| "Application for a Situation with Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills [for F. W. Lake]" |
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| Date: |
1918 April 12 |
| Document Type: |
Application |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-254 |
| Description: |
This document provides an example of the employment application used by Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. |
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| "General Conditions Surrounding St. Louis Labor Trouble" |
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| Date: |
1918 April 18 |
| Document Type: |
Report |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-252 |
| Description: |
This report describes labor disputes with management at the St. Louis branch of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. |
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| Letter from A.J.M. to Oscar Elsas |
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| Date: |
1921 August 07 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-230 |
| Description: |
In this letter, an operative informs Oscar Elsas that operative #259 has been lying about reports of secret meetings and has a "vindictive and foul mind." The author reccommends that #259's services been discontinued. |
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| Letter from Charles E. White to Oscar Elsas |
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| Date: |
1919 May 27 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-249 |
| Description: |
In this letter Charles White updates Oscar Elsas on mill operations in St. Louis. |
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| Letter from Charles E. White to Oscar Elsas |
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| Date: |
1919 May 21 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-247 |
| Description: |
In this letter Charles White updates Oscar Elsas on mill operations in St. Louis. |
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| Letter from F. W. Stockmar, Railway Audit and Inspection Company to Charles E. White, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills |
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| Date: |
1921 April 21 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-250 |
| Description: |
In this letter, F. W. Stockmar informs C. W. White of a new detective agency and assures him that the Railway Audit and Inspection Company wants to keep working with Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. |
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| Letter from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills to James S. Alexander, National Bank of Commerce |
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| Date: |
1914 July 03 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-120 |
| Description: |
In this letter, the management of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills attempts to persuade Atlanta's business community leaders that the Men and Religion Movement's leaders are acting in a way detrimental towards local business and industry. |
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| Letter from Harry Preston, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Oscar Elsas |
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| Date: |
1920 January 08 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-221 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Harry Preston informs Oscar Elsas of the availabilty of Isaac L. Jones (#396), an African-American operative, who can work as a laborer in the Mill. |
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| Letter from Jacob Elsas to James R. Gray, The Atlanta Journal |
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| Date: |
1914 August 07 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-118 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Jacob Elsas complains that paid advertisements run in the Atlanta Journal have been unfair and biased against Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in favor of the strikers. |
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| Letter from John W. Weccard, American Detective Service Company, to G. A. Johnstone, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills |
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| Date: |
1918 June 11 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-205 |
| Description: |
In this letter, John W. Weccard details charges for the services of various operatives in the Mill. |
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| Letter from Louis J. Elsas to C. B. Wilmer |
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| Date: |
1914 July 11 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-122 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Louis J. Elsas defends his brother Oscar Elsas' decision not to meet with C. J. Wilmer, due to articles published by Wilmer which were unfavorable to the company. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Charles E. White |
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| Date: |
1919 May 23 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-248 |
| Description: |
In this letter Oscar Elsas warns Charles E. White not to uncover an operative working in the St. Louis mill. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to F. A. Weiss, Wolston Manufacturing Company |
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| Date: |
1915 April 23 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-106 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas warns F. A. Weiss of the Wolston Manufacturing Company that labor leader Sara Conboy is planning to exchanged strikers between the on-going strikes at the two companies. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to H. P. Meikleham, Massachusetts Mills in Georgia |
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| Date: |
1915 May 14 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-110 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas discusses strategies for speaking at an annual meeting of Georgia textile mill owners. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Harry Preston, Railway Audit and Inspection Company |
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| Date: |
1920 January 16 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-222 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas informs Harry Preston of his acceptance of employment of Isaac L. Jones (#396), an African-American operative, who will work as a laborer in the Mill. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to John Y. Phillips |
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| Date: |
1915 May 01 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-108 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas assures a customer that the Mill is not affected by the strike, and is running at full capacity. The collection contains many such letters to different types of customers. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Richard Sloss |
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| Date: |
1915 March 18 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-066 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas attempts to persuade Judge Richard Sloss that the hearings held by the Commission on Industrial Relations not be swayed by public prejudice due the the Leo Franks case or misrepresentation of facts by labor organizers. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Victor Elsas |
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| Date: |
1920 September 07 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-242 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas reminds his brother Victor Elsas not to discuss matters reagrding mill operatives with local agents. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Victor Elsas |
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| Date: |
1920 August 06 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-243 |
| Description: |
IIn this letter, Oscar Elsas reminds his brother Victor Elsas of a new operative that will work as a machinist in the New Orleans mill. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Walter Drew, National Erectors' Association |
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| Date: |
1915 July 07 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-112 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas questions the impartiality of the interviewer, A. M. Daly, in the investigation of the textile industry by the Commission on Industrial Relations. |
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| Letter from Oscar Elsas to Walter Drew, National Erectors' Association |
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| Date: |
1915 June 30 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-111 |
| Description: |
This letter details negotiations between Oscar Elsas and a person named Massey to purchase copies of strikers' testimonies. |
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| Letter from Thomas S. Florence, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, to T. Grady Head, State Revenue Comissioner |
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| Date: |
1938 July 06 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-256 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Thomas S. Florence asks the Georgia State Revenue Commissioner for his support in the removal of a liquor store near the mill village. |
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| Letter from Victor Elsas to Oscar Elsas |
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| Date: |
1920 September 03 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-241 |
| Description: |
In this letter, Victor Elsas tells his brother Oscar Elsas that a new operative will be hired to work undercover as a machinist. |
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| [Notes on witnesses] |
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| Date: |
ca. 1915 |
| Document Type: |
Notes |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-062 |
| Description: |
This list contains the names of the witnesses who will testify before the Commission of Industrial Relations as well as summaries of their testimonies. |
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| "Notices Given June 8/14" |
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| Date: |
1914 June 08 |
| Document Type: |
Notes |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-050 |
| Description: |
These notes list workers who quit the Mill on June 8, 1914. |
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| [Operative notes] |
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| Date: |
1914 June 03 |
| Document Type: |
Notes |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-047 |
| Description: |
These notes record the lyrics of songs about the Mills and its management, sung to "John Brown's Body" and "How Dry I Am." |
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| "Report from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta GA" |
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| Date: |
ca. 1915 |
| Document Type: |
Report |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-063 |
| Description: |
This report describes working conditions at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, including stastics, hours of operation, pay, benefits, and contract terms. NOTE: This item is a large sheet of paper. It has been scanned in quarters. The last page is slightly cropped at the top, due to the folds of the original pages. |
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| [Report of Operative #185] |
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| Date: |
1918 April 23 |
| Document Type: |
Report |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-202 |
| Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers, and makes suggestions as to how the Mill might work more efficiently. |
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| "Report of Operative #713" |
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| Date: |
1918 December 31 |
| Document Type: |
Report |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-211 |
| Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on a suspected theft from the Mill by a worker. In a handwritten note on the letter, Mill management suggests that guards stop the worker on his way out of the Mill and examine him. |
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| [Statement on strikes at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in Altanta, Georgia] |
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| Date: |
1914 December 15 |
| Document Type: |
Statement |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-090 |
| Description: |
In this statement, the management of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills defends itself against allegations of the strikers in the areas of fines, wages, sanitary conditions, welfare work, kindergarden, and the tent colony. |
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| [Summons for Oscar Elsas to appear before the Commission on Industrial Relations] |
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| Date: |
1915 March 15 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-064 |
| Description: |
This summons requests Oscar Elsas to testify before the Commission on Industrial Relations on March 22, 1915. |
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| [Testimony of E. H. Rogers] |
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| Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
| Document Type: |
Testimony |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-024 |
| Description: |
A witness for the Mill, E. H. Rogers, Superintendent of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, discusses working conditions in the Mill, labor organization, and employment policies of the Mill. |
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| [Testimony of Oscar Elsas] |
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| Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
| Document Type: |
Testimony |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-026 |
| Description: |
A witness for the Mill, Oscar Elsas, President of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, discusses the value of the company, employment policies of the Mill, employee savings accounts, negotiations with labor leaders, wages, and strikes at the Mill. |
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| [Testimony of P. A. Smith] |
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| Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
| Document Type: |
Testimony |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-025 |
| Description: |
A witness for the Mill, P. A. Smith, Overseer of Spinning of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, discusses employment policies of the Mill. |
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| [Testimony of Rufus Odell] |
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| Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
| Document Type: |
Testimony |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-006 |
| Description: |
A witness for the union, special officer of the Local Rufus Odell discusses previous strikes at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, his experiences with Mill management, employment contracts, living conditions in the tent colony, and fines imposed on workers by the Mill. |
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| "The Mote in Your Neighbor's Eyes, the Beam in Your Own" |
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| Date: |
ca. 1915 |
| Document Type: |
Draft |
| Unique ID: |
ms004-065 |
| Description: |
In this statement, the management of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills defends the companies against what it sees as unjust attacks upon it by the Men and Religion Movement. |
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