The Labor Force at Waltham Watch during the Civil War Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10099448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H M Gitelman (Brandeis University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 214-243 |
| Publication date | 1965-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700056631 |
| OpenAlex | W1914029673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Waltham system of labor force recruitment and treatment is well known to students of American economic history. Inaugurated by the Boston Manufacturing Company at Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813, the system was widely copied in the establishment of New England textile villages for several decades. And, since the textile industry was the leading manufacturing activity in the United States until the Civil War, the Waltham system for a time formed the core of industrial relations in manufacturing
Archaeology · Business · Economic history · Political science · Spanish Civil War · Textile · Textile industry · American History and Culture · Engineering · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1967 - 2014 (48) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |