Exposition Cotton Mills Employee Newspapers
Scope and Content
The collection consists of issues ofThe Exposition, a newspaper published for the employees of the Exposition Cotton Mills. The newspaper, published semi-monthly, printed primarily information pertaining to the mill and its employees. Some issues included advertisements for the mill store and beauty shop as well as leisure activities organized by the mill. Most issues printed photographs of mill employees and their families and mill sponsored events. A few of the issues include historic photographs of mill employees, highlighting those individuals or descendants still employed by the mill.
Dates
- 1919-1957
- Majority of material found within 1937 - 1942
Creator
- Exposition Cotton Mills (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Administrative/Biographical History
The International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was one of three expositions in Atlanta designed to attract business and venture capital to Atlanta. The other two expositions were in 1887 and 1895. Buildings were erected for the 1881 exposition along what is now Ashby Street in west Atlanta. In 1882, these structures were converted into a textile mill and became the Exposition Cotton Mills which stood until 1971.
Extent
1.42 linear ft. (1 oversize box)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
Collection is arranged in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Johnny Parris, 2010 (2010.97)
Description Control
Collection processed in 2011.
- Title
- Exposition Cotton Mills Employee Newspapers
- Author
- Melanie Stephan
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository