Articles and Studies

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• 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.
• 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. Author: James Thomson.
• 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 President Franklin Roosevelt to provide jobs during the Great Depression.
• 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.
• Synthetic Fibers and Textiles Historical document from 1942 of the Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, about the classification, finishing technologies, care and serviceability of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.