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Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
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Message from the Company President, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
A short missive from the president of Wachovia Loan and Trust Company and the founder and president of Washington Mills Company, Col. Francis H.…
Letter Laying Out Plans for the Baptist Church, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter explaining plans to build a new Baptist Church on Main Street in Fries, Va.
Letter Granting an Easment for the Department of Highways, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
Records of a Fries Town Election, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A document from a electoral judge for the Town of Fries, Va.
Letter to Mr. Sharp about Home Economics Cottage, 1940 (Ms1989-039)
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Plat of Mill Site (Ms1989-039)
A map showing the intended layout for the mill.
Letter Accompanying the Y.M.C.A. Plat and Description, 1972 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent to a lawyer with the legal description and plat of the parcel of land on which the Y.M.C.A. building stands, requesting a deed be drawn…
A Letter to Washington Mills Company From a Potential Company Doctor, 1942 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from Herbert Neisser, MD, inquiring about a position at the mill.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Bobbin Winder (Ms1989-039)
An image of a bobbin winding machine sent to the Fries mill.
A Letter Inquiring About Jobs for Formerly Jailed People, 1905 (Ms 1989-039)
A letter to the mill superintendant asking about jobs for men being released from jail.
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.
A Letter to Mr. A.M. Farley Requesting a Job at the Fries Textile Mill, 1907 (Ms1939-039)
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…
Report of delinquent medication accounts, 1958 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a pharmacist in Galax, VA, reporting on unpayed accounts of mill employees for prescription drugs.
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.
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.
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…
Letter about Civitan Sportsmanship Award, 1956 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mill president congratulating Fries High School students on their athletic accomplishments
Deed for Plot of Land in Fries (Ms1989-039)
The deed of sale for a plot of land in Fries, Va. Sold by Wiley L. Roop to Washington Mills Company.
Letter requesting jail maintenance, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mayor of Fries requesting that the mill administration make some repairs to the town jail.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding some land given to the state in order to redo a state highway.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Virginia Department of Highways Right of Way Map and Deed, 1948 (Ms1989-039)
A map of the area set aside for the right-of-way for Highway 94.
Fries Mill Accounts Ledger, 1906 (Ms1989-039)
A page of an early ledger tracking the Fries Mill's expenditures.
A Letter About Changing Mill Personnel, 1904 (Ms1989-039)
A letter about a personnel change within the Fries Textile Mill.
A Letter Firing a Doctor (Ms1989-039)
A letter to Dr. Wilmer Hodgson asking him to resign as mill doctor for Fries.
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.
Grocery Store Lease, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.
Deed for Right-of-Way for Maintenance Road, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
Letter Confirming Land Cleanup, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mill Vice President and Mayor of Fries, allowing the Highway Department to clean up a specified piece of land.
Deed for Right-of-Way for Maintenance Road, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
Description of Land Parcels, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of several parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which The Washington Inn stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the post office, barber shop, beauty shop, and insurance agency…
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the bank stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Brick Store Building stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the parking lot stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which buildings and a floodwall stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the firehouse stood.
Description of a Land Parcel, 1972 (Ms1989-039)
A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Y.M.C.A. stood.
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