Inventory of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills records 1897-1941 (bulk 1914-1921)

MS004

Administrative History of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills

The beginnings of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills can be traced to Atlanta in 1868, when Jacob Elsas, an immigrant of German Jewish descent who had recently arrived in Atlanta from Cincinnati, began work in the city in the rag, paper, and hide business. Elsas soon recognized the need of his and other area businesses for cloth and paper containers to house their goods. Within two or three years Elsas had switched to the new business of manufacturing cloth and paper bags and had joined forces with fellow German Jewish immigrant Isaac May. In January 1872, the new company became known as Elsas, May and Company. Located in the former Atlanta slave market house, the company expanded during the 1870s; by the end of the decade, the firm consisted of a bleachery, print shop, and bag mill, and it employed between 100 and 160 workers, including women and children.

After receiving financial backing from Cincinnati banker Lewis Seasongood, the company began construction of a new complex of buildings on the south side of the Georgia Railroad line, east of downtown. By 1881 the company had become known as the Fulton Cotton Spinning Company, adding a bag factory to the new site in 1882. By the end of the 1880s the partnership between Jacob Elsas and Isaac May had discontinued. One part of the company evolved into the Elsas, May Paper Company and the other, led by Jacob Elsas and incorporated in 1889, became the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill Company.

Within a few years Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill Company had outgrown the capacity of the existing buildings, resulting in the construction of a second mill on the Atlanta site in 1895, with more than 40,000 spindles. A third mill added 50,000 additional spindles by 1907. In addition, a neighboring village with housing for the mill workers was well established by the turn of the twentieth century. Bag plants in New Orleans and St. Louis were bought during the 1890s, and mills in New York and Dallas began operation in the early years of the twentieth century. Additional plants in Minneapolis and Kansas City were established during and after World War I, and a plant in Denver was added in 1945, at the end of World War II. Expansion of the Atlanta plant also continued throughout the first half of the twentieth century: Offices, two picker buildings, and several warehouses were constructed during these years, and the Jacob Elsas Clinic and Nursery was established in the early 1940s.

Despite the early prosperity of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, the company was troubled by periods of labor unrest. A wage dispute resulted in a two-day strike in November 1885. A second brief strike occurred in August 1897, when white workers protested the hiring of black women. The 1897 strike was settled after five days. A lengthier strike took place in 1914-1915, triggered by management's disapproval of the growing efforts among the workers to join the United Textile Workers. Besides the issue of unionization, the strikers demanded an increase in wages, a 54-hour work week, and a decrease in the use of child labor. The strike gained national notoriety when it drew the attention of the newly formed U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations, who sent representatives to Atlanta to gather testimonies in March 1915. The strike ultimately failed in May of that year.

Many of Jacob Elsas' large family assumed management roles in Atlanta as well as in the other locations of the company. After his retirement at age 70, Jacob turned over the Presidency of the firm to his son Oscar in 1914. Sons Victor, Louis, and David worked in New Orleans, New York, and Dallas, respectively. Another son, Benjamin, succeeded Oscar as President in 1924. In 1942 a grandson, Norman Elsas, assumed the Presidency of the firm, followed by a second grandson, William Elsas, who served briefly as President in 1950. Following William's sudden death, Clarence Elsas, also a grandson, took over the Presidency in 1951. Clarence Elsas served as President until 1956, and again held the position from 1960 to 1968.

Jacob Elsas played an instrumental role in the founding of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He became one of the early customers of the Georgia Tech shops, and he enrolled his son Oscar at the school for two years. Other family members, including Jacob's grandson William, also attended Tech. Elsas' activities also extended to philanthropy, particularly in the support of the Grand Opera House, the Hebrew Orphan's Home, and Grady Hospital in Atlanta. The elder Elsas died in 1931.

Changes in packaging after World War II sparked changes within the company. Products such as multiwall paper bags, canvas goods, osnaburgs and barrier materials replaced some of the old products, to respond to the new market opportunities presented in the postwar era. In 1956, Eastern and Midwestern investors bought controlling interest in the company, the nine bag manufacturing companies were sold, and in 1960 the parent company became Fulton Industries Inc. The Atlanta mill, which remained known as Fulton Cotton Mill, continued in operation under the management of Elsas family members until 1968. In that year Fulton Industries Inc. was sold to Allied Products Corporation. Fulton Cotton Mill's last President, Meno Schoenbach, served in that position from 1971 until 1978, the year the Atlanta mill finally closed its doors.

In 1997 Aederhold Properties redeveloped the historic Fulton Cotton Mill in Atlanta into a mixed-income community of 182 loft apartments.

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Description of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills records

The three series that make up the processed part of this collection contain a variety of materials and cover numerous topics relating to the operation of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills.

SERIES 1 documents the business activities of the executive office during the early twentieth century. Although there is some documentation relating to the 1914-1915 strike in Atlanta, correspondence and other office files (newspaper clippings, advertisements and printed material, forms and notes and some statistics) cover earlier and later business concerns, including the Atlanta mill village, working conditions, an 1918 incident of labor unrest at the mill in St. Louis, and the 1937 Black-Connery Bill.

SERIES 2 consists of materials relating specifically to the Atlanta strike of 1914-1915. Series 2, subseries 1 documents the union activities of the striking workers as well as management’s opposition to the issues of the strike. These subject files contain materials such as newspaper clippings, transcripts, sworn statements, and correspondence. The second subseries contains the strike-related correspondence of Oscar Elsas, President of the mill during this period. The third subseries is made up of transcripts of testimonies presented by striking and non-striking workers and management, given before the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations during March of 1915.

SERIES 3 contains the reports of the “operatives,” workers secretly hired by management to monitor the activities of mill workers and working conditions. Although a large part of this series covers the period of the 1914-1915 strike in Atlanta, the series also contains reports from operatives in Atlanta after the strike and from the other Fulton Bag mills. Some related correspondence is also included in the series. The series is divided into seven subseries, according to the location of the mill. One subseries containing newspaper clippings is included at the end.

For more detailed descriptions of these series, see the scope and content notes under each series and subseries.

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Arrangement

The collection has been divided into three series: Executive office files; Strike records; and Operative reports.

Each of these series is further divided into subseries.

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Restrictions

Restrictions: Access

Some parts of the unprocessed portion of the collection may be restricted because of content, or because of the condition of the originals. Please consult one of the archivists to obtain permission to access these parts of the collection.

Restrictions: Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

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Related Material

The photographs in this collection have been processed separately. See the finding aid for the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills photographs (VAM004) to access these photographs.

Oversize items are stored separately from other manuscript materials.

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Subject Headings

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Because of their age, some of the paper materials in this collection are fragile. Careful handling is recommended.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Please cite [Folder Title, Series and Subseries Title,] Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills records, Archives, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Provenance

Accession Number: 1985.0801 (old number: 1985-08-01). This collection was acquired from the Fulton Cotton Mill in Atlanta in 1985.

Processing Information

Christine D. de Catanzaro, Jody Lloyd Thompson, and Kent Woynowski processed these papers in 2005.

Accruals

Architectural drawings, ledgers, personnel records and artifacts belonging to this collection will be added to the inventory as soon as they can be made available.

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Other Finding Aids

Prior to 2005, parts of this collection were partially processed and described, and partial inventories were available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room. Concordances with previous arrangement schemes are available on request.

A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.

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Original File Plan

The original arrangement and organization of the materials in this collection is often not clear, although the correspondence to and from Oscar Elsas was apparently grouped together, as were the operative reports. When it has been possible to discern the original arrangement, this organization has been retained.

Selected Bibliography

Fink, Gary M. The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Strike of 1914-1915: Espionage, Labor Conflict, and New South Industrial Relations. Ithaca, New York: ILR Press, 1993.

Kuhn, Clifford. Contesting the New South Order: The 1914-1915 Strike at Atlanta's Fulton Mills. Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001.

McMath, Robert C., Jr. "History by a Graveyard."Labor's Heritage 1/2 (April 1989): 4-9.

"100th Anniversary: Fulton Cotton Mills."Textile Industries 132/12 (December 1968): 62-76.

Wilson, David L. "A Treasure Trove of Information about the Labor Movement in the South's Textile Industry."The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 25, 1992): B5.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

SERIES 1: Executive office files, ca. 1900-1941 (bulk 1914-1940). .8 linear feet (2 document cases and Oversize)
Scope and Content
	Series 1 consists mainly of correspondence to and from the Presidents of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and other executives of the company. Other documents in the series include job applications, newspaper clippings, advertisements, flyers, and a small number of lists and statistics. This series documents the business concerns of the executive office during the first forty years of the twentieth century. It is divided into three subseries, according to the time periods of the presidencies of Jacob Elsas, President from 1868 to 1913; Oscar Elsas, President from 1914 to 1923; and Benjamin Elsas, President from 1924 to 1941.
Arrangement
	The folders in each subseries of Series 1 have been arranged alphabetically by title.
	SERIES 1, Subseries 1: Office files--Jacob Elsas, ca. 1900-1919. .1 linear feet (4 folders)
		Subseries 1, which covers the period of Jacob Elsas' presidency, contains a small amount of Elsas' correspondence, mainly regarding job applicants, as well as a few forms and charge slips in use by the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills from the early years of the twentieth century. The subseries particularly documents Jacob Elsas’ hiring activities in Europe, and it illustrates the company’s hiring practices and its concerns about the employment of German workers in the Atlanta mill during World War I.
	Box	Folder
	1	1	Charge slips, 1901
		2	Correspondence: Elsas, Jacob (re: Ernst Metzger), 1911-1919
		3	Correspondence: McDonald, Mark, 1911
		4	Forms and notes, 1900; undated
	SERIES 1, Subseries 2: Office files--Oscar Elsas, 1913-1922. .3 linear feet (26 folders)
		Subseries 2 includes Oscar Elsas' correspondence and other documents dating from Oscar Elsas' presidency. Many of these materials relate to the 1914-1915 strike at the Atlanta mill: Newspaper clippings, a folder containing a 1914 list of striking workers, and a group of correspondence filed alphabetically by letter provide significant information to augment the documentation of the strike in Series 2. This subseries also provides significant information on the company’s and the President’s business activities in the period following the strike. Correspondence with the Railway Audit and Inspection Company, the company who provided operatives during and after the strike (see also Series 3), and other detective agencies illustrates the company’s ongoing concern with the monitoring of mill workers and working conditions. Other documents in the subseries relate to applications for employment, labor unrest at the St. Louis mill during 1918, and wage statistics.
		5	American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1914
		6	Correspondence: "B", 1914-1915
		7	Correspondence: "F", 1917
				MS004-251: List of Foreign-Born People Working with Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta GA, 1917
		8	Correspondence: "K", 1915-1916
		9	Correspondence: "N", 1914
		10	Correspondence: "R", 1914-1915
		11	Correspondence: "S", 1919
		12	Correspondence: "T", 1915
		13	Correspondence: "W", 1913-1918
		14	Dunham, Robert W., 1918
		15	Empire Hotel, 1914
		16	Employers' Association of America, 1919
		17	General correspondence, 1919
				MS004-255: Report of Operatives #259, #249, #18, November 7-10, 1918
		18	Kemper, Albert, 1919
		19	Lake, F.W., 1919
				MS004-254: Application for a Situation with Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills [for F.W. Lake], April 12, 1918
		20	Laudatory letters, 1914-1915
		21	Newspaper clippings, 1914-1915
		22	Osbron, A.T., 1918
		23	Railway Audit and Inspection Company (folder 1 of 2), 1916-1922
		24	Railway Audit and Inspection Company (folder 2 of 2), 1916-1922
				MS004-250: Letter from F.W. Stockmar, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Charles E. White, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, April 4, 1921
		25	"S.A. Book": List of striking employees, July 1914
		26	St. Louis office, 1918
				MS004-252: "General Conditions Surrounding St. Louis Labor Trouble", April 18, 1918
		27	Sherman Service, 1918
		28	Sherman Service: Correspondence, 1918
		29	Thiel Detective Agency, 1919
				MS004-253: "Textile Workers, Organize for the Eight Hour Day", February 3, 1919
		30	Wage statistics, 1914
	SERIES 1, Subseries 3: Office files--Benjamin Elsas, 1925-1941 (bulk 1936-1940). .4 linear feet (14 folders)
		Subseries 3 consists of materials created during Benjamin Elsas' presidency, though few were written by Benjamin Elsas himself. The subseries contains a significant amount of correspondence to and from Thomas Florence, a longtime employee of the Atlanta office who served as paymaster during the 1914-1915 strike and who held the title of Manager of Payroll Employees and Personnel Records during the 1930s. Folders containing advertisements, circulars, and programs, employee suggestions, and a village census summary reveal information on conditions in the mill and the village during the late 1930s. Newspaper clippings and printed material document the 1937 Black-Connery Bill, known as the “Wage-Hour Bill,” and the opposition to this bill among Georgia manufacturers.
	Box	Folder
	2	1	Advertisements, circulars, programs, ca. 1936-ca. 1940
		2	Advertisements, circulars, printed material, 1937-1941
		3	Correspondence: Dallas office, 1925
		4	Correspondence, 1936-1938
		5	Correspondence: Florence, Thomas (folder 1 of 5), 1937-1941; undated
				MS004-256: Letter from Thomas S. Florence, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, to T. Grady Head, State Revenue Comissioner, July 6, 1938
		6	Correspondence: Florence, Thomas (folder 2 of 5), 1937-1941; undated
		7	Correspondence: Florence, Thomas (folder 3 of 5), 1937-1941; undated
		8	Correspondence: Florence, Thomas (folder 4 of 5), 1937-1941; undated
		9	Correspondence: Florence, Thomas (folder 5 of 5), 1937-1941; undated
		10	Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Company, 1927
		11	Employee suggestions, 1938-1939
		12	Maps, 1934
		13	Newspaper clippings, 1939
		14	Village census summary, 1936
				MS004-259: "Summary of Village Census 1936", 1936
SERIES 2: Strike records, 1897-1919 (bulk 1914-1915). 4.9 linear feet (7 document cases and Oversize)
Scope and Content
	Series 2, Strike records, contains materials relating specifically to the 1914-1915 strike at the Atlanta mill. This series is divided into three subseries: Subject files; Strike correspondence: Oscar Elsas; and Testimonies.
	SERIES 2, Subseries 1: Subject files, 1897-1919 (bulk 1914). 1 linear feet (3 document cases)
		Subseries 1, Subject files, consists of several folders containing documents relating to the Atlanta strike of 1914-1915. Highlights of this subseries include a folder covering the cause and commencement of the strike; another folder containing articles on the issue of child labor; folders containing transcripts of the speeches given during meetings of the Men and Religion Forward movement, a group supporting mediation and arbitration in the dispute; and a group of folders containing reports from “Our forces,” people hired by management to secretly monitor the union activities and working habits of the mill workers. Also found in this subseries are newspaper clippings of articles covering the strike, handbills and flyers advertising strikers’ meetings, and some correspondence and sworn statements from strikers and workers.
		The folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by title.
	Box	Folder
	3	1	Assaults on workers, 1914
		2	Assaults on workers, 1914
		3	Cause and commencement, 1913-1914
		4	Child labor, 1914
		5	Commission on Industrial Relations (folder 1 of 4), 1915; undated
				MS004-053: "Average Weekly Earnings of Some Family Groups", ca. 1915
				MS004-054: "Reward!", ca. 1914
				MS004-056: Draft of statement on child labor, ca. 1915
				MS004-057: Draft of statement on hours, ca. 1915
				MS004-058: Draft of statement on savings, ca. 1915
				MS004-059: Draft of statement on education, ca. 1915
				MS004-060: Draft of statement on housing and commissar, ca. 1915
				MS004-061: Draft of statement on the Wesley House and dining hall, ca. 1915
				MS004-062: Notes on witnesses, ca. 1915
				MS004-063: "Report from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta GA", ca. 1915
		6	Commission on Industrial Relations (folder 2 of 4), 1915; undated
				MS004-064: Summons for Oscar Elsas to appear before the Commission on Industrial Relations, March 15, 1915
				MS004-065: "The Mote in Your Neighbor's Eyes, the Beam in Your Own", ca. 1915
				MS004-066: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Richard Sloss, March 18, 1915
		7	Commission on Industrial Relations (folder 3 of 4), 1915; undated
		8	Commission on Industrial Relations (folder 4 of 4), 1915; undated
				MS004-067: "Anarchism!", April 8, 1915
		9	Commissioners of Conciliations, 1914
		10	Confidential circulars, 1914
		11	Detective agencies, 1914
				MS004-041: Letter from J. H. Kelley, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency to Gordon A. Johnstone, August 28, 1914
		12	Housing, 1910-1914
		13	Jamison, 1914
		14	Jamison, 1914
		15	McDavid and Preston, 1914
		16	Men and Religion Forward movement (folder 1 of 2), 1914
				MS004-042: "Meeting at Grand Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia under the Auspices of 'Men and Religion Forward Movement'", June 28, 1914
		17	Men and Religion Forward movement (folder 2 of 2), 1914
		18	Mullinax, Augusta, 1913-1914
	Box	Folder
	4	1	Our forces (folder 1 of 10), 1914-1915
				MS004-043: Operative notes, June 14, 1914
				MS004-044: Operative notes from W. L. Shields, December 18, 1914
				MS004-045: Operative notes, June 3, 1914
				MS004-046: Operative notes, May 29, 1914
				MS004-047: Operative notes, June 3, 1914
		2	Our forces (folder 2 of 10), 1914-1915
		3	Our forces (folder 3 of 10), 1914-1915
		4	Our forces (folder 4 of 10), 1914-1915
		5	Our forces (folder 5 of 10), 1914-1915
		6	Our forces (folder 6 of 10), 1914-1915
				MS004-048: Letter from R. K. McCuen to J. W. McCuen and Operative Notes, August 30, 1914
		7	Our forces (folder 7 of 10), 1914-1915
		8	Our forces (folder 8 of 10), 1914-1915
				MS004-050: Notices Given June 8/14, June 8, 1914
		9	Our forces (folder 9 of 10), 1914-1915
		10	Our forces (folder 10 of 10), 1914-1915
				MS004-052: Operative notes, 1914
		11	Press coverage: Men and Religion, union activity, 1914-1917
		12	Press coverage: Men and Religion, union activity, 1914-1917
		13	Record of employee fines (see OVERSIZE), 1914
		14	Record of employee fines (see OVERSIZE), 1914
		15	Skyland magazine, 1915
		16	Strike, 1897
	Box	Folder
	5	1	Strike (folder 1 of 2), 1914
		2	Strike (folder 2 of 2), 1914
				MS004-040: "Workers of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Attention", ca. 1914
		3	Strike participants, 1913-1914
		4	Sworn statements (folder 1 of 2), 1914
				MS004-032: Statement of Lonnie Middlebrooks, May 22, 1914
				MS004-033: Statement of Arthur Watson, May 26, 1914
				MS004-0331: Statement of Otis A. Thomason, May 25, 1914
				MS004-0332: Statement of Charles Mathis, May 25, 1914
		5	Sworn statements (folder 2 of 2), 1914
		6	Threats, 1914
				MS004-034: Threat note to Mrs. Burdett, July 10, 1914
				MS004-035: Threat note to Mrs. Hardman, July 10, 1914
				MS004-037: "Statement by Melvin Manus", May 23, 1914
		7	United Textile Workers (folder 1 of 4), 1914-1919
		8	United Textile Workers (folder 2 of 4), 1914-1919
				MS004-029: "Strike on Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", ca. 1914
				MS004-030: "Mass Meeting", ca. 1914
		9	United Textile Workers (folder 3 of 4), 1914-1919
		10	United Textile Workers (folder 4 of 4), 1914-1919
				MS004-031: "Workers Attention", ca. 1914
		11	Vaughan (police): Sworn statements, 1914
	SERIES 2, Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1909-1918 (bulk 1914-1915). .8 linear feet (2 document cases)
		Subseries 2 consists of the correspondence of Oscar Elsas, President of Fulton Bag during the period of the 1914-1915 strike. Elsas' correspondence illustrates his concerns about union activity among mill workers, police protection and patrolling of the mill village, operation of the mill during the strike, and preparation for the hearings before the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations. His correspondents include police chief James L. Beavers, Congressman William Schley Howard, the management of other Fulton Bag mills, management in the Atlanta Fulton Bag mill and other area textile mills, lawyers, and former and current employees.
		This subseries is organized into two chronological groups of correspondence. The first group covers the years 1913-1915; the second group is a set of miscellaneous correspondence and memoranda dating from 1909 to 1918.
	Box	Folder
	6	1	Correspondence, 1913
		2	Correspondence, January 1914
		3	Correspondence, May 1914
		4	Correspondence (folder 1 of 4), June 1914
				MS004-070: Letter from Oscar Elsas to the Southern Textile Bulletin, June 9, 1914
				MS004-071: Letter from Oscar Elsas to David Clark, Southern Textile Bulletin, June 22, 1914
				MS004-073: Letter from Oscar Elsas to the Southern Textile Bulletin, July 25, 1914
				MS004-074: "Relations between Employers and Operatives", April 2, 1914
				MS004-075: Letter from Oscar Elsas to James L. Beavers, Chief of Police, Atlanta, June 4, 1914
		5	Correspondence (folder 2 of 4), June 1914
		6	Correspondence (folder 3 of 4), June 1914
		7	Correspondence (folder 4 of 4), June 1914
		8	Correspondence (folder 1 of 4), July 1914
		9	Correspondence (folder 2 of 4), July 1914
				MS004-079: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Hoke Smith, U.S. Senate, July 9, 1914
		10	Correspondence (folder 3 of 4), July 1914
				MS004-080: Letter from Oscar Elsas to the Congressional Information Bureau, September 21, 1914
				MS004-083: "Strikers' Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1", July 18, 1914
		11	Correspondence (folder 4 of 4), July 1914
				MS004-084: Letter from operative to Jacob Elsas, July 17, 1914
		12	Correspondence, August 1914
		13	Correspondence, September 1914
				MS004-085: "House Resolution 621", September 15, 1914
				MS004-086: Letter from Oscar Elsas to William Schley Howard, U.S. House of Representatives, September 17, 1914
				MS004-087: "Asks Investigation for Atlanta Strike", September 16, 1914
		14	Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), October 1914
				MS004-088: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Thomas W. Hardwick, U.S. House of Representatives, October 3, 1914
		15	Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), October 1914
		16	Correspondence, November 1914
				MS004-089: Letter from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills to James L. Beavers, Chief of Police, Atlanta, November 25, 1914
		17	Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), December 1914
				MS004-090: Statement on strikes at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in Altanta, Georgia, December 15, 1914
				MS004-091: Article on the tent colony at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in Atlanta, Georgia, ca. December 1914
				MS004-092: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Arthur St. George Joyce, December 16, 1914
		18	Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), December 1914
		19	Correspondence, January 1915
				MS004-094: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Robert H. Wright, January 25, 1914
		20	Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), February 1915
				MS004-097: Letter from Oscar Elsas to James A. Emery, National Council for Industrial Defense, February 11, 1915
				MS004-099: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Thomas W. Hardwick, U.S. House of Representatives, February 11, 1915
		21	Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), February 1915
				MS004-100: Headnotes for Jones et al. vs. Van Winkle Gin and Machine Works, ca. 1915
				MS004-101: Letter from Roser, Brandon, Slaton, and Phillips to Oscar Elsas, February 26, 1915
		22	Correspondence, March 1915
				MS004-103: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Edwards-Adams Studio, March 27, 1915
	Box	Folder
	7	1	Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), April 1915
		2	Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), April 1915
				MS004-106: Letter from Oscar Elsas to F. A. Weiss, Wolston Manufacturing Company, April 23, 1915
		3	Correspondence (folder 1 of 2), May 1915
				MS004-107: Letter from C. L. Denk to Oscar Elsas, May 2, 1915
				MS004-108: Letter from Oscar Elsas to John Y. Phillips, May 1, 1915
		4	Correspondence (folder 2 of 2), May 1915
				MS004-110: Letter from Oscar Elsas to H. P. Meikleham, Massachusetts Mills in Georgia, May 14, 1915
		5	Correspondence, June 1915
				MS004-111: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Walter Drew, National Erectors' Association, June 30, 1915
		6	Correspondence, July 1915
				MS004-112: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Walter Drew, National Erectors' Association, July 7, 1915
		7	Correspondence, September 1915
		8	Correspondence, November 1915
		9	Correspondence, December 1915
		10	Correspondence, 1909-1914
		11	Article reports, general notes, 1914
		12	Correspondence, 1914
		13	Correspondence and petition (folder 1 of 2), 1914-1915
				MS004-114: Excerpt of a petition for police protection from strikers by employees of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, ca. 1914
		14	Correspondence and petition (folder 2 of 2), 1914-1915
		15	Correspondence, memoranda, 1914
				MS004-116: "Strike Waged in Georgia Factory", August 15, 1914
				MS004-117: "Memo of Discussion Held with Mr. McWade and Mr. Colpoys", November 27, 1914
				MS004-118: Letter from Jacob Elsas to James R. Gray, The Atlanta Journal, August 7, 1914
		16	Correspondence, (reports, articles), 1914-1919
		17	Correspondence, special report: Jacob Elsas, 1914
				MS004-120: Letter from Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills to James S. Alexander, National Bank of Commerce, July 3, 1914
				MS004-122: Letter from Louis J. Elsas to C. B. Wilmer, July 11, 1914
		18	Correspondence with Clark Howell, 1914
		19	Memoranda, 1914
		20	Correspondence, 1915
		21	Correspondence, 1916
		22	Correspondence, 1917
		23	Correspondence, letters, 1917
		24	Correspondence, 1918
	SERIES 2, Subseries 3: Testimonies, 1915. .6 linear feet (2 document cases)
		Subseries 3, Testimonies, contains transcripts of the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations that took place in Atlanta in March 1915. The hearings, which were closed to the public, were overseen by Alexander Daly. Strike leaders, members of the United Textile Workers union, members of the Men and Religion Forward movement, and strike participants testified for the striking workers. Numerous company officials, including Oscar Elsas and Gordon Johnstone, as well as employees who had remained loyal, workers who did not go on strike or who were unhappy with the strike, and others sympathizing with management testified for the management side.
		The testimonies are arranged in the order in which the individuals appeared at the hearing; the testimonies for the strikers are followed by the testimonies for management.
	Box	Folder
	8	1	Ware, Minnie B. (M.B.W.), March 1915
				MS004-001: Testimony of Minnie B. Ware, March 17-27, 1915
		2	Wilson, Alfred J. (A.J.W.), March 1915
		3	Nations, Sarah (S.N.), March 1915
				MS004-002: Testimony of Sarah Nations, March 17-27, 1915
		4	Pressley, Elizabeth (E.P.), March 1915
		5	Wilson, Samuel (S.W.), March 1915
		6	Medlock, George (G.M.), March 1915
		7	McFarland, Lina (L. McF.), March 1915
				MS004-004: Testimony of Lina McFarland, March 17-27, 1915
		8	Johnson, Francis (F.J.), March 1915
				MS004-005: Testimony of Francis Johnson, March 17-27, 1915
		9	Smith, Mamie Olive, Mrs. (M.O.S.), March 1915
		10	Odell, Rufus (R.O.), March 1915
				MS004-006: Testimony of Rufus Odell, March 17-27, 1915
		11	Marks, Shuford B. (S.B.M.), March 1915
				MS004-007: Testimony of Shuford B. Marks, March 17-27, 1915
		12	Marquardt, Louie (L.M.), March 1915
				MS004-008: Testimony of Louie Marquardt, March 17-27, 1915
		13	Jackson, Marion M. (M.M.J.), March 1915
				MS004-009: Testimony of Marion M. Jackson, March 17-27, 1915
		14	Briley, Lucretia, Mrs. (L.B.), March 1915
				MS004-011: Testimony of Lucretia Briley, March 17-27, 1915
		15	Irwin, R.F. (R.F.I.), March 1915
				MS004-010: Testimony of R. F. Irwin, March 17-27, 1915
		16	Howell, Columbus (C.L.H.), March 1915
		17	Buford, G.R., Rev. (G.R.B.), March 1915
		18	Fleming, W.E. (W.E.F.), March 1915
		19	Garrett, W.V., Dr. (W.V.G.), March 1915
				MS004-012: Testimony of W. V. Garrett, March 17-27, 1915
		20	Chapman, James J. (J.J.C.), March 1915
		21	Clark, Andrew Jackson (A.J.C.), March 1915
				MS004-013: Testimony of Andrew Jackson Clark, March 17-27, 1915
		22	Cruse, Hazel C. (H.C.C.), March 1915
		23	Mullinax, H. Newbern (H.N.M.), March 1915
				MS004-014: Testimony of H. Newbern Mullinax, March 17-27, 1915
		24	Allen, William J. (W.J.A.), March 1915
		25	Awtry, E. Newton (E.N.A.), March 1915
		26	Awtry, E.S. (E.S.A.), March 1915
		27	Hall, James G., Dr. (J.G.H.), March 1915
				MS004-015: Testimony of James G. Hall, March 17-27, 1915
		28	Schaffer, William C., Dr. (W.C.S.), March 1915
		29	Turner, Lee (L.T.), March 1915
		30	Reagan, T.J. (T.J.R.), March 1915
		31	Carson, M.A., Mrs. (M.A.C.), March 1915
		32	Wright, Robert H. (R.H.W.), March 1915
				MS004-016: Testimony of Robert H. Wright, March 17-27, 1915
				MS004-262: List of witnesses for the defendant and the complainant in the investigation of Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills by the Commission on Industrial Relations, Mary 17-27, 1915
		33	Burton, Emma, Miss (E.B.), March 1915
				MS004-017: Testimony of Emma Burton, March 17-27, 1915
		34	Wright, Robert H., Mrs. (Mrs. R.H.W.), March 1915
		35	Clinton, Jennie, Mrs. (J.C.), March 1915
				MS004-018: Testimony of Jennie Clinton, March 17-27, 1915
		36	McSwain, Virgin (V.McS.), March 1915
		37	Guffin, Alfred S. (A.S.G.), March 1915
		38	Hawkins, E.W., Dr. (E.W.H.), March 1915
	Box	Folder
	9	1	Sweatt, W.C. (W.C.S.), March 1915
				MS004-019: Testimony of W. C. Sweatt, March 17-27, 1915
		2	Wheeler, Mabel Emma, Miss (M.E.W.), March 1915
				MS004-020: Testimony of Mabel Emma Wheeler, March 17-27, 1915
		3	Carter, Fannie, Miss (F.C.), March 1915
		4	Meikleham, H.P. (H.P.M.), March 1915
				MS004-021: Testimony of H.P. Meikleham, March 17-27, 1915
		5	Farrell, D.A. (D.A.F.), March 1915
				MS004-022: Testimony of D.A. Farrell, March 17-27, 1915
		6	Florence, T.S. (T.S.F.), March 1915
		7	Stone, R.E., Dr. (R.R.S.), March 1915
		8	Johnstone, Gordon A. (G.A.J.), March 1915
				MS004-023: Testimony of Gordon A. Johnstone, March 17-27, 1915
		9	Rhodes, Clarence A., Dr. (C.A.J.), March 1915
		10	Rogers, E.H. (E.H.R.), March 1915
				MS004-024: Testimony of E.H. Rogers, March 17-27, 1915
		11	Smith, P.A. (P.A.S.), March 1915
				MS004-025: Testimony of P.A. Smith, March 17-27, 1915
		12	Elsas, Oscar (O.E.), March 1915
				MS004-026: Testimony of Oscar Elsas, March 17-27, 1915
		13	James, John R. (J.R.J.), March 1915
		14	Gober, Harris (H.G.), March 1915
				MS004-027: Testimony of Harris Gober, March 17-27, 1915
		15	Certificate of deposition, 24 April 1914
SERIES 3: Operative reports, 1913-1922. 2.8 linear feet (7 document cases)
Scope and Content
	Series 3, Operative reports, is comprised of the reports of employees secretly hired by management to monitor the union activities and work habits of mill workers, in the Atlanta mill as well as in other Fulton Bag mills. The reports also contain some correspondence of Louis Elsas (Brooklyn), Dave Elsas (Dallas), and Charles White (St. Louis). The series is divided into 7 subseries.
Arrangement
	The operative reports are arranged chronologically within each subseries. The reports of each individual operative are grouped together.
	SERIES 3, Subseries 1: Atlanta mill, 1913-1922. 2 linear feet (5 document cases)
		Subseries 1, Atlanta, consists of over one hundred folders containing operative reports filed for the Atlanta Fulton Bag mill. About half of these reports are filed by operatives employed during the period of the 1914-1915 strike. These reports cover union meetings and other activities of the strikers as well as working conditions, attitudes toward work, and union activities inside the mill. The remaining folders cover the period after the strike up to the early 1920s. These reflect management's continuing concern with work efficiency, working conditions, and union activities. The subseries also includes correspondence with detective agencies from which operatives were hired, and a folder of police reports.
	Box	Folder
	10	1	A14-05-OP10: Operative #10, May-June 1914
				MS004-003: Testimony of George Medlock, March 17-27, 1915
				MS004-125: "Report of Operative A.E.W.", June 1, 1914
				MS004-126: "Report of Operative J.W.W.", June 1, 1914
				MS004-127: "Report of Operative J.W.W.", June 4, 1914
				MS004-128: "Report of Operatives J.W.W. and A.E.W.", June 5, 1914
				MS004-129: "Report of Operative J.W.W.", June 2, 1914
				MS004-130: "Report of Operative A.E.W.", June 2, 1914
				MS004-131: "Report of J.W.W Inspector and A.E.W. no. 10", June 3, 1914
				MS004-132: "Report of Operatives J.W.W. and A.E.W.", June 9, 1914
				MS004-133: "Report of Operatives J.W.W. and A.E.W.", June 10, 1914
				MS004-134: "Report of Operatives J.W.W. and A.E.W.", June 9, 1914
		2	A13-10-POLR: Police reports, October 1913- May 1915
		3	A14-05-COR: Correspondence (folder 1 of 3), May 1914-August 1918
				MS004-135: Letter from Oscar Elsas to the Railway Audit and Inspection Company, May 15, 1914
				MS004-136: Letter from H. N. Brown, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Oscar Elsas, May 19, 1914
				MS004-137: Invoice from the Railway Audit and Inspection Company, June 15, 1914
		4	A14-05-COR: Correspondence (folder 2 of 3), May 1914-August 1918
		5	A14-05-COR: Correspondence (folder 3 of 3), May 1914-August 1918
		6	A14-06-OP115: Operative #115 (folder 1 of 5), June-October 1914
				MS004-138: "Report of Operative #115", June 21, 1914
				MS004-139: "Report of Operative #115", June 18, 1914
				MS004-140: "Report of Operative #115", June 20, 1914
				MS004-141: "Report of Operative #115", June 26, 1914
				MS004-142: "Report of Operative #115", June 27, 1914
				MS004-143: "Report of Operative #115", July 4, 1914
		7	A14-06-OP115: Operative #115 (folder 2 of 5), June-October 1914
				MS004-144: "Report of Operative #115", July 24, 1914
		8	A14-06-OP115: Operative #115 (folder 3 of 5), June-October 1914
				MS004-145: "Report of Operative #115", July 28, 1914
				MS004-146: "Report of Operative #115", August 26, 1914
		9	A14-06-OP115: Operative #115 (folder 4 of 5), June-October 1914
				MS004-147: "Report of Operative #115", September 8, 1914
				MS004-148: "Report of Operative #115", September 9, 1914
				MS004-149: "Report of Operative #115", September 17, 1914
				MS004-150: "Report of Operative #115", September 18, 1914
		10	A14-06-OP115: Operative #115 (folder 5 of 5), June-October 1914
				MS004-151: "Report of Operative #115", October 15, 1914
		11	A14-06-OPGJM: Operative G.J.M. (folder 1 of 3), June-August 1914
		12	A14-06-OPGJM: Operative G.J.M. (folder 2 of 3), June-August 1914
				MS004-153: "Report of Operative G.J.M.", July 3, 1914
				MS004-154: Report of Operative G.J.M., July 15, 1914
				MS004-155: Report of Operative G.J.M., July 15, 1914
		13	A14-06-OPGJM: Operative G.J.M. (folder 3 of 3), June-August 1914
	Box	Folder
	11	1	A14-06-OPHAH: Operative H.A.H., June 1914
				MS004-156: "Report of Operative H.A.H.", June 10, 1914
		2	A14-06-OPHJD: Operative H.J.D., June 1914
				MS004-157: "Report of Operative H.J.D.", June 9, 1914
				MS004-158: "Report of Operative H.J.D.", June 10, 1914
		3	A14-07-OP12: Operative #12, July 1914
		4	A14-06-OP39: Operative #39, July 1914
		5	A14-08-OP15: Operative #15, August 1914
		6	A14-08-OP41: Operative #41, August 1914
		7	A14-08-OP470: Operative #470 (folder 1 of 2), August 1914
				MS004-159: "Report of Operative #470", August 1, 1914
				MS004-160: "Report of Operative #470", August 3, 1914
				MS004-161: "Report of Operative #470", August 5, 1914
				MS004-162: "Report of Operative #470", August 12, 1914
		8	A14-08-OP470: Operative #470 (folder 2 of 2), August 1914
				MS004-163: "Report of Operative #470", August 14, 1914
				MS004-164: "Report of Operative #470", August 19, 1914
				MS004-165: "Report of Operative #470", August 19, 1914
		9	A14-08-COR: Correspondence: Day's Detective Agency, August 1914
		10	A14-09-OP18: Operative #18, September-October 1914
		11	A14-10-OP36: Operative #36 (folder 1 of 2), October 1914
		12	A14-10-OP36: Operative #36 (folder 2 of 2), October 1914
		13	A14-10-OP457: Operative #457 (folder 1 of 5), October 1914- January 1915
				MS004-166: "Report of Operative #457", October 14, 1914
				MS004-167: "Report of Operative #457", November 6, 1914
				MS004-168: "Report of Operative #457", November 13, 1914
				MS004-169: "Woman Organizer Comes From Great Southern Strike", ca. 1914
		14	A14-10-OP457: Operative #457 (folder 2 of 5), October 1914- January 1915
				MS004-170: "Report of Operative #457", November 20, 1914
				MS004-171: "Report of Operative #457", December 6, 1914
		15	A14-10-OP457: Operative #457 (folder 3 of 5), October 1914- January 1915
				MS004-172: "Report of Operative #457", December 15, 1914
				MS004-173: "Report of Operative #457", December 20, 1914
		16	A14-10-OP457: Operative #457 (folder 4 of 5), October 1914- January 1915
		17	A14-10-OP457: Operative #457 (folder 5 of 5), October 1914- January 1915
				MS004-174: "Report of Operative #457", January 14, 1915
				MS004-175: "Report of Operative #457", January 31, 1915
		18	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 1 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
		19	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 2 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-176: Report of Operative #16, January 4, 1915
		20	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 3 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-177: Report of Operative #16, January 20, 1915
		21	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 4 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-178: Report of Operative #16, February 10, 1915
		22	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 5 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
		23	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 6 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-179: Report of Operative #16, March 2, 1915
	Box	Folder
	12	1	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 7 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-180: Report of Operative #16, March 15, 1915
				MS004-181: "Mass Meeting under the Auspices of the Atlanta Federation of Trades", March 21, 1915
				MS004-182: Report of Operative #16, March 16, 1915
				MS004-265: Report of Operative #16, March 17, 1915
		2	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 8 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-183: "Mass Meeting: Labor Forward Movement", April 18, 1915
		3	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 9 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
		4	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 10 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-184: Report of Operative #16, May 6, 1915
				MS004-185: Memo concerning Operative #16 and Sara Conboy, May 4, 1915
				MS004-186: Report of Operative #16, May 10, 1915
				MS004-187: Report of Operative #16, May 10, 1915
		5	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 11 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
		6	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 12 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-188: Report of Operative #16, June 25, 1914
				MS004-189: Memo concerning Operative #16 and burning Governor Slaton in effigy, June 25, 1915
		7	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 13 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-190: Report of Operative #16, August 13, 1915
				MS004-191: Report of Operative #16, August 15, 1915
		8	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 14 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
		9	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 15 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
				MS004-192: Letter from H. N. Brown, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Oscar Elsas, January 28, 1916
				MS004-193: Report of Operative #16, March 26, 1916
		10	A14-12-OP16: Operative #16 (folder 16 of 16), December 1914- August 1916
	Box	Folder
	13	1	A15-04-OP10: Operative #10, April 1915
		2	A16-08-OP429: Operative #429 (folder 1 of 2), August-October 1916
				MS004-195: "Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", August 22, 1916
				MS004-196: "Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", September 9, 1916
				MS004-197: "Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", September 10, 1916
				MS004-198: "Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", September 11, 1916
				MS004-199: "Operative #429, Special Work, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills", September 12, 1916
		3	A16-08-OP429: Operative #429 (folder 2 of 2), August-October 1916
				MS004-200: Report of Operative #429, September 26, 1916
				MS004-201: Report of Operative #429, October 7, 1916
		4	A18-04-OP185: Operative #185 (folder 1 of 3), April-May 1918
				MS004-202: Report of Operative #185, April 23, 1918
		5	A18-04-OP185: Operative #185 (folder 2 of 3), April-May 1918
		6	A18-04-OP185: Operative #185 (folder 3 of 3), April-May 1918
				MS004-203: Report of Operative #185, May 15, 1918
				MS004-204: Report of Operative #185, May 26, 1918
		7	A18-06-OP2,100: Operatives #2, 100 (folder 1 of 2), June 1918
				MS004-205: Letter from John W. Weccard, American Detective Service Company, to G. A. Johnstone, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, June 11, 1918
		8	A18-06-OP2,100: Operatives #2, 100 (folder 2 of 2), June 1918
				MS004-206: "Evening Report Fulton Bag Company [from Operative #100, Ole R. Olsen]", June 9, 1918
		9	A18-06-OP760,230: Operatives #760, 230 (folder 1 of 3), June-July 1918
		10	A18-06-OP760,230: Operatives #760, 230 (folder 2 of 3), June-July 1918
		11	A18-06-OP760,230: Operatives #760, 230 (folder 3 of 3), June-July 1918
		12	A18-06-OP207: Operative #207, August-September 1918
		13	A18-08-OP7418: Operative #741B (folder 1 of 4), August-September 1918
				MS004-207: Letter from Operative #741B, Sherman Service, to F. H. Neely, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, September 6, 1918
		14	A18-08-OP7418: Operative #741B (folder 2 of 4), August-September 1918
				MS004-208: Report of Operative #52, August 24, 1918
				MS004-209: Report of Operative #52, August 28, 1918
		15	A18-08-OP7418: Operative #741B (folder 3 of 4), August-September 1918
		16	A18-08-OP7418: Operative #741B (folder 4 of 4), August-September 1918
				MS004-210: Report of Operative #52, September 20, 1918
		17	A18-08-OP1082: Operative #1082, August 1918
		18	A18-12-OP713: Operative #713 (folder 1 of 2), December 1918- January 1919
		19	A18-12-OP713: Operative #713 (folder 2 of 2), December 1918- January 1919
				MS004-211: "Report of Operative #713", December 31, 1918
	Box	Folder
	14	1	A19-01-OP684: Operative #684, January 1919
		2	A19-02-OP798: Operative #798, February-March 1919
				MS004-212: "Report of Operative #798", February 15, 1919
		3	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 1 of 6), March-May 1919
				MS004-213: "Report of Operative #556", March 10, 1919
		4	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 2 of 6), March-May 1919
		5	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 3 of 6), March-May 1919
		6	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 4 of 6), March-May 1919
		7	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 5 of 6), March-May 1919
		8	A19-03-OP556: Operative #556 (folder 6 of 6), March-May 1919
		9	A19-06-OP226: Operative #226, June-July 1919
				MS004-214: "Report of Operative #226", July 13, 1919
		10	A19-09-OP136: Operative #136, September 1919
		11	A19-09-OP445: Operative #445 (folder 1 of 2), September-November 1919
		12	A19-09-OP445: Operative #445 (folder 2 of 2), September-November 1919
		13	A19-10-OP18: Operative #18 (folder 1 of 2), October-November 1919
				MS004-215: Report of Operative #18, October 13, 1919
		14	A19-10-OP18: Operative #18 (folder 2 of 2), October-November 1919
				MS004-216: Report of Operative #18, November 9, 1919
		15	A19-10-OP244: Operative #244, October 1919
		16	A19-10-OP259: Operative #259 (folder 1 of 2), October-November 1919
		17	A19-10-OP259: Operative #259 (folder 2 of 2), October-November 1919
				MS004-217: Report of Operative #259, November 13, 1919
		18	A19-10-OP616: Operative #616 (folder 1 of 2), October 1919
		19	A19-10-OP616: Operative #616 (folder 2 of 2), October 1919
		20	A19-11-OP249: Operative #249, November 1919
		21	A19-12-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 1 of 2), December 1919- February 1920
				MS004-218: Report of Operative #316, January 5, 1920
				MS004-219: Report of Operative #316, January 23, 1920
				MS004-264: Report of Operative #316, January 6, 1920
		22	A19-12-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 2 of 2), December 1919- February 1920
				MS004-220: Report of Operative #316, February 23, 1920
		23	A20-01-OP396: Operative #396 (folder 1 of 2), January-March 1920
				MS004-221: Letter from Harry Preston, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Oscar Elsas, January 8, 1920
				MS004-222: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Harry Preston, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, January 16, 1920
		24	A19-12-OP316: Operative #396 (folder 2 of 2), January-March 1920
	Box	Folder
	15	1	A20-02-OP273: Operative #273, February 1920
		2	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 1 of 10), May-November 1921
		3	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 2 of 10), May-November 1921
		4	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 3 of 10), May-November 1921
		5	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 4 of 10), May-November 1921
				MS004-223: Report of Operative #251, August 7, 1921
				MS004-224: Report of Operative #251, August 10, 1921
		6	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 5 of 10), May-November 1921
				MS004-226: Report of Operative #251, August 22, 1921
				MS004-227: Report of Operative #251, August 29, 1921
		7	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 6 of 10), May-November 1921
				MS004-228: Report of Operative #251, September 10, 1921
		8	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 7 of 10), May-November 1921
		9	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 8 of 10), May-November 1921
		10	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 9 of 10), May-November 1921
				MS004-229: Report of Operative #251, October 17, 1921
		11	A21-05-OP251: Operative #251 (folder 10 of 10), May-November 1921
		12	A21-07-OP259: Operative #259, July-August 1921
				MS004-230: Letter from A.J.M. to Oscar Elsas, August 7, 1921
		13	A21-09-OP331: Operative #331, August-September 1921
				MS004-231: Letter from the Cue Cluck Rangers to Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, July 26, 1922
		14	A21-09-OP330: Operative #330, September-October 1921
		15	A21-11-OP810: Operative #810 (folder 1 of 2), November-December 1921
		16	A21-11-OP810: Operative #810 (folder 2 of 2), November-December 1921
		17	A22-08-OP330, 331: Operatives #330, 331, August 1922
				MS004-232: Report of Operative #331, August 16, 1922
	SERIES 3, Subseries 2: Brooklyn mill, 1919-1920 .2 linear feet (12 folders)
		Subseries 2, Brooklyn, is a small subseries of operative reports for the Brooklyn mill. The reports include information on mill operations, work habits, and union activities.
	Box	Folder
	16	1	B19-04-OP1042: Operative #1042, April 1919
				MS004-233: "Report of Operative #1042", April 29, 1919
		2	B19-08-OP145: Operative #145 (folder 1 of 2), August-September 1919
		3	B19-08-OP145: Operative #145 (folder 2 of 2), August-September 1919
				MS004-234: "Report of Operative #145", September 6, 1919
		4	B19-10-OP747: Operative #747 (folder 1 of 4), October 1919-January 1920
				MS004-235: "Report of Operative #747", October 29, 1919
		5	B19-10-OP747: Operative #747 (folder 2 of 4), October 1919-January 1920
				MS004-236: "Report of Operative #747", November 18, 1919
		6	B19-10-OP747: Operative #747 (folder 3 of 4), October 1919-January 1920
				MS004-237: "Report of Operative #747", December 12, 1919
				MS004-238: "Report of Operative #747", December 13, 1919
		7	B19-10-OP747: Operative #747 (folder 4 of 4), October 1919-January 1920
		8	B20-01-OP80: Operative #80 (folder 1 of 2), January-February 1920
		9	B20-01-OP80: Operative #80 (folder 2 of 2), January-February 1920
		10	B20-04-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 1 of 3), April-June 1920
		11	B20-04-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 2 of 3), April-June 1920
		12	B20-04-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 3 of 3), April-June 1920
	SERIES 3, Subseries 3: Columbus, 1919-1920. .5 linear feet (2 folders)
		Subseries 3, Columbus, is a small group of operative reports exploring the issues of wages and hours in Columbus mills.
		13	C19-03-OP250: Operative #250, March 1919
		14	C20-01-OP258: Operative #258, January 1920
				MS004-239: Letter from Harry Preston, Railway Audit and Inspection Company, to Oscar Elsas, January 18, 1920
				MS004-240: Report of unknown operative, January 7, 1920
	SERIES 3, Subseries 4: Dallas mill, 1920. .15 linear feet (3 folders)
		Subseries 4, Dallas, contains a small number of operative reports concerning mill operations and production at the Dallas mill.
		15	D20-03-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 1 of 3), March-May 1920
		16	D20-03-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 2 of 3), March-May 1920
		17	D20-03-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 3 of 3), March-May 1920
	SERIES 3, Subseries 5: New Orleans mill, 1920. .1 linear feet (4 folders)
		Subseries 5, New Orleans, consists of operative reports concerning production, work habits, and machine repair at the New Orleans location.
	Box	Folder
	17	1	N20-08-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 1 of 4), August-December 1920
				MS004-241: Letter from Victor Elsas to Oscar Elsas, September 3, 1920
				MS004-242: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Victor Elsas, September 7, 1920
				MS004-243: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Victor Elsas, August 6, 1920
		2	N20-08-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 2 of 4), August-December 1920
		3	N20-08-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 3 of 4), August-December 1920
		4	N20-08-OP274: Operative #274 (folder 4 of 4), August-December 1920
	SERIES 3, Subseries 6: St. Louis mill, 1918-1920. .3 linear feet (15 folders)
		Subseries 6, St. Louis, contains correspondence regarding the quality and placement of operatives, as well as reports on union activities, work habits and attitudes, wages, and mill operations at the St. Louis mill.
		5	S18-03-COR: Correspondence, March-May 1918
				MS004-244: "Some Light on Individual Contract", June 1, 1917
		6	S18-04-OP350: Operative #350 (folder 1 of 2), April-June 1918
		7	S18-04-OP350: Operative #350 (folder 2 of 2), April-June 1918
		8	S18-08-OP360: Operative #360 (folder 1 of 4), August-September 1918
		9	S18-08-OP360: Operative #360 (folder 2 of 4), August-September 1918
		10	S18-08-OP360: Operative #360 (folder 3 of 4), August-September 1918
		11	S18-08-OP360: Operative #360 (folder 4 of 4), August-September 1918
				MS004-245: Report of Operative #360, September 10, 1918
		12	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 1 of 7), April-June 1919
		13	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 2 of 7), April-June 1919
				MS004-247: Letter from Charles E. White to Oscar Elsas, May 21, 1919
				MS004-248: Letter from Oscar Elsas to Charles E. White, May 23, 1919
		14	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 3 of 7), April-June 1919
				MS004-249: Letter from Charles E. White to Oscar Elsas, May 27, 1919
		15	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 4 of 7), April-June 1919
		16	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 5 of 7), April-June 1919
		17	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 6 of 7), April-June 1919
				MS004-246: Report of Operative #316, May 21, 1919
		18	S19-04-OP316: Operative #316 (folder 7 of 7), April-June 1919
		19	S20-04-COR: Correspondence, April 1920
	SERIES 3, Subseries 7: Clippings, 1915-1924. 1 folder
		Subseries 7 consists of a single folder of newspaper clippings included in the operative reports.
		20	Clippings, 1915-1924

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