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Professor Anthony C.F. Wallace collection of student papers on Eddystone Manufacturing Company

Creation: 1986
 Collection
Accession: 2762

Abstract

Anthony C.F. Wallace (1923-2015) was an anthropology professor at the University of Pennsylvania between 1951 and 1988. The Eddystone Manufacturing Company operated a cotton prints factory in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The company was founded, owned, and operated by the Simpson family until 1929. This small collection consists of student papers written for the course Anthropology 703 Cultural Change in the Industrial Revolution. The papers all focus on the history of the Eddystone Manufacturing Company or the Simpson family and were written in the spring of 1986.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986

Creator

Extent

7 item(s)

Biographical Note

Anthony C.F. Wallace (1923-2015) was an anthropology professor at the University of Pennsylvania between 1951 and 1988.

Wallace was born in Canada and grew up in Annville, Pennsylvania. He received his doctorate degree in anthropology from the University of Pennsyvlania in 1950. From 1955 to 1980, he served as senior research associate at the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (EPPI).

Wallace bridged the gap between psychology and history, and was often referred to as a psychological anthropologist. His seminal work was Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution. He was the author of numerous books and articles.

Historical Note

The Eddystone Manufacturing Company operated a cotton prints factory in Eddystone, Pennsylvania. The firm was formed under the limited partnership laws of Pennsylvania in 1877 and incorporated in 1895. In 1929, it was absorbed by the textile manufactuer Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company as its Print Works Division.

The history of the company begins with the partnership of William Simpson (1812-1888) and John Halliday (1810-1875) in 1836 at mills on the Falls of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania. By 1869, the firm was known as William Simpson & Sons, and it continued under that name until its dissolution in 1892. In 1874, a subsidiary company was established as the sales organization under the name of William Simpson & Sons & Co. In 1877, the Eddystone Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was formed for the production of Simpson cotton prints. In 1895, the aforenamed concern became the Eddystone Manufacturing Co., Inc., and continued to operate at Eddystone, Pennsylvania, until 1929, when it became the Print Works Division of Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co., Inc.

Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of student papers written for course Anthropology 703 Cultural Change in the Industrial Revolution. The papers all focus on the Eddystone Manufacturing Company or the Simpson family, and were written in the spring of 1986.

In addition to six student papers on the Eddystone Manufacturing Company, there are also some printouts from a 1953 book titled A History of Eddystone Manufacturing Company, along with some handwritten notes.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Related Materials

Anthony F.C. Wallace Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.64a), American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Joseph Bancroft & Sons collection (Accession 0736), Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library.

Language of Materials

English

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Professor Anthony C.F. Wallace collection of student papers on Eddystone Manufacturing Company
Author:
Laurie Sather
Date:
2020
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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