Charles Horton papers
MC 00324
Special Collections Research Center
27.22 Linear feet
1918 - 1980
The Charles Horton Papers contain photographs, drawings, furniture catalogues, price lists, correspondence, and financial information related to Horton's career as a free-lance furniture designer in Statesville, North Carolina.
Charles M. Horton (1912 - 1987) was a furniture designer in Statesville, North Carolina. He graduated from Statesville High School and never studied furniture design in a formal setting. He began his career working with his brother and his father, Fred Horton. As his father's successor, he became a free-lance furniture designer in one of the most prosperous furniture manufacturing centers in the country. He designed individual pieces and suites for manufacturers throughout the Southeast. Among his clients were Lexington Chair Company and Burlington Furniture Company in North Carolina, Pulaski Furniture in Virginia, Trogdon Furniture in Georgia, and Williams Furniture Corporation in South Carolina.
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27 archival storage boxes, 2 cartons, 1 oversize flatbox, and 38 tubeboxes
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Acquisitions Information
Donated by Briget Horton, of Raleigh, N.C.; Adelaide Horton of New York, N.Y.; and Martha Horton Hart of Raleigh, N.C.; September 2002.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles Horton Papers, MC 324, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, N.C.
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Biographical Note
Charles M. Horton (1912 - 1987) was a furniture designer in
Statesville, North Carolina. He graduated from Statesville High School and never studied
furniture design in a formal setting. He began his career working with his brother and his father,
Fred Horton. As his father's successor, he became a free-lance furniture designer in one of the most prosperous furniture manufacturing centers in the country.
Horton designed individual pieces and suites for manufacturers throughout the Southeast. Among his clients were
Lexington Chair Company and
Burlington Furniture Company in
North Carolina,
Pulaski Furniture in
Virginia,
Trogdon Furniture in
Georgia, and
Williams Furniture Corporation in
South Carolina. Williams Furniture Corporation merged with
Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1967, becoming the
Williams Furniture Division.
Horton's designs reflect the interests and taste of middle-income families after World War II, when many people were establishing and furnishing homes. He designed for a clientele who wanted the warmth and security of
early American values -- solid wood, patterned fabrics, and stability. His contribution to the cultivation of this taste, pervasive in the 1960s, was seen in his design for pieces for every room of the house in his
Village Square suite. Manufactured by
Williams Furniture Company, the
Village Square suite received national attention in major newspapers nationwide, and was featured on the gameshow
The Price is Right for eleven weeks in
1961. Horton was credited with the shift in furniture taste to
early American design. He was also called the
poor man's friend for his affordable designs for the mass market.
Scope and Content Note
The Charles Horton Papers contain
photographs,
drawings, furniture
catalogues, price lists, correspondence, and financial information related to
Charles Horton's career as a free-lance
furniture designer in
Statesville, North Carolina
Promotional materials in this collection include catalogs from more than 100 companies and include both furniture and furniture hardware. Some of the catalogs contain suites designed by Horton; others contain desgins that influenced his work. Most of the catalogs promote suites from
Williams Furniture Corporation (which became the
Williams Furniture Division of the
Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1967). Other companies include
Bassick-Sack,
Burlington Furniture Company,
American Drew,
Thomasville Furniture Company,
Pulaski Furniture Company, and
Keeler Brass Company. Price lists are available with some of the catalogs. There is also a
Village Square scrapbook, which highlights the collection Horton designed for
Williams Furniture Company. This scrapbook includes drawings, photographs, newspaper articles, correspondence, and references to the furniture's appearance as prizes on the game show
The Price is Right in 1961.
Most of the drawings in this collection appear to be for South Carolina's
Williams Furniture Corporation, but drawings for other companies, including
Lexington Chair Company and
Burlington Furniture Company of
North Carolina and
Pulaski Furniture Company of
Virginia, are also included. Other drawings are from
Williams Furniture Corporation's
Ashley River,
Casual Oak,
Stoneleigh Manor,
Vive La,
Wedgefield Court,
Village Square, and
Bunk House lines.
The collection also contains books, including
The Charm of Sovereign Wood,
Then and Now in Furniture: Early American,
Kensington Furniture,
A History of American Furniture, and
The Berkey & Gay Style Book.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is divided into four series:
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[1. Promotional Materials](ref12)
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[2. Business Transactions](ref226)
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[3. Drawings](ref238)
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[4. Books](ref355)
Burlington Furniture Company.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Williams Furniture Division.
Horton, Charles M., 1912-1987
Lexington Chair Company.
Pulaski Furniture Company.
Williams Furniture Corporation.
Books
Clippings
Drawings
Financial statements
Furniture design--United States--History--20th century
Furniture designers--North Carolina--History--20th century
Furniture industry and trade--United States--History--20th century
Furniture--United States--Catalogs
Furniture--United States--Drawings
Furniture--United States--Photographs
Ledgers (account books)
Letters (correspondence)
Promotional Materials
Series 1
10.0 Linear feet
14 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
This series contains furniture catalogs, reference catalogs for furniture hardware supplies and period ornaments, advertisements, and photographs from more than 100 furniture companies. Horton's
The Village Square scrapbook is also included in this series.
The majority of the furniture catalogs come from
Williams Furniture Corporation (which became the
Williams Furniture Division of the
Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1967), but also includes companies such as
Burlington Furniture,
Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc.,
Drexel,
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.,
American Drew, and
Pulaski Furniture Corporation. Furniture suites designed by Horton include Burlington Furniture's
Halifax Square and Wlliams Furniture Corporation's
The Nordic Collection,
San Simeon,
Fenwick Hall,
Carriage Mark,
Sunset Pine,
Casual Oak,
Chavala,
La Mancha,
Country Life,
King's Tree, and
Village Square. Horton is perhaps best remembered for the the
Village Square line.
The Village Square scrapbook includes photographs, clippings, letters from distributors, photocopies of advertisements from newspapers nationwide, and newspaper interviews with Horton that record the significance of this line. Also included in the scrapbook are letters and pricelists pertaining to the use of the furniture as prizes on the gameshow
The Price is Right in 1961.
Some of the companies included in this collection are closely related. For example, Henry T. Link split
Dixie into four companies in the 1950s and 1960s:
Link-Taylor,
Young Hinkle, and
Henry Link. These companies are now known as Lexington Home Brands.
Reference catalogs include
Period Furniture Hardware by
Keeler Brass Company,
Carvings by
John Walter & Sons, and brass hardware catalogs from
Bassick-Sack.
Arrangement note
Arrangement: alphabetical by company
Allan Keith
1
1
American Drew
12
1
American Furniture Novelty Co.
1
2
American of Martinsville
12
2
Astra Bent Wood Furniture Company
1
3
Baker Furniture, Inc.
1
4
The Bartley Collection, Ltd.
1
5
Basic-Witz Corporation
1
6
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
1
7
Bassick-Sack (1 of 4)
1
8
Bassick-Sack (2 of 4)
1
9
Bassick-Sack (3 of 4)
1
10
Bassick-Sack (4 of 4)
2
1
Bennington/Vermont of Winooski
12
3
Bernhardt Furniture Company (includes Hibriten)
12
4
Boynton Waddell Company
2
2
B.P. John Furniture Corporation
2
3
A. Brandt Company, Inc./Ranch Oak
2
4
Brandt
2
5
Broyhill Furniture Industries (includes Lenoir House)
12
5
Burlington Furniture (1 of 2)
12
6
Burlington Furniture (2 of 2)
15
1
Carrollton Furniture Manufacturing Company
2
6
Century Furniture Company
2
7
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (1 of 6)
2
8
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (2 of 6)
3
1
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (3 of 6)
3
2
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (4 of 6)
3
3
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (5 of 6)
3
4
Chautauqua Hardware Corporation (6 of 6)
3
5
Christmas Furniture Manufacturing Company
3
6
Cochrane Furniture Company, Inc.
3
7
Colony Tables Incorporated/Globe Furniture
4
1
Conant Ball
4
2
Consolidated Furniture Industries, Inc.
4
3
Councill Craftsmen
4
4
The Country Shop
4
5
Currahee Furniture Company
4
6
Davis Cabinet Company
4
7
The Decorators Supply Company
4
8
Dixie
4
9
Drexel (1 of 2)
4
10
Drexel (2 of 2)
4
11
Emerson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
4
12
Essex House Furniture
4
13
Ethan Allen
4
14
Exfer
4
15
Federal Millwork Corporation
4
16
Fort Harrison Products Corporation
4
17
Frank Morrow Company
5
1
Franklin Shockey Company
5
2
General Interiors (A Portfolio of Great American Houses)
5
3
General Interiors (Cushman Classics)
5
4
General Interiors (Pennsylvania House)
5
5
Gordon's, Inc.
5
6
Habersham
5
7
Harden Furniture
5
8
Henkel-Harris
5
9
Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. (1 of 3)
5
10
Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. (2 of 3)
5
11
Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. (3 of 3)
6
1
Henry Link
6
2
Heritage
6
3
Heywood-Wakefield
12
7
Hickory Chair Company
6
4
Hooker Furniture Corporation
6
5
Invincible Parlor Frame Company, Inc.
6
6
Jamestown Lounge Company
6
7
Jaycee
6
8
John Shuler & Associates
6
9
John Walker & Sons Limited
6
10
Karges Furniture Company, Inc.
12
8
Keeler Brass Company (1 of 4)
6
11
Keeler Brass Company (2 of 4)
7
1
Keeler Brass Company (3 of 4)
7
2
Keeler Brass Company (4 of 4)
7
3
Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc.
7
4
Kenlea Crafts, Inc.
7
5
Kindel Furniture Company
7
6
Kling
7
7
Klise Manufacturing Company (1 of 2)
7
8
Klise Manufacturing Company (2 of 2)
7
9
Knapp & Tubbs
7
10
Lane
7
11
Lee Furniture Manufacturing Company
7
12
Lexington Chair Company
7
13
Link-Taylor
8
1
Living Walls Inc.
8
2
Ludlow Corporation (Forest Products)
8
3
Maddox Colonial Reproductions
8
4
Mengel
8
5
MetaLoom Products
8
6
Mobel, Inc.
8
7
Moosehead Manufacturing Company/Colonial American Furniture
8
8
Mount Airy Mantel & Table Company, Inc.
8
9
Myrtle Desk! Library Division
8
10
Newport Furniture Corporation
8
11
Nichols & Stone Company
8
12
Norman King & Son
8
13
Ottens Products, Inc.
8
14
Philadelphia Handle Company
8
15
Pine Shop
8
16
Pine-Tique Furniture Company
8
17
Plymwood Furniture Corporation
8
18
Pulaski Furniture Corporation
8
19
Raymond E. Enkeboll
8
20
Red Lion Table Company, Inc.
13
1
Romweber
13
2
Ronthor Reiss Corporation
8
21
Schilling Furniture Company
8
22
Schoolfield Furniture Industries
8
23
Sherwin-Williams Company
8
24
O. W. Slane Glass Company
8
25
Sprague & Carleton
13
3
Stanley
9
1
Sterlingworth Corporation
9
2
Sun Glow Furniture Industries
9
3
Superior Tables
9
4
Temple-Stuart
9
5
Tennesee Furniture Industries, Inc.
13
4
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.
13
5
Trogdon Furniture Company
13
6
Unagusta Manufacturing Corporation
9
6
Unique Furniture Makers
9
7
United Furniture Corporation
9
8
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Inc.
9
9
Vermont Furniture Company, Inc.
9
10
Walker & Zanger, Inc.
9
11
Wendell Fabrics Corporation
9
12
Williams Furniture Corporation - Adventure (No. 4400)
9
13
Williams Furniture Corporation - Apollo Collection (No. 8600)
9
14
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Barony Oak (No. 2200)
9
15
Williams Furniture Corporation - The "Belvedere" Group (No. K-7000)
9
16
Williams Furniture Corporation - Brittany Cottage (No. P300, P700, P1400)
9
17
Williams Furniture Corporation - Brittany Fair (No. 1800)
9
18
Williams Furniture Corporation - Bunk House (No. 6500)
9
19
Williams Furniture Corporation - Candlelight Pine (No. 5600)
9
20
Williams Furniture Corporation - Carriage Mark (No. 1700) (1 of 2)
9
21
Williams Furniture Corporation - Carriage Mark (2 of 2)
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak Collection (R3300) (1 of 2)
13
7
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak (2 of 2)
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Provincial Collection (No. D-1700, No. K-1800)
9
22
Williams Furniture Corporation - Chavala (No. 1900)
9
23
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Cherryvale Manor (No. 4200)
9
24
Williams Furniture Corporation - Colonial Maple (No. N2600)
9
25
Williams Furniture Corporation - Contemporary Modern
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Country Life (No. 7200)
9
26
Williams Furniture Corporation - Country Line U.S.A. (No. 2400)
9
27
Williams Furniture Corporation - Desks
9
28
Williams Furniture Corporation - Discotheque (No. 1700)
9
29
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Elizabeth Rutledge (No. 3200)
9
30
Williams Furniture Corporation - Fenwick Hall (No. 1600)
9
31
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Fireside Collection (No. 2700)
9
32
Williams Furniture Corporation - Forefathers (No. 7800)
13
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Gallery Twenty One (No. 2100)
9
33
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Green Valley Pine (No. 2200)
10
1
Williams Furniture Corporation - Hacienda Oak (No. R-9000)
10
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - High Country Oak (No. 9300) (1 of 2)
10
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Italian Casual (No. 8800) (1 of 2)
10
4
Williams Furniture Corporation - Italian Casual (2 of 2)
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - King's Tree
10
5
Williams Furniture Corporation - La Mancha Collection (No. 7500)
10
6
Williams Furniture Corporation - Legend Oak (No. 4700) (1 of 2)
10
7
Williams Furniture Corporation - Legend Oak (2 of 2)
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - LindaVista (No. 7900)
10
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Maple (No. K-3800)
10
9
Williams Furniture Corporation - Maple Series (No. T4800)
10
10
Williams Furniture Corporation - Middleton Collection
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Nordic Oak Collection
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Oxford Oak (No. 4800) (1 of 2)
10
11
Williams Furniture Corporation - Oxford Oak (2 of 2)
15
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Peaches and Cream
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Plastic Tops (No. 2300)
10
12
Williams Furniture Corporation - Rio Grande
10
13
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Roger Williams Group (No. 8700, No. 84700)
10
14
Williams Furniture Corporation - Rural French (No. 2500)
10
15
Williams Furniture Corporation - San Lorenzo (No. 9100)
10
16
Williams Furniture Corporation - San Simeon (No. 9800)
10
17
Williams Furniture Corporation - Savannah Inn
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Sectional Modern
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Show Off (No. 5300)
10
18
Williams Furniture Corporation - The Sketchbook Series - Casual American
10
19
Williams Furniture Corporation - Slumber Party (No. 5400)
10
20
Williams Furniture Corporation - Spanish Elegance (No. 9000)
10
21
Williams Furniture Corporation - Spice Box (No. 2100)
10
22
Williams Furniture Corporation - Stoneleigh Manor (No. 8200)
10
23
Williams Furniture Corporation - Sunset Oak (No. 7000)
13
9
Williams Furniture Corporation - Today's Life (No. 3300) (1 of 2)
10
24
Williams Furniture Corporation - Today's Lifestyle (2 of 2)
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Tuvara Collection (No. 9500)
10
25
Williams Furniture Corporation - "Urban" Modern Oak Collection (No. H3700)
10
26
Williams Furniture Corporation - Village Square (1 of 2)
10
27
Williams Furniture Corporation - Village Square (2 of 2)
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - "The Village Square" Scrapbook
14
Williams Furniture Corporation - Whistle Stop
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Village Square Pine (No. 6400, No. 8100)
10
28
Williams Furniture Corporation - Vive La (No. 7600)
10
29
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wedgefield Court (No. 5000)
10
30
Williams Furniture Corporation - Young Miss (No. 1200)
10
31
Williams Furniture Corporation - Unidentified
10
32
Winter Products Company
10
33
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wonderful World of Plastic
15
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Unidentified
15
4
Wood Bros. Limited
11
1
Young-Hinkle
11
2
Unidentified
11
3
Unidentified
11
4
Unidentified price lists
11
5
Magazine clippings
11
6
Newspaper clippings
11
7
Business Transactions
Series 2
0.25 Linear feet
1932-1979 and undated
0.5 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of correspondence and financial documents.
Correspondence from the 1940s includes letters between Horton and
A. F. Lenart of
Lee Radio Manufacturing Corporation in New York City;
Bonner Thompson of
Thomason Plywood Corporation in Fayetteville, North Carolina;
Abe Mann of
Abe Mann Furniture Sales Agency in New York City; and
John S. Creech of
Unique Furniture Makers of Winston-Salem, North Carolina Also included is a letter from
Turner Manufacturing Company's
J. M. Wagner to
Jimmy Horton.
Correspondence from the 1950s includes letters between Horton and
Joseph Brunner of
Wholesale Furniture in New York City; Abe Mann and
Max Levy of Abe Mann Furniture Sales Agency;
C. A. Troutman of
Universal Company in High Point, North Carolina;
F. P. Shockey of
Shockey Company in Lexington, North Carolina;
Ray Trogdon and
Corbin Smith of
Trogdon Furniture Company, in Toccoa, Georgia;
W. E. Covington of Williams Furniture Corporation; and
Margaret Hammersley of
Home Furnishing Industry Committee. There are also many letters written to W. E. Covington regarding Williams Furniture Corporation's
Casual Oak suite (No. R-3300).
Correspondence from the 1960s includes letters between Horton and Dean of North Carolina State College's School of Desgin
Henry L. Kamphoefner; and
J. Clyde Hooker, Sr. of
Hooker Furniture Corporation in Martinsville, Virginia; as well as a letter from
Leonard Eisen of
Interior Product Design to
Fred Stanley of
Pulaski Furniture Company.
Correspondence from the 1979 and 1980 includes letters to Horton from
Stanley DuBose of the
Georgia-Pacific Corporation in Sumter, South Carolina; as well as memos from
Royce A. Jones of Jackson, Mississippi to DuBose.
Undated correspondence includes a letter from Horton with drawings for the
Spanish Provincial suite. Also included are office memos mentioning the
Casual Oak and
Today and Tomorrow suites.
Financial documents include a ledger dated from 1932 to 1934, as well as invoices and estimates dated from 1949 to 1977. There are numerous Companies mentioned in these documents, including
Webb Furniture Company in Galax, Virginia;
Conover Furniture Company in Conover, North Carolina; and
Forest Furniture Company in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Furniture part identification
11
8
Correspondence
11
9
1946 - 1949
Correspondence
11
10
1951 - 1959
Correspondence
11
11
1962 - 1966
Correspondence
11
12
1979
Correspondence and memos, undated
11
13
Scope and Contents note
includes drawings
Ledger
11
14
1932 - 1934
Financial information
11
15
1949 - 1977, undated
Drawings
Series 3
11.0 Linear feet
11 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
The majority of the drawings in this collection appear to be for South Carolina's
Williams Furniture Corporation, but drawings for other companies, including
Lexington Chair Company and
Burlington Furniture Company of
North Carolina and
Pulaski Furniture Company of
Virginia,are also included. Drawings from
Williams Furniture Corporation include the
Ashley River,
Casual Oak,
Stoneleigh Manor,
Vive La,
Wedgefield Ct.,
Village Square, and
Bunk House suites.
Drawings in this collection typically are in pencil and do not have any color; however, Horton added color to many. Colored drawings are typically done brown colored pencil, with yellow and red added to some. Most of the drawings are originals, altough a few are reproductions.
Many drawings are labeled, making it clear which suite they belong to. Of these drawings, some can be matched with furniture pictured in catalogs. Of the drawings that cannot be matched to catalogue picutres, some were either discontinued or not included in the suite.
Other drawings, however, are either not labeled at all or have not been clearly identified with any furniture suites. Some include suite numbers, but do not appear to clearly match photographs in the furniture catalogs. These drawings have been labeled as
unidentified.
C. B. Atkin Company
18
1
Burlington Furniture - The Philpott Collection
19
1
Furniture, Inc.
18
3
[Imperial Furniture Company?]
18
4
Pulaski Furniture Corporation
18
5
Sears Sargent
18
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Ashley River Collection
17
1
Williams Furniture Corporation - Bunkhouse (No. 6500)
18
6
Williams Furniture Corporation - Candlelight Pine
16
1
Williams Furniture Corporation - Carriage Mark
16
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak (R-3300) (3 of 6)
16
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak (R-3300) (4 of 6)
16
4
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak (No. R-3300) (5 of 6)
17
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Casual Oak (6 of 6)
19
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Country Life (No. 7200)
16
5
Williams Furniture Corporation - Country Line U.S.A. (No. 2400)
17
3
Williams Furniture Corporation - Computer Desks
16
6
Williams Furniture Corporation - French Casual Oak
19
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - La Mancha Collection (No. 7500)
17
4
Williams Furniture Corporation - Legend Oak (No. 4700)
16
7
Williams Furniture Corporation - Rural Elegance (No. 2400)
17
5
Williams Furniture Corporation - Savannah Inn
16
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Spanish Elegance (No. 9000)
17
6
Williams Furniture Corporation - Spice Box
18
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Village Square (1 of 2)
16
9
Williams Furniture Corporation - Village Square (2 of 2)
18
9
Williams Furniture Corporation -Vive La (1 of 2)
18
10
Williams Furniture Corporation - Vive La (2 of 2)
19
2
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wedgefield Court (No. 5000) (1 of 3)
17
5
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wedgefield Court (No. 5000) (2 of 3)
17
6
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wedgefield Court (No. 5000) (3 of 3)
17
7
Williams Furniture Corporation - "Williams Current"
17
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Wonderful World of Plastic
16
15
Williams Furniture Corporation - No. D-200
15
7
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - M200
16
11
Williams Furniture Corporation - No. S110
16
10
[Lexington or Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Caribbean Casual
18
7
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] -[Casual & Contemporary?]
18
11
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - [Country Life (No. 4700), Legend Oak (No. 1700), Casual Oak (No. 3300)?]
16
16
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - [Rural French (No. 2500)?]
17
9
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified (No. 1600)
16
13
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified (No. 1800)
17
10
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified (Nos. 1600 and 7800)
17
11
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified (No. 7800)
17
12
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - No. 8300
17
13
Williams Furniture Corporation - Unidentified
15
8
Williams Furniture Corporation - Unidentified
19
2
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified
16
12
[Williams Furniture Corporation?] - Unidentified
16
14
Unidentified
19
3
Unidentified
19
4
Unidentified
19
5
Unidentified
20
1
Unidentified
20
2
Unidentified
20
3
Unidentified
20
4
Unidentified
20
5
Unidentified
20
6
Unidentified
20
7
Unidentified
21
1
Unidentified
21
2
Unidentified
21
3
Unidentified
21
4
Unidentified
21
5
Unidentified
22
1
Unidentified
22
2
Unidentified
22
3
Unidentified
22
4
Unidentified
22
5
Unidentified
22
6
Unidentified
22
7
Unidentified
22
8
Unidentified
22
9
Unidentified
22
10
Unidentified
22
11
Unidentified
22
12
Unidentified
22
13
Unidentified
22
14
Unidentified
22
15
Unidentified
22
16
Unidentified
22
17
Unidentified
23
1
Unidentified
23
2
Unidentified
23
3
Unidentified
23
4
Unidentified
23
5
Unidentified
23
6
Unidentified
23
7
Unidentified
23
8
Unidentified
23
9
Unidentified
23
10
Unidentified (Native American influence)
24
1
Unidentified (pull sketches)
24
2
Unidentified
24
3
Unidentified
24
4
Unidentified
24
5
Unidentified
24
6
Unidentified
24
7
Unidentified
24
8
Unidentified
24
9
Unidentified
24
10
Unidentified
24
11
Unidentified
24
12
Bedroom suites - Unidentified
25
1
#510-530 - Unidentified
25
2
Beds and Dressers - No. 100-A - No. 116-P - Unidentified
25
4
[Currahee Furniture Company?] - No. 16
25
5
Specials 10-14 - Unidentified
25
6
Panel beds and dressers - Unidentified
25
7
Beds and dressers - Unidentified
25
8
Bedroom Suite: Dresser
1
Scope and Content Note
Sketches.
Bedroom Suite: Bedframe
1
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints.
Bedroom Suite: Mirror
2
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints.
Bedroom Suite: Chest and Night-stand
2
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints.
Bedroom Suite: Table
4
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints.
Bedroom Suite: Chair
3
Scope and Content Note
Blueprints.
Desks(1 of 6)
4
Desks(2 of 6)
8
Desks (3 of 6)
23
Desk(4 of 6)
30
Desk(5 of 6)
31
Desks (6 of 6)
38
Dressers and Mirrors (1 of 6)
8
Dressers and Mirrors (2 of 6)
25
Dressers and Mirrors (3 of 6)
25
Dressers and Mirrors (4 of 6)
26
Dressers and Mirrors(5 of 6)
31
Dressers and Mirrors (6 of 6)
38
Dressers (1 of 2)
15
Dressers (2 of 2)
23
Mirrors(1 of 2)
11
Mirror (2 of 2)
30
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (1 of 14)
5
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (2 of 14)
6
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (3 of 14)
7
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (4 of 14)
16
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (5 of 14)
17
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (6 of 14)
18
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (7 of 14)
19
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (8 of 14)
20
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (9 of 14)
27
Armoir, Hutch, Chest (10 of 14)
29
Armoir, Hutch, Chest(11 of 14)
28
Armoir, Hutch, Chest(12 of 14)
35
Armoir, Hutch, Chest(13 of 14)
36
Armoir, Hutch, Chest(14 of 14)
37
Chairs and Table
1
Scope and Content Note
Sketches.
Tables(1 of 7)
4
Scope and Content Note
Includes plans for nightstands.
Tables(2 of 7)
14
Tables (3 of 7)
15
Tables (4 of 7)
24
Tables(5 of 7)
30
Tables(6 of 7)
33
Tables(7 of 7)
38
Beds(1 of 9)
9
Beds(2 of 9)
12
Beds(3 of 9)
13
Beds (4 of 9)
21
Beds (5 of 9)
21
Beds (6 of 9)
22
Beds(7 of 9)
32
Beds(8 of 9)
34
Beds (9 of 9)
38
Chairs(1 of 6)
25
3
Chairs(2 of 6)
7
Chairs (3 of 6)
10
Chairs (4 of 6)
24
Chairs(5 of 6)
30
Chairs(6 of 6)
31
Older drawings, numbered - Unidentified
25
9
Older drawings, unnumbered - Inidentified
25
10
Chairs and couches - Unidentified
25
11
"Country Beautiful" furniture sketches; Graph of 1974 Sales
9
1974
Books
Series 4
2.0 Linear feet
1918-1936 and undated
2 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
The books in this collection are
The Charm of Sovereign Wood: Volume II (Memphis:
Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute, 1918);
Then-and Now in Furniture: Early American (Grand Rapids, Mich.:
Waddell Manufacturing Co., 1928);
The Berkey & Gay Style Book (Grand Rapids, Mich.:
Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., 1929);
A History of American Furniture (East Stroudsburg, Penn.: The Towse Publishing Company, 1936); and the
Kensington Furniture (New York:
Kensington Mfg. Company)
Then and Now in Furniture
26
1
Kensington Furniture
26
2
The Charm of Sovereign Wood, Volume II
26
3
A History of American Furniture
26
4
Berkey & Gay Style Book
27
1
Unprocessed
Unprocessed drawings
28
Unprocessed drawings
29
Unprocessed drawings and publications
30