Research References

Of course, this research project required a fair amount of research. Below I have included a list of the sources that I consulted and have used in the creation of the exhibit, in case you are interested in doing more reading!

Archival Sources

Archives and Special Collections, Western University

Ron Nelson Collection, Western University. 

The London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, Western University. 

Hines’ Studio Collection, Western University. 

London Hosiery Mills (A00-017), Western University. 

Newspapers

London Free Press.

Printed Primary Sources

“Better Hosiery: The Story of Holeproof.” Milwaukee: Holeproof Hosiery Company, 1924. Accessed July 4, 2022, https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/tp/id/47122

Unpublished Secondary Sources

McClelland, Arthur. “A Run for the Money: Holeproof Hosiery Company, 1911-1989.” Presentation. A Forgotten Story of London. London Public Library, October 11, 2011.

Books and Theses

Armstrong, Frederick H. The Forest City: An Illustrated History of London, Canada. Windsor Publications, 1986.

Edwards, Alfred. “The Mill: A Worker’s Memoir of the 1930s and 1940s.” In Labour/Le Travailleur 36 (1995): 253-298.

Grainger, Jennifer. Early London: A Photographic History from the Orr Collection, 1826-1914. Biblioasis, 2016.

Grainger, Jennifer. London Free Press: From the Vault. Biblioasis, 2017.

Grainger, Jennifer. London Free Press: From the Vault – Volume II 1950-1975. Biblioasis, 2020.

Parr, Joy. The Gender of Breadwinners: Women, Men and Change in Two Industrial Towns 1880-1950. University of Toronto Press, 1998.

Scott, Benjamin S. “The Economic and Industrial History of the City of London, Canada – From the Building of the First Railway, 1855, to the Present, 1930.” Masters thesis, Western University, 1930.

Wells, Frederick Arthur. The British Hosiery and Knitwear Industry: Its History and Organisation. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1972.

Yow, Valerie. Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences. AltaMira Press, 2005.

Interviews

Burns, Virginia. Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. August 15, 2022. Heritage London Foundation

Collins, Ted. Former Mechanic Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. July 22, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Mitchell, Billy. Son of Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. June 21, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Sargent, Clarice. Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. June 29, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Somann, Annecke. Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. July 26, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Stoddart, Helen. Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. June 30, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Van Buskirk, Trudy. Former Staff. Holeproof Hosiery Interview with Paige Milner. June 1, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Vandusen, Peter. Son of Former Staff. London Hosiery Mills Ltd. Interview with Paige Milner. August 15, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.

Ward, Margaret. Former Staff. Holeproof Hosiery Interview with Paige Milner. June 29, 2022. Heritage London Foundation.