Industrial housing
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Housing provided by an industry to its employees.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Wyomissing Development Company records
Collection
Accession: 1905
Abstract:
The Wyomissing Development Company was a housing development firm for the employees of a manufacturer of knitting machinery, the Textile Machine Works. Both companies were incorporated by Henry Janssen (1866-1948) and Ferdinand Thun (1866-1948). The collection contains two minute books which document the organization of the Wyomissing Development Company, the acquisition of land for the company town and other public facilities including stores, parks, playgrounds, schools, and hospitals.
Dates:
1913-1934
