Sir Thomas & Arthur Wardle Ltd, fabric dyers, printers and finishers

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Date:	1874-1978
Places:	Leek, Staffordshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Textiles > Textile finishing
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C116931 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B4112 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1875-c1909: pattern books	Manchester University: Whitworth Art Gallery	TR M15	See HMC Records of British business and industry 1760-1914 textiles and leather, 1990
2	1874-98: papers and corresp of Sir Thomas Wardle incl letters from William Morris	Duke University: William R Perkins Library		See Guide to the Cataloged Collections, 1980, p604
3	1888-90: sample book	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, Department of Textiles and Dress		NRA 30151
4	1881-1978: records incl minutes, production records, financial and wages records, and articles of association	Macclesfield Silk Museum		NRA 32371 Wardle See Clothworkers' Company: survey of textile records, 2013