Textile factories -- History -- Sources. -- Southern States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alester Furman Company Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0163
Scope and Content Note
The records from the Alester G. Furman Company consist of files documenting the sale of real estate, primarily residential housing, by textile manufacturing companies during 1945-1970. The Furman Company served as the broker for the sale of real estate which, with respect to the residential housing, in most cases was sold to the mill workers. Furman handled the loan applications, insurance, and all other matters related to the sale. The textile manufacturers involved in these sales had their...
Dates:
1910 - 1977
Dan River - Woodside Mill Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0101
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of records relating to Woodside Mills of Greenville, South Carolina, and records from other mills acquired by Woodside Mills from 1908 to 1959.
Dates:
1903 - 1971
David G. Sherer Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Mss-0098
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a four volume engineering appraisal. The first volume consists of two overall summaries (net quick and physical assets; average net earnings or operating income during preceding ten years capitalized at ten percent), a comparison of the two summaries, and four appendices. The next three volumes are appraisals of Erwin, Springs, and Thomaston mill groups. Each volume contains a group summary; summaries for each plant or pair of plants; and the appraisal, which is...
Dates:
1928