Textile production in nineteenth century Orange, Alamance, and Durham counties, North Carolina
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Laurel E. Janke Wilson (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Lavina Franck
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate domestic textile production in nineteenth century Orange, Alamance, and Durham counties, North Carolina. The specific objectives were to determine the amount of home textile production, the effect of the textile mill industry on home production, and the role of men and/or women in domestic textile production. Public records have proven to be reliable sources about material culture. These records often include references to textile production equipment and are a reliable means of learning about textile production practices. Content analysis was done of all the nineteenth century estate records and wills available in the three counties. The records included documents such as estate inventories, sales accounts, widows' allotments, guardians' accounts, bills from craftsmen, and merchants accounts. This information was recorded for each record: date (usually of death), name of the decedent, type of document in the estate records, piece of equipment, and price. The chi square statistical text was done to compare equipment ownership of men and of women. Extant handwoven bedcoverings were analyzed and the oral history recorded.
Textile production in nineteenth century Orange, Alamance, and Durham counties, North Carolina
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1986
- Subjects
- Textile industry $z North Carolina
- Orange County (N.C.) $x History
- Alamance County (N.C.) $x History
- Durham County (N.C.) $x History