Inventory of the A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills Records, 1920-1930

Collection Number 5290


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Historical Note
Collection Overview
Items Separated
Related Collections
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills (Burlington, N.C.)
Title
A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills Records, 1920-1930 (bulk 1928-1930)
Call Number
5290
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: 18
Linear Feet: 0.5
Abstract
The A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills in Burlington, N.C., was originally built in 1927 and extensively expanded in 1929. The company was reorganized in 1930 as the Carolina Cotton Mills. The mill was closed in 1931.
Materials document the mill's products, particularly the "Johnsonette" yarn, and the 1929 expansion of the manufacturing plant. Included are letters, newspaper clippings, booklets of capital stock certificates, account ledgers, and financial and chemistry binders.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
No restrictions.
Acquisitions Information
Received from the Walnut Creek Historical Society in August 2006 (Acc. 100486) and May 2007 (Acc. 100656).
Processing Information
Processed by: Devon Lee, April 2007
Encoded by: Devon Lee, April 2007
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills Records #5290, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills (Burlington, N.C.)
Burlington (N.C.)--Economic conditions.
Burlington (N.C.)--History.
North Carolina--Economic conditions.
North Carolina--Industries and resources.
Rayon industry and trade--North Carolina.
Textile industry--North Carolina.
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Related Collections

Harden Family Papers (#4267) at the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Historical Note

A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills in Burlington, N.C., was originally built in 1927 and expensively expanded in 1929. The company was reorganized in 1930 as the Carolina Cotton Mills. The mill was closed in 1931.

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Collection Overview

Materials chiefly related to the A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills, a textile mill in Burlington, N.C., with emphasis on the mill's products, particularly their "Johnsonette" yarn, and plans for the 1929 expansion of the plant. Materials include letters, newspaper clippings, booklets of capital stock certificates, account ledgers, and financial and chemistry binders. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1928 and 1930; earlier materials are not directly related to the mill.

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Items Separated

Oversized Volumes (SV-5290/1-2)

Detailed Description of the Collection

Records, 1920-1930.
18 items.
Folder 1
Papers, 1929-1930
Materials include clippings from the Daily News Record and several letters from its editor, Stephen S. Marks, regarding the expansion of the mill and the products that the mill produced; other materials relate to mill construction and W. O. Mitscherling, A. M. Johnson Rayon Mill's vice president and chemical director.
Folder 2-3
A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills stock certificate booklet, 1928-1929
Contains stock certificates and names of individuals and corporations that purchased shares.
Folder 4
"Burlington Mill Rayon, No. 1," 1928-1930
Binder includes accounts payable information, balance sheets, production reports, payroll figures, and other financial information pertaining to the maintainence and development of the plant.
Folder 5
"Dr. Mitscherling Rayon Industry, No. 1"
Binder contains two chemistry articles, possibly written by Dr. Mitscherling, entitled, "The Chemistry of Viscose," and "Analytical Examination of Cellulose Raw Materials."
Folder 6
"Chemistry," 1920-1927
Binder contains letters, notes, pamphlets, and reports on various chemical processes. Materials are not directly related to A. M. Johnson Rayon Mills.
Oversize Volume SV-5290/1
Account ledger, 1929-1930
Ledger arranged alphabetically by account name.
Oversize Volume SV-5290/2
Account ledger, 1929-1930
Entries pertain chiefly to construction costs incurred during the 1929 mill expansion.

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