E. F. Craven Company Records, 1793-1991 (bulk 1907-1950).

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E. F. Craven Company Records, 1793-1991 (bulk 1907-1950).

Correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and visual material, chiefly dated 1907-1950, documenting the development of E.F. Craven Company from a small family business into EFC Associates. Most correspondence is to or from Eli Franklin Craven, Eli Asbury Craven, and F. Duval Craven concerning the sale of road machinery. Letters between family members often include advice on spiritual matters. Includes photographs and silent motion pictures of early road construction and earthmoving machinery. Contains a small amount of material concerning the Society of Friends in North Carolina; an assortment of pamphlets and manuals on sales techniques; and a small collection of childhood writings by Eli Franklin Craven and other Craven children.

33,750 items (37.5 linear ft.)

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EFC Associates, Inc.

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Craven, Eli Franklin, 1875-1964.

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Craven, Eli Asbury, 1824-1912.

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Craven, F. Duval (Franklin Duval), 1906-

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E.F. Craven Company.

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Road machinery dealership incorporated in 1926. Bought by Brocar in 1975. Name changed to EFC Associates. From the description of E. F. Craven Company Records, 1793-1991 (bulk 1907-1950). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24560862 ...