that it deals with processes and price quotes.