Fieldcrest Mills Inc.

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Fieldcrest Mills was a Marshall Fields Company that produced an assortment of textiles including blankets, bedspreads, towels, bed sheets, bath accessories, bath rugs, rugs and furniture coverings; their warehouses were located in Draper, Leaksville and Spray, North Carolina. These three towns combined in 1967 to become Eden, North Carolina. The company changed in 1986 when Fieldcrest Mills merged with Cannon Mills of Kannapolis, North Carolina, becoming Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. Then in 1997 the Pillowtex Corporation acquired the Fieldcrest Cannon Company.

From the description of Fieldcrest Mills architectural plans, 1911-1979 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 458635656

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Wilks, Melvin,. Oral history interview with Melvin Wilks, 1988 Feb. 12 / conducted by Kathy Norris. Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library
referencedIn Metzig, William, 1893-1989. William Metzig Collection, 1920s-1970s. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Fieldcrest Mills architectural plans, 1911 - 1979 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Holden, Debbie,. Oral history interview with Debbie Holden, 1996 Oct. 22 / conducted by Tammy R. Caldwell. Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library
referencedIn Research Triangle Foundation Records, 1955-1999 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Johnson, James H., 1930-. Oral history interview with James H. Johnson, 1996 Dec. 4 / conducted by Dawn Patrick. Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library
creatorOf Fieldcrest Mills Inc. Fieldcrest Mills architectural plans, 1911-1979 [manuscript] North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
referencedIn Brown Lung Association. Brown Lung Association records, 1973-1983 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Babcock & Wilcox Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Brown Lung Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Detroit Stoker Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Easterby & Mumaw. corporateBody
associatedWith Fairfield Engineering Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Fieldcrest Cannon Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith General Sprinkler Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Grinnell Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Holden, Debbie, person
associatedWith Johnson, James H., 1930- person
associatedWith Kalman Steel Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith Leaksville Lumber Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Marshall Field & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Maryland Metal Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Metzig, William, 1893-1989. person
associatedWith Pillowtex Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Ray, T. R. person
associatedWith Research Trianlge Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Robert & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Thread Mills Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Westbrook Elevator Manufacturer Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Western Precipitation Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Wilkerson, R. I. person
associatedWith Wilks, Melvin, person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Spray (N.C.)
Eden (N.C.)
North Carolina
Leaksville (N.C.)
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Architectural drawing
Blueprints
Buildings
Engineering drawings
Textile industry
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Active 1911

Active 1979

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