Inventory of the E. F. Craven Company Records,
1793-1991 and
undated,
bulk
1907-1965
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Descriptive Summary
Title
E. F. Craven Company Records,
1793-1991 and
undated,
bulk
1907-1965
Creator
E. F. Craven Co.
Extent
42 Linear Feet
Approximately 33,750 Items
Repository
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185
Language
English
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open.
However, collection may contain materials to which Acknowledgment of
Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this
form before using the collection.
In addition, all or portions of this collection may be housed
off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may
be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Also, some of the materials in this collection are not immediately
accessible, because they require further processing before use.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the records of the E. F. Craven Company
have not been transferred to Duke University. For further information, see the
section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], E. F. Craven Company Records, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The E. F. Craven Company Records were donated to the Manuscript
Department in 1978 by Franklin Duval Craven, the son of Eli Franklin Craven.
Mr. Craven also provided support for the processing of the collection.
Processed by Melissa J. Delbridge, Kelly Cottrell, Edna Riggs, and
Sandra Hack
Encoded by Robin LaPasha
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
1907 | Eli Franklin Craven sold road building machinery built by
various manufacturers |
1918 | Craven built his first office building (13,000 square feet) on
Morehead Avenue in Greensboro, NC |
1925 | Craven built larger three-story building adjoining his
existing one and facing on Elm Street |
1926 | Craven incorporated his business as E. F. Craven Company. His
son Franklin Duval Craven began working for him as a salesman |
1964 | F. Duval Craven became President of the company after his
father's death |
Nov. 1975 | E. F. Craven Company was sold to Brocar, Inc., retaining same
officers and employees. Company's name changed to EFC Associates, Inc. |
1978 | F. Duval Craven retired |
1993 Mar. 30 | Death of F. Duval Craven |
Although Eli Franklin Craven founded the company named for him, the
Craven family's involvement in the sale of road-building machinery began with
his father Eli Asbury Craven (1824-1912). The elder Craven, a Methodist
minister, sold farm and road machinery in Causey, NC before 1895. Around the
turn of the century, both he and his son represented Acme Road Machinery, a
company based in Frankfort, New York. Eli F. Craven sold machines produced by
other companies as well, including Studebaker Brothers, Russell Grader
Manufacturing Company, and John Deere Plow Company. Soon he became known to his
customers as "E. F. Craven, the Road Machinery Man."
Craven's business flourished after the 1921 issuance of North
Carolina's first road bonds. In 1926, after the incorporation of the company,
Craven changed the slogan to "E. F. Craven Company, the Road Machinery Men,"
and sales totalled over $1,000,000.00. Eli Franklin Craven was manager. His
son, F. Duval Craven, worked for the company as a salesperson.
During the 1940's, Franklin Duval Craven took an increasingly active
role in the management of the company. Duval served as General Manager by 1948.
At his father's death in 1964, he became the president of E. F. Craven Company.
At this time, his brother Edwin Asbury Craven (1909-1966) was Vice-President
and Treasurer. In 1977, F. Duval Craven gave up many of the operating
responsibilities of the company. Charles A. Hines, Jr. became President and
Chief Operating Officer.
In November 1975, F. Duval Craven sold the company to John J. Brogan
of West Chatham, Massachusetts and Charles C. Carson of New York City (Brocar,
Inc.), who changed the name to EFC Associates. The company retained the same
officers and staff.
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Collection Overview
The E. F. Craven Company Records document the development of a North
Carolina road machinery dealership from a small family business into a
multi-million dollar corporation. The material spans the years from 1793 to
1991; the bulk of the collection is dated 1907-1965.
Much of the material in the early years of the Correspondence Series consists of communication to and
from equipment dealers and customers concerning the sale and repair of road
machinery. The Cravens usually included information on the health and
activities of family members in their business letters to each other. E. A.
Craven frequently offered financial and spiritual advice to his son, writing
his responses on the back of his son's letters to him, so that the letter and
the reply appear on opposite sides of the same page. Between December 1912 and
January 1916 there is a considerable amount of correspondence between family
members regarding the execution of Eli A. Craven's will. Many letters written
between 1907 and 1930 are written on stationery illustrated with detailed
renderings of various types of early road-building equipment.
From the late 1920's until the 1940's, Franklin Duval Craven ran the
Asheville office of E. F. Craven Company, frequently travelling on sales trips.
E. F. Craven often wrote encouraging his son in his work and giving him advice
on sales strategy. Letters from E. A. Craven and E. F. Craven reflect the deep
religious beliefs of the two men and the importance they placed in conducting
their lives and their business in a moral fashion.
During World War II, several of the company's employees served in the
armed forces. Duval Craven corresponded frequently with them, and copies of his
letters and their replies can be found among the correspondence from the war
years.
As the organizational structure of the company increased in
complexity, the amount of family correspondence in the collection decreased.
Interoffice communications comprise a large amount of the correspondence after
the 1960's.
The files in the Legal Papers,
Financial Records, and Directors' Minutes Series combine to form a profile of the
E. F. Craven Company: its sales, expansions, customer base, and its staff and
leaders. Of particular interest is its relationship with the NC Highway
Commission and state officials. Early materials in the Legal Papers Series relate to the business and
land-holding activities of the Craven family in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
Among the items in the Printed Materials
Series is a nearly complete run of
The Road Machinery News, a serial
published by E. F. Craven Company from 1925 until 1978. This newsletter
contained news about road construction, information and advertisements
regarding road building machinery, and a column "A Line or Two," written by E.
F. Craven. In these
editorials, Craven expressed his moral and
spiritual philosophies. The articles were compiled in 1975 and published as a
volume entitled
A Line or Two. Educational material on
general
sales techniques published in 1928 and 1929 is also
included in the Printed Materials Series. These
books and pamphlets were used in the hiring and training of E. F. Craven
Company sales staff.
The Visual Materials Series includes
photographs,
silent motion picture films, and illustrated
trade catalogs demonstrating the attributes of
road construction machinery and
road-building techniques of the early twentieth
century. Use copies must be made of moving images before content can be
accessed. Please contact the Research Services staff before coming to use this
series.
Both Eli F. Craven and Eli A. Craven became members of the Religious
Society of Friends (Quakers) in the 1890's. Occasional references to the Craven
family's support of the Society of Friends are found in documents throughout
the collection. Items specifically concerned with the Religious Society of
Friends are grouped in the Subject Files under the
same name.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a
search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will
bring up other related research materials.
 | List of Series in Collection |
 |  | Correspondence Series,
1866-1991
and undated, bulk
1907-1952 |
 |  | Financial Records Series,
1855-1985
and undated, bulk
1900-1975 |
 |  | Legal Papers,
1793-1983
and undated,
bulk
1910-1983 |
 |  | Directors' Minutes Series,
1926-1983 |
 |  | Visual Materials Series,
1901-1980 and undated
|
 |  | Printed Materials Series,
1880-1990
and undated, bulk
1907-1990 |
 |  | Subject Files Series,
1852-1987 |
 |  | Memorabilia Series,
1920-1948
and undated |
 |  | Miscellaneous Series,
1879-1978
and undated |
 |  | Previously Restricted Materials,
1916-1987
and undated, bulk
1950s-1987 |
 |  | Oversize Materials |
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Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series,
1866-1991
and undated, bulk
1907-1952
(28 containers)
Consists of letters and copies of letters to and from the Cravens,
their employees, and their business associates. Arranged chronologically by
year. In years for which a large amount of correspondence exists, the letters
are arranged in one to six-month increments. Includes two letter copy books
containing letters written by Eli A. Craven and Eli Franklin Craven between
1901 and 1905.
Box 1
1866-1906, April
(5 folders)
Box 2
1906, April-1907, March 23
(5 folders)
Box 3
1907, March 24- Sept.
(6 folders)
Box 4
1907, Oct.-1908, Apr.
(8 folders)
Box 5
1908, May-Sept.
(8 folders)
Box 6
1908, Oct.-1909, Oct.
(7 folders)
Box 7
1909, Nov.-1910, June
(6 folders)
Box 8
1910, July-Dec.
(7 folders)
Box 9
1911, Jan.-Mar.
(4 folders)
Box 10
1911, Apr.-June
(4 folders)
Box 11
1911, July-1912, Feb.
(7 folders)
Box 12
1912, Mar.-1914, Mar.
(6 folders)
Box 13
1914, Apr.-1915, Nov. 15
(6 folders)
Box 14
1915, Nov. 16-Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 15
1917, Jan.-1928, Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 16
1929, Jan.-1930, Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 17
1931, Jan.-1933, Apr.
(8 folders)
Box 18
1933, May-1934, Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 19
1935, Jan.-1936, Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 20
1937, Jan.-1941, Dec.
(7 folders)
Box 21
1942, Jan.-1944, Dec.
(6 folders)
Box 22
1945, Jan.-1947
(4 folders)
Box 23
1948, Jan.-1955
(8 folders)
Box 24
1956-1965
(9 folders)
Box 25
1966, Jan.-1969
(7 folders)
Box 26
1970-1974
(7 folders)
Box 27
1975, Jan.-1979
(7 folders)
Box 28
1980-1991, n.d.
(8 folders)
Box 29
Vol. No. 1 Letter copy book,
1901-1903 (contains vol. 1)
Box 30
Vol. No. 2 Letter copy book,
1904-1905 (contains vol. 2)
Financial Records Series,
1855-1985
and undated, bulk
1900-1975
(81 containers)
Includes statements, invoices, reports, tax forms, cancelled stock
certificates, and payroll records. Most of the items were generated by the E.
F. Craven Company and its suppliers. Arranged chronologically by year. Refer to
container list for description of volumes. See oversize material as well.
Box 31
1884-1915
(8 folders)
Box 32
1916-1925
(8 folders)
Box 33
1926-1939
(6 folders)
Box 34
1940-1965
(6 folders)
Box 35
1966-1976
(5 folders)
Box 36
1977-1985, n.d.
(6 folders)
Price lists from
Acme Road Machinery Co., n.d.
Box 37
Stock stubs and certificates
Box 38 (contains vols. 3-13)
Vol. No. 3 Account Book,
1855-1868
Vol. No. 4 Account Book,
1872-1878
Vol. No. 5 Sales Book,
1892
Vol. No. 6 Cash Book,
1897-1913
Vol. No. 7 Bankbook:
Greensboro National Bank,
1899-1901
Vol. No. 8 Sales Comparison Book,
1907-1929
Vol. No. 9 Cash Book,
1915-1926
Vol. No. 10 Bankbook,
1917-1923
Vol. No. 11 Account Book,
1920-1924
Vol. No. 12 Expense Book,
1924-1926
Vol. No. 13 Audit Report,
1924-1925
Box 39 (contains vols. 14-31)
Vol. No. 14 Payroll Book,
1926-1935
Vol. No. 15 Expense Book,
May 1927
Vol. No. 16 Expense Book,
July 1927
Vol. No. 17 Expense Book,
July 1927
Vol. No. 18 Cash Journal,
1927-1928
Vol. No. 19 Sales Comparison Book,
1927
Vol. No. 20 Schedule of Rental & Depreciation of
Construction Equipment,
1928
Vol. No. 21 Ledger,
1928
Vol. No. 22 Account Book,
1929
Vol. No. 23 Schedule of Rental & Depreciation of
Construction Equipment,
1930-1939
Vol. No. 24 Order Book,
1933
Vol. No. 25 Order Book,
1936
Vol. No. 26 Record of Tax-Deductible Business
Expenditures,
1937-1941
Vol. No. 27 Cash Book,
1941-1943
Vol. No. 28 Cash Book,
1944-1946
Vol. No. 29 Sales Book,
1946-1947
Vol. No. 30 Sales Book,
1947-1949
Vol. No. 31 Bills Payable & Bills Receivable,
1921, Aug.-1925, Aug.
Box 40 (contains vols. 32-37)
Vol. No. 32 Stock Ledger,
1927-1982
Vol. No. 33 Account Book,
1910-1918
Vol. No. 34 Account Book,
1910-1917
Vol. No. 35 Cash Book,
1975-1982
Vol. No. 36 Appraisal Report,
1981, Aug. 31
Vol. No. 37 Appraisal Report,
1981, Sept. 1
Box 41
Order books,
1910-1917
(28 items)
Vol. No. 38 Order Book,
1917, Jan.-1918, June
Vol. No. 39 Order Book,
1918, June-1919, Dec.
Vol. No. 40 Order Book,
1920, Jan.-Sept.
Vol. No. 41 Order Book,
1922, Aug. 27-1924, Jan.
Vol. No. 42 Order Book,
1924, Jan.-1925, Mar.
Vol. No. 43 Order Book,
1925, Mar.-1926, Apr.
Vol. No. 44 Order Book,
1926, Apr.-1927, June
Vol. No. 45 Order Book,
1927, June-1928, Nov.
Vol. No. 46 Order Book,
1928, Nov.-1930, July
Vol. No. 47 Order Book,
1930, July-1932 Nov.
Vol. No. 48 Order Book,
1932, Nov.-1934, Dec.
Vol. No. 49 Notes and Bills Receivable and Payable,
1921-1922
Vol. No. 50 Bills Receivable,
1925-1927
Vol. No. 51 Notes and Bills Receivable,
1925-1928
Vol. No. 52 Factory Invoice Records,
1922, Aug.-1924, Mar.
Vol. No. 53 Factory Invoice Records,
1924, Feb.-1925, July
Vol. No. 54 Factory Invoice Records,
1925, July-1926, July
Vol. No. 55 Ledger,
1913-1917, May
Vol. No. 56 Ledger,
1917, Apr.-1919, Jan.
Vol. No. 57 Cash Journal,
1920, Jan.-1922, Apr.
Vol. No. 58 Cash Journal,
1922, May-1923, Feb.
Vol. No. 59 Cash Journal and Daily Financial Statement,
1922, Mar.-1925, Dec.
Vol. No. 60 Equipment Sales and Ownership Record,
1927
Vol. No. 61 Factory Invoice Records,
1926, June-1926, Sept.
Vol. No. 62 Equipment Sales and Ownership Record,
1917-1927
Vol. No. 63 Ledger,
1910-1915
Vol. No. 64 Equipment Ownership Record,
1921-1927
Vol. No. 65 Cash Receipt Journal,
1918-1919
Vol. No. 66 Cash Receipt Journal,
1920-August 1922
Vol. No. 67 Cash Receipt Journal,
1922-1923
Vol. No. 68 Record of Sales by Individuals
1921-1926
Vol. No. 69 Account Journal,
1921, Oct.-1923, Feb.
Vol. No. 70 Record of Paid Freight Bills,
1922-1925
Vol. No. 71 Monthly Balances on Open Accounts,
1925-1926
Vol. No. 72 Monthly Balances and Payments on Open
Accounts,
1927-1928
Legal Papers,
1793-1983
and undated,
bulk
1910-1983
(3 containers)
Early legal papers consist of land transactions, property
inventories, summonses, and wills. Among the other items are contracts between
E. F. Craven Company and various manufacturers of road machinery regarding the
sale of their products; documents regarding the 1968 controversy over the North
Carolina Highway Commission's specifications for road machinery; the 1974
merger agreement between E. F. Craven Company and Pitt Realty Corporation; and
the 1975 purchase agreement between E. F. Craven Company and Brocar,
Incorporated. Arranged chronologically by year.
Box 42
Papers,
1793-1965
(6 folders)
Box 43
N.C. Highway Commission,
1966-1967
Papers,
1968-1974
Motor Grader Hearing,
1968, Jan. 19-1968, Mar. 5
(4 folders)
Pitt-Craven Merger,
1974
(7 folders)
Box 44
Purchase agreement,
1975, Nov. 14
(2 folders)
Lease agreement,
1975, Nov. 14
Papers,
1975-1978
D & L Limited Partnership Closing
Documents,
1982, Nov. 15
Papers,
1982-1983, n.d.
Directors' Minutes Series,
1926-1983
(2 containers)
Includes a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the
by-laws of E. F. Craven Company as well as a continuous run of the minutes of
the Board of Directors from 1926-1983. Arranged chronologically.
Box 45
Directors' Minutes,
1926-1974
(7 folders)
Box 46
Directors' Minutes,
1975-1983
(8 folders)
Visual Materials Series,
1901-1980 and undated
(5 containers)
Photographs, demonstration catalogs, and 16mm. motion picture
films of machinery sold by E. F. Craven Company; photographs of the Craven
family and company employees; and pictures of the E. F. Craven Company
buildings and construction sites comprise this series.
Arranged in three general categories: Machinery (subdivided
alphabetically by manufacturer), People, and Places. Items are arranged
chronologically by year within these categories with some exceptions being made
due to housing constraints. Refer to the container list for descriptions of
films and volumes. Also see oversize material.
[Originals of films are closed to use. Technical Services staff
need to arrange for use copies to be made before contents can be accessed.
Please contact Research Services staff before coming to use the
collection.]
Machinery Subseries
Photographs
Box 47
Allis-Chalmers,
1930-1989, n.d.
(3 folders)
Best-Midget,
1920-1977, n.d.
Bucyrus Erie,
1930-1979, n.d.
(4 folders)
Box 48
Peerless-Russell,
1932-1977, n.d.
Russell Manufacturing Catalog Pages, ca.
1918
(3 folders)
Sandusky, Unidentified,
1920-1977, n.d.
Unidentified and miscellaneous,
1920-1980, n.d.
Box 49 (contains vols. 73-78)
Albums
Vol. No. 73
Littleford Tar and Asphalt Heaters
Photographic Catalog, n.d.
Vol. No. 74
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Catalog,
1928-1929
Vol. No. 75
Erie Shovel Catalog, n.d.
Vol. No. 76
Frank G. Hough Company Album,
n.d.
Vol. No. 77
Universal Crane Catalog, ca.
1920
Vol. No. 78
Parsons Company Catalog, ca.
1920
Box 50
Film Reels
[Original films are closed to use. Technical Services staff
need to arrange for use copies to be made before contents can be accessed.
Please contact Research Services staff before coming to use the
collection.]
1.
Russell Grader with
Caterpillar tractor and
Adams back-sloper attachment,
n.d.
2. Terracing with county maintenance equipment
(Allis-Chalmers HD7 Diesel 22 Tractor)
in
Texas,
Missouri,
Oklahoma, and
Iowa, n.d.
3.
American Asphalt Company loading rock
and sand with
Haiss loaders in
Chicago, Illinois, n.d.
4.
How to Build a Modern Mixed-In-Place
Road Surface Written text gives step-by-step explanation.
Littleford Distributor and
Littleford Bituminous Resurfacer,
n.d.
5. Machinery not identified. Dated
6/15/1928. Road construction; in
Raleigh, NC.
6.
Haiss Excavator. Digging wet clay and
macadam. Filmed in
Illinois and at the state capitol
grounds in
Olympia, WA, ca.
1927.
7.
Haiss Excavator. Loading sand and rock
in
Chicago, IL and
Rockville, NY, n.d.
8.
Haiss excavation and concrete pouring.
Digging subway under
Illinois Central Station,
n.d.
9. Tractor pulling trees. Machinery not identified,
n.d.
10.
Haiss creeper, grader, and loader. Late
1920's.
11.
Adams grader and back-sloper with
leaning wheel,
1928.
12.
Bucyrus-Erie Steam Shovel. Excavating
underground in some shots, n.d.
People Subseries
Box 51
Photographs,
1901-1989, n.d.
(4 folders)
Box 65 (2nd 70:H)
Oversize photographs,
1920s, n.d.
Places Subseries
Box 51
1900-1978, n.d.
(2 folders)
Printed Materials Series,
1880-1990
and undated, bulk
1907-1990
(7 containers)
Consists of unused stationery, serials, advertisements, catalogs,
and pamphlets produced by E. F. Craven Company and machinery companies with
whom they did business as well as articles and a book written by Eli Franklin
Craven. Includes clippings of articles about E. F. Craven Company and the
Craven family. See container list for description of volumes.
Box 52
Serials
Road Machinery News:
Introduction,
1983, Aug. 25
1925, Mar.-1960, Nov.
(12 folders)
Box 53
Serials
Road Machinery News:
1960-1978, Jan.
(6 folders)
Baker, Bucyeus-Erie,
Enginews,
Russell News
Box 54 (contains vols. 79-88)
Catalogs:
Vol. No. 79
E. F. Craven Company Catalog,
1943-1944
Vol. No. 80
E. F. Craven Company Catalog,
1953
Vol. No. 81
E. F. Craven Company Catalog,
1973
Vol. No. 82
Allis-Chalmers United Tractor Catalog,
1930
Vol. No. 83
Allis-Chalmers Ind"U"strial Catalog,
1930
Vol. No. 84
Rawlings Implement Company Catalog,
1916
Vol. No. 85
Russell Grader Repair Parts Catalog,
n.d.
Vol. No. 86
Russell Grader Manufacturing Company
Catalog,
1926-1927
Vol. No. 87
Russell Grader Manufacturing Company
Catalog,
1914
Vol. No. 88
John Deere Plow Company Catalog,
1916
Box 55 (contains vols. 89-93)
Catalogs:
Vol. No. 89
Stag Manganese Steel Catalog,
n.d.
Vol. No. 90
Acme Road Machinery Company Price List,
1900-1910
Vol. No. 91
E. F. Craven Company Catalog,
1924-1926
Vol. No. 92 Powers Highway Catalog and Directory,
1932
Vol. No. 93
Western Wheeled Scraper Company Catalog,
ca.
1927
Box 56 (contains vols. 94-95)
Catalogs:
Vol. No. 94
Earth Mover,
1927
Vol. No. 95
Earth Mover,
1928
Box 57 (contains vols. 96-97)
"Practical Selling" pamphlets,
1929
Sales Training notebook,
1922-1977
Vol. No. 96
Illustrated Selling,
1928
Vol. No. 97
A Line or Two,
1975
Box 58
Advertising, stationery, etc.,
1880-1990, n.d.
(6 folders)
Clippings,
1913, Jan. 15-1986, July, n.d.
Subject Files Series,
1852-1987
(1 container)
Consists of papers related to organizations or topics of interest
to members of the Craven family. Groupings include Better Schools and Roads,
Inc.; Genealogy; Greensboro Y.M.C.A.; Juvenilia; and the Religious Society of
Friends. Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by year within
each subject.
Box 59
Better Schools and Roads,
1949-1971
Genealogy,
1852-1987
(5 folders)
Juvenilia,
1893, Sept. 26-1975, May 5
(2 folders)
Religious Society of Friends,
1891-1976
Y.M.C.A.,
1928-1933
Memorabilia Series,
1920-1948
and undated
(1 container)
Promotional items such as pencils, rulers, and luggage tags
distributed by E. F. Craven Company and suppliers.
Box 60
Various memorabilia
Miscellaneous Series,
1879-1978
and undated
(1 container)
Includes a notebook of biblical texts for sermons, pages from
datebooks and appointment calendars, mailing lists, and drafts of editorials.
Arranged chronologically by year.
Box 61
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Previously Restricted Materials,
1916-1987
and undated, bulk
1950s-1987
(8 boxes)
Files contain various correspondence, business, legal, personal,
and financial papers that had been restricted by F. Duval Craven for his
lifetime. Material is now open to use. Materials relate to and were collected
by F. Duval Craven, but many family members are represented, especially in the
correspondence. The correspondence spans five decades and is divided into two
groups: personal letters exchanged between F. Duval Craven and many family
members, and business correspondence, much of it having to do with the Craven
Company's contracts with the State of
NC Highway Commission. Most of the
correspondence is incoming, addressed to F. Duval Craven. Legal and financial
papers include wills, legal contracts, legal suits and other disputes or
issues, and memos and correspondence about the family business. The personal
papers, a small group, include newspaper clippings, a few photographs, some memorabilia, post cards, grade school report cards, receipts from business/vacation trips, and campaign and political papers (electoral ballots)
The final group of folders contain
aptitude tests carried out by a national testing
firm on Craven Company employees during the fifties and sixties. These folders
offer a detailed record of testing methods in the corporate world of the
fifties and sixties. Some of the test reports are annotated by Craven after
many years as to the outcome of the employee's performance, and note his
assessment of this type of psychological and character testing.
The materials were sealed in envelopes. During processing they
were kept in original order as found in envelopes (each folder or group of
folders represents the contents of an envelope), then arranged by series in
rough chronological order, with resulting date overlap between folders.
Aptitude test folders are closed to research until 2016.
Correspondence Series,
1933-1986
Box 62
1933-1978
(20 folders)
Box 63
1952-1981
(33 folders)
Box 64
1972-1986
(21 folders)
Legal and Financial Papers Series,
1916-1985
Box 65
1916-1965
(22 folders)
Box 66
1967-1985
(21 folders)
Personal Papers Series,
1922-1987
Box 67
1922-1966
(21 folders)
Box 68
1966-1987
(19 folders)
Aptitude Testing,
1958-1966 [CLOSED TO
RESEARCH UNTIL 2016.]
Box 69
1922-1966
(3 folders)
Oversize Materials
Financial Records Series
Oversize Cabinet
OC:II:12:
Papers,
1907-1979
Legal Papers Series
Ovsz. Box 43
Record of Indenture,
1812
Visual Materials Series
Machinery
Ovsz. Box 43
Oversize Cabinet
OC:II:12:
Photographs,
1908-1911, n.d.
People
Ovsz. Box 43
Photographs,
1926-1959, n.d.
Places
Ovsz. Box 43
Oversize Cabinet
OC:II:12:
Photographs, ca.
1920-1929, n.d.
Printed Materials Series
Oversize Cabinet
OC:II:12:
Machinery advertisements, n.d.
Machinery blueprints,
1908-1915
E. F. Craven Co. Calendar,
1931
Blueprints for
E. F. Craven equipment shop,
1979