Cannon Mills records, 1836-1983 (bulk 1887-1983).

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Cannon Mills (Kannapolis, N.C.). Cannon Mills records, 1836-1983 (bulk 1887-1983).

Cannon Mills records, 1836-1983 (bulk 1887-1983).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23371545

Files and account books of Cannon Manufacturing Co. and its successor, Cannon Mills, and their subsidiary and associated textile mills and related business and community interests located primarily in North Carolina but also in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and New York City. Industry topics include production, equipment, marketing, industrial associations, governmental relations, labor, economic conditions, the cotton market, and stock and stockholders. Company and personal business extended into investment in securities and commodities, insurance, real estate, banking, building construction, and estate settlements. Community relations involved churches, schools, the Y.M.C.A., Freemasons, local philanthropy, and the inception of agricultural training for boys and home economics for girls, and Kannapolis, N.C. Includes business and personal affairs of company executives, especially James William Cannon and Charles Albert Cannon.

ca. 63,000 items (160 linear ft.)

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