Carlton, David L. Mill and Town in South Carolina 1880-1920. Louisiana State University Press, 1982.
"Charleston Cotton Factory." Southern Patriot, 13 April 1848, p 2. - An article about the opening of the Cotton Factory bu the Charleston Cotton Factory management company.
"The Cotton Factory." Charleston Courier​. 13 April 1848, p 2. - An article about the opening of the Cotton Factory.
Griffen, Richard. "Poor White Laborers in Southern Cotton Factories." South Carolina Historical Magazine, vol. 61 no. 1. - An article that looks at the history and hardships of working in a cotton factory, like the Charleston Cotton factory
"Strike in Charleston." The State, 30 Aug. 1892, p 4. - An article about a strike by white workers in the Cotton factory over an alleged assault by African-American workers on a white worker.