Henry Ashworth papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS0333

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence course booklets (1949-50) on textile milling and manufacturing published by International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Penn. The booklets contain corrected test sheets completed by Henry Ashworth of Ashworth Brothers, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.

Dates

1949-1950

Creator

Ashworth, Henry (textile mill owner) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical / Historical

Ashworth Brothers, Inc. was a cotton textile industry services firm located at South Graham and Palmer in Charlotte, N.C. E.H. Isenhour served as the company's "Southern Agent" and the company had branches in Atlanta, Ga. and Greenville, S.C. The firm advertised its services as "Tops re-clothed, lickerins rewound, regular sizes of clothing always in stock; cotton mill machinery repaired." [Source: Hill's Charlotte city directory (Richmond, Va.: Hill Directory Co., 1948).]

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Overview

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Museum of the New South, 2003.

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