[Business records]. 1909-1971.

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[Business records]. 1909-1971.

Consists mainly of directors', stockholders' and financial records. Includes minutes of directors' meetings, 1909-1957; minutes, by-laws, etc., of stockholders' meetings, 1909-1938; stock certificates, 1910-1923; machinery contracts, 1910-1920; account ledgers and journals, 1910-1971; cash books, 1909-1944; cash receipts, 1945-1971; and check registers and vouchers, 1909-1971. Also includes inventory of cotton received, with weight, quality and price, 1926-1963; and cotton rejected on short weight, 1925-1926, 1952-1963; sales invoices, 1960-1963; payroll summaries, 1945-1971; agreements with the Textile Workers Union of America Local 446, 1943-1956; and group insurance plan, 1958.

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