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Collinsville, VA: Collinsville Printing Company, 1977. \"Historical Background, Town of Fries, Compiled in 1953 for 50th Anniversary of Fries,\" box 34, Fries Textile Plant Records, Special Collections, Virginia Tech. National Register of Historic Places. \"Fries Boarding Houses, VDHR#220-5015,\" September 14, 2007, available at  https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/220-5015/ .","Bond, Avery, and Martha Nichols, comps. and eds.  A History of the Town of Fries, Virginia.  Collinsville, VA: Collinsville Printing Company, 1977. \"Historical Background, Town of Fries, Compiled in 1953 for 50th Anniversary of Fries,\" box 34, Fries Textile Plant Records, Special Collections, Virginia Tech. 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In 1988, company leaders chose to close the plant, which at that time employed only a few hundred workers.\n  \n   Sources: Bond, Avery, and Martha Nichols, comps. and eds.  A History of the Town of Fries, Virginia.  Collinsville, VA: Collinsville Printing Company, 1977. \"Historical Background, Town of Fries, Compiled in 1953 for 50th Anniversary of Fries,\" box 34, Fries Textile Plant Records, Special Collections, Virginia Tech. National Register of Historic Places. \"Fries Boarding Houses, VDHR#220-5015,\" September 14, 2007, available at  https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/220-5015/ .","Bond, Avery, and Martha Nichols, comps. and eds.  A History of the Town of Fries, Virginia.  Collinsville, VA: Collinsville Printing Company, 1977. \"Historical Background, Town of Fries, Compiled in 1953 for 50th Anniversary of Fries,\" box 34, Fries Textile Plant Records, Special Collections, Virginia Tech. 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Company Files and Series II. Correspondence mainly document the day-to-day running of the mill, highlighting relationships with other local and national businesses in fields such as textiles, factory machinery, coal, insurance, and construction. These records also illustrate some aspects of the lives of the mill employees. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Series III. Financial Records document the more quantifiable aspect of the business through invoices, pay records, and account balance books, showing the health and trajectory of the company over time. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Series IV. Personnel Records convey the activity of the mill by recording the number of each type of employee, how much they worked, and when, as well as some glimpses into the personal lives of the mill workers. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Series V. Production Materials more concretely illustrate the output of the mill through fabric samples and reports of production versus cost over time. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Series VI. Legal Records show how the mill grew and evolved over time in relation to the community in which it operated. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Series VII. Blueprints show how the mill buildings themselves were conceived, built, and changed from 1900-1974, when the last major renovations were completed.\n  \n  Series VIII. Illustrations, ca. 1970s-1980s, n.d., includes photographs from the Fries plant and town of Fries, primarily of employees and events, and one oversize drawing with images of the Washington Mills Plants in Fries, Virginia, and in North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection includes correspondence, ledgers, production records, employee records, photographs, fabric samples, and other items documenting the history of the town and plant from their creation in the eary 1900s to the close of the mill in 1988. ","  Series I. Company Files and Series II. Correspondence mainly document the day-to-day running of the mill, highlighting relationships with other local and national businesses in fields such as textiles, factory machinery, coal, insurance, and construction. These records also illustrate some aspects of the lives of the mill employees. ","  Series III. Financial Records document the more quantifiable aspect of the business through invoices, pay records, and account balance books, showing the health and trajectory of the company over time. ","  Series IV. Personnel Records convey the activity of the mill by recording the number of each type of employee, how much they worked, and when, as well as some glimpses into the personal lives of the mill workers. ","  Series V. Production Materials more concretely illustrate the output of the mill through fabric samples and reports of production versus cost over time. ","  Series VI. Legal Records show how the mill grew and evolved over time in relation to the community in which it operated. ","  Series VII. Blueprints show how the mill buildings themselves were conceived, built, and changed from 1900-1974, when the last major renovations were completed.\n  \n  Series VIII. Illustrations, ca. 1970s-1980s, n.d., includes photographs from the Fries plant and town of Fries, primarily of employees and events, and one oversize drawing with images of the Washington Mills Plants in Fries, Virginia, and in North Carolina."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_1ce4274aaed374fd7fe7666d5e569f91\"\u003eThe Fries Textile Plant Records includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Fries Textile Plant Records includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. 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