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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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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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

Folder
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

3.2.2. Robert S. Lockridge, 1980.

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

Box 31

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.

Box 31 (continued)

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.

Box 31 (continued)

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.

Box 32

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.

Box 32 (continued)

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.

Box 32 (continued)

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.

Box 32 (continued)

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)