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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 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.
Letter Soliciting Support for an Amendment Limiting the Work of Women and Children (Ms1989-039)
A letter asking the mill to support an amendement that would change the way the work of women and children was limited in Virginia.
Letter About Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
Letter Confirming Mill-Provided Utilities, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
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.
Employee Sick Note, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.
Bobbin Winder (Ms1989-039)
An image of a bobbin winding machine sent to the Fries mill.
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 About a Suspected Murderer, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter asking about a man detained in Atlanta who was possibly wanted for murder in 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Fries, thanking the mill superintendent for sending updates about operations. Includes and example of the…
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.
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.
A Letter Firing a Doctor (Ms1989-039)
A letter to Dr. Wilmer Hodgson asking him to resign as mill doctor for Fries.
A Letter About Changing Mill Personnel, 1904 (Ms1989-039)
A letter about a personnel change within the Fries Textile Mill.
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.
A Letter to Washington Mills about Fabric Samples (Ms1989-039)
A letter from Mrs. Jack Epps asking for fabric samples to match her new wallpaper.
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.
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.
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 laws in Maryland prevented her children from working.
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.
Bulletin Board Poster (Ms1989-039)
A suggested template about workplace safety, sent to the Fries Textile Plant.
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 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.
Plat of Mill Site (Ms1989-039)
A map showing the intended layout for the mill.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Deed for land between Washington Mills Company and Dwight C. Funk, 1960 (Ms1989-039)
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.
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 an order for school supplies, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a school supply company confirming an order of tablet arm chairs.
Letter about Civitan Sportsmanship Award, 1956 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mill president congratulating Fries High School students on their athletic accomplishments
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.
Redecorating the Fries YMCA, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
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.
Redecorating the Fries YMCA, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
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.
Redecorating the Ladies' Lounge in the Fries YMCA, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
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.
Oral History with Megan Nguyen, March 16, 2016 (Ms2015-007)
Megan Nguyen is a Queer Vietnamese American originally from Northern Virginia. They attended Virginia Tech from 2012 to 2016 and studied Biology. They found the LGBTA, now HokiePRIDE, early during their time at Virginia Tech. They were involved in…
VT Stories Oral History with Jim Hatch, March, 7, 2019 (Ms2016-015)
Jim Hatch went to Lynchburg College as an undergraduate, majoring in management. Upon graduating, he attended Virginia Tech for a Master’s of Accounting and graduated in 1972. Afterwards, he began working as a public accountant and remained active in…
