Guide to the Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941

Collection Number MC 105

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Harry Sweetbaum silk industry photographs, circa 1930-1941, consist of photographs of a silk plant in China, pictures of the silk making process, Japanese postcards of the Nishimura Filature, and photographs and a booklet from the AAA Silk Laboratory in New York City. Images are of workers, machinery, and some photographs of silkworms.

Harry Sweetbaum, born in Odessa, Russia, emigrated to the United States in 1904. He grew up in New York City and received a degree in accounting from the City College of New York. He began his career as an accountant but while employed at a silk firm changed vocations and became an importer of raw silk from the 1920s to 1941. He worked for the Han Kow Silk Company which had facilities in Patterson, New Jersey, where the silk was thrown. His company used the AAA Laboratory in New York City to test silk. Sweetbaum strongly advocated the use of silk as opposed to synthetic fibers, but went out of business in 1941 due to the increase of silk imported from Japan.

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Processed by
Caroline Weaver
Date Completed
August 1997
Encoded by
Katherine M. Wisser

Descriptive Summary

Creator

Sweetbaum, Harry

Title

Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941

Call Number

MC 105

Extent

1 archival box, 0.25 linear feet

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
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Acquisitions Information

The Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs were a gift of Ms. Evelyn Osborne on February 10, 1986.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, MC 105, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Biographical Note


Harry Sweetbaum was born in Odessa, Russia, and emigrated to the United States in 1904. He grew up in New York City and received a degree in accounting from the City College of New York. He began his career as an accountant but while employed at a silk firm changed vocations and became an importer of raw silk from the 1920s to 1941. He worked for the Han Kow Silk Company which had facilities in Patterson, New Jersey, where the silk was thrown. His company used the AAA Laboratory in New York City to test silk. Sweetbaum strongly advocated the use of silk as opposed to synthetic fibers but went out of business in 1941 due to the increase of silk imported from Japan.

Scope and Content


The Harry Sweetbaum silk industry photographs, circa 1930-1941, consist of photographs of a silk plant in China, pictures of the silk making process, Japanese postcards of the Nishimura Filature, and photographs and a booklet from the AAA Silk Laboratory in New York City. Images are of workers, machinery, and some photographs of silkworms.

Online Catalog Headings

  • Sweetbaum, Harry.
  • China--Economic conditions.
  • Sericulture
  • Silk industry--Employees.
  • Silk industry--Photographs.
  • Silk spinning.
  • Silkworms.
  • Textile industry--China.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Photographs of Huchow #1 silk plant in China [MC Box 1, Folder1]
  • Photographs of Huchow #1 silk plant in China [MC Box 1, Folder2]
  • Photographs of the silk making process in China [MC Box 1, Folder3]
  • Japanese postcards of Nichimura Filature [MC Box 1, Folder4]
  • Photographs of AAA Silk Laboratory [MC Box 1, Folder5]
  • Booklet for the AAA Silk Laboratory [MC Box 1, Folder6]