East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
Box 70295
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614
E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338
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Title: |
The Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Records |
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Collection Number: |
Accession No. 338 |
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Physical Description: |
102 linear feet |
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Creator: |
Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Company |
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Repository: |
Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University |
Provenance: The Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Records was donated to the Archives of Appalachia on April 13, 1989 by Mrs. David Graves on behalf of the Tenetek Holding Company of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Access: The records are open for research.
Processing Information: Scott Schwartz and Frank Heath completed processing in 1989, and the records were opened to researchers March 26, 1990.
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Company began operation in 1883 as the Miller and Crumley Foundry at the present sight of the Washington County Emergency Communications District building. The original foundry was located on the tracks of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, which later became the Southern Railway. The Miller and Crumley Foundry was purchased by Colonel Thomas E. Matson in 1884 and the company was granted a charter by the State of Tennessee that same year under the name of Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works. In 1907 the plant was moved from its Ashe Street location to the western half of its present location on Walnut Street in order to make room for the expansion of the Clinchfield Railroad.
The Walnut Street plant consisted of a machine shop, a foundry, and a blacksmith shop that were to provide service and repairs for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad, which had just completed construction of a railroad line from Cranberry, North Carolina to Johnson City, Tennessee. By 1907 George W. Sitton had become the Plant Manager and developed the Sitton Slicer, a machine used by the American Cigar Box Lumber Company to slice veneers for their cigar boxes. With the addition of machinery design and construction, the Foundry quickly became a leading regional exporter of gray iron and brass castings and was the primary source of repairs for the regional railroads.
During World War II the Johnson City Foundry became one of the nation's leading producers of military equipment and hardware; the company received the "Distinguished Army-Navy E Award" in 1943 as recognition for their impressive production achievements. The company was purchased from the Setzer family in 1946 by George H. and May Ross McDowell. The Foundry continued to expand under the leadership of the McDowells, filling a wide range of regional business and construction needs. It fabricated steel for small building projects and large construction jobs such as the 750 tons of steel supplied to East Tennessee State College for the erection of the Memorial Gymnasium. With the advent of aluminum manufacturing, the Foundry quickly began moving away from the production of cast iron and steel to that of aluminum. As early as 1943 the Aluminum Company of America became the Foundry's largest customer and the Foundry continued to be ACA's primary supplier until the 1970s.
During the early 1980s, the company soon fell prey to declining demands for aluminum castings, inflation, and a gradual shrinking of the coal industry to which the Foundry was a major supplier. By 1984 the Johnson City Foundry had been sold to a Knoxville firm, Tenetek, and subsequently faced foreclosure in 1987. Prior to its closure, approximately 133 employees from Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina worked at the Johnson City plant.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Collection documents the company's operation from 1902 to 1983. It consists of 186 ledgers and journals and 19 manuscript boxes of shop orders, purchase invoices, general accounting ledgers, pamphlets, personal notes, office files, union contracts, OSA files, Tennessee tour information, and photographs depicting the general operation and management of the Johnson City Foundry, its union activities, general Johnson City history, and the design of specialized Foundry equipment. Of particular interest are a set of time books and accounting ledgers dating from 1914 to 1915, a ledger of minutes dating from 1914 to 1915, and a ledger of minutes from Board of Directors meetings dating from 1902 that document the early operation and management of the Johnson City Foundry.
Organization: The collection is broken down into seven series; Series I, Miscellaneous Ledgers and Journals, 1902-1972; Series II, Shop Orders, 1946-1982; Series III, Purchase Invoices, 1975-1983; Series IV, General Accounting Ledgers, 1930-1956; Series V, Union Contracts and Bills of Lading, 1957-1984; Series VI, Company Publications and Correspondence, 1950-1960; and Series VII, May Ross McDowell Personal Historical Papers, 1950-1960.
Important subjects covered in the collection include:
Aluminum Company of America
American Cigar Box Lumber Company
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad
East Tennessee State College--Buildings
Foundries--Tennessee--Johnson City
Industrial accidents--Tennessee--Johnson City
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers. Local 727 (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Iron industry and trade--Tennessee
Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works
Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works--Employees
Johnson City (Tenn.)--History
Kiwanis Club (Johnson City, Tenn.)
McDowell, George H., 1898-1971
McDowell, May Ross
Sitton, George W., 1851-1923
Steel industry and trade--Tennessee--Johnson City
Trade-unions
Tri-Cities State Technical Institutes
Series I, MISCELLANEOUS LEDGERS AND JOURNALS, 1902-1972, 32 bound ledgers and 1 Hollinger box. No. 1-33.
This series contains time/payroll ledgers, absentee records, cash ledger, part-order journals, minute journals, shipping ledgers, property statements, general accounting ledgers, purchase order ledgers, and shop order ledgers. The records document the general operation of the Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Company. The ledgers are grouped together by content type and then arranged chronologically within each group.
Series II, SHOP ORDERS, 1946-1982, 90 bound volumes and two unbound volumes. No. 34-125.
This series contains 90 shop order ledgers that identify materials ordered by Foundry customers. The series contains a comprehensive catalog of items that were shipped from the Foundry. The first 85 ledgers are numbered 1-85, these numbers DO NOT correspond to dates, and the last 5 are unnumbered. The ledgers are arranged chronologically by the first date entered into each.
Series III, PURCHASE INVOICES, 1975-1983, 35 bound volumes. No. 126-160.This series contains 4 volumes of invoice file copies that date between September 3, 1979 and August 26, 1983 and 31 volumes of purchase invoices that are numbered beginning with 71735 and ending with 91237. These ledgers are very similar in size and shape to the shop orders but contain invoices to all materials that were purchased by the Foundry. The first four ledgers are arranged chronologically by the first entry date, and the remaining 31 ledgers are arranged sequentially by invoice numbers.
Series IV, GENERAL ACCOUNTING LEDGERS, 1914-1984, 22 bound volumes, 1 unbound volume, 11 Hollinger boxes, No. 161-184.This series contains general ledgers, accounts receivable ledger sheets, accounts payable ledger sheets, payroll ledgers, payroll and check registers, and cash disbursement ledgers documenting the general accounting practices of the Foundry's business department between 1914 and 1984. Series IV is broken down into six subseries: Subseries IV-A, Accounting Ledgers and Journals 1914-1975; Subseries IV-B, Accounts Receivable 1947-1981; Subseries IV-C, Accounts Payable 1946-1983; Subseries IV-D, General Accounting Ledger Sheets 1959-1984; Subseries IV-E, Purchase Orders 1979-1984; and Subseries IV-F, Invoices 1973-1984.
Subseries IV-A, ACCOUNTING LEDGERS AND JOURNALS, 1914-1975, Ledgers 161- 184.
Subseries IV-A contains accounts payable ledgers, general ledgers, supplier-customer logs, sales journal-cash received ledgers, cash disbursement-purchase journals, payroll ledgers, general journal, and stock records documenting the general financial operation of the Johnson City Foundry between 1914 and 1975. The ledgers are arranged first alphabetically by subject and then chronologically within each subject group.
Subseries IV-B, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, 1947-1975, Boxes 1-3.Subseries IV-B contains loose accounts receivable ledger sheets documenting the business activities of Johnson City Foundry's accounting department between 1947 and 1975. The records are arranged alphabetically by company name.
Subseries IV-C, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, 1946-1983, Boxes 3-5.
Subseries IV-C contains loose accounts payable ledger sheets documenting the business activities of Johnson City Foundry accounting department between 1946 and 1983. The records are arranged alphabetically by company name.
Subseries IV-D, GENERAL ACCOUNTING LEDGER SHEETS, 1959-1984, Boxes 6-7.Subseries IV-D contains loose general accounting ledger sheets documenting the general accounting practices of the Johnson City Foundry between 1959 and 1984. The records are arranged sequentially by account number.
Subseries IV-E, PURCHASE ORDERS, 1979-1984, Boxes 7-9.Subseries IV-E contains loose purchase order sheets, deposit slips, government contracts, and freight-bill copies documenting the general operation of the Foundry's business department between 1979-1984. The purchase orders are arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically within each year's grouping. The deposit slips, government contracts, and freight bill copies are located at the end of this subseries.
Subseries IV-F, INVOICES, 1973-1984, Boxes 10-11.Subseries IV-F contains purchase invoices for material ordered for the Johnson City Foundry between 1973 and 1984. The records are arranged sequentially by invoice number.
Series V, UNION CONTRACTS AND BILLS OF LADING, 1957-1984, 2 bound volumes. No. 185-186.This series contains one bound volume of contracts for the Shopmans Local No. 727 dating between 1957-1971, and one bound volume of bills of lading dating 1984. This series is arranged by date.
Series VI, COMPANY PUBLICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE, 1950s-1960s, 5 Hollinger boxes. No. 12-16.This series contains company correspondence, publications, and photographs documenting the general activities of the Foundry's employees and management during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the photographs depicting early scenes of the Foundry both at its Ashe Street and State of Franklin Street-Walnut Street locations have been removed from the collection and are stored in the audio-visual storage area. The records are arranged alphabetically by content type and then chronologically within each group. In addition to these records, there is a box of cards containing sales information on the Foundry's business clients throughout the United States. The records are arranged alphabetically by geographic location.
Series VII, MAY ROSS MCDOWELL PERSONAL HISTORICAL PAPERS 1911-1969, 3 boxes. No. 17-19.
Series VII contains bulletins, correspondence, memorabilia, pamphlets, research notes, and reports documenting the history of the Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Company from its inception to the 1960s and the historical activities of Johnson City and the surrounding region during the 1940s-60s. The papers illuminate the diverse research interests of May Ross McDowell during her tenure as co-owner of the Johnson City Foundry and member of the Johnson City Jay-cees. The series is broken down into two subseries: Subseries VII-A, Johnson City Foundry History; and Subseries VII-B, Johnson City History.
Subseries VII-A, JOHNSON CITY FOUNDRY HISTORY, 1911-1969, Boxes 17-18.
Subseries VII-A contains bulletins, correspondence, memorabilia, pamphlets, and reports documenting May Ross McDowell's personal research activities on the history of the Johnson City Foundry. The diverse range of documents cover a broad array of historical topics encompassing the Foundry's construction, operation, expansion and its influence on other regional industries between 1911 and 1969. The records are arranged alphabetically by content type and then chronologically by each folder's first span date.
Subseries VII-B, JOHNSON CITY HISTORY, 1940-1969, Boxes 18-19.Subseries VII-B contains reports and miscellaneous papers written and compiled by May Ross McDowell describing the early industrial developments and agricultural history of Johnson City, Tennessee. The reports are arranged chronologically by date of publication followed by undated material. The miscellaneous papers are located at the end of this subseries.
Series I, MISCELLANEOUS LEDGERS AND JOURNALS, 1902-1972, 32 bound ledgers and 1 Hollinger box. No. 1-33.
Ledger No.
1. Absentee Records, 1953-55.
2. Absentee Records, 1955-57.
3. Absentee Records, 1957-58.
4. Absentee Records, 1958-60.
5. Absentee Records, 1960-62.
6. Absentee Records, 1962-64.
7. Absentee Records, 1964.
8. Absentee Records, 1964-65.
9. Absentee Records, 1965-67.
10. Accounting Journal, 1965-66.
11. Accounting Journal, 1966-69.
12. Accounting Journal, 1969-72.
13. Accounting Journal, 1972-74.
14. Accounting Journal, 1974-76.
15. Accounting Journal, 1976-79.
16. Cash Ledgers, 1914-15.
17. General Accounting Ledger, 1914-15.
18. General Accounting Ledger, 1914-15.
19. Minute Journals, 1902.
20. Property Statements, 1919.
21. Property Statements, 1923-33.
22. Shop Order Ledgers, 1948-51.
23. Shop Order Ledgers, 1951-56.
24. Shop Order Ledgers, 1956-60.
25. Shop Order Ledgers, 1957-62.
26. Shop Order Ledgers, 1962-68.
27. Time Ledgers, 1911-22.
28. Time Ledgers, 1914-16.
29. Time Ledgers, 1920-25.
30. Time Ledgers, 1926-28.
31. Time Ledgers, 1940-42.
32. Time Ledgers, 1945-47.
33. Time Record Ledger (water damaged and stored in box) , 1917-20.
Series II, SHOP ORDERS, 1946-1982, 90 bound volumes and two unbound volumes, No. 34-125.
Ledger No.
34. Shop Orders: # 1, 1946.
35. Shop Orders: # 2, 1946.
36. Shop Orders: # 3, 1946-47.
37. Shop Orders: # 4, 1947.
38. Shop Orders: # 5, 1947.
39. Shop Orders: # 6, 1947-48.
40. Shop Orders: # 7, 1948.
41. Shop Orders: # 8, 1948.
42. Shop Orders: # 9, 1948-49.
43. Shop Orders: #10, 1949.
44. Shop Orders: #11, 1949.
45. Shop Orders: #12, 1950.
46. Shop Orders: #13, 1950.
47. Shop Orders: #14, 1950.
48. Shop Orders: #15, 1951.
49. Shop Orders: #16, 1951.
50. Shop Orders: #17, 1951.
51. Shop Orders: #18, 1951-52.
52. Shop Orders: #19, 1952.
53. Shop Orders: #20, 1952.
54. Shop Orders: #21, 1953.
55. Shop Orders: #22, 1953.
56. Shop Orders: #23, 1953-54.
57. Shop Orders: #24, 1954.
58. Shop Orders: #25, 1954-55.
59. Shop Orders: #26, 1955.
60. Shop Orders: #27, 1955-56.
61. Shop Orders: #28, 1956.
62. Shop Orders: #29, 1956.
63. Shop Orders: #30, 1956-57.
64. Shop Orders: #31, 1957.
65. Shop Orders: #32, January 1958-February 1958.
66. Shop Orders: #33, July 1958-August 1958.
67. Shop Orders: #34, November 1958-December 1958.
68. Shop Orders: #35, April 1959-May 1959.
69. Shop Orders: #36, 1959.
70. Shop Orders: #37, 1959-60.
71. Shop Orders: #38, 1960.
72. Shop Orders: #39, 1960-61.
73. Shop Orders: #40, 1960.
74. Shop Orders: #41, 1961-62.
75. Shop Orders: #42, 1962.
76. Shop Orders: #43, 1962.
77. Shop Orders: #44, 1962-63.
78. Shop Orders: #45, 1963.
79. Shop Orders: #46, 1963-64.
80. Shop Orders: #47, 1964.
81. Shop Orders: #48, 1964.
82. Shop Orders: #49, 1964-65.
83. Shop Orders: #50, 1965.
84. Shop Orders: #51, 1965-66.
85. Shop Orders: #52, 1966.
86. Shop Orders: #53, 1966.
87. Shop Orders: #54, 1966-67.
88. Shop Orders: #55, 1967.
89. Shop Orders: #56, 1967-68.
90. Shop Orders: #57, 1968.
91. Shop Orders: #58, 1968.
92. Shop Orders: #59, 1968-69.
93. Shop Orders: #60, 1969.
94. Shop Orders: #61, 1969.
95. Shop Orders: #62, 1969-70.
96. Shop Orders: #63, 1970.
97. Shop Orders: #64, 1970-71.
98. Shop Orders: #65, 1971.
99. Shop Orders: #66, 1971.
100. Shop Orders: #67, 1971-72.
101. Shop Orders: #68, 1972.
102. Shop Orders: #69, 1972-73.
103. Shop Orders: #70, 1973.
104. Shop Orders: #71, 1973.
105. Shop Orders: #72, 1973-74.
106. Shop Orders: #73, 1974.
107. Shop Orders: #74, 1974-75.
108. Shop Orders: #75, 1975.
109. Shop Orders: #76, 1975.
110. Shop Orders: #77, 1975-76.
111. Shop Orders: #78, 1976.
112. Shop Orders: #79, 1976-77.
113. Shop Orders: #80, 1977.
114. Shop Orders: #81, 1977-78.
115. Shop Orders: #82, 1978.
116. Shop Orders: #83, 1978.
117. Shop Orders: #84, 1978-79.
118. Shop Orders: #85, 1979.
119. Shop Orders: #86, (75570-76750), 1979-80.
120. Shop Orders: #87, (76751-77946), 1980
121. Shop Orders: #88, (77947-80209), 1980-81.
122. Shop Orders: #89, (80210-81285), 1981-82.
123. Shop Orders: #90, (81286-82480), 1982-83.
124. Daily Foundry Reports/Shop Index, 1975-77.
125. Daily Foundry Reports/Shop Index, 1977-78.
Series III, PURCHASE INVOICES, 1975-1983, 35 bound volumes unnumbered. No. 126-160.
Ledger No.
126. Purchase Invoices: 1979-80.
127. Purchase Invoices: 1980-81.
128. Purchase Invoices: #9741-11300, 1980-82.
129. Purchase Invoices: #80508-82621, 1981-83.
130. Purchase Invoices: #71735-72559, 1975.
131. Purchase Invoices: #72560-72973, 1975-76.
132. Purchase Invoices: #72974-73675, 1976.
133. Purchase Invoices: #73676-74377, 1976.
134. Purchase Invoices: #74378-75160, 1976.
135. Purchase Invoices: #75161-75858, 1976-77.
136. Purchase Invoices: #75851-76400, 1977.
137. Purchase Invoices: #76401-77086, 1977.
138. Purchase Invoices: #77087-77775, 1977.
139. Purchase Invoices: #77776-78400, 1977.
140. Purchase Invoices: #78401-78866, 1977.
141. Purchase Invoices: #78867-79470, 1977-78.
142. Purchase Invoices: #79471-80110, 1978.
143. Purchase Invoices: #80111-80744, 1978.
144. Purchase Invoices: #80745-81338, 1978.
145. Purchase Invoices: #81339-81947, 1978.
146. Purchase Invoices: #81948-82520, 1978-79.
147. Purchase Invoices: #82521-83123, 1979.
148. Purchase Invoices: #83124-83791, 1979.
149. Purchase Invoices: #83792-84318, 1979.
150. Purchase Invoices: #84319-85000, 1979.
151. Purchase Invoices: #85651-86275, 1980.
152. Purchase Invoices: #86276-86900, 1980.
153. Purchase Invoices: #86901-87569, 1980.
154. Purchase Invoices: #87570-88140, 1980-81.
155. Purchase Invoices: #88141-88700, 1981.
156. Purchase Invoices: #88701-89188, 1981.
157. Purchase Invoices: #89189-89641, 1981.
158. Purchase Invoices: #89642-90203, 1981.
159. Purchase Invoices: #90204-90702, 1981-82.
160. Purchase Invoices: #90703-91237, 1982.
Series IV, GENERAL ACCOUNTING LEDGERS, 1914-1984, 22 bound volumes, 1 unbound volume, 11 Hollinger boxes, No. 161-184.
Subseries IV-A, ACCOUNTING LEDGERS AND JOURNALS, 1914-1975, Ledgers 161- 184.
Ledger No:
161. Accounts Payable, 1914-32.
162. Accounts Payable, 1936-43.
163. Accounts Receivable, A-Gg, 1914-46.
164. Accounts Receivable, Gr-L, 1914-49.
165. Accounts Receivable, M-S, 1914-49.
166. Accounts Receivable, T-Z, 1914-49.
167. Cash Disbursement-Purchase Journals, 1957-73.
168. General Journal, 1946-50.
169. General Ledger, active, 1928-56.
170. General Ledger, inactive, 1931-46.
171. General Ledger, inactive, 1946-53.
172. Payroll-Check Register, 1954-69.
173. Payroll Journal, 1969-71.
174. Payroll Ledger, 1935-36.
175. Purchase-Cash Disbursement Journal, 1946-54.
176. Purchase-Cash Disbursement Journal, 1954-69.
177. Sales Journal-Cash Received, 1945-54.
178. Sales Journal-Cash Received, 1955-67.
179. Sales Journal-Cash Received, 1970-73.
180. Sales Journal-Cash Received, 1974-75.
181. Supplier-Customer Log, 1957-73.
182. Supplier-Customer Log, 1957-73.
183. Supplier-Customer Log, 1957-73.
184. Stock Record, 1962-65.
Subseries IV-B, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, 1947-1975, Boxes 1-3.
Box 1
1. Accounts Receivable: AAA Sign-Alcoa France, 1961-81.
2. Accounts Receivable: Alcoa Castings-Anaconda Company, 1956- 81.
3. Accounts Receivable: Anaconda Aluminum-Avery County Court House, 1955-81.
4. Accounts Receivable: B & B Produce-Mr. S. M. Bear, 1947-81.
5. Accounts Receivable: Bear Cat Tire Company-Mr. Jack Blevins, 1949-81.
6. Accounts Receivable: Jim Blevins-R. L. Bowers, 1956-79.
7. Accounts Receivable: W. D. Bowers, Jr.-Brownlee Kesterson, 1955-81.
8. Accounts Receivable: Brown Brothers-Burt Manufacturing, 1950-71.
9. Accounts Receivable: Cozart Tobacco Warehouse-Cumberland Industries, 1959-80.
10. Accounts Receivable: Cedar Grove Baptist Church-Clowe & Cowan, Inc., 1958-76.
11. Accounts Receivable: C & S Construction-Carbide and Carbon Chemical, 1954-61.
12. Accounts Receivable: D & D Superette Market-Dunn, 1950-81.Box 2
1. Accounts Receivable: ETSC Athletic Department-Exploration, 1959-81.
2. Accounts Receivable: F & W Tool & Die-Froehing & Robertson Corp., 1958-71.
3. Accounts Receivable: Galbreth Coal Company-Gulf Refining Company, 1961-81.
4. Accounts Receivable: H & H Enterprises-Heath & Scarbrough Construction Company, 1948-76.
5. Accounts Receivable: Hibbitts Construction Company-Huyck, F.C. & Sons, 1956-72.
6. Accounts Receivable: I.M.C. Chemical Corporation-Interstate Building Corporation, 1961-78.
7. Accounts Receivable: Jackson-Junction Phillips "66", 1957- 81.
8. Accounts Receivable: K & L Trailer Sales-Kyker Furniture Company, 1961-81.Box 3
1. Accounts Receivable: L & M Construction Company-Lyons Creek Construction, 1951-1979.
2. Accounts Receivable: M & O Paster Adv. Co.-McAfee, 1964-81.
3. Accounts Receivable: Meredith Enterprises-MWA Company, 1959-79.
4. Accounts Receivable: Nave's Automotive Brake, Nuclear Fuel Service, Wheel Supply Company, 1956-81.
5. Accounts Receivable: Tennessee Chair Company, Inc., 1964- 81.Subseries IV-C, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, 1946-1983, Boxes 3-5.
Box 3
6. Accounts Payable: A. A. Garage-Adams & Nelson Company, 1955-75.
7. Accounts Payable: Addressograph Multigraph Corporation- Allied Metals Corporation, 1968-75.
8. Accounts Payable: Allied Safety Supply-American Petroleum Institute, 1953-81.
9. Accounts Payable: American Railway Engineer Associates- Armco Steel Corporation, 1958-61.
10. Accounts Payable: Armstrong Building Company-Baghouse Accessories Company, 1957-84.
11. Accounts Payable: Bagwell Electric Steel Castings Inco.- Bars Sport Shop, Inc. 1961-74.
12. Accounts Payable: T. H. Benners & Company-Molders Tools, 1958-78.
13. Accounts Payable: Boiler Supply Company-Brown Insulatry Systems Inc., 1977.
14. Accounts Payable: Brown & Sharp Manufacturing Company- Carolina Galvanizing Corp., 1959-79.Box 4
1. Accounts Payable: Carolina Commercial Heat Treating, Inc.- Central Steel & Wire Company, 1974-81.
2. Accounts Payable: Certain Steel Products Corporation- Citizens Supply Corp., 1954-76.
3. Accounts Payable: City Auto Parts & Compressor Engineering Corp. 1955-77.
4. Accounts Payable: Connors Work-Credit Women Breakfast Club to Johnson City, 1954-82.
5. Accounts Payable: Mr. Jack Crim & Delavan Delta Inc., 1962- 83.
6. Accounts Payable: Delaware Steel & Chemical Company-Duff Norton Company, 1955-81
7. Accounts Payable: The DuMont Corp.-Empire Coal & Coke Company, 1961-87.
8. Accounts Payable: Empire Detroit Steel Division-Detroit Steel Company-Fibercast Company 1959-80.
9. Accounts Payable: Fidelity Sales Corp.-L. B. Foster Company, 1974-79.
10. Accounts Payable: Gaskets Inc.-Gordon Mene Inc., 1955-79.
11. Accounts Payable: L. B. Foster Company-Garrett Willis, 1959-68.
12. Accounts Payable: J. R. Gosler Company-Groseclose Floral Company, 1958-83.
13. Accounts Payable: Group Insurance Services-Hardy Sand Company, 1977-82.Box 5
1. Accounts Payable: Hargis Flowers & Gifts-Hillcrest Drug Store, 1961-81.
2. Accounts Payable: Howard Duckett Company-International Alloy Tool Steel Company, 1959-81.
3. Accounts Payable: Hill Trust Service-Howard Business Forms, Inc., 1953-78.
4. Accounts Payable: International Harvester Company-Memorial Hospital, 1955-82.
5. Accounts Payable: Johnson City Country Club-The Junior Service League, Inc., 1974-79.
6. Accounts Payable: Kabaco Tools Inc.-The E. A. Kinsey Company, 1949-84.
7. Accounts Payable: The Kiwanis Club of Erwin - Link-Belt Company, 1957-66.
8. Accounts Payable: Linear Inc.-Man & Manager Inc. Subscription, Fuel Alignment Department 1058-81.
9. Accounts Payable: Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc.-McFall Pattern Shop, 1946-78.
10. Accounts Payable: Johnson City McGahan Company - Flick- Reedy Company, Miller-Fluid Power Druson, 1956-78.
11. Accounts Payable: Miller Fluid Power Company-Mullins Coal & Lumber Company, 1946-79.
12. Accounts Payable: T. E. Mullins Howe & Supply Company-New York Sand & Facing Company, 1950-81.
13. Accounts Payable: New York Twist Drill Corp.-Williams Electric Company, 1959-83.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
Subseries IV-D, GENERAL ACCOUNTING LEDGER SHEETS, 1959-1984, Boxes 6-7.
Box 6
1. General Ledger: Account No. 10-40, 1959-84.
2. General Ledger: Account No. 41-76, 1959-84.
3. General Ledger: Account No. 77A-89, 1958-84.
4. General Ledger: Account No. 100-113, 1959-84.
5. General Ledger: Account No. 114-127, 1959-84.
6. General Ledger: Account No. 130-205, 1959-84.
7. General Ledger: Account No. 206-221, 1959-84.
8. General Ledger: Account No. 222-313, 1970-84.
9. General Ledger: Account No. 314-366, 1972-84.
10. General Ledger: Account No. 367-385, 1972-84.
11. General Ledger: Account No. 386-406, 1971-84.Box 7
1. General Ledger: Account No. 407-414, 1973-84.
2. General Ledger: Account No. 414-501, 1973-84.
3. General Ledger: Account No. 502-551, 1963-84.
4. General Ledger: Account No. 551-612, 1970-83.
5. General Ledger: Account No. 612A-707, 1966-83.
6. General Ledger: Account No. 709-1000, 1969-84.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
Subseries IV-E, PURCHASE ORDERS, 1979-1984, Boxes 7-9.
Box 7
7. Purchase Orders: J, 1979.
8. Purchase Orders: K, 1979.
9. Purchase Orders: L, 1979.
10. Purchase Orders: M, 1979.
11. Purchase Orders: N, 1979.
12. Purchase Orders: O, 1979.
13. Purchase Orders: P, 1979.
14. Purchase Orders: R, 1979.
15. Purchase Orders: S, 1979.
16. Purchase Orders: T, 1979.Box 8
1. Purchase Orders: J, 1980.
2. Purchase Orders: K, 1980.
3. Purchase Orders: L, 1980.
4. Purchase Orders: M, 1980.
5. Purchase Orders: N, 1980.
6. Purchase Orders: O, 1980.
7. Purchase Orders: P, 1980.
8. Purchase Orders: R, 1980.
9. Purchase Orders: S, 1980.
10. Purchase Orders: J, 1981.
11. Purchase Orders: K, 1981.
12. Purchase Orders: L, 1981.
13. Purchase Orders: M, 1981.
14. Purchase Orders: N, 1981.
15. Purchase Orders: P, 1981.
16. Purchase Orders: S, 1981.
17. Purchase Orders: J, 1982.
18. Purchase Orders: K, 1982.
19. Purchase Orders: L, 1982.
20. Purchase Orders: M, 1982.
21. Purchase Orders: N, 1982.
22. Purchase Orders: P, 1982.
23. Purchase Orders: S, 1982.
24. Purchase Orders: J, 1983.
25. Purchase Orders: K, 1983.Box 9
1. Purchase Orders: L, 1983.
2. Purchase Orders: N, 1983.
3. Purchase Orders: P, 1983.
4. Purchase Orders: S, 1983.
5. Purchase Orders: J, 1984.
6. Purchase Orders: K, 1984.
7. Purchase Orders: L, 1984.
8. Purchase Orders: M, 1984.
9. Purchase Orders: N, 1984.
10. Purchase Orders: O, 1984.
11. Purchase Orders: P, 1984.
12. Purchase Orders: R, 1984.
13. Purchase Orders: S, 1984.
14. Deposit Slips, 1940.
15. Government Contracts, 1939-40.
16. Freight Bill-Copy, 1973-75.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
Subseries IV-F, INVOICES, 1973-1984, Boxes 10-11.
Box 10
1. Invoices: 85001-85044, 1979.
2. Invoices: 85045-85079, 1979.
3. Invoices: 85080-85103, 1979.
4. Invoices: 85105-85132, 1973-80.
5. Invoices: 85133-85182, 1973-80.
6. Invoices: 85183-85216, 1979-80.
7. Invoices: 85217-85246, 1973-80.
8. Invoices: 85248-85285, 1973-80.
9. Invoices: 85286-85325, 1973-80.Box 11
1. Invoices: 85327-85370, 1973-80.
2. Invoices: 85371-85412, 1973-80.
3. Invoices: 85413-85452, 1973-80.
4. Invoices: 85453-85474, 1973-80.
5. Invoices: 85475-85515, 1973-80.
6. Invoices: 85616-85531, 1973-80.
7. Invoices: 85532-85563, 1973-80.
8. Invoices: 85564-85608, 1973-80.
9. Invoices: 85609-85650, 1973-80.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
185 Union Contracts, 1957-71.
186 Bills of Lading, 1984.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
Sales Information A-Z: Geographically.
1. Correspondence: Southern Drilling Company, 1951.
2. Correspondence: 1951.
3. Correspondence: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1947-58.
4. Correspondence: Service Pins Awarded, 1964-72.
5. Correspondence: Foundry Ads, 1964-73.
6. Correspondence: Employment Reports, 1962-84.
7. Correspondence: Auto Accident/Fire Hydrant Accident, 1970.
8. Correspondence: Missing Checks, 1972-75.
9. Correspondence: 1974.
10. Correspondence: Dun & Bradstreet Reports, 1976-81.
11. Miscellaneous Correspondence: Complaint Reports, 1980.
12. Miscellaneous Correspondence: CNA Claims Findem, 1980-82.
13. Miscellaneous Correspondence: Sick Day Reports, 1982-83.
14. Correspondence: Employment Applications, 1983.
15. Correspondence: Employment Applications, 1984.
16. Correspondence: Xerox 30100, undated.
17. Correspondence: Distribution of Revenue Dollar, undated.
1. Newspaper Clippings: Johnson City Foundry, 1969-78.
2. Pamphlets: Johnson City, Annual Reports, 1957-62.
3. Pamphlets: Memorial Hospital, 1957-69.
4. Pamphlets: Annual Employee Dinners, 1958-73.
5. Pamphlets: Southern Railway System, 1959.
6. Pamphlets: Washington County, 1960.
7. Pamphlets: Johnson City, Part 1, 1963-71.
8. Pamphlets: Johnson City, Part 2, 1963-71.
9. Pamphlets: Johnson City, History, 1973.
10. Pamphlets: Jonesborough, 1973-74.
11. Pamphlets: Bob Hope Concert, 1974.
12. Pamphlets: Rocky Mount, undated.
13. Pamphlets: East Tennessee-North Carolina Railroads, undated.
14. Pamphlets: Foundry Advertisement, undated.
15. Pamphlets: Johnson City Information, undated.
16. Pamphlets: Johnson City Maps, undated.
17. Pamphlets: Street Castings, undated.
18. Pamphlets: Touring Guide, Tennessee, undated.
1. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-R-1961, Part 1, 1946.
2. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-R-1961, Part 2, 1946.
3. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-4-1961, Part 3, 1946.
4. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-Re-48 and 10-R-2765, Part, I, 1947.
1. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-Re-48 and 10-R-2765, Part II, 1947.
2. Report: National Labor Relations Board Case No. 10-Re-1036, 1948-50.
3. Report: Work injury, 1976-77.
4. Report: Work injury, 1976-78.
5. Report: Work injury, 1977-78.
6. Report: Work injury, 1978.
7. Report: Work injury, 1979.
8. Report: Work injury, 1979.
9. Report: Work injury, 1979-80.
1. Daily Work Schedule Handbook, 1938-54.
2. Stockholders Minutes/Declaration of Incorporation, 1946.Return to Series Description Top of Box and Folder List
Subseries VII-A, JOHNSON CITY FOUNDRY HISTORY, 1911-1969, Boxes 17-18.
Box 17
3. Bulletin: 75th Anniversary of Johnson City Foundry, 1958.
4. Bulletin: Johnson City Foundry, undated.
5. Correspondence: Greeneville Machine Shop, 1919.
6. Correspondence: Welcome Letter, August 29, 1967.
7. Court Deposition: Jacob Shapiro, 1941.
8. Information Sheets: Johnson City Foundry, 1967-70.
9. Invoices: S. L. Williams, 1911.
10. Journal: Clinchfield Railroad Company, 1919.
11. Memorabilia: Johnson City Foundry Plate, undated.
12. Memoranda: George H. McDowell, 1949-62.
13. Newsclippings: Johnson City Foundry, 1950-69.
14. Pamphlets: Johnson City Veneer Slicer, 1923.
15. Pamphlet: Johnson City Knife Grinder, 1923.
16. Pamphlet: Cost Directory for Gray Iron Foundries, 1948.
17. Pamphlet: Catalog of Warehouse Stocks, undated.
18. Poem: May Ross McDowell, undated.
19. Press Release: Johnson City Foundry, 1961.
20. Public Contracts Act, 1936.
21. Report: Johnson City Foundry, 1947.
22. Report: Johnson City's Oldest Industrial Plant, 1948-64.
23. Report: Terms and Definitions of Testing Elements in steel making, 1949.
24. Report: 25 Years of Progress, 1949.
25. Report: Facts on Jay-cee Employees, 1949-53.
26. Report: Story for Tri-City Area Special Historical Edition, February 1950.Box 18
1. Report: Wage Rate Report for the Gray Iron Industry, 1952.
2. Report: Industrial Exhibit in Kingsport, 1957.
3. Report: Anniversaries of Johnson City Foundry, 1958-68.
4. Report: Johnson City Foundry, 1958.
5. Report: Fact Sheet on Johnson City Foundry, 1963.
6. Report: Civic Activities, 1968.
7. Report: Johnson City Foundry, 1968.
8. Report: Johnson City Foundry, undated.
9. Report: Iron and Steel Fabrications, undated.
10. Report: Seventy-five Years, Why?, undated.
11. Report: Tomorrow's Yesterday, undated.
12. Report: Review of Yesterday, undated.
13. Report: Historical Data of Johnson City Foundry, undated.
14. Report: History of Johnson City Foundry, undated.
15. Report: Johnson City Foundry, undated.
16. Report: "If it's made of iron or steel, draw a picture of it and we'll build it," undated.
17. Report: Manufacturing Equipment of Johnson City Foundry, undated.
18. Report: Johnson City Vertical Type Veneer Slicer, undated.
Subseries VII-B, JOHNSON CITY HISTORY, 1940-1969, Boxes 18-19.
Box 18
19. Bulletin: Tri-Cities State Technical Institute, 1978-79.
20. Charter: Johnson City, 1955.
21. Correspondence: Johnson City Jay-Cees, 1948-69.
22. Correspondence: Washington County, undated.
23. Memorabilia: Prayer of One Growing Older, undated.
24. Newsclippings: Johnson City, 1950-76.
25. Newsclippings: Watauga County, 1966.
26. Pamphlet: History of Johnson City Business and Professional Women's Club, February 24, 1969.
27. Pamphlets: Johnson City Tours, 1971.
28. Pamphlet: Johnson City, 1971.
29. Pamphlet: Johnson City, undated.Box 19
1. Report: History of Johnson City and it Environs, 1940.
2. Report: Legend of Historic Drive, October 11, 1952.
3. Report: 10th Inter-American Congress, 1964.
4. Report: Facts on Johnson City, undated.
5. Report: Colonel Jacob Brown's Treaty Oak Tree, undated.
6. Report: Tipton-Haynes Historic Site, undated.
7. Report: Science Hill Male and Female Institute, undated.
8. Miscellaneous Papers, 1969.
PHOTOGRAPHS
The following photographs were removed from Miscellaneous Correspondence, Series VI, and are stored in photographic storage area.
Folder 1
1-20. Johnson City Foundry water line break that caused flooding, undated.
21. Aerial view of Johnson City: Science Hill High School and Liberty Bell in foreground, undated.
22. Johnson City Foundry Employees - May Ross McDowell, right, undated.
23. Johnson City Foundry Employees - May Ross McDowell, right, undated.
24. Johnson City Foundry Management, undated.
25. Johnson City Foundry Employees with 15-41 years of service, 1953.
26. Johnson City Foundry 66th Anniversary Dinner, January 1949.
27. Johnson City Foundry Employees, 1907.
28. Johnson City Foundry Employees, undated.
29-39. Auction of Johnson City Foundry Property (color photographs), June 1989.
40. Auction of Johnson City Foundry Property (color negatives), June 1989.
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