Nutting, George M. (1937). Massachusetts; a guide to its places and people. Cambridge: The Riverside Press. p. 248. «...paper mills, attracted by cheap water-power from Hadley Falls Dam, have given the town the name of 'The Paper City.'».
Basbanes, Nicholas A. (2014). On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-thousand-year History. New York: Random House. p. 100. ISBN9780307279644. «To exploit the full potential of a natural waterfall that drops fifty-eight feet within a fifth of a mile on the Connecticut River, nineteenth-century engineers built the industrial city of Holyoke around three circular canals that generated sufficient power to operate...twenty-eight mills, which at their peak accounted for nearly 90 percent of the paper produced in the United States. Though every one of these mills would close in the years following World War II, the economically stressed community still calls itself 'Paper City.'».
Sullivan, Mark; Travis, William, eds. (2005). Fodor's Berkshires and Pioneer Valley. New York: Random House. p. 124. ISBN9781400014675. «Today, Holyoke—known as the 'birthplace of volleyball'—pays homage to Morgan with its Volleyball Hall of Fame.»
Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 70. «On the 7th of July, 1786, the part of West Springfield now embraced in Holyoke was incorporated as the Third Parish of West Springfield, and was called 'Ireland,' and 'Ireland Parish,' from the fact that several Irish families were the first settlers of the territory, though there is no record of the date of their settlement».
Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1855). History of Western Massachusetts; the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Springfield, Mass.: Samuel Bowles. p. 70. «On the 7th of July, 1786, the part of West Springfield now embraced in Holyoke was incorporated as the Third Parish of West Springfield, and was called 'Ireland,' and 'Ireland Parish,' from the fact that several Irish families were the first settlers of the territory, though there is no record of the date of their settlement».
«Who's Who in the Silk Industry–William Skinner». Silk (Silk Publishing Company) XV (3): 44. March 1922. «One building alone is 1000 feet long—the largest silk mill, under one roof, in the world».
McMaster, Robert T. (2014). The Dyeing Room. Williamsburg, Mass.: Unquomonk Press. p. 56. «[T]he workers of Holyoke who were most vocal about the unions were the Irish, English, and Italians, groups with which most French Canadians had little sympathy. Many of the French operatives had come to Holyoke directly from their family farms in Québec, ready to work, grateful for their jobs, and not inclined to make demands of the hand that fed them. Back home in Canada, parish priests and bishops preached frequently of the evils of unions...[and] a society slipping into godless socialism.»
«French Towns in the United States». American Leader (American Association of Foreign-Language Newspapers, Inc.) IV (11): 673. 11 de diciembre de 1913.
«Invention of the Venturi Meter». Nature136 (3433): 254. 17 de agosto de 1935. doi:10.1038/136254a0. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2018. «[The article] reproduces a letter from Herschel to the late Dr. Unwin describing his invention of the Venturi Meter. The letter is dated June 5, 1888, and addressed from the hydraulic engineer's office of the Holyoke Water Power Co., Mass. In his letter, Herschel says he tested a one-inch Venturi Meter, under 210 ft. head: 'I am now satisfied that here is a new and pregnant principle to be applied to the art of gauging fluids, inclusive of fluids such as compressed air, illuminating or fuel gases, steam, etc. Further, that the shape of the meter should be trumpet-shaped in both directions; such a meter will measure volumes flowing in either direction, which in certain localities becomes a useful attribute...'».
«Encuentra un condado»(en inglés). Asociación Nacional de Condados. 2 de mayo de 2013. Consultado el 2 de mayo de 2013.
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«Invention of the Venturi Meter». Nature136 (3433): 254. 17 de agosto de 1935. doi:10.1038/136254a0. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2018. «[The article] reproduces a letter from Herschel to the late Dr. Unwin describing his invention of the Venturi Meter. The letter is dated June 5, 1888, and addressed from the hydraulic engineer's office of the Holyoke Water Power Co., Mass. In his letter, Herschel says he tested a one-inch Venturi Meter, under 210 ft. head: 'I am now satisfied that here is a new and pregnant principle to be applied to the art of gauging fluids, inclusive of fluids such as compressed air, illuminating or fuel gases, steam, etc. Further, that the shape of the meter should be trumpet-shaped in both directions; such a meter will measure volumes flowing in either direction, which in certain localities becomes a useful attribute...'».
«The Public Humanist». The Valley Advocate. 1 de junio de 2009. Archivado desde el original el 29 de octubre de 2014. Consultado el 31 de octubre de 2012.
«The Public Humanist». The Valley Advocate. 1 de junio de 2009. Archivado desde el original el 29 de octubre de 2014. Consultado el 31 de octubre de 2012.
