Scope and Contents Full page advertisement (page 4) from Charlotte Observer, Nov. 2, 1919 featuring P. H. Hanes Knitting Company, Winston-Salem, NC. Produced by Universal Gravure Corp., NY, it highlights the processing plant and accompanying village for the manufacture of elastic knit and cotton ribbed winter underwear. Photos depict the superintendents residence and yarn spinning plants no. 3 and 4, view of the carding department, scene in the village, a spinning room, the graded school for employee's children...

Overview Papers of a Charlotte widow who wrote, under the byline of "The Carolina Housewife," for The Charlotte Observer during the 1930s and 1940s. Includes typescripts of her columns, recipes, and letters from readers asking for advice and recommending recipes