Real Silk Company (Indianapolis, Ind.)
The Real Silk Company was founded in 1922 in Indianapolis by brothers J.A. and L.L. Goodman. The company manufactured hosiery, lingerie, and underwear; and bomb parachutes and military hosiery during World War II. It also had plants in Linton, Ind., Georgia, and Mississippi. The Indianapolis plant was sold in the 1950s, but the company continues to operate as an investment firm.
From the description of Records, 1920-1952. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27984650
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Real Silk Company (Indianapolis, Ind.). Records, 1920-1952. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Efroymson, Gustav A., 1870-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Efroymson, Robert Abraham, 1905- | person |
| associatedWith | Goodman Hosiery Mills (Indianapolis, Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Goodman, Jacob A., d. 1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Goodman, L. L. d. 1966. | person |
| associatedWith | Goodman Realty (Indianapolis, Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Liberty Hosiery Corporation (Indianapolis, Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mueller, Jacob L. | person |
| associatedWith | Noble Street Realty (Indianapolis, Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. National Labor Board. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Westcott Hosiery Mills (Dalton, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Dalton (Ga.) | |||
| Indianapolis (Ind.) | |||
| Indiana--Indianapolis |
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| Business records |
| Depressions |
| Hosiery industry |
| Hosiery, Silk |
| Hosiery workers |
| Hosiery workers |
| Land titles |
| Parachutes |
| Patents |
| Silk industry |
| Silk manufacturers |
| Stockholders |
| Strikes and lockouts |
| Textile industry |
| Textile workers |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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