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Wabasso Inc. [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1960-1984.

Reference:

R1351-51-1-E, MG28-III77

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

161733

Context of this record:

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Dominion Textile Company fonds

Subsidiary company records

Wabasso Inc.
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Sub-series includes:

20 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1960-1984.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.14 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists primarily of Wabasso's expired trademark and patent files. Also included in the sub-series are two annual reports and a 1982 labour agreement.

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Wabasso Cotton Company

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Wabasso Cotton Company : The Wabasso Cotton Company was established in Trois Rivières in 1907 by C.R. Whitehead. The company specialized in manufacturing fine white cottons used in lingerie and clothing. It later expanded its lines to include sheetings, interlinings, twills, sales yarns and industrial fabrics. Within a short time, Wabasso was recognized as Canada's third largest textile manufacturer. In 1909, Wabasso opened a subsidiary mill in Shawinigan Falls, known as the Shawinigan Cotton Company. Later expansions included a mill at Grand'Mère in 1944 and Dunnville in 1971. The Whitehead family operated the company until 1955, when Woods Manufacturing of Welland acquired a 50% interest in the company. In the late 1950s, the company maintained a work force of over 2,100 employees. By the 1980s, Wabasso was on the verge of bankruptcy. Dominion Textile acquired some of Wabasso's assets in 1985 and renamed the company Wabasso Canada Inc. (See the Wabasso Canada Inc. sub-series).

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Private

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MG28-III77
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Volume [MG28 III 77] 242--243

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