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» A History of Mississippi Cotton Mills and Mill Villages
   On-line book about the history of the cotton textile industry in Mississippi from the first half of the 19th Century until its demise in the 1950's, and the mills, mill villages, and the people who created and developed the industry. Author: Narvell Stric
   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mswebst2/cottonmills.html

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 1
   First part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, dealing with the start and early years of the company.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_1.pdf

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 2
   Second part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, describing the machinery, ancient processes, the woollen industry, and wool preparation, carding, combing and yarn spinning, textile fabric weavi
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_2.pdf

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 3
   Third part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, dealing with the history of wool weaving from ancient Greece to the Industrial Revolution.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_3.pdf

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 4
   Fourth part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, describing the commercial and industrial organization of the Italian textile industry since the Middle Ages, and the rivalry between Italian citi
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_4.pdf

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 5
   Fifth part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, providing an overview of the social, economic and educational situation in the region before the Second World War.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_5.pdf

» An Episode and a History: The Centenary of a Woollen Mill. Part 6
   Sixth part of the history of the Marzotto Woollen Mill and the region of Valdagno, Italy, from 1836 to 1936, describing leisure and culture, and the situation of healthcare in the region before the Second World War.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/mf_mill_6.pdf

» Fall Rivers' Industries
   Eleventh chapter from 'History of Fall River', presenting the history and development of the cotton spinning, weaving and printing industry in Fall River, Massachusetts. Published in 1906 by F. T. Smiley Publishing Company. Authors: Henry M. Fenner and Be
   http://www.sailsinc.org/Durfee/fenner1906-11.pdf

» Growth of the Cotton Industry in America
   First chapter from 'A Centennial History of Fall River', about the history and development of the US cotton spinning and textile industry, founded with the organization of the first factory in 1787 at Beverly, Massachusetts until 1876, including fiber con
   http://www.sailsinc.org/Durfee/earl2.pdf

» Lancashire and the Far East
   Comprehensive, 393 page study of government reports and interviews with employers, managers and technical staff, workers, social workers and trade union organizers involved in the Japanese cotton textile industry, of developments in Japanese labor conditi
   http://www.fredautley.com/pdffiles/book22.pdf

» Machines and Processes of Manufacture
   Second chapter from 'A Centennial History of Fall River', describing the machinery and methods of cotton fiber ginning, processing, yarn spinning and cloth weaving in 19th Century US cotton textile mills. Published in 1877 by the Atlantic Publishing and E
   http://www.sailsinc.org/Durfee/earl3.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume I; Part I
   Illustrated history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, providing an introduction to the origin and development of cotton manufacture.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn1_1.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume I; Part II
   Illustrated history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, dealing with the natural history and husbandry of cotton, and the development of the cotton trade.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn1_2.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume I; Part III
   The history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, about the early history of mechanised cotton manufacture and the factory system, and including an overview and analysis of a modern cotton fa
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn1_3.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume II; Part I
   Illustrated history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, providing a description of the preparation processes and machinery of the cotton mill.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn2_1.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume II; Part II
   Illustrated history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, with a description of the technology and machinery for mule spinning, yarn reeling and counting, twisting and further processing, and
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn2_2.pdf

» The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain. Volume II; Part III
   Illustrated history of cotton textile manufacturing in Britain, written in by Andrew Ure in 1836 and republished in 1886, describing the technology of power looms and its related equipment, and the conditions and statistics of cotton textile manufacturing
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/ua_cotn2_3.pdf