Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
Dublin Core
Title
Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
Subject
Company towns
Grayson County (Va.)
Textile manufacturers
Textiles
Textile industry
Textile workers
Fries (Va.)
Description
This collection is a selection of materials from The Fries Textile Plant Records, which includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s. This exhibit was created as part of a project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Creator
Fries Textile Plant (Fries, Va.)
Date
1900-1988
Rights
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Language
English
Type
Administrative records
Correspondence
Deeds
Financial records
Reports
Identifier
Ms1989-039
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Fries Textile Plant Records, Ms1989-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Collection Items
Zero Defects Award Presentation
Homer Lineberry (Shift Manager, Winding 2nd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation), Betty Akers (Zero Defects Achievment Award Winner), Hobert Akers (Husband), Lisa and Sherri Akers (Daughters), H. D. Kingsmore (President,…
Award Winner
Fries Textile Co. Employee Award presentation, the Whis Farmer Family with John Belvins in the foreground
Zero Defects Award Presentation
Gene Taylor (Shift Manager, Carding 3rd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Raymond Sapp (Award Winner)
Zero Defects Award Presentation
Early Doss (Shift Manager, Weaving, 1st Shift), Ralph Vaughan (Award Winner), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Rose Vaughan (Mother of Ralph), Jack Bowman (Weaving Mill Manager)
![[Teresa] Faulkner](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/079a5fe6a3c86e1904e7ffaf99b9a28b.jpg "[Teresa] Faulkner")
Ethel Walker receives 35 year service award
Ethel Walker 35 year service award, presented by Walter Johnson
Group Photo
Back, left to right: Gilbert Lawson, unknown, unknown, Walter Johnson. F, M: Robert Blaine Wright
Phipps Moore
A textile mill employee stands between two other men, whose heads have been cut out of the picture.
Collection Tree
- Regional History and the Appalachian South
- Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)