Charlottesville Woolen Mills

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Located in Charlottesville, Va. and begun as a woolen mill during the Civil War, the company occupied the site of an earlier cotton carding and spinning mill. Incorporated in 1868 by H.C. Marchant, the mill did carding and fulling for the local domestic market and produced a coarse grade of woolen cloth. Later it produced flannels, satinets, kerseys and cassimeres. It later specialized in uniform cloth, including cadet greys, venetians, and kersey overcoating. The mill operated until 1965.

From the description of [Business records]. 1868-1954. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 49302199

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Valentine, Vinton, 1889-. Papers of Vinton Valentine [manuscript], 1917-1919. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Smith, Glenn Curtis, 1910-1963. Our city's history [manuscript] 1940-1941. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Valentine, Robert Poore, 1852-1928. Papers of Robert Poore Valentine [manuscript] 1833 (1869-1936). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Adams, Bettie,. Papers of the Wohlbrück and related Burgess families, 1889-1901. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Marchant-Jordan family. Letters of the Marchant-Jordan family, 1845-1858. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Postcards of Charlottesville, Virginia, scenes [graphic], 1907-1914, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Charlottesville Woolen Mills. [Business records]. American Textile History Museum Library
referencedIn Postcards of Charlottesville, Virginia, scenes, 1907-1914, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Valentine, Vinton, 1889-. Papers, 1917-1919. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn University of Virginia. History Club. Papers of the History Club [manuscript] 1948-1956. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Photograph of the Charlottesville Woolen Mills [manuscript], ca. 1930. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Valentine, Robert Poore. Papers : of Robert Poore Valentine, 1850-1917. Charlottesville-Albemarle History Collection
creatorOf Charlottesville Woolen Mills. Bound volume containing the original charter and minutes of the Charlottesville Woolen Mills Board of Directors and stockholders' meetings [manuscript] 1869-1900. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. Papers of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation [manuscript], 1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn M. Kaufman's Sons (Charlottesville, Va.). Business papers [manuscript] 1882-1948. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Mickey, Groke. Papers of Groke Mickey, 1951-1993. University of Virginia. Library
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Relation Name
associatedWith Marchant, H. C. person
associatedWith Marchant-Jordan family. family
associatedWith Mickey, Groke. person
associatedWith M. Kaufman's Sons (Charlottesville, Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Smith, Glenn Curtis, 1910-1963. person
associatedWith Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Virginia. History Club. corporateBody
associatedWith Valentine, Robert Poore. person
associatedWith Valentine, Robert Poore, 1852-1928. person
associatedWith Valentine, Vinton, 1889- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia--Charlottesville
Subject
Flannel
Industry
Textile industry
Uniforms
Wool-carding
Woolen and worsted finishing
Woolen and worsted manufacture
Wool fabrics
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Activity

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Active 1869

Active 1900

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