Roper family papers, 1936-1973.

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Roper family papers, 1936-1973.

Family and business correspondence; and employment records of family members at various upstate textile mills, including Piedmont and J.P. Stevens; and genealogical chart of the Roper family and related lines.

0.33 linear ft. (1 box).

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J.P. Stevens & Co.

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The company, located in New York City, was founded in 1899 by John P., Nathaniel and Samuel Stevens as the family-controlled selling agent for fabrics produced by M.T. Stevens & Sons Co., North Andover, Mass. It sold woolen goods of M.T. Stevens and cotton fabrics from other mills and invested in a number of southern mills, including producers of synthetics. After John P.'s death in 1929, sons Robert T. and John P., Jr. took charge, with Robert T. as president from 1929 to 1942....

Roper family.

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Residents of South Carolina. From the description of Roper family papers, 1936-1973. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 756941233 ...

Piedmont Manufacturing Company (Piedmont, S.C.)

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