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Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Hugh Nelson, Incorporated (Columbia Carpet Mills) records house the papers of Hugh Nelson, Incorporated, a carpet manufacturer based in Philadelphia. The collection dates from 1931 to 1957, with bulk dates from 1941 to 1957. This collection is mostly made up of correspondence between Hugh Nelson, Incorporated and vendors with which it did most of its business, especially from 1955 to 1957. There are also invoices, carpet and yarn samples, blueprints, and pricing lists. While the records in...