R. D. Wood & Co. records

Richard D. Wood and his heirs owned and operated several companies in the town of Millville, NJ including the Millville Manufacturing Co., the Millville Water Co., Millville Pond and Water-Power, Wood’s Window-Glass Works, and Langley’s Grist-Mill. He also apparently owned another cotton mill in Ma...

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Corporate Author: R.D. Wood & Co. (Creator)
Collection:R. D. Wood & Co. Records
Collection Number:1176
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a R.D. Wood & Co.  |e creator 
245 1 |a R. D. Wood & Co. records  |f 1858-1910 
300 |a 15.0 Linear feet  |f 101 volumes 
520 |a Richard D. Wood and his heirs owned and operated several companies in the town of Millville, NJ including the Millville Manufacturing Co., the Millville Water Co., Millville Pond and Water-Power, Wood’s Window-Glass Works, and Langley’s Grist-Mill. He also apparently owned another cotton mill in Mays Landing, Atlantic Co., New Jersey. He was one of the two financial powerhouses of the manufacturing community of Millville. Business records of Wood's foundry in Cumberland County, N.J., which made iron castings and pipe. These records include, but are not limited to, account books, 1871-1879, 1892-1895, 1896-1899; records of pipe made, 1877-1887, 1893-1899, n. d.; casting books, 1868-1899; and daybooks, 1873-1876, 1883-1907, and order books, 1871-1900. 
541 1 |a Gift of Spencer P. Hazard.; 1940 acquired 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a Cast-Iron pipe  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Foundries--New Jersey  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Iron Manufacturing--19th century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Wages--Foundrymen  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b R. D. Wood & Co. Records  |l 1176 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid1176wood.pdf