Clifton Manufacturing Company kept detailed records of incoming and outgoing correspondence during the life of the company. This series is divided into five sub-series: Administration; Administration and Mill Villages; Agents; Associations; and Companies Doing Business with Clifton Manufacturing Company. The bulk of this series is in the Agents subseries and Companies Doing Business subseries.

The Administration subseries has inclusive dates of 1883-1965 with the bulk of the records between 1920- 195 5. These records include material relating to correspondence with the company's administration and selective personnel and businesses. Also included are volumes of various letters and receipts.

The Administration and Mill Villages subseries has inclusive dates of 1947- 1963 with the bulk of the records between 1950-1963. These records include material dealing with the company's involvement in the life of the mill villages, including church, yard and garden contests, as well as safety contests.

The Agents subseries has inclusive dates of 1883-1953 with the bulk of the records between 1913-1939. Agents were used by the textile mills to sell products to national and international markets and the agents received a commission. The three agents used most between 1883-1952 were Joshua L. Baily and Company (1898- 1924); Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company (1920-1933); and Southeastern Cottons, Inc. (1933-1952). The records include correspondence (incoming and outgoing), shipping receipts, invoices of exports and weekly production reports. Also included are records concerning the liquidation of Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company and the formation of Southeastern Cottons, Inc.

The Associations subseries has inclusive dates of 1913-1964 with the bulk of the records between 1913-1937. These records include material relating to textile organizations to which the administration of Clifton Mills belonged, local and national organizations relating to business and research, and state and federal organizations and departments.

The last and largest subseries is "Companies Doing Business with Clifton Manufacturing Company." This subseries has inclusive dates of 1880-1962 with bulk dates between 1910-1958. Clifton Manufacturing Company did business with a wide variety of companies over their ninety-year history. The files on many companies only cover a few years, but others like Barber-Colman Company, Draper Corporation, General Electric Company, Railway Supply and Manufacturing Company and Saco-Lowell Shops did business for many years with Clifton Manufacturing Company. The companies are in alphabetical order with the category "various companies" listed at the end of the container list, followed by volumes of correspondence for various companies.