The Only Game In Town: A Selection from the Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
Title
The Only Game In Town: A Selection from the 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.)
Source
<a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00590.xml">See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records</a>
Date
1900-1988
Rights
Permission to publish from the Fries Textile Plant Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
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: Fries Textile Plant Records, Ms1989-039, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Collection Tree
- Regional History and the Appalachian South
- The Only Game In Town: A Selection from the Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
