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Size | 15.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 10000 items) |
Abstract | Pickett Cotton Mill was organized in High Point, N.C., in 1910. F. M. Pickett, majority stockholder and long-time High Point tobacco manufacturer, served as secretary-treasurer. Robert H. Walker served as president and auditor of the company. Along with Pickett, investors included J. B. Duke and R. J. Reynolds. The mill produced broad print cloths and other cotton goods. Records documenting the day-to-day activities of the business offices of the mill. Both expenses (for supplies, wages, machinery, insurance, etc.) and products are detailed in the company's routine correspondence, contracts, account ledgers, invoices, and other office files. A few volumes appear that predate the establishment of Pickett Cotton Mill; these probably relate to an earlier business of Pickett's, possibly involving tobacco. |
Creator | Pickett Cotton Mill (High Point, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Pickett Cotton Mill was organized in High Point, N.C., in 1910. F. M. Pickett, majority stockholder and long-time High Point tobacco manufacturer, served as secretary-treasurer. Robert H. Walker served as president and auditor of the company. Along with Pickett, investors included J. B. Duke and R. J. Reynolds. The mill produced broad print cloths and other cotton goods.
Back to TopRecords documenting the day-to-day activities of the business offices of the mill. Both expenses (for supplies, wages, machinery, insurance, etc.) and products are detailed in the company's routine correspondence, contracts, account ledgers, invoices, and other office files. A few volumes appear that predate the establishment of Pickett Cotton Mill; these probably relate to an earlier business of Pickett's, possibly involving tobacco.
Back to TopArrangement: by type.
Routine business correspondence. Correspondence relates to machinery, supplies, and other purchases of the mill; to the sale of the mill's textile products; to other dealings with suppliers and customers; and to other activities of the mill.
Folder 1 |
1910-1912 |
Folder 2-8
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8 |
1910-1913 |
Folder 9-15
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15 |
1910-1916 |
Folder 16-17
Folder 16Folder 17 |
1911 |
Folder 18-19
Folder 18Folder 19 |
1911-1912 |
Folder 20-28
Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28 |
1911-1913 |
Folder 29-36
Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36 |
1911-1914 |
Folder 37 |
1912-1916 |
Folder 38-43
Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43 |
1915-1918 |
Folder 44-48
Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48 |
1916-1918 |
Folder 49-66
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66 |
1918 |
Folder 67 |
1918-1919 |
Folder 68-93
Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93 |
1919 |
Folder 94 |
1919-1920 |
Folder 95-105
Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105 |
1920 |
Folder 106 |
1920-1932 |
Folder 107-112
Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112 |
1921 |
Folder 113 |
1927-1928 |
Folder 114 |
1928 |
Contracts with suppliers of machinery, textile and office supplies, fuel, and with other suppliers.
Folder 115-148
Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148 |
Contracts, 1918-1922 |
Invoices documenting material purchased by the mill, including machinery, cotton, fuel, dyes, and other supplies.
Folder 149-155
Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155 |
1915-1916 |
Folder 156-159
Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158Folder 159 |
1916 |
Folder 160-162
Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162 |
1916-1917 |
Folder 163-173
Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173 |
1917 |
Folder 174-182
Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182 |
1918 |
Folder 183-189
Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189 |
1919 |
Folder 190-198
Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198 |
1920 |
Folder 199-205
Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205 |
various dates |
Receipts, correspondence relating to insurance policies, orders for material, and other office files. A sample of the approximately 500 routine receipts received with the collection has been preserved.
Folder 206-210
Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210 |
Insurance material |
Folder 211 |
Orders |
Folder 212 |
Receipts |
Folder 213-214
Folder 213Folder 214 |
Other items |
Arrangement: chronological.
Volumes recording such financial information as wages paid, accounts payable, profit and loss, and other financial information. Several volumes are labelled as day books or cash ledgers, but these volumes appear to have served the same purposes. Several volumes appear that predate the founding of the Pickett Cotton Mill; it is unclear to what company these relate.
The following is a list of volumes, with the earliest date appearing in each. Oversized volumes are designated with the prefix "S-".
Oversize Volume SV-4488/1 |
January 1899 |
Volume 2 |
August 1899 |
Volume 3 |
1900 |
Volume 4 |
1902 |
Volume 5 |
June 1903 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/6 |
December 1903 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/7 |
1911 |
Volume 8 |
1913 |
Volume 9 |
February 1914 |
Volume 10 |
May 1914 |
Volume 11 |
October 1914 |
Volume 12 |
April 1915 |
Volume 13 |
October 1915 |
Volume 14 |
March 1916 |
Volume 15 |
August 1916 |
Volume 16 |
December 1916 |
Volume 17 |
May 1917 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/18 |
October 1917 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/19 |
October 1918 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/20 |
October 1919 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/21A |
April 1920 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/21B |
November 1920 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/22 |
January 1922 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/23 |
June 1923 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/24 |
June 1924 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/25 |
May 1925 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/26 |
March 1926 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/27 |
January 1927 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/28 |
October 1927 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/29 |
June 1928 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/30 |
February 1929 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/31 |
September 1929 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/32 |
April 1930 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/33 |
October 1930 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/34 |
August 1931 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/35 |
July 1932 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/36 |
August 1933 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/37 |
October 1934 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/38 |
May 1936 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/39 |
May 1937 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/40 |
May 1938 |
Oversize Volume SV-4488/41 |
Undated |
Undated |
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Oversize Volume SV-4488/42 |
Undated |