Redecorating the Ladies' Lounge in the Fries YMCA, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
Interior decoration rendering
Young Men's Christian associations
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
The Fries Textile Mill oversaw the local YMCA as well, including the interior design of the building. Here, we see plans for redecorating the public spaces, dated May 24th, 1949.
Fries Textile Plant (Fries, Va.)
See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records
Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Pamphlets
Redecorating the Fries YMCA, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
Report of delinquent medication accounts, 1958 (Ms1989-039)
Health
Correspondence
A letter from a pharmacist in Galax, VA, reporting on unpayed accounts of mill employees for prescription drugs.
Richardson, Charles
Letter about Civitan Sportsmanship Award, 1956 (Ms1989-039)
School sports
A letter from the mill president congratulating Fries High School students on their athletic accomplishments
Spaugh, R.A.
Letter about an order for school supplies, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
High schools--Furniture, equipment, etc
A letter from a school supply company confirming an order of tablet arm chairs.
Allison, Mildred
Letter requesting jail maintenance, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
Jails--Management
A letter from the mayor of Fries requesting that the mill administration make some repairs to the town jail.
Sutherland, M.B.
Deed for land between Washington Mills Company and Dwight C. Funk, 1960 (Ms1989-039)
Land titles
Grayson County (Va.)
A copy of the deed registering the sale of a piece of land by Dwight C. Funk to the Washington Mills Company on May 31, 1960.
Deeds
Activity Report for Fries YMCA, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A summary of participation in activities offered by the Fries YMCA from November 25th- December 20th, 1936.
Elkins, Mildred
Reports
Financial Report for the Fries Department Store, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
Department stores
A summary of income from the department store in Fries, Va, 1936.
Hydrographic Survey of Mill Pond on New River for Washington Mills Fries, VA, 1922 (Ms1989-039)
Blueprints
A map showing the water depth of the mill pond for the Fries Textile Plant.
Wright, L.C.
Maps
Map of Properties in Boundary Conveyed to Washington Mills, 1901 (Ms1989-039)
A map showing plots of land aquired by the Washington Mills Company to build the Fries Textile Mill and the Town of Fries as of 1901.
Pence, Frank A.
1901
Map of Properties in Boundary Conveyed to Washington Mills Company, 1901-1948 (Ms1989-039)
A map showing plots of land aquired by the Washington Mills Company to build the Fries Textile Mill and the Town of Fries as of 1948.
Winter, H.D.
A map showing the intended layout for the mill.
Makepeace, C.R.
N.D.
Letter to Mr. Sharp about Home Economics Cottage, 1940 (Ms1989-039)
High school principals
A letter from the principal of the high school informing the mill adminstration that a tank in the Home Economics Cottage had begun to leak.
Garrison, A.L.
Letter to Mr. Webb about Cleaning Supplies, 1940 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the principal of the high school asking for scrap cloth to clean the school.
Accidents--Prevention
A suggested template about workplace safety, sent to the Fries Textile Plant.
Elliott Industrial Bulletin Board Displays
Advertisements
Letter to Mr. C.H. Long about Shear Pins, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
Engineering
Textile factories
A letter from a mechanical engineer at Virginia Tech explaining the required dimensions of a part for the mill.
Clower, James I.
List of Repairs to High School, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
School buildings
Fries School Board
A Letter to Mr. A.M. Farley Requesting a Job at the Fries Textile Mill, 1907 (Ms1939-039)
Textile workers
Child labor
A letter from Mrs. Patsie Pruitt asking for her job back at the mill. She had moved to Maryland, but wanted to go back to Fries because child labor laws in Maryland prevented her children from working.
Pruitt, Patsie
A Letter to Washington Mills About Coming to Fries, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from Haywood Haynes informing the mill that he and his family would be coming to work at the mill, with information about his family and their housing needs.
Haynes, Haywood
A Letter to Washington Mills Company From a Potential Company Doctor, 1942 (Ms1989-039)
Occupational physicians
A letter from Herbert Neisser, MD, inquiring about a position at the mill.
Neisser, Herbert H.
A Letter to Washington Mills Company About Used Bags (Ms1989-039)
World War II
A letter from the Werthan Bag Corporation asking the mill to resell their empty bags to help with the war effort.
Werthan Bag Corporation
A Letter to Washington Mills about Fabric Samples (Ms1989-039)
Interior decoration
A letter from Mrs. Jack Epps asking for fabric samples to match her new wallpaper.
Epps, Mrs. Jack
A Letter About the Flu Epidemic, 1918 (Ms1989-039)
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
A letter from a doctor at the University of Virginia who came to Fries to help tend flu victims.
Cox, John C.
A Letter About Changing Mill Personnel, 1904 (Ms1989-039)
A letter about a personnel change within the Fries Textile Mill.
Washington Mills Company
A letter to Dr. Wilmer Hodgson asking him to resign as mill doctor for Fries.
A Letter Inquiring About Jobs for Formerly Jailed People, 1905 (Ms 1989-039)
Jails
A letter to the mill superintendant asking about jobs for men being released from jail.
Parsons, J.M.
A Letter to a Poacher, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
A letter to a former mill employee accusing him of trying to convince his former coworkers at the mill to quit and join him at his new company.
Ruffin, W.C.
Message from the Company President, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
Textile industry
A short missive from the president of Wachovia Loan and Trust Company and the founder and president of Washington Mills Company, Col. Francis H. Fries, thanking the mill superintendent for sending updates about operations. Includes and example of the founder's signature.
Fries, Francis H.
Notice of Employee Transfer, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
A letter introducing a new mill employee, sent to the Fries Mill from another mill owned by the Washington Mills Company.
Letter About Poached Employees (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the treasurer of the Washignton Mills Company inquiring about several employees wh had quit their jobs in North Carolina in order to work at the mill in Fries.
A letter offering jobs and perks to a family in order to convince them to go work at the Fries mill.
Ferguson, F.C.
A Response to a Debt Collection Letter, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter responding to another company's attempts to collect on an alleged $2 debt.
Letter About a Suspected Murderer, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter asking about a man detained in Atlanta who was possibly wanted for murder in Fries.
Jennings, Henry
Letter Laying Out Plans for the Baptist Church, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
Baptist church buildings
A letter explaining plans to build a new Baptist Church on Main Street in Fries, Va.
Textile machinery
An image of a bobbin winding machine sent to the Fries mill.
Oswald Lever
Drawings
A note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.
Bryant, J.K.
Letter Inquiring About the Need for a Dentist in Fries, Va., 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent to the mayor of Fries asking about moving to town to set up shop as a dentist.
Brooks, B.L.
Letter Confirming Mill-Provided Utilities, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
Public utilities
A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
Wilson, R.T.
Letter About Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
Freeman, Allen W.
Letter Soliciting Support for an Amendment Limiting the Work of Women and Children (Ms1989-039)
Labor laws and legislation
A letter asking the mill to support an amendement that would change the way the work of women and children was limited in Virginia.
Conway, L.B. Jr.
Letter About an Employee Poacher, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter to responding to a telegram about a man potentially trying to convince mill employees to quit in order to work at another company.
Larfer, H.H.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
Eminent domain
Roads
A letter regarding some land given to the state in order to redo a state highway.
Thorp, John
Memo to Cease Knitting Operations at the Mill, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A memo sent to all departments notifying them that the Fries Mill would shut down knitting operations.
Robinson, James E. Jr.
Administrative records
Company towns
Building leases
The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.
Legal works
Letter to Expand the Grocery Store, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.
Bahnson, Agnew H. Sr.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Thorpe, John
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1936 (Ms1989-039)