"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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"Average Weekly Earnings of Some Family Groups" |
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Date: |
ca. 1915 |
Document Type: |
Notes |
Unique ID: |
ms004-053 |
Description: |
This document details the average weekly earnings of families employeed by Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. |
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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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[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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[Excerpt of a petition for police protection from strikers by employees of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills] |
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Date: |
ca. 1914 |
Document Type: |
Petition |
Unique ID: |
ms004-114 |
Description: |
In this petition, workers from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills ask the Atlanta police for more protection, claiming they are being disturbed and harrassed by strikers. Original item has 24 pages. Only the first page has been scanned. |
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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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Letter from Oscar Elsas to Robert H. Wright |
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Date: |
1914 January 25 |
Document Type: |
Letter |
Unique ID: |
ms004-094 |
Description: |
In this letter, Oscar Elsas replys to Robert H. Wright's apology for his involvement in the strike and his request for his job back. |
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"List of Foreign-Born People Working with Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta, GA" |
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Date: |
[1917] |
Document Type: |
Census |
Unique ID: |
ms004-251 |
Description: |
This report lists all foreign-born employees of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Atlanta at the time of World War I. |
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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 #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills" |
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Date: |
1916 September 09 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-196 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers and labor organizers. |
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"Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills" |
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Date: |
1916 September 10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-197 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers. |
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"Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills" |
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Date: |
1916 September 12 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-199 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers and labor organizers. |
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"Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills" |
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Date: |
1916 August 22 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-195 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers. |
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"Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills" |
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Date: |
1916 September 11 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-198 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers and labor organizers. |
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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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[Operative notes] |
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Date: |
1914 May 29 |
Document Type: |
Notes |
Unique ID: |
ms004-046 |
Description: |
The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills hired several agents to spy on the activities of strike organizers and workers in the Mill. These notes concern an incident where shots were fired on Carroll Street but no fighting occurred, as well as the activities of female strikers. |
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[Operative notes] |
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Date: |
1914 June 14 |
Document Type: |
Notes |
Unique ID: |
ms004-043 |
Description: |
The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills hired several agents to spy on the activities of strike organizers and workers in the Mill. These notes concern threats to non-striking workers and female strikers. |
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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 #115" |
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Date: |
1914 July 05 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-143 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative reports a talk with a striking loom-fixer and his dissatisfaction with the "bums" taking advantage of the strike, and that the leaders were "running things to suit themselves". Labor leaders Ola Delight Smith and Charles A. Miles are attempting to stop this sort of talk , and the operative must use discretion in speaking about it. |
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"Report of Operative #115" |
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Date: |
1914 September 08 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-147 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes low spirits in the strikers' tent colony. |
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"Report of Operative #115" |
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Date: |
1914 September 17 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-149 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes continuing low spirits in the strikers' tent colony and states that he has been circulating a petition asking for relief of conditions in the tent colony to be presented to the strike leaders. |
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"Report of Operative #115" |
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Date: |
1914 September 09 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-148 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes continuing low spirits in the strikers' tent colony. |
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"Report of Operative #115" |
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Date: |
1914 June 27 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-142 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes speeches given by Marion M. Jackson, Secretary Miller, William E. Flemming, Ola Delight Smith, and Conboy. He also reports on unrest amoung legitimate workers regarding "bums" and "hangers-on." |
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[Report of Operative #16] |
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Date: |
1915 June 25 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-188 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the construction of an effigy of Georgia Governor John M. Slaton, and strikers' plans to burn it in Inman Park. |
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[Report of Operative #18] |
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Date: |
1919 November 09 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-216 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, particularly of alcohol use in the mill village. |
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[Report of Operative #18] |
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Date: |
1919 October 13 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-215 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, particularly of alcohol use in the mill village. |
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[Report of Operative #185] |
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Date: |
1918 May 15 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-203 |
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 #226" |
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Date: |
1919 July 13 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-214 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers, and living conditions in the mill village. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 August 23 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-226 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations, including a cut in the help's pay. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 August 22 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-225 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 August 07 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-223 |
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 #251] |
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Date: |
1921 August 29 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-227 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations, including loom operation. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 October 17 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-229 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and race relations in the Mill. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 September 10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-228 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations, including loom operation. |
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[Report of Operative #251] |
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Date: |
1921 August 10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-224 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations. |
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[Report of Operative #259] |
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Date: |
1919 November 13 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-217 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mills describes the activities of mill workers. |
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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: |
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 January 06 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-264 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations. |
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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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[Report of Operative #316] |
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Date: |
1920 January 05 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-218 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and mill operations. |
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[Report of Operative #331] |
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Date: |
1922 August 16 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-232 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers. |
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[Report of Operative #360] |
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Date: |
1918 September 10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-245 |
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 #429] |
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Date: |
1916 September 26 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-200 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative describes the activities of mill workers and bosses, and details his attempts to get close to labor leader William Flemming. |
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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 October 30 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-166 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the actions and attitudes of other mill workers towards the strike. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1914 November 13 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-168 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the actions and attitudes of other mill workers towards the strike. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1914 December 06 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-171 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and labor leaders Charles A Miles, Ola Delight Smith, and Sara Conboy. |
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"Report of Operative #457" |
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Date: |
1915 January 14 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-174 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and strikers. |
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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 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 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 #470" |
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Date: |
1914 August 01 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-159 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of other mill workers and on conditions in the Mill and mill village. |
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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 #52] |
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Date: |
1918 August 28 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-209 |
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 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 #556" |
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Date: |
1919 March 10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-213 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers. |
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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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"Report of Operative #798" |
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Date: |
1919 February 15 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-212 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the activities of mill workers. |
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[Report of Operative G.J.M.] |
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Date: |
1914 July 15 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-154 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the actions and attitudes of other mill workers towards the strike. |
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"Report of Operative G.J.M." |
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Date: |
1914 July 03 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-153 |
Description: |
In this report, an operative working in the Mill reports on the actions and attitudes of other mill workers towards the strike. |
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[Report of Operatives #259, #249, and #18] |
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Date: |
1918 November 07-10 |
Document Type: |
Report |
Unique ID: |
ms004-255 |
Description: |
In this report, operatives describe alcohol smuggling activities among mill workers. |
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"Reward!" |
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Date: |
ca. 1914 |
Document Type: |
Flyer |
Unique ID: |
ms004-054 |
Description: |
The flyer offers a one hundred dollar reward for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for assaulting Howard Sims, a Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills worker. |
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"Statement by Melvin Manus" |
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Date: |
1914 May 23 |
Document Type: |
Statement |
Unique ID: |
ms004-037 |
Description: |
In his statement, Melvin Manus details various intimidation methods used by the strikers. He and his whife overheard C. A. Henson and the Williams family, who were strikers, say that "if the balance of the help did not all come out of the Mill they were bound to get a whipping." He states a crowd of strikers and railroad workers threatened that "all houses which the Company had caused to be vacated by those taking part in the strike would be burned." He was also told that Harris Gober had said that if he and his wife did not join the strike, Gober would stop their groceries. |
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"Strikers' Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1" |
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Date: |
1914 July 18 |
Document Type: |
Newsletter |
Unique ID: |
ms004-083 |
Description: |
In this propaganda newsletter, the Atlanta Federation of Trades describes the living and working conditions of the mill workers during the strike. |
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[Testimony of George Medlock] |
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Date: |
[1915 March 17-27] |
Document Type: |
Testimony |
Unique ID: |
ms004-003 |
Description: |
A witness for the union, spinner George Medlock discusses being injuried on the job and forfeiting his pay while he was unable to work. |
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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 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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