The papers contain information about card settings for Riverdale Mills in Enoree, South Carolina and machine settings with sample cloth for the Chadwick-Hoskins Co. Plant #4 in Charlotte.
Robert Richardson Coker had a distinguished career as a leader in agriculture and business and served as a life trustee of Clemson University. The correspondence, memos, minutes, newspaper clippings and other materials relate to his participation as a member of the Board of Trustees and various matters that came to its attention.
The collection consists of two style books, 1949-1951, which contain technical information on various textile styles, such as weight and warp, and lists concerning both Ottaray Textiles and Haynsworth Mills; a record book of the receipts and expenditures of the Woodside Mills foundation for the period 1951-1974; and a notebook of executive position descriptions classified and evaluated by Hay Associates for Dan River, Inc., 1971-1977.