[Testimony of Sarah Nations] |
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Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
Document Type: |
Testimony |
Unique ID: |
ms004-002 |
Description: |
A witness for the union, spooler Sarah Nations discusses wages, company housing, and fines at the Mills. |
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[Testimony of Lina McFarland] |
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Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
Document Type: |
Testimony |
Unique ID: |
ms004-004 |
Description: |
A witness for the union, spinner Lina McFarland discusses starting to work at the Mills at age eleven, her lack of eduction, and working conditions in the Mills. |
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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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[Testimony of H. P. Meikleham] |
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Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
Document Type: |
Testimony |
Unique ID: |
ms004-021 |
Description: |
A witness for the Mill, H. P. Meikleham of the Massachusetts Mills in Georgia discusses living conditions in the mill villages operated by his company, and the differences between textile mills in the North and the South. Page 6 is missing in the original document. |
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[Testimony of Gordon A. Johnstone] |
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Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
Document Type: |
Testimony |
Unique ID: |
ms004-023 |
Description: |
A witness for the Mill, Gordon A. Johnstone, General Manager of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, discusses the physical condition of the Mill, Fulton Bag employment policies, operatives employed by the Mill to spy on union activities, and conditions in the mill village. Pages 9 and 15 are missing from the original document. |
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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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[Draft of statement on hours] |
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Date: |
ca. 1915 |
Document Type: |
Draft |
Unique ID: |
ms004-057 |
Description: |
In this statement, the company claims that working hours have been 60 hours per week since January 1, 1912. |
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[Draft of statement on savings] |
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Date: |
ca. 1915 |
Document Type: |
Draft |
Unique ID: |
ms004-058 |
Description: |
In this report, the company describes its encouragement of employees to save money, and cites a specific example of a pair of weavers, S. J. Jenkins and his wife. |
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[Draft of statement on education] |
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Date: |
ca. 1915 |
Document Type: |
Draft |
Unique ID: |
ms004-059 |
Description: |
In this statement, the company describes its policies regarding the education of the workers employed by the Mill. |
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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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"Relations between Employers and Operatives" |
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Date: |
1914 April 02 |
Document Type: |
Article |
Unique ID: |
ms004-074 |
Description: |
In this editorial, the Southern Textile Bulletin claims that "the present scale of wages in the Southern cotton mills is as high as manufacturing conditions will permit and that they are enough to provide good living conditions for the operatives." |
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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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"Memo of Discussion Held with Mr. McWade and Mr. Colpoys" |
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Date: |
1914 November 27 |
Document Type: |
Memo |
Unique ID: |
ms004-117 |
Description: |
This memo describes the policies of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, including contract employment, fine, wages, sanitary conditions, and welfare work. |
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"Report of Operative #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 03 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-160 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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"Report of Operative #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 05 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-161 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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"Report of Operative #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 12 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-162 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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"Report of Operative #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 14 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-163 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. He also tells of his attempts to infiltrate the Union. |
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"Report of Operative #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 19 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-164 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1914 November 06 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-167 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1914 December 15 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-172 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill, including an injury to an employee. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1914 December 20 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-173 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill. |
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[Report of Operative #16] |
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Date: |
1916 March 26 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-193 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes a new newsletter created by the Federation of Trades, as wll as working conditions in the Mill. |
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Letter from Operative #741B, Sherman Service, to F. H. Neely, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills |
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Date: |
1918 September 06 |
Document Type: |
Letter |
Unique ID: |
ms004-207 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, and working conditions in the Mill. |
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[Report of Operative #52] |
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Date: |
1918 August 24 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-208 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, their attitudes toward World War I, and working conditions in the Mill. |
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[Report of Operative #52] |
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Date: |
1918 September 20 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-210 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, their attitudes toward World War I, and working conditions in the Mill. |
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[Report of Operative #316] |
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Date: |
1920 January 23 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-219 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and working conditions in the mill. |
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[Report of Operative #316] |
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Date: |
1920 February 23 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-220 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and working conditions in the mill. |
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[Report of Operative #316] |
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Date: |
1919 May 21 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-246 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and working conditions in the Mill. |
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