Springs Cotton Mill History - Accession 91 - M40 (53)

Authors

Springs Cotton Mill

Files

Identifier

Accession 91 - M40 (53)

Inclusive Dates

1963

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

23 pieces

Language

English

Historical Note

The Springs Cotton Mill traces it's beginning to the organization of the Fort Mill Manufacturing Co. which opened a plant in Fort Mill, SC in 1888. The company went on to open plants in Lancaster, SC and Chester, SC. At one time Springs was the largest industrial employer in South Carolina. Springs began an association with a Brazil based company (Coteminas) in 2001 and merged with Coteminas in 2005 forming Springs Global. By 2007, Springs had ended all manufacturing in South Carolina.

Scope and Content Note

The Springs Cotton Mill History collection consists of a history of the Springs Cotton Mill based in Fort Mill, SC including a narrative and description of the company’s first 75 years of history from 1888 to 1963, which includes photographs and illustrations. Also included is a copy of the annual message to stockholders (a report of the 1962 calendar year) titled "Freedom to Fight with Both Hands" by H. W. Close, president.

Provenance

The Springs Cotton Mill History was donated to The Archives by Louise Pettus on April 18, 1977.

Keywords

Textiles, Textile Mills, Cotton Mills, Springs Family, Close Family, Springmaid Fabrics, Springs Park, Springs Foundation

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Springs Cotton Mill History - Accession 91 - M40 (53)". Finding Aid 146.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/146

Related Collections

Springs Mills, Inc. Bulletin-Accession 170; Lancaster County, South Carolina Collection-Accession 417; Springs Foundation, Inc. History-Accession 1065 M480 (531); Springs Foundation History-Accession 1079 M490 (541); The Legacy: Three Men and What They Built-Accession 1152 M528 (579); Caroliniana File; The Springs Story: Our First Hundred Years by Louise Pettus-Spec. Coll. HD 9859 .S67 P47 1987; Clothes Make the Man by Elliott White Springs-Spec. Coll. HD 9879 .S65 S65; The White Homestead by Louise Pettus-Spec. Coll. CS 71 .S77 1992; Fort Mill: Transition from a Farming to a Textile Community, 1880-1920 by Nancy Biggs Thomas-Archives TS 1566 .F6 T46 1984; Also search Textile Mills, Cotton Mills, and Springs;