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Series 5. Mattress Making (box 2), 1940–1942

 Series — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

This series contains brochures and other guidelines for creating spaces for mattress making as well as how to make them. Much of the correspondence is regarding obtaining supplies and, of particular note, an illness among some of the women who worked with “bad cotton.” Includes county-by-county data with demographics and other details.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940–1942

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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