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Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
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Sketch and Description of Land Parcels, 1899 (Ms1989-039)
A handwritten sketch and description of the boundaries and past owners of a parcel of land to be acquired by the Washington Mills Company.
Description and Sketch of Land Acquired in Fries, 1899 (Ms1989-039)
A handwritten account of a parcel of land being sold to the Washington Mills Company, and a sketch of same.
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.
Contract for Sale of Land, 1902 (Ms1989-039)
A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.
A Letter About Changing Mill Personnel, 1904 (Ms1989-039)
A letter about a personnel change within the Fries Textile Mill.
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…
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 Offering Jobs (Ms1989-039)
A letter offering jobs and perks to a family in order to convince them to go work at the Fries mill.
A Letter Firing a Doctor (Ms1989-039)
A letter to Dr. Wilmer Hodgson asking him to resign as mill doctor for Fries.
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.
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.
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.
Fries Mill Accounts Ledger, 1906 (Ms1989-039)
A page of an early ledger tracking the Fries Mill's expenditures.
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…
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…
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.
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.
Time Book, 1909 (Ms1989-039)
Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording the hours worked by individual employees.
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.
Records of a Fries Town Election, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A document from a electoral judge for the Town of Fries, Va.
Letter Confirming Mill-Provided Utilities, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
Employee Sick Note, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.
Letter About Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
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.
Letter From a Nosy Neighbor, 1921 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a resident of Fries reporting their neighbor to the mill administration for perceived suspicious behavior.
A Letter About the Flu Epidemic, 1918 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a doctor at the University of Virginia who came to Fries to help tend flu victims.
Methodist Church Collection Ledger, 1921 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Methodist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Hydrographic Survey of Mill Pond on New River for Washington Mills Fries, VA, 1922 (Ms1989-039)
A map showing the water depth of the mill pond for the Fries Textile Plant.
Baptist Church Collection Ledger, 1924 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Baptist Church Collection Ledger, 1931 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Y.M.C.A. Membership Dues, 1932 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee's membership dues for the Fries, Va. Y.M.C.A., seperated by mill department.
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 About Land for Road Improvements, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Financial Report for the Fries Department Store, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A summary of income from the department store in Fries, Va, 1936.
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.
Housing Maintenance Records, 1936-1946 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.
Indemnity Bond, 1937 (Ms1989-039)
an indemnity bond between the First National Bank of Fries and the Washington Mills Company, to correct an error with their payroll.
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.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
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.
Letter to Mr. C.H. Long about Shear Pins, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a mechanical engineer at Virginia Tech explaining the required dimensions of a part for the mill.
Letter to Expand the Grocery Store, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.
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.
List of Repairs to High School, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
A Letter to Washington Mills Company About Used Bags (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the Werthan Bag Corporation asking the mill to resell their empty bags to help with the war effort.
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.
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