Series:
Employment and Payroll Records Applicants Correspondence, 1947-1962: Letters were exchanged between Ralph Wirth and applicants primarily for more skilled jobs in the mill such as foremen, weavers, and loom fixers. The mill frequently advertised nationally in trade journals for skilled workers and received letters of application from individuals from all parts of the country. Wirth's replies describe various positions at the mill noting responsibilities, salary, and working conditions.
Personnel Records, 1936-1961: These are almost exclusively application forms of individuals who were subsequently hired at the mill. They generally are for unskilled positions and include the standard information such as age, physical condition, position applied for, employment history, etc. Appended to many of the applications, especially after 1952, are signed termination statements stating that the employee left voluntarily and the reason. Arrangement is chronological by date of the application.
Lost Time Reports, 1946, 1954-1963: These are weekly reports from each department showing the number of hours lost and the reason. The explanations include sickness, layoff, vacation, and others.
Job Classifications and Wage Rates, 1945-1948: The schedules list each job title and the rate of pay for both hourly and piece rate positions.
Union Membership Applications, 1963-1965: Application and dues deduction forms for the United Textile Workers include the name of the employee and the department in which he or she worked.
Payroll-General, 1905-1908, 1920-1923, 1926-1934, 1937-1942 and 1954-1962: The early volumes (1905-1942) list the employee's name, date, hours worked for the week, pay rate, any deductions, and total amount. Later records show the same information but are broken down by department. The records through 1942 apparently include only the hourly workers, and not the spinners and weavers who were paid on a piece rate basis. The records from the 1950's and 1960's include all employees.
Payroll-Spinning Department, 1921-1926: Spinners were paid by amount of output. This single volume gives
name of operator, total output in pounds, rate per pound and total pay.
Payroll-Weaving Department, 1917-1924, 1931-1935: Weavers were also paid on piece rate which varied depending on the complexity of the different fabrics. These volumes show the weaver's name, piece numbers worked on, yardage and rate per yard, and total pay.