Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)

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Title

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.)

Date

1900-1988

Rights

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

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: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Fries Textile Plant Records, Ms1989-039, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Collection Items

Zero Defects Award Presentation
Homer Lineberry (Shift Manager, Winding 2nd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation), Betty Akers (Zero Defects Achievment Award Winner), Hobert Akers (Husband), Lisa and Sherri Akers (Daughters), H. D. Kingsmore (President,…

Award Winner
Fries Textile Co. Employee Award presentation, the Whis Farmer Family with John Belvins in the foreground

Award Presentation
Charles Hill and Harold Funk present Betty Turner with a clock

Zero Defects Award Presentation
Gene Taylor (Shift Manager, Carding 3rd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Raymond Sapp (Award Winner)

Zero Defects Award Presentation
Early Doss (Shift Manager, Weaving, 1st Shift), Ralph Vaughan (Award Winner), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Rose Vaughan (Mother of Ralph), Jack Bowman (Weaving Mill Manager)

Group Photo
Walter Johnson, Jack Bowman, Reuben Bond, James Gray, and Al Barnhill

Plaque Presentation
Walter Johnson and Bill Barker present a plaque to an employee

Group Photo
L-R: Jimmy Burnett, Harold Funk Tommy Rutheford, Tom Pue

Group IV Safety Commission
B, R: Kirb. F, L-R: George Stuart, "Hetty" Alice Pearman, Funk

An Employee Conversation
Calvert Willie, middle

25 year service award
Tom Hill and Phipps Moore

15 year service award
Tom Hill and Gladys Pollard

Flu Shot
Vina Taylor administers a flu shot to a woman

Flu Shot
Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Flu Shot
Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Lunch Line
Betty Thornton, Betty Sexton, Lela Funk, Ruth Reever, and Kate Byrd

Ethel Walker receives 35 year service award
Ethel Walker 35 year service award, presented by Walter Johnson

Jackie Sharp
Jackie Sharp in a field with many others in front of a helicopter

Jackie Sharp
Jackie Sharp in a field with a man

Jackie Sharp and Glenda Lyons
Jackie Sharp and Glenda Lyons standing in front of a Christmas tree

A New Baby
Sena and Harold Funk with a newborn baby

Adeline Shupe
Adeline Shupe is shown something by a man

Lunch Line
4th from the back: Boyd "Mac" Tsom

Group Photo
Back, left to right: Gilbert Lawson, unknown, unknown, Walter Johnson. F, M: Robert Blaine Wright

Hobart Lane receiving award
Hobart Lane, right

Reuben Bond and Farmer
Three men stand together, facing the camera, in front of textile machinery.

Award Presentation
Reuben Bond presents a prize to an employee

Nancy Reed
Nancy Reed in front of a calendar

Phipps Moore
A textile mill employee stands between two other men, whose heads have been cut out of the picture.

Catrina Davis Shupe
A headshot of a Fries Mill employee

Sheila Young Holding  Baby
A Fries Mill employee holds a baby.

Jessie Jenkins and Johnny Pearman
Jessie Jenkins stands behind a seated Johnny Pearman.

Flu Shot
Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Group Photo
Wanda Buttons, Tom Hill, Helen Beamer, and Jerry Moore
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