Dan River Inc.
Variant namesFounded in 1902 by John T., Edward F., and J.D. Woodside; first mill in operation in 1903. Mill built in Simpsonville, SC in 1908. Acquires Fountain Inn Mill in 1908, Easley Cotton Mills in 1948, Haynsworth Mill in 1951, and Norris Mill in 1959. Acquired by Dan River, Inc. in 1956; becomes part of Dan River's Greenville Group in 1976. Simpsonville mill sold in 1980.
From the description of Dan River, Inc. - Woodside Mills Records 1903-1971. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20230059
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Edwards, Robert C. (Robert Cook), 1914-. Robert C. Edwards papers, 1942-1979, (bulk 1959-1979) | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
| referencedIn | [Corporation annual reports. Corporations beginning with the letters D to Do]. | Cleveland Public Library, Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Charles T. Main, Inc. David G. Sherer Collection 1928. | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
| creatorOf | Dan River Inc. Dan River, Inc. - Woodside Mills Records 1903-1971. | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
| referencedIn | Schoolfield, Robert Addison, 1853-1931. Papers of Robert Addison Schoolfield, 1855-1973. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Small, Robert S. (Robert Scott), 1915-2007. Papers, 1949-1977. | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library |
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| associatedWith | Charles T. Main, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clifton Mills (S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Easley Cotton Mills (S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edwards, Robert C. (Robert Cook), 1914- | person |
| associatedWith | Norris Mill (Cateechee, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Schoolfield, Robert Addison, 1853-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Small, Robert S. (Robert Scott), 1915-2007. | person |
| associatedWith | Woodside, John T. 1864-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Woodside Mills (Greenville, S.C.) | corporateBody |
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