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Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills: Related materials collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS177

  • Staff Only

Abstract

This collection of news clippings and magazine articles contains general background and historical information on the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and the textile industry in the twentieth century.

Dates

  • 1897-1999 (bulk 1953-1996)
  • Majority of material found within 1953 - 1996

Creator

General Physical Description note

(one half-size document case)

Restrictions: Access

None.

Restrictions: Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

These records, mainly news clippings and magazine articles, are primarily composed of general and historical information on the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and on the textile industry as a whole, in Georgia and the rest of the Southern United States. Further subjects include biographical information on the Elsas family, the managers of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, as well as information on the Cabbagetown settlement around the mill. Some notes on Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills materials in other repositories is also included.

Additional Description

Administrative History of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills

Materials on the history and background of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills were apparently obtained by the Georgia Tech Archives staff after the 1985 acquisition of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills papers. Most of the materials were gathered during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

For a fuller history of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, see the finding aid for the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Records (MS004).

Arrangement

The materials are arranged into seven folders, by subject.

Location note

44F1

Other Finding Aids

A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.

Provenance

Accession number: 2006.130. The materials in this artificial collection were apparently obtained by former employees of the Georgia Tech Archives from a number of sources, to provide background information for researchers for the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills papers (MS004) and the Fulton Bag photographs (VAM004).

Location of Originals

Original inventories in folder 7 are housed in the Special Collections and Archives, Emory University.

Related Materials

In this repository, see also the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills records (MS004), the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills photographs (VAM004), and the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills architectural drawings (VAMD004). These finding aids include information on Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills collections in other repositories.

General Physical Description note

(one half-size document case)

Processing Information

Travis Hampton and Christine de Catanzaro processed these papers in October 2005.

Subjects

Related Name

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Inventory of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills: Related Materials Collection, 1897-1999 (bulk 1953-1996)
Subtitle
MS177
Status
Completed
Author
Travis Hampton and Christine de Catanzaro
Date
Copyright 2005
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/
Contact:
Library
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Atlanta 30332-0900 USA
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