Cooleemee Historical Association collection

Collection

Identifier: L1993-12

Staff Only
Not requestable

Content Description

Cooleemee Historical Association Collection, circa 1899-before 1905, 1934-1950s?, 1989-1993, comprises papers and other materials pertaining to the history of Cooleemee, North Carolina, including the Erwin Cotton Mill, Textile Workers Union of America Local 251, the career of Harold Foster, and the Cooleemee Historical Association. The collection consists of a scrapbook, 60 photographs, three videocasettes, copies of company records, a poster, a line drawing of the Erwin Cotton Mill, maps, issues of the Cooleemee History Loom, and a commemorative newspaper from 1992.

Dates

Creation: circa 1899-before 1905, 1934-1950s?, 1989-1993

Creator

Cooleemee Historical Association (Cooleemee, N.C.) (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use but has not been processed fully. Please contact Special Collections and Archives to access this collection.

Conditions governing use and reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Collection is unprocessed. Allow at least 10 working days for Special Collections staff to evaluate it for use.

Historical Note

Cooleemee, North Carolina, a company town in Davie County, was where Erwin Cotton Mills No. 3 operated 1898-1969. Former labor organizers Jim Rumley and Lynn Rumley founded the Cooleemee Historical Association and the Textile Heritage Center there.

Extent

0.8 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes and one oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Location

Off-site storage

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lynn Rumley of the Cooleemee Historical Association on behalf of Mary Foster, June 1993.

Related Materials in This Repository

The Uprising of '34 Digital Collection includes interviews with Harold Foster

Related Materials in Other Repositories

Cooleemee (N.C.) Mill Town Collection #5721, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cooleemee Historical Association Records #5722, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. It has not been prepared for use by being organized, housed archivally, or screened for restricted materials or private information. Guide prepared by William W. Hardesty, April 2023, based on information gathered at the time of accessioning.