%xmlchars; ]>mc00105 Guide to the Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941 Processed by: Caroline Weaver; machine-readable finding aid created by: Katherine M. Wisser North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from typecript by rekeying. Date of source: August 1997 Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Guide to the Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941 MC 105 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Caroline Weaver Date Completed August 1997 Encoded by Katherine M. Wisser Descriptive Summary NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Sweetbaum, Harry Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941 MC 105 1 archival box, 0.25 linear feet 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. on-site Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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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 11 Photographs of Huchow #1 silk plant in China 12 Photographs of Huchow #1 silk plant in China 13 Photographs of the silk making process in China 14 Japanese postcards of Nichimura Filature 15 Photographs of AAA Silk Laboratory 16 Booklet for the AAA Silk Laboratory