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» A Short History of Linen
   Extensive history of flax cultivation and linen fiber processing and manufacturing in the Middle East and Europe, and descriptions of the properties, characteristics and care of linen fiber cloth. Author: HL Sinne Gunnsdottir.
   http://timeless-creations.ca/Linen.pdf

» An Introduction to Silk
   Comprehensive overview of the origin and history of sericulture and silk fiber processing and manufacture, from the Chinese Empress Xi Ling Shi in 2640 BC to the present uses of silk in fashion and industry. From Sabahar's web site.
   http://sabahar.com/docs/An%20Introducation%20to%20Silk.pdf

» Cotton - The Perennial Patriot
   Short article about the importance and influence of cotton cultivation and processing in the North American society since early seventeenth century. From the National Cotton Council of America.
   http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/upload/Cotton-The-Perennial-Patriot.pdf

» Cotton Production and the Boll Weevil in Georgia: History, Cost of Control, and Benefits of Eradication
   Research bulletin from the University of Georgia about the Boll Weevil insect which decimated Georgia's cotton production from its first appearance in 1915 until a state wide eradication program was implemented in 1987. The costs of pest control and the e
   http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/RB428.pdf

» Cotton in the Middle Ages
   Short e-mail essay about the early meaning of the word cotton, which prior to 1600 was most often used to describe a type of weave of a woollen fabric rather then the fiber. Author: David Rickman.
   http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/cotton.html

» Flax Growing in Orkney from the Norse Period to the 18th Century
   Technical paper presenting new information from excavations at Orkney, examining the botany, cultivation and processing of flax during the entire period from the start of the Norse colonization to modern times. Authors: J.M. Bond and J.R. Hunter.
   http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_117/117_175_181.pdf

» Following Flax Through History and Rural Space
   Paper presented at the University of Guelph about the social history of Canadian rural life through the geographic analysis of flax cultivation, trade and industry. Author: Joseph MacFadyen.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~jmacfady/Flax/MacFadyenGISDay2004.pdf

» History Of Cotton Gangs in the Upper Keys
   Short article about the eradication of wild cotton in the Upper Keys in the US during the 1930's to prevent the boll weevil bug from spreading to the Southern cotton fields, by workers from the Works Progress Administration program created in 1934 by Pres
   http://www.keyshistory.org/cotton.html

» King Cotton: The Fiber of Slavery
   Extensive essay about the history of cotton, and the place of slavery in the US cotton industry. From Slavery in America. Author: Jean M. West.
   http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/history/hs_es_cotton.htm

» Synthetic Fibers and Textiles
   Historical document from 1942 of the Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, about the classification, finishing technologies, care and serviceability of synthetic fibers and textiles. Author: Hazel Fletcher.
   http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/historicpublications/pubs/SB300.PDF

» The Gangs of Waterloo South: Flax Farms and Wage Labour in Rural Ontario, 1854-1919
   Paper presented at the McGill-Queen's Graduate Conference in History in 2006 about the Canadian flax commodity chain, focused on the laborers in this chain and the unusual form they took in the Ontario economy. Author: Joseph MacFadyen.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~jmacfady/Flax/MacFadyen-McGillQueens2006.pdf

» The History of the Boll Weevil in Alabama, 1910-2007
   December 2007 bulletin from the Auburn University of Alabama about the history of the Boll Weevil beatle, which appeared on Alabama cotton fields in 1910 and devastated cotton production, and a review of the measures and programs taken since to eradicate
   http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/communications/bulletins/bull670.pdf

» The Origins of the Spanish Trade in American Cotton
   Paper presented at the 2006 International Economic History Congress in Helsinki, describing the problems which obstructed the early development of the cotton trade from the US to 18th Century Spain, and an evaluation of how these problems were resolved. A
   http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/papers2/Thomson.pdf

» The Worldwide Web of Silk Production, 1300-2000
   Preliminary paper about the history of silk and the production of silk from mulberry and silkworm to thrown silk ready for the loom. Author: Claudio Zanier.
   http://eh.net/XIIICongress/cd/papers/64Zanier440.pdf