Craddock-Terry, Inc.
A Guide to the Craddock-Terry, Inc. (Lynchburg, VA.), Records, 1885-2001
Call Number Mss3 C8244 a FA2
- Administrative Information
- Descriptive Summary
- Scope
- Organization
- Biographical
- Index Terms
- Contents List
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Preferred Citation
Craddock-Terry, Inc., Records, 1885-2001 (Mss3 C8244 a FA2), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.
Acquisition Information
Gift of M & O Corporation, Charlottesville, Va. (through the courtesy of Oliver Kuttner), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, Va. (through the courtesy of Wayne Rhoads and the Jones Memorial Library), and the family of Roland K. Peters, Lynchburg, Va. (through the courtesy of Douglas K. Harvey) in 2007.
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Virginia Historical Society.
Collection number: Mss3 C8244 a FA2
Title: Craddock-Terry, Inc. (Lynchburg, VA.) Records, 1885-2001.
Size: 48 linear feet (1,073 folders).
Language: English
Abstract: Records of Craddock-Terry, Inc., Lynchburg, Va., consist of charter and by-laws, correspondence, minutes, reports, and stock ledgers of this wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer.
Scope and Content Information
The records found in this collection were acquired by the Virginia Historical Society from several sources. Some were retrieved from old factories and corporate offices, some from former corporate officers or their family members; but all have been united, as the donors intended, in this single collection.
The nature of this acquisition illuminates a common problem for archivists: we collect and describe what has survived or what has been designated for our institution, so the collection by nature could never be considered by any means complete in revealing the scope and extent of the company's operations through time. The early records are the most detailed, with series providing remarkable glimpses into company operations (and the American and Southern economies) during the company's founding years but especially during the 1920s and 1930s. Financial and operational records are strong for the 1940s and 1950s, while marketing and sales records appear strongest in the 1950s and 1960s. Piecing together the company's final years is problematic from the surviving records, because comparatively few of them are found here. But what is available provides remarkable resources for study of the company, the local and national economy, labor history, and the rise of worker benefits programs.
Organization
The collection is divided into series, which attempt to trace the key aspects of a very large national manufacturing and sales operation. By dividing the records along the lines of the series below, it is possible both to grasp the larger corporate picture through the history of the company, as well as to focus on its critical operations at various points in time. Series include: Series 1. Corporate records, Series 2. Corporate finance, Series 3. Corporate officers, Series 4. Financial records, Series 5. Employee records, Series 6. Acquisitions and divisions, Series 7. Craddock-Terry Foundation, Inc., and Series 8. Historical materials.
Biographical/Historical Information
The century-long history of Craddock-Terry Company, once the largest employer in Lynchburg, Virginia, offers countless opportunities to study the efforts of a major national business to achieve, maintain, even regain stature as a leader in its particular realm of the American economy. Beginning with what might rightfully be described as a meteoric rise to influential corporate status, evidenced by stout economic success and remarkable expansion in the early years of the twentieth century, the firm thereafter faced challenge after challenge in grappling with the implications and effects of that rapid-fire rise to prominence and expectation, both within and outside of Virginia. The attempts of its leaders, individually and collectively, constantly to push the company forward and, perhaps even more significantly, to meet the challenges of an ever-evolving, ever-changing American economy and consumer base, are captured in remarkable detail in this collection.
Halifax County, Virginia, native John Wimbish Craddock came to Lynchurg in the 1880s and joined with a brother, Abram P. Craddock, and with another Halifax County man, Thaddeus McGhee Terry, to form Craddock, Terry & Company, wholesalers, or "jobbers," of boots, shoes, and rubber overshoes. Within ten years, December 1898, the limited partnership was incorporated under the laws of Virginia as the Craddock-Terry Company, with the election of its first officers a year later just as the nineteenth century was coming to a close. Within two more years the company was building its first factory (Southland in Lynchburg) and turning to the manufacture of women's, misses, and children's shoes. By the middle of the first decade of the twentieth century a second factory (West End) was in operation and the company had expanded its production to men's, young men's, and boy's shoes. A very large plant was taken over in 1923 to house the company's central manufacturing operations in Lynchburg (Fort Hill). By this time, the company had become known for its lines of comparatively conservative and well-made shoes, and a number of brand names associated with Craddock-Terry (McKay, Natural Bridge, Billiken), had become well established in the American marketplace.
The relative quick success of the firm lead the company to look to expansion through the absorption of competitive companies, leading to the acquisition of the George D. Witt Shoe Company in 1911, although continuing its operations under the Witt name. Three years later Craddock-Terry acquired the Burrow, Jones & Dyer Shoe Company and the Kaut-Reith Shoe Company, both of St. Louis, combined and re-christened them as the McElroy-Sloan Shoe Company, and operated this venture as its "Western Department." The company built two factories in St. Louis and acquired two others, significantly expanding its manufacturing operations and its national market presence. Another major acquisition followed in 1920: Harsh Chapline Shoe Company of Milwaukee, with a tannery and factory making Lion Brand work shoes.
By 1924, Craddock-Terry in all its divisions boasted a capacity for daily output of 40,000 pairs of shoes and was shipping over $19,000,000 worth of merchandize annually to retailers and other jobbing houses. But shortly the company became a victim of its own success. As company officers later observed, the advent of automobiles, good roads and chain stores in easy proximity to a wide customer base not only changed purchasing practices, but also encouraged a demand among customers for more diverse lines of products with a broader range of price options. The company was ill-prepared to meet these new challenges. An attempt to increase distribution by opening a jobbing house in Baltimore did not ultimately come at the most opportune time.
By the late 1920s the company was losing large amounts of money, and this was only exacerbated by the 1929 Crash and the ensuing economic depression. In 1933 company executives had determined to consolidate all manufacturing operations to their most productive, strategically placed plants, in Lynchburg, and close the St. Louis and Milwaukee operations. This took some time to accomplish. In the meantime, at the prompting of stockholders and a firm hired to assess the company's corporate operations, officers began the development of a capital restructuring plan, which was accomplished with the transfer of assets to the Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation in 1939 and a substantial issuance of stock in this new entity. This marked a fresh start for the company, frankly aided by government contracts for footware for American armed forces during World War II and by the opportunity to get out from under a withering corporate debt by the pay-off of a series of bank loans. The company also redesigned its marketing operations, did away with the old Craddock-Terry Company General Line Division and the George D. Witt Company, and created new divisions for men's and women's lines, for some of its most popular lines, Natural Bridge and Masterbilt, and for the affordable line emanating from its Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company (which had been created in the 1920s to sell to larger stores and buyers on special purchase terms).
The company's subsequent history reflected similar challenges with style changes, marketing and purchasing trends, and production, inventory and distribution. The 1950s and 1960s saw the construction of new factories in places like Halifax and Lawrenceville, the purchase of property along the new expressway in Lynchburg for a corporate headquarters, and the institution of a pension plan for long-term employees. The modernization of plants followed, and as late as the 1970s the company was still looking to expand manufacturing operations, as well as creating a mail order division. But by the last decades of the twentieth century, the company, like so many American manufacturers, was facing a flood of foreign imports and had lost so much of its market share that continuation of the venture was proving untenable. Still, Craddock-Terry had left an indelible mark on its industry, and perhaps more importantly, on the economic history of Lynchburg and its people.
Index Terms
Almond, Louis Finley, 1898-1969.
Burton, Percy Norman, 1898-1983.
Business records.
Chatham Hall (Chatham, Virginia)
Craddock, Abram Poindexter, 1860-1940.
Craddock, Charles Granville, 1890-1956.
Craddock, John Wimbish, 1857-1941.
Craddock, Thomas Easley, 1889-1937 - Estate.
Craddock-Terry Company.
Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation.
Footwear industry - Virginia.
Glass, Carter, 1858-1946.
Harsh and Chapline Shoe Company (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Kidder, Frank H. -1927 - Estate.
Labor relations.
Landrum, Clinton Terrell, 1899-1982.
Lockridge, Robert Spotswood, 1919-1890.
Lynchburg (Va.) - Economic conditions - 20th century.
Lynchburg Construction Company.
Ralph, Roy Alson, 1882-1937.
Terry, Thaddeus McGhee, 1856-1933.
Utley, George P., 1897-1973.
Wells, Herbert Armstrong, 1891-1952.
Wholesale trade - Virginia.
Contents List
Series 1. Corporate records, 1898-1999.
This series of records traces the development of the Craddock-Terry Company beginning with the period of its conversion from a limited partnership (as Craddock, Terry & Company) to its corporate status officially commencing in 1898. Like the rest of the collection, the materials featured here focus on the early years of the company but are most heavily concentrated in the period of the 1920s and 1930s. Significant gaps exist, largely because of the nature of the acquisition of surviving collection records, making so much of the later story of Craddock-Terry hard to discover from these materials.
Series 1.1. Corporate documents, 1898-1992.
These official records largely trace the formation of the corporation and adjustments made to its governance as the firm's officers dealt with a series of financial and operational challenges at various points in its history. Copies of some of these documents may also be found in the Board of Director's minute books, described below.
Box 1
Folder | |
1 | Charter, 1898 (copies [2]) |
2 | Charter amendments, 1905-1913 |
3 | By-laws, [1899]-1906 |
4 | By-laws, amended, 1935 |
5 | Registration Fee and Franchise Tax, 1913 |
6 | Reply Brief for Defendant (printed), ca. 1918, Commonwealth of Virginia v. Craddock-Terry Company |
7 | Certificate of Incorporation, 1938 (unexecuted), Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation |
8 | Proposal of Purchase, 1938 (unexecuted) |
9 | Corporate Structure Outline, ca. 1960 |
10 | List of Officers and Directors, 1975, with employment/association histories |
11 | Keep Virginia Beautiful Award, 1984 |
12 | Articles of amendment to Articles of Incorporation, 1992, Craddock-Terry, Inc. |
Series 1.2. Board of Directors records, 1899-1999.
In the management of Craddock-Terry, the Board of Directors served as the key governing body, and throughout the company's history, most of its officers also doubled as directors. Key corporate decisions are documented here, and the volumes are filled also with copies of documents crucial to various decisions and to corporate operations as well. Those documents are too numerous to list but are easily found when tracing actions taken at specific points in the company's history.
Series 1.2.1. Board of Directors' minutes, 1899-1999.
The minute books trace regular and special called meetings and include records of stockholder meetings as well. Records detail the creation of Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation just before the outbreak of World War II in response to a corporate reorganization brought on by heavy indebtedness to various lenders (detailed below) and over-extension through the acquisition of competitors and attempts to run manufacturing operations outside of Virginia. Records for a critical period of the company's history (the 1980s and early 90s) are missing, so the creation of Craddock-Terry, Inc., and its implications must be traced through other sources. Many of the early groupings of minutes include supporting documentation, including official records, reports, financial records, etc.
Box 1 (continued)
Folder | |
13 | Minute book, 1899-1912; includes a copy of the charter dated Nov. 1898; and records of annual and called meetings of stockholders (unbound) |
14 | Minute Book, 1912-1933; also includes records of annual and called meetings of stockholders and some annual reports and other records (bound volume) |
Box 2
Folder | |
15 | Board of Directors Called Meetings file, 1933-1936 |
16 | Minutes, 1933 Jan-1934 Mar (unbound) |
17 | Minutes, 1933 Jun 21 |
18 | Minutes, 1934 Mar-1937 Feb (unbound) |
19 | Meeting file, 1935 Mar 8 |
20 | Meeting file, 1935 Jul 27 |
21 | Minutes, 1937 Mar-1939 Jan (unbound) |
22 | Minutes, 1938 Dec-1941 Aug (Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation) (unbound) |
23 | Minutes, 1941 Sep-1945 May (unbound) |
24 | Minutes, 1945 Jun-1947 Jul (unbound) |
25 | Minutes, 1947 Aug-1949 Dec (unbound) |
26 | Minutes, 1950 Jan-1953 Jun (unbound) |
27 | Minutes, 1953 Jul-1956 May (unbound) |
28 | Minutes, 1956 Jun-1959 Jun (unbound) |
29 | Minutes, 1959 Aug-1961 Aug (unbound) |
30 | Minutes, 1961 Oct-1964 Jun (unbound) |
31 | Minutes, 1964 Jul-1966 Oct (unbound) |
32 | Minutes, 1966 Nov-1968 Jul (unbound) |
Box 3
Folder | |
33 | Minutes, 1968 Aug-1969 Apr (unbound) |
34 | Minutes, 1969 May-1970 May (unbound) |
35 | Minutes, 1970 Jun-1971 Dec (unbound) |
36 | Minutes, 1972 Jan-1972 Dec (unbound) |
37 | Minutes, 1973 Jan-1974 Dec (unbound) |
38 | Minutes, 1975 Jan-1977 Dec (unbound) |
39 | Minutes, 1978 Jan-1979 Jul (unbound) |
40 | Minutes, 1979 Aug-1980 Dec (unbound) |
41 | Minutes, 1993 Apr-1995 Sep (bound volume labeled as "Minute Book No. 3") Craddock-Terry, Inc. |
42 | Minutes, 1995 Nov-1997 Jun (unbound) |
43 | Minutes, 1999 Mar 8 |
Series 1.2.2. Reports to Board of Directors, 1932-1938.
These reports are valuable in understanding the financial and management problems faced by the company during the worst years of the Great Depression, which led to a corporate reorganization and the eventual conversion to Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation.
Box 3 (continued)
Folder | |
44 | Special Report to the Board from Management, Jul 1, 193 |
45 | Special Report to the Board from the Corporate Secretary, May 22, 1935 |
46 | Special Report to the Board from Management, Aug 16, 1935 |
47 | Report to the Board by Chairman John W. Craddock, Jan 16, 1936 |
48 | General Company Survey by McKinsey, Wellington & Company, 1938 |
Series 1.2.3. Board of Directors resolutions, 1968-1997.
Box 3 (continued)
Folder | |
49 | Resolutions, 1968 Nov 25, death of David Ellis Basten |
50 | Resolutions, 1970, on the death of David Hugh Dillard |
51 | Resolutions, 1970 Jan 23, retirement of Charles G. Baber |
52 | Resolutions, 1996 Nov 15, receipt of cash loan |
53 | Resolutions, 1996 Dec 16, retirement of Homer H. Nichols |
54 | Resolutions, 1997 Jul 24, 401K plan, and related materials |
Series 1.2.4. Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, 1931-1937.
This Committee oversaw general company operations and was involved in long-range planning. Files in 1933 cover meetings relating to reorganization of the company. Some supporting documentation for issues addressed by the committee is filed with the minutes.
Box 3 (continued)
Folder | |
55 | Meeting Minutes, Jan - Dec 1931 (unbound) |
56 | Meeting Minutes, Jan - Jun 1932 (unbound) |
57 | Meeting Minutes, Mar - Jul 1933 (unbound) |
58 | Meeting Minutes, Sep - Oct 1935 |
59 | Meeting Minutes, Jul 23, 1936 |
60 | Meeting Minutes, Nov 16-17, 1937 |
Series 1.2.5. Management Committee of the Board of Directors, 1933-1938.
This Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors, was charged with formulating working policies for the company, especially in directing General Line sales.
Box 3 (continued)
Folder | |
61 | Correspondence file of committee chair, J. A. Faulkner, Jr., 1933 |
62 | Meeting Minutes, Jun - Dec 1936 |
63 | Meeting Minutes, Jan - Dec 1937 |
64 | Meeting Minutes, Feb 1938 |
Series 2. Corporate finance materials, 1898-1997.
This second, very important series of corporate records traces the company's long history as a publicly traded corporate entity. The issuance and retirement of stock in various categories unfolded over a long and complicated path, much of which is traced here, although again largely in the early years of the company's history. These records are especially significant in tracing the efforts of company leaders to navigate tricky financial waters during the Great Depression.
Series 2.1. General stockholder records, 1898-1997.
Along with stock issuances in common and preferred classes, some of the more interesting files in this series relate to a long, involved effort to restructure the capitalization of Craddock-Terry in the 1930s. The effort was called variously a recapitulation or a reorganization, but it ultimately resulted in a "plan of readjustment" in 1935 that took some time to implement and apparently needed some adjustment itself. The stockholder correspondence in this series reflects not only purchase negotiations, but also some of the calls for a restructuring; the effects of the Great Depression on the company's operations and output, along with its financial condition, are extensively discussed here. The Stock Ledgers largely record ownership or purchase/sale of shares organized alphabetically by owner.
Box 3 (continued)
Folder | |
66 | Annual Meeting file, 1932 Jan 23 |
67 | Annual Meeting file, 1933 Jan 28 |
68 | Annual Meeting file, 1934 Jan 26 |
69 | Special Meeting materials, 1996 Sep 30 |
Box 4
Folder | |
70 | Stock Ledger, 1898-1910 (includes Dividend Journal) (bound volume) |
71 | Stock Ledger, 1911-1920 (bound volume) |
72 | State Corporation Commission Stock Statement, 1914 |
73 | Stock Ledger, 1920-1939 (First Preferred Issue, A-D) (unbound) |
74 | Stock Ledger, 1920-1939 (First Preferred Issue, E-J) (unbound) |
75 | Stock Ledger, 1920-1939 (First Preferred Issue, K-R) (unbound) |
76 | Stock Ledger, 1920-1939 (First Preferred Issue, S-Z) (unbound) |
77 | Stock Ledger, 1918-1920 (Second Preferred Issue) (bound volume) |
78 | Stock Ledger (Common), 1920-1939 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
79 | Stock Ledger (Preferred - First), 1920-1939 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
80 | Stock Ledger (Preferred - Second), 1920-1939 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
81 | Stock Ledger (Preferred - Class C), 1921-1939 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
82 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (A-B) (unbound) |
83 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (C-D) (unbound) |
84 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (E-H) (unbound) |
85 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (I-L) (unbound) |
86 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (M) (unbound) |
87 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (N-R) (unbound) |
Box 5
Folder | |
88 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (S) (unbound) |
89 | Stock Ledger-Second Preferred, 1920-1939 (T-Z) (unbound) |
90 | Stock Ledger-Class C Preferred, 1923-1939 (A-C) (unbound) |
91 | Stock Ledger-Class C Preferred, 1923-1939 (D-H) (unbound) |
92 | Stock Ledger-Class C Preferred, 1923-1939 (I-O) (unbound) |
93 | Stock Ledger-Class C Preferred, 1923-1939 (P-S) (unbound) |
94 | Stock Ledger-Class C Preferred, 1923-1939 (T-Z) (unbound) |
95 | Common Stock Proxy Certification List, Annual Meeting, 1979 (bound volume) |
96 | Common Stock Proxy Certification List, Annual Meeting, 1980 (bound volume) |
97 | Stock Certificate Register, 1986-1987 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
98 | Common Stock Shareholders List, 1986 (descending share order) |
99 | Common Stock Shareholders Proxy List, 1986 (filed on open shelf) |
100 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1923-1935 A-G |
101 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1923-1935 H-L |
102 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1923-1935 M-R |
103 | Stockholder Correspondence, 1923-1935 S-Y |
104 | Plan of Capital Structure Readjustment, 1932-1938 |
105 | Capital Restructuring file, 1934 |
106 | Memorandum Regarding "Wash" Sales of Stock, 1935 |
107 | Stock Recapitulation file, 1937 |
108 | Letter to Stockholders, 1938 (printed [2]) |
109 | Notice to Stockholders, 1947 |
Box 6
Folder | |
110 | Common Stock Series B Scrip Certificates (unexecuted), 1958 |
111 | Investment Profile, Mason & Lee, Inc., 1965 (printed [2]) |
112 | Exchange Offer of Stock to Shareholders of Midland Shoe Company, 1966 |
113 | Midland Shoe Company, St. Louis, Mo., stock certificate register, 1937-1966 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
114 | Common Stock Offerings, 1969-1972 (printed) |
115 | Valuation of Outstanding Common Stock, 1992 |
116 | Convertible Preferred Stock offer, 1992 |
117 | Fiscal Plan, 1996 |
Series 2.2. Annual reports to stockholders, 1911-1984.
These reports are among the most valuable records in the collection in regard to tracing the company's history. Although fashioned to emphasize the most positive aspects of corporate operations, they also tend to be remarkably honest about the challenges facing the company throughout its long history. Later reports are valuable for the illustrations of corporate operations and facilities that they include. Unfortunately, the series ends in the 1980s, leaving another gap in our understanding of the final years of Craddock-Terry.
Box 6 (continued)
Folder | ||
118 | Annual Report, 1911 | |
119 | Annual Report, 1915 | |
120 | Annual Report, 1918 | |
121 | Annual Report, 1919 | |
122 | Annual Report, 1920 | |
123 | Annual Report, 1921 | |
124 | Annual Report, 1922 | |
125 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1930 | |
126 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1931 (3) | |
127 | Semi-Annual Report, Jun 30, 1932 | |
128 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1932 (4) | |
129 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1933 (3) | |
130 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1934 | |
131 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1935 (2) | |
132 | Annual Report, Nov 28, 1936 | |
133 | Annual Report, Nov 27, 1937 | |
134 | Annual Report, Nov 26, 1938 | |
135 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1939 (2) | |
136 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1940 (2) | |
137 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1941 (3) | |
138 | Annual Report, Nov 28, 1942 (3) | |
139 | Annual Report, Nov 27, 1943 (3) | |
140 | Annual Report, Dec 2, 1944 (2) | |
141 | Annual Report, Dec 1, 1945 (3) | |
142 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1946 (3) | |
143 | Annual Report, Nov 29, 1947 (3) | |
144 | Annual Report, Nov 27, 1948 (3) | |
145 | Annual Report, Dec 3, 1949 (2) | |
146 | Annual Report, Dec 2, 1950 | |
147 | Annual Report, Dec 1, 1951 | |
148 | Annual Report, Nov 29, 1952 | |
149 | Annual Report, Nov 28, 1953 | |
150 | Annual Report, Nov 27, 1954 | |
151 | Annual Report, Dec 3, 1955 (2) | |
152 | Annual Report, Dec 1, 1956 (2) | |
153 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1957 (2) | |
154 | Annual Report, Nov 29, 1958 (2) | |
155 | Annual Report, Nov 28, 1959 (2) | |
156 | Annual Report, Dec 3, 1960 (3) | |
157 | Annual Report, Dec 2, 1961 (3) | |
158 | Annual Report, Nov 1, 1962 (2) | |
159 | Annual Report, Nov 30, 1963 (2) | |
160 | Annual Report, Nov 28, 1964 (2) | |
161 | Annual Report, 1965 (2) | |
162 | Annual Report, 1966 (2) | |
163 | Annual Report, 1967 (3) | |
164 | Annual Report, 1968 (3) | |
165 | Annual Report, 1969 (3) | |
166 | Annual Report, 1970 (3) | |
167 | Annual Report, 1971 (3) | |
168 | Annual Report, 1972 (3) | |
169 | Annual Report, 1973 (2) | |
170 | Annual Report, 1974 (4) | |
171 | Annual Report, 1975 (3) | |
172 | Annual Report, 1976 | |
173 | Annual Report, 1977 (12) | |
174 | Annual Report, 1978 (3) | |
175 | Annual Report, 1979 (3) | |
176 | Annual Report, 1980 (3) | |
177 | Annual Report, 1982 (2) | |
178 | Annual Report, 1983 (3) | |
179 | Annual Report, 1984 (2) |
Series 3. Records of Corporate Officers, 1904-1980.
Next to the director's minutes and reports to stockholders, the most valuable source on corporate history must be the files maintained by and for the company's key corporate officers. Because of the design of the company as it expanded in the early years of the twentieth century, the main aspects of corporate operations (manufacturing, marketing, selling, and financial management) were headed by vice presidents or equivalent corporate officers, overseen first by the president and later by the president and chairman of the Board. Although the pattern did not remain firmly in place throughout the company's history, this organization of corporate records seems the most helpful in tracing the various aspects of corporate operations.
Series 3.1. President's Records, 1904-1980.
Records of the president of Craddock-Terry include a broad range of materials, most importantly correspondence, which includes not only communications with outside parties, but also interoffice memoranda and some letters on personal matters. These records provide a unique and valuable insight into company operations on various levels, from dealings with stockholders and vendors to oversight of factory operations and employee relations.
The earliest surviving records of a president of the Craddock-Terry Company are those of founder John Wimbish Craddock (1857-1941). His correspondence provides some background on the operations of the company in the first years of the twentieth century. Of note is a report Craddock sent to Robert Lansing, United States Secretary of State, in 1916 concerning the condition of the shoe and leather industries in America in light of the European War. Craddock was also interested in the matter of taxation-state, local and federal-of merchants and manufacturers, and his early correspondence focuses acutely on that issue.
John W. Craddock was elected chairman of the Board of Directors in 1923 and his son Charles Granville Craddock stepped into the role of president. His correspondence, sporadic as it is, reveals much about the company's struggles during the Great Depression.
Again, it is unfortunate that significant gaps appear in this series, but the records do provide some insight into the activities of later presidents, including Percy Norman Burton and Robert S. Lockridge.
Series 3.3.1. John W. Craddock, 1904-1912.
Box 7
Folder | |
180 | Correspondence, 1904-1919 |
181 | Fifteen Years Growth (Broadside), [1904] |
182 | Fifth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce, Boston, 1912 |
183 | Newspaper clipping regarding JWC as speaker |
Series 3.1.2. Charles G. Craddock, 1923-1956.
Box 7 (continued)
Folder | |
184 | Correspondence, undated |
185 | Correspondence, 1923 (includes contract [unexecuted; copy 2 marked "void"] with Old Dominion Garment Company of Lynchburg concerning property between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets and Campbell Avenue) |
186 | Correspondence, 1930 |
187 | Correspondence with Samuel C. Croot Advertising Company, 1930 |
188 | Correspondence, 1931 |
189 | Correspondence, 1932 |
190 | Correspondence, 1932-1933, of David Hugh Dillard, acting president |
191 | Correspondence, 1935-1936 |
192 | Correspondence, 1937-1938 |
193 | Correspondence, 1942-1948 |
194 | Testimonial Dinner, 1956 |
Series 3.1.3. Percy Norman Burton, 1953.
Box 7 (continued)
Folder | |
195 | Biographical file (with photograph) |
196 | Retirement, 1963 |
Series 3.1.4. Robert S. Lockridge, 1965-1980.
Box 7 (continued)
Folder | |
197 | Correspondence, 1965 |
198 | Biographical file |
199 | Presentation to Richmond Society of Financial Analysts, 1966 (printed) |
200 | Photograph, 1970, AFMA meeting |
201 | Speeches, 1972 (history and financial condition of Craddock-Terry) |
202 | Program of Events Honoring Robert S. Lockridge, 1980 |
Series 3.2. Records of the Chairman of the Board, 1922-1980.
This subseries primarily contains records of founder, former president, and longtime chairman John W. Craddock. His files include personal as well as business matters, but are particularly valuable in tracing the company's operations through the trying years of the Great Depression. Of note are a set of appraisals prepared by the American Appraisal Company of Milwaukee, Wis., in 1927 assessing all Virginia properties owned by Craddock-Terry; along with a substantial file concerning Craddock's activities as vice president of the Lynchburg Construction Co., Inc., which was primarily engaged in road construction in the 1920s. A file of correspondence between Craddock and fellow company founder Thaddeus McGee Terry from 1930 to 1932 provides valuable insights not only into the struggles of the Depression era, but also in regard to competing ideas the two men had for directions the company might take generally, as well as in response to the economic crisis.
Among the personal business records, the files relating to Craddock's financial support of Chatham Hall, the Episcopal School in Chatham, Virginia, through distribution of funds from a trust established by Frank H. Kidder, are particularly interesting. Similarly, Craddock's correspondence with his old friend United States Senator Carter Glass mixes personal matters, economic affairs, and politics.
Also included in this sub-series are personal financial accounts of Craddock that were maintained in the company offices and are arranged alphabetically by vendor.
Series 3.2.1. John W. Craddock, 1922-1939.
Box 7 (continued)
Folder | |
203 | Correspondence, undated |
204 | By-Laws of Bradstone Rubber Company, N.J., undated |
205 | Assistant Auditor's Report to the Chairman on employees and wages, 1923 |
206 | Cancelled Promissory Notes, 1922-1933 |
207 | First National Bank, Richmond, Va., 1923 |
208 | Lynchburg Construction Co., Inc. file, 1923-1925 |
209 | Correspondence, 1925 |
210 | Loans File, 1926 |
211 | Correspondence, 1927 |
212 | Appraisal Report, 1927, summary on all Craddock-Terry properties (American Appraisal Company) |
213 | Grand Summary Appraisal Report, 1927, on all Craddock-Terry properties |
214 | Appraisal Report, 1927, Radcliffe Property, Lynchburg, Va. |
215 | Appraisal Report, 1927, Executive Offices & Warehouse, Lynchburg |
216 | Appraisal Report, 1927, General Cutting & Stitching Plant, Fort Hill Factory, General Factory Office, Lynchburg (Vol. 1) |
217 | Appraisal Report, 1927, General Cutting & Stitching Plant, Fort Hill Factory, General Factory Office, Lynchburg (Vol. 2) |
Box 8
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218 | Appraisal Report, 1927, Jefferson Factory, Lynchburg |
219 | Appraisal Report, 1927, Southland Factory, Lynchburg |
220 | Appraisal Report, 1927, West End Factory, Lynchburg |
221 | Correspondence, 1928 |
222 | Correspondence, 1929 |
223 | Estate file, 1929, Dr. Thomas Easley Craddock |
224 | Correspondence, 1929-1932, with Rev. Edmund Jenings Lee, Chatham Hall |
225 | Correspondence, 1929, Kidder estate and trust |
226 | Correspondence, 1930-1932, Kidder estate and trust |
227 | Correspondence, 1930-1932, with T. M. Terry |
228 | Correspondence, 1930 Jan-Feb |
229 | Correspondence, 1930 Mar-Apr |
230 | Correspondence, 1930 May-Jun |
231 | Correspondence, 1930 Aug-Oct |
232 | Correspondence, 1930 Nov-Dec |
233 | Correspondence, 1930-1931, with Bradstone Rubber Co., Woodbine, N.J. |
234 | Correspondence, 1930-1932, with Senator Carter Glass |
235 | Correspondence, 1930-1932, with Virginia Rubber Company, Lynchburg |
236 | Correspondence, 1931 Jan-Mar |
237 | Correspondence, 1931 Apr-Jun |
238 | Correspondence, 1931 Jul-Sep |
239 | Correspondence, 1931 Oct-Dec |
Box 9
Folder | |
240 | Correspondence, 1931, with Armour Leather Company, Chicago, Ill. |
241 | Calvin Young letters, 1931, regarding condition of Craddock-Terry Company |
242 | Correspondence, 1932 Jan-Mar |
243 | Correspondence, 1932 Apr-Jul |
244 | Correspondence, 1932 Aug-Dec |
245 | Correspondence, 1933-1939 |
246 | Speech (printed), 1922, to Southern Shoe Wholesalers |
247 | Biographical file |
248 | Newspaper clippings |
249 | Receipts, 1926-1932, Adams-Automobile |
250 | Receipts, 1927-1931, Bank-Buncombe |
251 | Receipts, 1927-1933, Carr-Crutchfield's |
252 | Receipts, 1928, D |
253 | Receipts, 1927-1931, E-F-G |
254 | Receipts, 1927-1933, Hancock-Hughes |
255 | Receipts, 1926-1933, Ivey-Lynchburg |
256 | Receipts, 1926-1933, Mahood-Myers |
257 | Receipts, 1926-1933, Miscellaneous |
258 | Receipts, 1926-1933, National-Norfolk |
259 | Receipts, 1926-1933, Oakwood-Old |
260 | Receipts, 1927-1932, Payne-Providence |
261 | Receipts, 1927-1932, Randolph-Macon Woman's College |
262 | Receipts, 1927-1930, Scott-Sweet Briar |
263 | Receipts, 1926-1935, T |
264 | Receipts, 1931, University of Virginia hospital |
265 | Receipts, 1926-1932, VHS-White |
266 | Receipts, 1927-1933, Y.M.C.A. |
267 | Bank Deposit Receipts, 1926-1933 |
Box 9 (continued)
Folder | |
268 | Testimonial dinner, 1980 |
Series 3.3. Records of the Vice President for Manufacturing, 1915-1962, 1997.
The vice president for Manufacturing position began as head of the Factory Department in the 1930s, but then expanded to oversee factory operations across Virginia. The materials included here range from correspondence of the vice president to reports, interoffice communications from factory managers, files on federal compliance and labor relations, and related materials, all reflecting on the operations of the production arm of the company.
This office was filled for many years by George P. Utley, the records of whose service are found throughout the collection, but are most heavily concentrated here. Utley served as head of the Harsh & Chapline Company in Milwaukee, Wis., which Craddock-Terry acquired and continued to operate for tanning and manufacturing purposes. But Utley also doubled as head of the Craddock-Terry Factory Department and for a time served as president of the company. Some of the most important files in his period of authority regard the issues of national recovery from the Great Depression and unionization of the labor force. These records cover such things as negotiations with the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association and the National Recovery Administration of the federal government.
Series 3.3.1. Factory Department, 1915-1936.
Box 9 (continued)
Folder | |
269 | Wage Analysis, 1915-1922 |
270 | Factory/Inventory Cost Analyses, 1915-1936 |
271 | Comparison of Overhead, 1926-1927 (Fulton/Midland) |
272 | Report of Overhead Charges, 1928 (Lion Brand Factory) |
273 | Sole Leather Plant Survey, 1928 |
274 | Factory Overhead, 1928-1938 |
275 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1930-1936 |
276 | West End Factory Power Plant, 1930 |
Series 3.3.2 George P. Utley, 1926-1962, 1997.
Box 9 (continued)
Seriestr>
Folder | |
277 | Correspondence, 1931-1932 |
278 | Correspondence, 1933 Jan-Jun |
279 | Correspondence, 1933 Jul-Dec |
280 | Correspondence, 1934 Jan-Jun |
281 | Correspondence, 1934 Jul-Dec |
282 | Correspondence, 1935 |
Box 10
Folder | |
283 | Correspondence, 1936 |
284 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1932-1933, C. T. Landrum |
285 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1934-1936, C. T. Landrum |
286 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1933, R. A. Ralph |
287 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1934, R. A. Ralph |
288 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1935 Jan.-Jun, R. A. Ralph |
289 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1935 Jul-Dec., R. A. Ralph |
290 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1936, R. A. Ralph |
291 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1937, R. A. Ralph |
292 | Inter-Company correspondence, 1941, R. A. Ralph |
293 | Patents File, 1926-1935 |
294 | Cost Analyses, Men's Shoes, 1932-1935 |
295 | Wages and Labor costs, 1933 |
296 | Manufacturing Cost Analyses, 1933 |
297 | Direct Labor Analyses, 1933-1935 |
298 | Employee Productivity Conference, 1933 |
299 | Code of Fair Competition, Boot & Shoe Manufacturers, 1933 |
300 | Factory Inventories, 1933-1943 |
301 | Power Supply, 1933-1940 |
302 | Fort Hill Factory Capacity Notes, 1933 |
303 | Upper Leather Sorting Department records, 1933-1936 (Folder 1) |
304 | Upper Leather Sorting Department records, 1933-1936 (Folder 2) |
305 | Upper Leather Sorting Department records, 1933-1936 (Folder 3) |
Box 11
Folder | ||
306 | Billing Memoranda, 1933-1934 | |
307 | Billing Memoranda, 1940 | |
308 | Department Heads Meeting Minutes, 1933-1934 | |
309 | Central Supply Expense Analysis, 1934 | |
310 | Supply Stock Records, Fort Hill/West End, 1934-1935 | |
311 | Production Analysis, 1934 | |
312 | Production in Pairs, 1934 (graph) | |
313 | National Industrial Recovery Act Compliance file, 1934-1935 | |
314 | Employee Grievance Board, Boot & Shoe Workers' Union, 1934-1936 | |
315 | Wage/Payroll Analysis, 1934 | |
316 | Combined Manufacturing Costs, All Factories, 1934-1935 | |
317 | Move of Harsh-Chapline Manufacturing Operations to Farmville, Va., 1933-1934 | |
318 | Inventory, 1934, Machinery at Lion Brand Factory, Farmville, Va. | |
319 | Farmville Operations, 1935 | |
320 | Farmville Operations, 1936-1937 | |
321 | Real Estate Assessments, 1934 (Factories and Warehouse) | |
322 | Factory Analyses, 1935 | |
323 | Draft Report of George Utley on Manufacturing Prospects, [1935] | |
324 | Consolidation of Offices, 1935 | |
325 | Travel Expenses, 1935 | |
326 | Fort Hill Factory operations, 1935-1936 | |
327 | Manufacturing Costs, 1935-1936 (by factory and overhead) | |
328 | Manufacturing Cost Analysis, 1935 | |
329 | Federal Committee on Apprentice Training, 1936 | |
330 | Report, 1936, Machinery and Supplies, Lynchburg factories | |
331 | Cost Accounting for Shoe Manufacturers, ca. 1936 | |
332 | Shoe Forms, 1936-1939 | |
333 | Shoe Forms, 1940-1948 |
Box 12
Folder | |
334 | Freight Charges memoranda, 1937 |
335 | Production Records, 1937-1943 |
336 | Production Records, 1944-1950 |
337 | Employee Traveling Expenses to Factories, 1937, 1948-1950 |
338 | Equipment Purchase, 1939 |
339 | Agreement (printed), 1943, between Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation the Boot & Shoe Workers Union, Local No. 441 |
340 | Manufacturing Costs, 1944 (Fort Hill, Southland) |
341 | Manufacturing Costs, 1945 (by factory) |
342 | Manufacturing Costs, 1946 (by factory) |
343 | Manufacturing Costs, 1947 (by factory) |
344 | Manufacturing Costs, 1948 (by factory) |
345 | Miscellaneous Manufacturing/Labor Publications, 1949-1951 |
346 | Employee Tally, 1950 |
347 | H. A. Hogan Operations File, 1953 |
348 | Plant Site Committee Report, 1958 |
349 | Buildings and Site Plans, Lynchburg Complex, 1960-1962 |
350 | Emergency Escape Plans, undated (1960s?) |
351 | Lynchburg General Offices, Partitions, 1961-1962 |
352 | Opening of New Plant and Offices, 1962 |
353 | Facilities Tour, 1960s (photographs) |
354 | Systems Overview, 1997 |
Series 3.4. Records of the Vice President for Merchandising, 1929-1978.
The records in this subseries directly relate to marketing operations of Craddock-Terry, primarily through the middle decades of the twentieth century. While there is some cross-over relating to actual sales, these materials more squarely focus on product line development and offering, especially on a seasonal basis. Trademark files cover the period ca. 1907-1987, with the bulk dating from 1950s-1960s.
Box 12 (continued)
Folder | |
355 | Miscellaneous correspondence of Louis F. Almond, 1930-1937 |
356 | Correspondence and Memos of L. F. Almond, 1934, primarily concerning payroll |
357 | Correspondence and Memos of L. F. Almond, 1936-1937, primarily concerning payroll |
358 | Merchandising reports, 1929-1935 |
359 | Universal Division, FY 1935, Profit and Loss Analysis |
Box 13
Folder | |
360 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1950) Fashion Craft (A-D) |
361 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1950) Fashion Craft (E-H) |
362 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1950) Fashion Craft (J-O) |
363 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1950) Fashion Craft (P-S) |
364 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1950) Fashion Craft (T-Z) |
365 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1951) Fashion Craft (A-D) |
366 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1951) Fashion Craft (E-J) |
367 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1951) Fashion Craft (K-N) |
368 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1951) Fashion Craft (P-S) |
369 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1951) Fashion Craft (T-Z) |
370 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Fashion Craft (A-E) |
371 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Fashion Craft (F-K) |
372 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Fashion Craft (L-P) |
373 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Fashion Craft (T-Z) |
374 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Billiken (A-L) |
375 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Billiken (M-Z) |
376 | Advertising Agreements (Fall/Winter 1951) Miscellaneous |
377 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) American Gentleman (A-F) |
378 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) American Gentleman (G-L) |
Box 14
Folder | |
379 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) American Gentleman (N-S) |
380 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) American Gentleman (T-Z) |
381 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Billiken (A-H) |
382 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Billiken (J-Z) |
383 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Fashion Craft (A-D) |
384 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Fashion Craft (E-K) |
385 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Fashion Craft |
386 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Fashion Craft (R-Z) |
387 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (A-C) |
388 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (D-G) |
389 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (H-K) |
390 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (L-N) |
391 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (P-S) |
392 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miracle Tread (T-Z) |
Box 15
Folder | ||
393 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (A-B) | |
394 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (C-G) | |
395 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (H-L) | |
396 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (M-P) | |
397 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (R-S) | |
398 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Natural Bridge (T-Z) | |
399 | Advertising Agreements (Spring/Summer 1954) Miscellaneous | |
400 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (A) | |
401 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (B) | |
402 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (C) | |
403 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (D) | |
404 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (E) | |
405 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (F) | |
406 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (G) | |
407 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (H) | |
408 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (J) | |
409 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (K) | |
410 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (L) | |
411 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (M) | |
412 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (N) | |
413 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (P) | |
414 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (R) | |
415 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (S) | |
416 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (T) | |
417 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (U-V) | |
418 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (W) | |
419 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (Summaries) | |
420 | Trademark Registrations and Renewals (Pending) |
Box 16
Folder | |
421 | Product Catalogs, 1933 (including Bob Smart) |
422 | Product Catalogs, 1957 (American Gentleman, Billiken, Fashion Craft, National Shoe Co. brands) |
423 | Product Catalogs, 1962 (Fashion Craft, Ki-Yaks, Natural Bridge) |
424 | Product Catalogs, 1963 (Andiamo, Fashion Craft, Masterbilt, Miracle Tread, Natural Bridge) |
425 | Product Catalogs, 1964 (Andiamo, Miracle Tread, Natural Bridge) |
426 | Product Catalog, 1965 (Miracle Tread) |
427 | Advertising Materials, 1972-1978 |
428 | Display Unit Photographs - Billiken, 1956 |
429 | Display Unit Photographs - Fashion Craft, 1956 |
430 | Display Unit Photographs - Miracle-Tread, 1956 (cover sheets only) |
431 | Display Unit Photographs - Natural Bridge, 1956 (cover sheets only) |
432 | Display Unit Photographs - Bob Smart, 1956 |
433 | Display Unit Photographs - American Gentleman, Spring/Summer 1957 |
434 | Display Unit Photographs - Billiken & Ki-Yaks, Spring/Summer 1957 |
435 | Display Unit Photographs - Bob Smart, Spring/Summer 1957 |
436 | Display Unit Photographs - Fashion Craft, Spring/Summer 1957 |
437 | Display Unit Photographs - Miracle-Tread, Spring/Summer 1957 |
438 | Display Unit Photographs - Natural Bridge, Spring/Summer 1957 |
439 | Display Unit Photographs - American Gentleman, Fall 1957 |
440 | Display Unit Photographs - Billiken, Fall 1957 |
441 | Display Unit Photographs - Bob Smart, Fall 1957 (Cover Sheets Only) |
442 | Display Unit Photographs - Fashion Craft, Fall 1957 |
443 | Display Unit Photographs - Ki-Yaks, Fall 1957 |
444 | Display Unit Photographs - Miracle-Tread, Fall 1957 |
445 | Display Unit Photographs - Natural Bridge, Fall 1957 |
446 | Display Unit Photographs - American Boy, Fall/Winter 1958 |
447 | Display Unit Photographs - American Gentleman, Fall/Winter 1958 |
448 | Display Unit Photographs - Billiken, Fall/Winter 1958 |
449 | Display Unit Photographs - Bob Smart, Fall/Winter 1958 |
450 | Display Unit Photographs - Fashion Craft, Fall/Winter 1958 |
451 | Display Unit Photographs - Ki-Yaks, Fall/Winter 1958 |
452 | Display Unit Photographs - Miracle-Tread, Fall/Winter 1958 |
453 | Display Unit Photographs - Natural Bridge, Fall/Winter 1958 |
454 | Display Unit Photographs - American Boy, Spring/Summer 1959 |
455 | Display Unit Photographs - Bob Smart, Spring/Summer 1959 |
456 | Display Unit Photographs - Billiken, Fall/Winter 1959 |
457 | Display Unit Photographs - Fashion Craft, Fall/Winter 1959 |
458 | Display Unit Photographs - Miracle-Tread, Fall/Winter 1959 |
Series 3.5. Records of the Vice President for Sales, 1903-1962.
The folders of store invoices, balance sheets and billings, while they could be included with the corporate financial records, are valuable here in showing the extent of the national market in which Craddock-Terry and its divisions operated. The company's arrangement of these records has largely been maintained, showing a mix of accessing across product lines and geographic regions, and in some cases by sales personnel.
Some of these files bear added interest in that they help to trace the rise of department stores and chains and the gradual decline of single shops as the predominant means of providing product to consumer. The term "department stores" is interpreted broad here, meaning stores that sold more than shoes and often had multiple locations. The sales files generally date from1929 to 1942 and consist primarily of correspondence.
The records here also include an interesting set of files maintained with specific traveling sales personnel, as well as contract files for footwear provided to the United States military during the Korean Conflict.
Box 16 (continued)
Folder | |
459 | Salesmen's Price Lists, 1902, 1903, 1906 |
460 | Sales - Promotional Materials (General), ca. 1903-1907 |
461 | Charles G. Craddock speeches to salesmen, ca. 1912 |
462 | Instructions to Salesmen (printed), 1914, 1918 |
463 | Charles G. Craddock speech to salesmen, 1916 |
464 | Sales Analysis, 1917-1925 |
465 | General Sales File, ca. 1930-1937 |
466 | Natural Bridge Shoes, Sale File, 1930-1938 |
467 | Retail Census Data - Shoes and Footwear, 1929-1935 |
468 | Advice to Salesmen (printed, n.d.) |
469 | Sales Files - Department Stores - J. P. Allen & Co. |
470 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Belk Company |
471 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Berberich Dept. Store |
472 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Chappelle's Inc. |
473 | Sales Files - Department Stores - A. W. Cox Dept. Stores |
474 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd. |
475 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Feltman & Curme, Inc. |
476 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Gimbell Brothers |
477 | Sales Files - Department Stores - H & E Shoe Company |
478 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Hahn Dept. Stores, Inc. |
479 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Hofheimer's Incorporated |
480 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Kotz's Shoe Stores, Inc. |
481 | Sales Files - Department Stores - R. H. Lane & Co. |
482 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Lit Bros. |
483 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Menzies Shoe Co. |
484 | Sales Files - Department Stores - St. Louis Trading Co. |
485 | Sales Files - Department Stores - Sears, Roebuck & Company |
486 | Sales - John Carroll employment record, 1933-1934 |
487 | Sales - John C. Espie employment records, 1933-1934 |
488 | Sales - Frank J. Flood employment record, 1933-1934 |
Box 17
Folder | ||
489 | Jobbing Houses - Sales Analyses, 1932-1933 | |
490 | Sales Bookings - 1933 [reports] | |
491 | Sales Bookings - 1934 | |
492 | Sales Bookings - 1935 | |
493 | Sales Bookings - 1936 | |
494 | Sales Bookings - 1937 | |
495 | Sales Bookings - 1938 | |
496 | Sales Bookings - 1939 | |
497 | Sales Bookings - 1940 | |
498 | Sales - Shoe Stock and Pricing, 1932-1935 | |
499 | Sales Cost Analysis, 1933 | |
500 | Sales Cancellations, Declines and Rejects, Shoe Orders, 1934-1936 | |
501 | Sales - Payroll/Accounts, 1934-1941 | |
502 | Sales - Production/Sales Analyses, 1934-1935, New York stores | |
503 | Order Forms - Sales - 1935/1947 | |
504 | Price Concessions - Salesmen - 1935-1936 | |
505 | Net Sales by Series/Season, 1935-1940 | |
506 | Sales Cost Analyses, 1936-1938 | |
507 | Correspondence - Sales - R. E. Craddock, 1941-1943[1942-1943] | |
508 | Correspondence - Sales - Ammonette, Joe I | |
509 | Correspondence - Sales - Beckman, O. J. | |
510 | Correspondence - Sales - Betts, A. A. | |
511 | Correspondence - Sales - Clement, W. J. | |
512 | Correspondence - Sales - Coble, J. L | |
513 | Correspondence - Sales - Colvin, John M. | |
514 | Correspondence - Sales - Cousins, Henry | |
515 | Correspondence - Sales - Craddock, E. D. | |
516 | Correspondence - Sales - Craddock, John G. | |
517 | Correspondence - Sales - Dickman, Bruce W. | |
518 | Correspondence - Sales - Dickson, Drew | |
519 | Correspondence - Sales - Easley, A. Horsley | |
520 | Correspondence - Sales - Easley, Charles B. | |
521 | Correspondence - Sales - Ebbinghouse, Paul A. | |
522 | Correspondence - Sales - Freeman, Guy | |
523 | Correspondence - Sales - Garner, J. R. | |
524 | Correspondence - Sales - Hathaway, Charles | |
525 | Correspondence - Sales - McClellan, C. R. | |
526 | Correspondence - Sales - McKee, H. W. | |
527 | Correspondence - Sales - Marks, Dave A. | |
528 | Correspondence - Sales - Martin, Roy H. | |
529 | Correspondence - Sales - Meyer, William A. | |
530 | Correspondence - Sales - Middleton, D. L. | |
531 | Correspondence - Sales - Moore, J. H. | |
532 | Correspondence - Sales - Murphy, W. S. | |
533 | Correspondence - Sales - Noell, A. L. | |
534 | Correspondence - Sales - Oliver, J. T. | |
535 | Correspondence - Sales - Reid, J. A. |
Box 18
Folder | ||
536 | Correspondence - Sales - Riegler, Milton S. | |
537 | Correspondence - Sales - Shipper, Paul B. | |
538 | Correspondence - Sales - Simes, Raymond F. | |
539 | Correspondence - Sales - Solomon, R. L | |
540 | Correspondence - Sales - Stern, S. A. | |
541 | Correspondence - Sales - Strother, R. M. | |
542 | Correspondence - Sales - Stroud, J. B., Jr. | |
543 | Correspondence - Sales - Summers, Mark L. | |
544 | Correspondence - Sales - Terry, Paul F. | |
545 | Correspondence - Sales - Tesch, E. F. | |
546 | Correspondence - Sales - Thorson, Henry | |
547 | Correspondence - Sales - Whiteley, F. W. | |
548 | Sales - Shoe Rationing, 1943 | |
549 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Women's Shoes, 1950-1951 | |
550 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Men's Shoes (West End Plant), 1951-1952 | |
551 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Service Shoes (Farmville Plant), 1951 | |
552 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Farmville Daily Billing records, 1951 | |
553 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Men's Low Quarter Shoes (West End Plant), 1951-1952 | |
554 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Men's Shoes (Farmville Plant), 1951-1952 | |
555 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Farmville Daily Billing (Contract #18716), 1951- | |
1952 | ||
556 | Military Contracts, U.S. Army, Women's Shoes (Halifax Plant), 1953-1954 | |
557 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951 | |
558 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes (Fort Hill Plant), 1951 | |
559 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes (Halifax Plant), 1951 | |
560 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes (Fort Hill Plant), 1951-1952 | |
561 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951-1952 | |
562 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951 | |
563 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951-1952 | |
564 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress Shoes (Fort Hill Plant), 1951 | |
565 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress Shoes (Fort Hill Plant), 1951 (#2) | |
566 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Service Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951 | |
567 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's (White) Shoes (Southland Plant), 1951-1952 | |
568 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress Shoes (Southland/Fort Hill Plants), 1952 | |
569 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Dress White Shoes, 1952 | |
570 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes, 1952-1952 | |
571 | Military Contracts, U.S. Navy, Women's Shoes, 1952-1953 (#2) | |
572 | Sales Territory Assignments, 1950 | |
573 | Store Balance Sheets, 1950-1958 (A-B) | |
574 | Store Balance Sheets, 1950-1958 (C-S) | |
575 | Store Balance Sheets, 1952-1959 (Folder 1) | |
576 | Store Balance Sheets, 1952-1959 (Folder 2) |
Box 19
Folder | ||
577 | Store Balance Sheets, 1956-1961 (K-Y) | |
578 | Store Balance Sheets, 1956-1961 (Midwest) | |
579 | Store Balance Sheets, 1956-1961 (T-V, Virginia) | |
580 | Accounts Receivable Journal Vouchers, 1954 (2) | |
581 | Accounts Receivable Journal Vouchers, 1955 Jun-Aug | |
582 | Accounts Receivable Journal Vouchers, 1955 Oct.-Nov. | |
583 | Sales Financial Data by Division, 1958 | |
584 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (American Gentleman) | |
585 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (Billiken) | |
586 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (Fashion Craft) | |
587 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (Miracle Tread) | |
588 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (National Shoe Company) | |
589 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (Natural Bridge Shoemakers) | |
590 | Sales Invoices, 19 Aug 1959 (Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company) | |
591 | Commission Checks (Sales) Cancelled, 1959 | |
592 | Territory Sales Value Analysis, ca. 1960 | |
593 | Store Billings, Dec 1960 (Folder 1) | |
594 | Store Billings, Dec 1960 (Folder 2) | |
595 | Store Billings, Dec 1960 (Folder 3) |
Box 20
Folder | |
596 | Store Accounts Paid, 1960 (Folder 1) |
597 | Store Accounts Paid, 1960 (Folder 2) |
598 | Store Accounts Paid, 1960 (Folder 3) |
599 | Store Billings, Jan 1961 |
600 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 1) |
601 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 2) |
602 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 3) |
603 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 4) |
604 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 5) |
605 | Store Billings, May 1961 (Folder 6) |
Box 21
Folder | |
606 | Store Billings, Jun 1961 (Folder 1) |
607 | Store Billings, Jun 1961 (Folder 2) |
608 | Store Billings, Oct 1961 (Folder 1) |
609 | Store Billings, Oct 1961 (Folder 2) |
610 | Store Billings, Oct 1961 (Folder 3) |
611 | Store Billings, Oct 1961 (Folder 4) |
612 | Store Accounts Paid, 1961 |
613 | Store Billings, Feb 1962 (Folder 1) |
614 | Store Billings, Feb 1962 (Folder 2) |
615 | Store Billings, Feb 1962 (Folder 3) |
616 | Store Billings, Feb 1962 (Folder 4) |
Box 22
Folder | |
617 | Store Billings, May 1962 (Folder 1) |
618 | Store Billings, May 1962 (Folder 2) |
619 | Store Billings, May 1962 (Folder 3) |
620 | Store Billings, May 1962 (Folder 4) |
621 | Store Billings, May 1962 (Folder 5) |
Series 3.6. Records of the Secretary/Controller, 1921-1951.
The Controller took responsibility for many financial aspects of the company, but also managed properties in general and was charged with overseeing procedures and policy on a broad range matters throughout the organization. Some materials here are related to the files under the other vice presidents, especially in regard to manufacturing, audits, and payrolls, but these files are generally focused specifically on the work of the secretary-controller.
Included in these files are records of the short-lived United Mortgage Corporation of Lynchburg, formed by John W. Craddock and associates and of which Craddock-Terry Controller H. A. Wells was secretary. The corporation was apparently organized in 1933 to hold Craddock-Terry properties (the file includes pictures of the properties) as collateral to secure a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as part of the larger company restructuring plan. The application failed and the UMC dissolved in 1935 when an alternate plan focused on the Manufacturers Realty Corporation of Lynchburg, formed in 1934.
Also significant are the files maintained by Herbert A. Wells in the early 1940s documenting wartime productivity, as well as the 1951 file on the National Association of Manufacturers Committee on Cooperation with Community Leaders.
Series 3.6.1. General Records, 1924-1951
Box 22 (continued)
Folder | ||
622 | Chart of Accounts, undated | |
623 | Profit and Loss Analyses, 1924-1927 | |
624 | Hofheimer's Incorporated, Investment Analysis, 1927 | |
625 | Auditor's correspondence (R. H. Cox), 1930-1935 | |
626 | Profit and Loss Analyses, 1930-1935 | |
627 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. file, 1931 | |
628 | Auditor's semi-annual report to the Board of Directors (printed), 1931 | |
629 | Accounts and Notes Receivable, 1932 | |
630 | Company Investments, 1932 | |
631 | Correspondence and memoranda of Thomas E. Casey, 1933 | |
632 | Correspondence of Herbert A. Wells, 1933 | |
633 | United Mortgage Corporation Records, 1933-1935 | |
634 | Manufacturers Realty Corporation Records, 1933-1934 | |
635 | Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan, 1934 | |
636 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A., 1934 | |
637 | Correspondence of H. A. Wells regarding capital restructuring plan, 1934-1935 | |
638 | Cash Position, 1934-1935 | |
639 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells, 1935 | |
640 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells regarding employees and payroll, 1935 | |
641 | Reports of W. M. Files to the Controller, 1935-1936 | |
642 | Todd Company Survey of Efficiency and Safety of Disbursement Method, 1935 | |
643 | Miscellaneous Financial/Business Literature, ca. 1935-1950 | |
644 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells, 1936 | |
645 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells regarding employees and payroll, 1936-1937 |
Box 23
Folder | |
646 | Oklahoma State Income Tax Matter, 1936 |
647 | Profit and Loss Analysis, 1936 |
648 | Lists of Company Claims Destroyed as Worthless, ca. 1936-1937 |
649 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells, 1937 |
650 | Profit and Loss Analyses, 1937-1938 |
651 | Correspondence and Memoranda of H. A. Wells, 1938-1939 |
652 | Comparison on Operations, 1939-1949 |
653 | H. A. Wells file, 1941 |
654 | H. A. Wells file, 1942 |
655 | H. A. Wells file, 1943 |
656 | H. A. Wells file, 1944-1945 |
657 | Expense Analyses, 1949-1950, including overtime |
658 | Acoustic Tile Quotation, 1950 |
659 | National Association of Manufacturers Committee on Cooperation with Community Leaders, 1951 |
Series 3.6.2. Records of Expansion Loans, 1930-1945.
This subseries relates primarily to banks who loaned money to Craddock-Terry in the 1920s, whose funds were still outstanding when the Great Depression hit. Much of the company restructuring focused on the repayment of these loans, and the company engaged in long negotiations with a number of creditors in order to remain solvent. Some files concern related companies who tracked Craddock-Terry's solvency. Most of these files were started with direct correspondence between the firm and John W. Craddock as Craddock-terry Board Chairman, but ended up in the hands of the Controller, and are consequently filed here.
Box 23 (continued)
Folder | |
660 | Banking Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1930-1934 |
661 | Bank of New York and Trust Company, 1930-1945 |
662 | Bank of the United States, N.Y., N.Y., 1933 |
663 | Bankers Trust Company, N.Y., 1930-1933 |
664 | Brybro Fabrics, 1931 |
665 | Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1930 |
666 | Chase National Bank, N.Y., 1931-1945 |
667 | Chatham-Phenix National Bank& Trust Co., N.Y., 1931-1932 |
668 | Chemical Bank & Trust Co., N.Y., 1930 |
669 | Citizens Savings & Loan Corporation, Lynchburg, 1932 |
670 | City Bank Farmers Trust Company, N.Y., 1932-1935 |
671 | Commercial Factors Corporation, 1933 |
672 | Continental Bank & Trust Co., N.Y., 1932 |
673 | Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., 1933 |
674 | Co-Operative Building & Loan Assoc. of Lynchburg, 1931 |
675 | Covington National Bank, Covington, Va., 1931 |
676 | Ernst & Ernst, N.Y., 1926, 1930-1932 |
677 | Farmers State Bank, Lincoln, Neb., 1930 |
678 | Fauquier National Bank, Warrenton, Va., 1930 |
679 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 1932-1934 |
680 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1933 |
681 | First & Merchants National Bank, Richmond, 1930-1933, 1945 |
682 | First National Bank, Baltimore, Md., 1930-1933 |
683 | First National Bank, Chicago, Ill., 1929-1933 |
684 | First National Bank, Lexington, Va., 1930 |
685 | First National Bank, Lynchburg, Va., 1931-1933 |
686 | First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo., 1932-1933 |
687 | First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwaukee, 1930-1931 |
688 | Guarantee Title & Bond Corporation, 1930-1931 |
689 | Guaranty Trust Company of New York, 1930 |
690 | William Iselin & Co., Inc., 1933 |
691 | William Iselin & Co., Inc., 1934 |
692 | William Iselin & Co., Inc., 1935-1937 |
693 | Lynchburg Manufacturers Building, Inc., 1930-1932 |
694 | Lynchburg National Bank & Trust Co., 1930-1935 |
695 | Lynchburg Trust & Savings Bank, 1930-1945 |
696 | Manufacturers Trust Company, N.Y., 1931-1933 |
697 | Mississippi Valley Trust Company, St. Louis, Mo. |
698 | Morris Plan Bank of Virginia, Richmond, 1931 |
699 | National City Bank of New York, 1929-1933 |
700 | New York Trust Company, N.Y., N.Y., 1945 |
701 | Peoples National Bank, Lynchburg, Va., 1935, 1945 |
702 | Planters Bank & Trust Company, Chatham, Va., 1930-1931 |
703 | Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, 1930 |
Series 4. Financial Records, 1888-1958.
While there are financial materials scattered throughout this collection, in this series the records charting the fiscal operations of the company through a great portion of its history are collected. Along with summarized versions of expenditures and income, they track profit and loss and include audit materials that help to convey a broad picture of the company's successes and struggles in the financial realm over the course of its history.
Series 4.1. Journals, Ledgers, etc., 1888-1933.
These hefty volumes trace the financial history and operations of Craddock-Terry and its acquisitions/divisions. Although there are some notable gaps in the surviving volumes, there is also a great deal of crossover, so that contemporaneous information about various aspects of the business may be found in multiple locations.Box 24
Folder | |
704 | General Ledger, 1888-1932 |
705 | Ledger "B", 1890-1891 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
706 | Ledger "C", 1891-1893 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
707 | Ledger "D", 1893-1895 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
708 | General Ledger "I", 1904-1906 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
709 | Index to Ledger "I" (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
710 | General Ledger "J", 1907-1909 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
711 | General Ledger "K", 1909-1911 (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
712 | Index to Ledger "K" (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
713 | General Ledger, 1911-1932 (loose leaf, unbound) SEE o.s. |
714 | General Ledger, 1914-1929 (loose leaf, unbound) SEE o.s. |
715 | General Ledger, 1921-1932 (extensive records of Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company) (bound volume) SEE o.s. |
716 | General Ledger, 1926-1932 (loose leaf, unbound) SEE o.s. |
717 | Accounts Receivable Control Ledger, 1933 (loose leaf, unbound) SEE o.s. |
Series 4.2. Balance Sheets, 1932-1950.
Summary sheets featured in this subseries include balance sheets, income, profit and loss, statement of operations, retail store summaries; beginning in 1949, these records also include statements of surplus, comparative profit and loss, analysis of cost of sales, and manufacturing costs.
Box 24 (continued)
Folder | ||
718 | Summary Sheets, Nov 30, 1932 | |
719 | Summary Sheets, Jan 31, 1933 | |
720 | Summary Sheets, Feb 28, 1933 | |
721 | Summary Sheets, Mar 31, 1933 | |
722 | Summary Sheets, Apr 30, 1933 | |
723 | Summary Sheets, May 31, 1933 | |
724 | Summary Sheets, Jun 30, 1933 | |
725 | Summary Sheets, Jul 31, 1933 | |
726 | Summary Sheets, Aug 31, 1933 | |
727 | Summary Sheets, Sep 30, 1933 | |
728 | Summary Sheets, Oct 31, 1933 | |
729 | Summary Sheets, Nov 30, 1933 | |
730 | Summary Sheets, Dec 31, 1933 | |
731 | Summary Sheets, Jan 31, 1934 | |
732 | Summary Sheets, Feb 28, 1934 | |
733 | Summary Sheets, Mar 31, 1934 | |
734 | Summary Sheets, Apr 30, 1934 | |
735 | Summary Sheets, May 31, 1934 | |
736 | Summary Sheets, Jun 30, 1934 | |
737 | Summary Sheets, Jul 31, 1934 | |
738 | Summary Sheets, Aug 31, 1934 | |
739 | Summary Sheets, Sep 30, 1934 | |
740 | Summary Sheets, Oct 31, 1934 | |
741 | Summary Sheets, Nov 30, 1934 | |
742 | Summary Sheets, Dec 31, 1934 | |
743 | Summary Sheets, Jan 31, 1935 | |
744 | Summary Sheets, Feb 28, 1935 | |
745 | Summary Sheets, Mar 31, 1935 | |
746 | Summary Sheets, Apr 30, 1935 | |
747 | Summary Sheets, May 31, 1935 | |
748 | Summary Sheets, Jun 30, 1935 | |
749 | Summary Sheets, Jul 31, 1935 | |
750 | Summary Sheets, Aug 31, 1935 | |
751 | Summary Sheets, Sep 30, 1935 | |
752 | Summary Sheets, Oct 31, 1935 | |
753 | Summary Sheets, Nov 30, 1935 | |
754 | Summary Sheets, Dec 31, 1935 | |
755 | Summary Sheets, Jan 31, 1936 | |
756 | Summary Sheets, Feb 29, 1936 | |
757 | Summary Sheets, Mar 31, 1936 | |
758 | Summary Sheets, Apr 30, 1936 | |
759 | Summary Sheets, May 31, 1936 | |
760 | Summary Sheets, Jun 30, 1936 | |
761 | Summary Sheets, Jul 31, 1936 | |
762 | Summary Sheets, Aug 31, 1936 | |
763 | Summary Sheets, Sep 30, 1936 | |
764 | Summary Sheets, Oct 31, 1936 | |
765 | Summary Sheets, Nov 28, 1936 | |
766 | Summary Sheets, Jan 23, 1937 | |
767 | Summary Sheets, Feb 20, 1937 | |
768 | Summary Sheets, Mar 20, 1937 | |
769 | Summary Sheets, Apr 17, 1937 | |
770 | Summary Sheets, May 15, 1937 | |
771 | Summary Sheets, Jul 10, 1937 | |
772 | Summary Sheets, Aug 7, 1937 | |
773 | Summary Sheets, Sep 4, 1937 | |
774 | Summary Sheets, Oct 30, 1937 | |
775 | Summary Sheets, Jan 22, 1938 | |
776 | Summary Sheets, Feb 19, 1938 | |
777 | Summary Sheets, Mar 19, 1938 | |
778 | Summary Sheets, May 14, 1938 | |
779 | Summary Sheets, Jun 11, 1938 | |
780 | Summary Sheets, Jul 9, 1938 | |
781 | Summary Sheets, Aug 6, 1938 | |
782 | Summary Sheets, Sep 3, 1938 | |
783 | Summary Sheets, Oct 1, 1938 | |
784 | Summary Sheets, Dec 31, 1949 | |
785 | Summary Sheets, Jan 28, 1950 | |
786 | Summary Sheets, Feb 25, 1950 | |
787 | Summary Sheets, Mar 25, 1950 | |
788 | Summary Sheets, Apr 22, 1950 | |
789 | Summary Sheets, May 20, 1950 | |
790 | Summary Sheets, Jun 17, 1950 | |
791 | Summary Sheets, Jul 15, 1950 | |
792 | Summary Sheets, Aug 12, 1950 | |
793 | Summary Sheets, Sep 9, 1950 | |
794 | Summary Sheets, Oct 7, 1950 | |
795 | Summary Sheets, Nov 4, 1950 | |
796 | Summary Sheets, Dec 2, 1950 |
Series 4.3. Profit and Loss Sheets, 1916-1945.
These are industry standard records tracking expenses and income. The work papers include statistics and calculations used to develop annual fiscal reports.
Box 24 (continued)
Folder | |
797 | Profit and Loss Analyses, 1916-1932 |
798 | Profit and Loss Analysis, 1937-1938 |
799 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 1st Period: >Nov 28, 1943-Dec 25, 1943 |
800 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 2nd Period: Dec 26, 1943-Jan 22, 1944 |
801 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 3rd Period: Jan 23, 1944-Feb 19, 1944 |
802 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 4th Period: Feb 20, 1944-Mar 18, 1944 |
803 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 5th Period: Mar 19, 1944-Apr 15, 1944 |
Box 25
Folder | |
804 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 6th Period: Apr 16, 1944-May 13, 1944 |
805 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 7th Period: May 14, 1944-Jun 10, 1944 |
806 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 8th Period: Jun 11, 1944-Jul 8, 1944 |
807 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 9th Period: Jul 9, 1944-Aug 5, 1944 |
808 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 10th Period: Aug 6, 1944-Set 2, 1944 |
809 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 11th Period: Sep 3, 1944-Sep 30, 1944 |
810 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 12th Period: Oct 1, 1944-Oct 28, 1944 |
811 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1944, 13th Period: Nov 4, 1944-Dec 2, 1944 |
812 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 1st Period: Dec 3, 1944-Dec 30, 1944 |
813 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 2nd Period: Dec 31, 1944-Jan 27, 1945 |
814 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 3rd Period: Jan 28, 1945-Feb 24, 1945 |
815 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 4th Period: Feb 25, 1945-Mar 24, 1945 |
816 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 5th Period: Mar 25, 1945-Apr 21, 1945 |
817 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 6th Period: Apr 22, 1945-May 19, 1945 |
818 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 7th Period: May 20, 1945-Jun 16, 1945 |
819 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 8th Period: Jun 17, 1945-Jul 14, 1945 |
820 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 9th Period: Jul 15, 1944-Aug 11, 1944 |
821 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 10th Period: Aug 12, 1945-Sep 8 1945 |
Box 26
Folder | |
822 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 11th Period: Sep 9, 1945-Oct 6, 1945 |
823 | Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet Work Papers, Fiscal Year 1945, 12th Period: Oct 7, 1945-Nov 3, 1945 |
Series 4.4. Financial Statements, 1953-1958.
This series, labeled by company record-keepers as "financial statements," includes records that are very similar to the summary sheets from earlier decades. These financial statements include balance sheets, statements of surplus, divisional profit and loss and comparative profit and loss statements, cost of sales analyses, and manufacturing cost analyses.
Box 26 (continued)
Folder | |
824 | Statements, Dec 26, 1953 |
825 | Statements, Jan 23, 1954 |
826 | Statements, Feb 20, 1954 |
827 | Statements, Mar 20, 1954 |
828 | Statements, Apr 17, 1954 |
829 | Statements, May 15, 1954 |
830 | Statements, Jun 12, 1954 |
831 | Statements, Jul 10, 1954 |
832 | Statements, Aug 7, 1954 |
833 | Statements, Sep 4, 1954 |
834 | Statements, Oct 2, 1954 |
835 | Statements, Oct 30, 1954 |
836 | Statements, Nov 27, 1954 |
837 | Statements, Dec 25, 1954 |
838 | Statements, Jan 22, 1955 |
839 | Statements, Feb 19, 1955 |
840 | Statements, Mar 19, 1955 |
841 | Statements, Apr 16, 1955 |
842 | Statements, May 14, 1955 |
843 | Statements, Jun 11, 1955 |
844 | Statements, Jul 9, 1955 |
845 | Statements, Aug 6, 1955 |
846 | Statements, Sep 3, 1955 |
847 | Statements, Oct 1, 1955 |
848 | Statements, Oct 29, 1955 |
849 | Statements, Dec 3, 1955 |
850 | Statements, Dec 31, 1955 |
851 | Statements, Jan 28, 1956 |
852 | Statements, Feb 25, 1956 |
853 | Statements, Mar 24, 1956 |
854 | Statements, Apr 21, 1956 |
855 | Statements, May 19, 1956 |
856 | Statements, Jun 16, 1956 |
857 | Statements, Jul 14, 1956 |
858 | Statements, Aug 11, 1956 |
859 | Statements, Sep 8, 1956 |
860 | Statements, Oct 6, 1956 |
861 | Statements, Nov 3, 1956 |
862 | Statements, Dec 1, 1956 |
863 | Statements, Dec 29, 1956 |
864 | Statements, Jan 26, 1957 |
865 | Statements, Feb 23, 1957 |
866 | Statements, Mar 23, 1957 |
867 | Statements, Apr 20, 1957 |
868 | Statements, May 18, 1957 |
869 | Statements, Jun 15, 1957 |
870 | Statements, Jul 13, 1957 |
871 | Statements, Aug 10, 1957 |
872 | Statements, Sep 7, 1957 |
873 | Statements, Oct 5, 1957 |
874 | Statements, Nov 2, 1957 |
875 | Statements, Nov 30, 1957 |
876 | Statements, Dec 28, 1957 |
877 | Statements, Jan 25, 1958 |
878 | Statements, Feb 22, 1958 |
879 | Statements, Mar 22, 1958 |
880 | Statements, Apr 19, 1958 |
881 | Statements, May 17, 1958 |
882 | Statements, Jun 14, 1958 |
883 | Statements, Jul 12, 1958 |
884 | Statements, Aug 9, 1958 |
885 | Statements, Sep 6, 1958 |
886 | Statements, Oct 4, 1958 |
887 | Statements, Nov 1, 1958 |
888 | Statements, Nov 29, 1958 |
Series 4.5. Budgets, 1934-1935
Budgets were proposed for six-month periods, based on estimated cash receipts and disbursements for those same periods (estimates normally included with the budgets). Files may also include working papers.
Box 26 (continued)
Folder | |
889 | Proposed Budget, Dec 1933-May 1934 |
890 | Proposed Budget, Jun-Nov 1934 |
891 | Proposed Budget, Dec 1934-May 1935 |
Series 4.6. Audits, 1929-1951.
These files primarily consist of the outside auditors' annual reports to the Board of Directors on the company's financial record-keeping. They are frequently designated as "balance sheet audit."
Box 26 (continued)
Folder | |
892 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1929 |
893 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1931 |
894 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1933 |
895 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1934 |
896 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1935 (2) |
897 | Report for Period Ending Nov 28, 1936 (2) |
898 | Report for Period Ending Nov 27, 1937 (2) |
899 | Report for Period Ending Nov 26, 1938 (2) |
900 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1939 (2) |
901 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1940 (2) |
Box 27
Folder | |
902 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1941 (2) |
903 | Report for Period Ending Nov 28, 1942 (2) |
904 | Report for Period Ending Nov 27, 1943 (2) |
905 | Report for Period Ending Dec 2, 1944 (2) |
906 | Report for Period Ending Dec 1, 1945 (2) |
907 | Report for Period Ending Nov 30, 1946 (2) |
908 | Report for Period Ending Nov 29, 1947 (2) |
909 | Report for Period Ending Dec 3, 1949 |
910 | Report for Period Ending Dec 2, 1950 |
911 | Report for Period Ending Dec 1, 1951 |
Series 4.7. Miscellaneous Financial Materials, 1888-1958
These items are scattered records that do not fit neatly with other categories or timeframes of financial materials throughout the collection. Although they provide only bits and pieces of information, the bulk reflect on the early history of the company or its founders.
Box 27 (continued)
Folder | |
912 | Invoices, 1885-1888 (Spragins, Stover & Craddock, Baltimore, Md.) |
913 | Loose invoices, 1888-1896 |
914 | Invoice, 1900 |
915 | Credit References for Benjamin Golden, Elkins, W.Va., 1901 |
916 | Payments, Hubbard Bros., Leda, Va., 1919 |
917 | Cancelled checks, Oct 1957 |
918 | Cancelled checks, May 1958 |
Series 5. Employee Records, 1923-1988.
Some materials relating to employees are found under the headings of the various vice presidents, but records placed here tend to cover employees generally and not just specifically factory workers or sales personnel, for example.
Series 5.1. General Records, ca. 1925-1986.
The general files cover the broad dealings with employees across divisions and positions. Salary/Payroll Rates files double as employee lists for various areas within the company. These records also include the always valuable surviving copies of employee newsletters and related publications. The second subseries relates to the Craddock-Terry Cooperative Association, an early effort to provide benefits to employees, such as health care and pensions.
Box 27 (continued)
Folder | |
919 | Employees' Hand-Book (printed), ca. 1925 |
920 | Employee Lists, undated (1930s?) |
921 | Notice, undated, concerning powers of the Association |
922 | Letters of Application, 1930-1932 |
923 | Letters of Application, 1933 |
924 | Letters of Application, 1934 |
925 | Executive, Office and House Staff, 1932 |
926 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1932 |
927 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1933 |
928 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1934 |
929 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1935 |
930 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1936 |
931 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1937 |
932 | Salary/Payroll Rates, 1938 |
933 | Health and Life Insurance Benefits File, 1931-1940 |
934 | Stenographers Summary and Work Sheets, 1936 |
935 | The Picknicker (printed), Company Outing to Lakeside Park, Va., 1937 |
936 | Quarter-Century Club activities file, 1937-1972 |
937 | Craddock-Terry Credit Union, Inc., Audit, 1939 |
938 | Pension Plan File, 1948 |
Box 28
Folder | |
939 | Craddock-Terry Record (employee newsletter), 1953-1956 (bound volume) |
940 | Craddock-Terry Record, 1956-1959 (bound volume) |
941 | Craddock-Terry Record, 1956-1970, 1984 (loose issues, scattered) |
942 | News Clippings (photocopies) regarding officers and employees, ca. 1956-1968 |
943 | Cancelled Payroll Checks, Jan 1959 |
944 | Cancelled Payroll Checks, Jan 1960 |
945 | Cancelled Payroll Checks, Dec 1960 |
946 | Profit-Sharing Plan, 1961-1970 |
947 | Absentee issues, 1964-1986 |
948 | Photographs, 1970s-1980s, of company officers and employees |
949 | Craddock-Terry Recordette (employee newsletter), 1981-1986 |
950 | Performance evaluations, 1984-1986 |
Series 5.2. Craddock-Terry Cooperative Association Records, 1923-1988.
Originally founded by John W. Craddock in 1919, the CTCA provided benefits to employees that eventually included health, accident and disability benefits (including childbirth). The Association was operated at each of the plants (factories) of the company until merged into one organization in 1973. It included non-salaried workers as full benefits holders and plant and department managers as "non-benefits members" who were eligible for some aid.
Box 28 (continued)
Folder | ||
951 | Constitution and By-Laws (printed), Lynchburg, Victoria, Halifax, Farmville, Chase City, 1956 | |
952 | Constitution and By-Laws (printed), Halifax, 1967 | |
953 | Constitution and By-Laws revisions file, 1966-1974 | |
954 | By-Laws Amendments File, 1979-1985 | |
955 | Comparative Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, 1923 | |
956 | Merger Documents File, 1973 | |
957 | Election of Officers, 1986-1987 | |
958 | Instructions, Laws and Regulations | |
959 | Handbook, Secretary-Treasurer, I, 1973-1987 | |
960 | Handbook, Secretary-Treasurer, II, 1973-1987 | |
961 | Relief Committee Members and Directors, 1973-1974 (restricted file) | |
962 | Organization Census Reports, 1973 | |
963 | Virginia Employment Commission Reports, 1973-1974 | |
964 | Employee Welfare Benefit Plan Reports, 1974 | |
965 | Directory of Non-Profit Groups Questionnaire, 1985 | |
966 | General Correspondence File, 1974-1985 | |
967 | Stock Holdings, 1972-1986 | |
968 | Fidelity Bond File, 1985 | |
969 | Funds Balances, 1973-1987 | |
970 | Journal, 1973-1987 |
Box 29
Folder | |
971 | Tax Records, I, 1973-1986 |
972 | Tax Records, II, 1973-1986 |
973 | Payroll, 1985-1987 (restricted file) |
974 | W-2 Forms and Wage Reports |
975 | Treasurer: Bank Statements, 1984-1988 |
976 | Treasurer: Certificates of Deposit, 1981-1987 |
977 | Treasurer: Check Reconciliation |
978 | Treasurer: Checking Account |
979 | Treasurer: Balance Sheets, 1984-1987 |
980 | Plant Analysis, 1973-1986 |
981 | Vouchers Paid, 1974-1988 |
982 | Claims Pending, 1987-1988 |
Series 6. Acquisition and Division Records, 1914-2001.
Throughout its history, Craddock-Terry purchased companies that were involved in shoe manufacture and ran them basically as subsidiaries (although frequently calling them "divisions"), often retaining the company names and operations in their original location. In 1934, with the Great Depression in full swing, the company began to consolidate operations in Virginia, particularly in Lynchburg and Farmville. Records relating to those moves are generally located under the Vice President for Manufacturing records, although some related materials may be found here.
These files largely focus on the operations of the companies-turned-divisions both before acquisition and after they formed part of the Craddock-Terry operations.
Series 6.1. Harsh & Chapline Shoe Company, 1921-1939.
Harsh & Chapline of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufactured Lion Brand "everyday shoes" and also had its own tanning operation. The company became a target of acquisition by Craddock-Terry after the failure of its own early attempts at developing a mail-order service for customers. Craddock-Terry acquired the company and operated it until the consolidations that took place in the 1930s. The records here cover the acquisition and new operations primarily and include a mix of correspondence, memoranda, and related materials. John W. Craddock and Charles G. Craddock figure prominently in these files, but other company officers are involved as well. The early files are extensive, but there are some significant gaps in the records as well.
Box 29 (continued)
Folder | |
983 | General File, 1921-1923 |
984 | Lines, Spooner & Quarles, Milwaukee, Wis., merger file, 1921 |
985 | Lines, Spooner & Quarles correspondence file, 1922-1923 |
986 | Lines, Spooner & Quarles correspondence file, 1924-1928, 1931 |
987 | Profit and Loss Analyses, 1926-1932 |
988 | General File, 1927-1929 |
989 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, Vol. 1 |
Box 30
Folder | |
990 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, Vol. 2 |
991 | Appraisal Report on Mayville, Wisc., facility, 1927 |
992 | General File, 1930 |
993 | General File, 1931-1933 |
994 | Executive, Office and House Staff, 1932 |
995 | Journal & Cash Book, 1919-1933 (including executive salaries) |
996 | Direct Labor Cost File, 1933 |
997 | Lion Brand Factory Materials Inventories, 1932-1933 |
998 | County of Chemung (N.Y.) v. Harsh & Chapline and others, 1939 |
Series 6.2. McElroy-Sloan Shoe Company Materials, 1914-1933.
McElroy-Sloan, previously known as Burrow, Jones & Dyer, based in St. Louis, Mo., would produce two of Craddock-Terry's most important shoe lines: Billiken and Masterbilt, until operations were brought to Virginia in the 1930s. McElroy-Sloan was part of the Western Department of Craddock-Terry.
Among the records included here, the correspondence files are the most extensive and primarily involve communications to and from John W. Craddock Sr. and John W. Craddock, Jr., the latter of whom was assigned to a management position with McElroy-Sloan.
Box 30 (continued)
Folder | |
999 | Registration, 1914, of W. F. McElroy as Craddock-Terry principal agent in Missouri (unexecuted) |
1000 | Production Reports, 1926-1929 |
1001 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, St. Louis facilities |
1002 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, Fulton, Mo., facility |
1003 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, Louisiana, Mo., facility |
1004 | Appraisal Report for Craddock-Terry Company, 1927, Turnstyle Factory and Annex, St. Louis, Mo. |
1005 | Appraisal Reports, 1927, Inserts |
1006 | Possible sale of Louisiana, Mo., factory, 1929 (John W. Craddock correspondence) |
1007 | Correspondence, 1929, regarding operations |
1008 | Correspondence, 1930, regarding operations |
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Folder | |
1009 | Correspondence, 1931, regarding operations |
1010 | Correspondence, 1932-1933, regarding operations |
1011 | Executive, Office and House Staff, 1932 |
1012 | General Ledger, 1914-1928 (includes extensive data on sales personnel) SEE o.s. |
1013 | Billiken General Ledger, 1914-1924 SEE o.s. |
1014 | Lifeline General Ledger, 1914-1924 SEE o.s. |
1015 | Midland General Ledger, 1914-1924 SEE o.s. |
1016 | Midland General Ledger, 1924-1927 SEE o.s. |
1017 | Payroll Register, 1929-1933 SEE o.s. |
1018 | Masterbilt Catalogue No. 1 (undated) |
Series 6.3. Geo. D. Witt Shoe Company, Lynchburg, Va., Materials, 1909-1938.
This company, Craddock-Terry's first acquisition, proved to be its most important. Absorbed into the company, it became its own manufacturing division, eventually being consolidated into the overall Craddock-Terry operations. George Witt himself played a role in the company for a time after acquisition.
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1019Purchase contract, 1910, between Craddock-Terry Company and George D. Witt 1020Appraisal report, 1927 1021Customer correspondence, 1932 1022Executive, Office and House Staff, 1932 1023Territory Sales Value Analysis, undated 1024General Line Sales by State Analysis, 1936-1938 1025Account Performance Analysis, 1938 1026General Ledger, 1909-1933 SEE o.s.Series 6.4. C.T. & R. Shoe Corporation, Lynchburg, Va., Materials, 1963-1987.
The formation of this company by several individuals associated with Craddock-Terry was designed to provide Craddock-Terry with an arm that would sell its products directly to customers rather than more generally to department stores and other retail outlets. Elias Richards, III of Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation, served as vice president and secretary; Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation furnished the capital for the establishment of this firm.
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Folder | |
1027 | Articles of Incorporation and related materials, 1963 |
1028 | By-Laws and Amendments |
1029 | Stock Certificate Book |
1030 | Stock Transfer Ledger |
1031 | Minutes (loose), Board of Directors, 1963-1970 |
1032 | Directors' File, 1970-1971 (certificates of authorization and withdrawal, lease and merger contracts, etc., board actions by consent in writing) |
1033 | Directors' File, 1972 (I) |
1034 | Directors' File, 1972 (II) |
1035 | Directors' File, 1973 (I) |
1036 | Directors' File, 1973 (II) |
1037 | Directors' File, 1974 |
1038 | Directors' File, 1975 |
1039 | Directors' File, 1976 |
1040 | Directors' File, 1977-1978 |
1041 | Directors' File, 1979-1980 |
1042 | Directors' File, 1981 |
1043 | Directors' File, 1983-1987 |
1044 | Distribution Registers (microfiche), 1977-1980, 1981-1982, 1983-1986 |
Series 6.5. Madison Street Corporation, Lynchburg, Va., Materials, 1993-2001.
Another endeavor to aid in the financial troubles of Craddock-Terry, this corporation acquired and held real estate/buildings that were then leased to Craddock-Terry, Inc., which went into bankruptcy during this period.
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Folder | |
1045 | By-Laws |
1046 | Stock Certificates, 1993-2001 |
1047 | Board of Directors' Minutes, 1996-1997 |
1048 | Board of Directors' Resolutions, 1997 |
1049 | Sublease by Craddock-Terry, Inc., 1997, to 501 12th Street, Lynchburg, Va. |
Series 6.6 Miscellaneous materials, 1925-1932.
The following files relate to various aspects of Craddock-Terry operations that are covered in some detail in other series in this collection. The Baltimore warehouse was maintained only through the early years of the Great Depression, after which that operation was terminated.
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Folder | |
1050 | Craddock-Terry Warehouse, Baltimore, Md., Appraisal Report, 1927 |
1051 | Craddock-Terry Warehouse, Baltimore, Md., General File, 1930 |
1052 | Fithian-Barker Shoe Company, Portland, Ore., Acquisition File, 1925 |
1053 | Craddock-Terry Company of Oregon, Portland, Correspondence File, 1930 |
(primarily with John W. Craddock, Sr.) | |
1054 | Craddock-Terry Company of Oregon, Correspondence File, 1931-1932 |
1055 | Financial Report on Bland Terry Shoe Corporation (Va.), 1930 |
1056 | Potential Acquisition: Hill Shoe Stores, Inc., 1925 |
Series 7. Craddock-Terry Foundation, Inc., Records, 1956-1986.
Established in 1956 with funding from Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation primarily to issue grants and other awards to local or state charities, educational institutions, health care services, and charitable organizations for scholarships, etc.
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Folder | |
1057 | Minute Book, 1956-1961 (includes articles of incorporation and by-laws) |
1058 | Minute Book, 1962-1968 |
1059 | Minute Book, 1968-1986 |
1060 | Comparative Balance Sheet, 1957-1958 |
Series 8. History Files, 1907-1988.
A number of officers gathered materials, wrote articles, gave speeches, and otherwise compiled documentation on the history of Craddock-Terry Company over several decades in the twentieth century.
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Folder | |
1061 | Outline History of Craddock-Terry, ca. 1962 |
1062 | Envelopes and Postcards with Craddock-Terry advertising, 1907-1910 |
1063 | Historic Photographs File |
1064 | Script for History Skit, undated |
1065 | Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation: A History, by Philip Lightfoot Scruggs, ca. 1963 |
1066 | Craddock-Terry History, Scruggs Working File |
1067 | Transcribed Copies of Significant Company Documents, 1888-1962 |
1068 | Miscellaneous talks/articles, ca. 1944-1982 |
1069 | Miscellaneous news clippings (photocopies), ca. 1956-1988 |
1070 | Miscellaneous news articles, ca. 1961-1985 |
1071 | Scrapbook, "Our 80th Year - Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation" (includes images |
of various Craddock-Terry facilities) (oversize) SEE o.s. | |
1072 | Publications regarding the history of shoemaking |
1073 | "We're Proud to Introduce Craddock-Terry Inc." 1988 (printed) |