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Size | 19.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 13000 items) |
Abstract | Crown Hosiery Mills was founded in 1913 by G. H. Kearns in High Point, N.C. Kearns was joined in the business by his two sons, Amos R. and Charles L. Kearns, who took over the business after his death in 1962. Both Amos and Charles Kearns died in 1979. Amos R. Kearns, Jr., joined the business in 1958. After he acquired Crown in 1978 in a leveraged buy-out from his father and uncle, he was president and sole stockholder. Crown Hosiery filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1991. Business documents, financial papers, and tax records of Crown Hosiery Mills. Business documents include general correspondence and reports created in the day-to-day operations of the company. Financial papers consist mainly of payroll and accounting records. The collection also contains extensive documentation of structural problems at the company's Bladenboro facility. Individual files exist for retailers. Papers on Amos R. Kearns, Jr.'s involvement as Regional Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America are also included. |
Creator | Crown Hosiery Mills. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Crown Hosiery Mills was founded in 1913 by G. H. Kearns in High Point, N.C. Kearns was joined in the business by his two sons, Amos R. and Charles L. Kearns, who took over the business after his death in 1962. Both Amos and Charles Kearns died in 1979. Amos R. Kearns, Jr., joined the business in 1958. After he acquired Crown in 1978 in a leveraged buy-out from his father and uncle, he was president and sole stockholder. Crown Hosiery filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in 1991.
Back to TopBusiness documents, financial papers, and tax records of Crown Hosiery Mills. Business documents include general correspondence and reports created in the day-to-day operations of the company. Financial papers consist mainly of payroll and accounting records. The collection also contains extensive documentation of structural problems at the company's Bladenboro facility. Individual files exist for retailers. Papers on Amos R. Kearns, Jr.'s involvement as Regional Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America are also included.
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