McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records
MSS.341
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Muncie, Indiana, 47306
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McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Administrative History...................................................................................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................7
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 9
Series 1: Administrative records, 1948-1991..........................................................................................9
Series 2: Financial records, 1933-2001.................................................................................................11
Series 3: Project documents, 1950-1990...............................................................................................17
Series 4: Promotional material and publications, 1954-2011............................................................... 18
Series 5: Realia, undated....................................................................................................................... 23
Series 6: Photographs, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, 2006........................................................................... 23
Series 7: Negatives, 1985...................................................................................................................... 24
Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1978-1994.......................................................................................................... 25
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McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. (Muncie, Ind.)
Title
McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records
Date
1933-2011
Extent
8.0 Cubic feet 6 boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 14 ledgers
Language
English
Preferred Citation
McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries
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McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Administrative History
The McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company began as a partnership between Tom D. McCarty and Marvin
Nichols in 1945. Together they founded the Nichols-McCarty Lumber Company and bought carloads of
lumber from stock yards across Indiana. In 1952, Nichols suffered a heart attack and died, and McCarty
bought out Nichols's share of the company, changing the name to McCarty Wholesale Lumber. McCarty
traveled across the United States and Canada buying carloads of lumber and sold products to Indiana
retailers, contractors, and construction companies. In 1964, the company suffered a devastating loss
from a massive fire that swept across the company stock yard. The fire started from an emergency flare
that two young boys had stolen from a train car, and the fire overtook most of the McCarty property.
Two stock sheds, lift trucks, and equipment were destroyed in the fire. The company managed to rebuild
and eventually bought the Delaware Lumber Company in 1972 making them one of the largest lumber
wholesalers in Muncie. By 2011, as larger chain stores began to garner more business, McCarty Lumber
Company struggled to remain open and active. The company eventually closed on October 31, 2012 after
67 years of business.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes ledgers, books, correspondence, photographs, negatives, scrapbooks, legal
records, and promotional material from the McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company in Muncie, Indiana
ranging from 1933 to 2011 regarding business accounts, advertising, travel expenses, company history,
inventories, project bids, architectural plans, and the lumber industry.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Administrative records, 1948-1991
Subseries 1.1: Correspondence, 1948-1991
Subseries 1.2: Insurance forms, 1948
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Subseries 1.3: Inventories, 1949-1969
Subseries 1.4: Legal Documents, 1964, 1971
Series 2: Financial records, 1933-2001
Subseries 2.1: Account balances and worksheets, 1933-1984
Subseries 2.2: Receipts, 1948-2001
Subseries 2.3: Ledgers, 1940-1968
Series 3: Project documents, 1950-1990
Subseries 3.1: Architectural plans, 1971
Subseries 3.2: Project bids, 1950-1952, 1967
Subseries 3.3: Muncie Urban Enterprise Association, 1988-1990
Series 4: Promotional material and publications, 1954-2011
Subseries 4.1: Publications and advertisements, 1960-2001
Subseries 4.2: Lumber industry publications, 1954-1964, 1970-1978
Subseries 4.3: Awards and certificates, 1959-2011
Subseries 4.4: Parade of Homes publications, 1978-2005
Series 5: Realia, undated
Series 6: Photographs, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, 2006
Series 7: Negatives, 1985
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Sue Earls on
2013/10/02. An addition was donated to the collection on 2014/07/08.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/12/02 by Lindsey Vesperry. EAD finding aid created 2013/10/03
by Leslie Nellis. EAD finding aid revised 2013/12/02 by Lindsey Vesperry. EAD finding aid revised
2014/9/26 by Emily Rapoza.
Related Materials
Separated Materials
The following materials were separated from the collection during processing:
"Ball Family Remarks" speech delivered by Jud Fisher at the Beneficence 75th anniversary
celebration, September 26, 2012 [SC.648]
Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, Business Directory and Resource Guide,
1997-1998, 2002-2007, 2011-2012 [Archives F534.M9 M74]
Map: City of Muncie, Indiana, 1966. Hillcrest Publishing Company: Battle Creek, Mich., 1967.
[Transferred to GIS Research and Map Collection]
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Map: Delaware County, Indiana. Compiled by H. Lester Janney, revised by Ward M. Harlan.
Hillcrest Publishing Company: Battle Creek, Mich., 1965. [Transferred to GIS Research and Map
Collection]
Map: Delaware County, Indiana 1967 Delaware Post Offices Rural Route Map with Key Box
Numbers. Compiled by H. Lester Janney, revised by Ward M. Harlan. Hillcrest Publishing
Company: Battle Creek, Mich., 1965. [Transferred to GIS Research and Map Collection]
Map: Delaware County, Indiana Major/Minor Roads. Prepared by the Delaware County
Engineers Office. Approved June 15, 1998 per county subdivision ordinance, Article XVII Section
28(B) [Transferred to GIS Research and Map Collection]
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Financial records
• Photographs
• Publications
Geographic Name(s)
• Delaware County (Ind.)
• Muncie (Ind.)
Personal Name(s)
• Earls, Sue
Subject(s)
• Business
• Lumber trade
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• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
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Series 1: Administrative records, 1948-1991
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Administrative records, 1948-1991
Subseries 1.1: Correspondence, 1948-1991
Beacon Lumber correspondence for order #8897, 1948-1949
McCarty Lumber correspondence, 1949-1950
McCarty Lumber correspondence, 1960
McCarty Lumber correspondence, 1961
McCarty Lumber correspondence, 1969-1979
McCarty Lumber correspondence, 1981,1983, 1991
McCarty Lumber telegrams and wires, 1948, 1970-1971
Box
Folder
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
Box
Folder
1
8
Subseries 1.2: Insurance forms, 1948
Insurance Analysis and Permanent Record book, 1948
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Subseries 1.3: Inventories, 1949-1969
Subseries 1.3: Inventories, 1949-1969
Sales inventory, 1963-1964
Warehouse Inventory, 1949, 1952
Warehouse inventory, 1964
Warehouse inventory, 1965
Warehouse inventory, 1966
Warehouse inventory, 1967
Warehouse inventory, 1968
Warehouse inventory, 1969
Box
Object
6
2
Box
Folder
1
9
Box
Object
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
8
Box
Folder
6
2
6
1
Subseries 1.4: Legal Documents, 1964, 1971
Contract agreement and real estate purchase form, 1971
Fire/ damage documents, 1964
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Series 2: Financial records, 1933-2001
Series 2: Financial records, 1933-2001
Subseries 2.1: Account balances and worksheets, 1933-1984
Accounts payable, 1971-1972
Accounts payable, 1973-1974
Accounts payable, 1975-1976
Accounts payable, 1977-1978
Accounts payable, 1979-1980
Accounts payable, 1981-1982
Accounts receivable, 1950 July-Dec.
Accounts receivable, 1951
Accounts receivable, 1952
Accounts receivable, 1953
Accounts receivable, 1954 Jan.-Aug.
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Box
Folder
1
10
1
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
18
1
19
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McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Subseries 2.1: Account balances and worksheets, 1933-1984
Accounts receivable, 1955, 1965, 1983-1984
Assets and Liabilities balance sheets, 1950-1951
Assets and Liabilities balance sheets, 1952 Mar.-Nov.
Assets and Liabilities balance sheets, 1953 Feb.-Oct.
Business accounts worksheets,1947-1954
Carload sales ledger, 1949-1952
Carload sales ledger, 1953-1955
Cash receipts journal, 1948-1951
Disbursement journal, 1955-1960
Financial statement booklets, 1959-1962, 1969
Fire damage estimate, 1964
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1
21
1
22
1
23
1
24
Box
Object
5
1
Box
Folder
1
25
1
26
Box
Object
5
2
5
3
Box
Folder
1
27
Box
Object
5
4
Box
Folder
McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Subseries 2.1: Account balances and worksheets, 1933-1984
Freight Clearing Account worksheets, 1956-1958
Freight Clearing Account worksheets, 1965-1967
Freight Clearing Account worksheets,1969-1970
Payroll, 1950-1955
Prospects record book, 1933-1951
Purchase and sales journal, 1966-1970
Worksheets and trial balances, 1952
Worksheets and trial balances, 1953
Worksheets and trial balances, 1954
Worksheets and trial balances, 1955
Worksheets and trial balances, 1956
Worksheets and trial balances, 1957
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1
28
1
29
1
30
Box
Object
5
5
Box
Folder
1
31
Box
Object
6
1
Box
Folder
1
32
1
33
1
34
1
35
1
36
1
37
McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Subseries 2.2: Receipts, 1948-2001
Worksheets and trial balances, 1958
Worksheets and trial balances, 1959
Worksheets and trial balances, 1960
Worksheets and trial balances, 1961
Worksheets and trial balances, 1962
Worksheets and trial balances, 1963
Worksheets and trial balances, 1964
Worksheets and trial balances, 1965
Worksheets and trial balances, 1966
Worksheets and trial balances, 1968
Worksheets and trial balances, 1969
Worksheets and trial balances, 1970
1
38
1
39
1
40
1
41
1
42
1
43
1
44
1
45
1
46
1
47
1
48
1
49
Box
Folder
Subseries 2.2: Receipts, 1948-2001
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Subseries 2.2: Receipts, 1948-2001
McCarty Lumber advertising forms and statements, 1979, 1991,
1
50
1
51
1
52
1
53
1
54
1
55
1
56
2
2
1
57
2
1
2
3
2
6
2
4
2000-2001
McCarty Lumber crop puchase receipts, 1975, 1985
Money receipts book, 1974-1976
Muncie lumber sales order sheets, 1994-1995
Nickle Plate Road overcharge claim form, 1960/01/12
Sales receipts, 1973-1978
Sales receipts, 1976-1978
Sales receipts, 1968 Sept.
Sales receipts, 1979-1983
Purchase and quotation receipts, 1948-1950, 1960-1961
McCarty, Thomas car service receipts, 1950
McCarty, Thomas travel notes and logs, 1950
McCarty, Thomas flight and bus itenerary, undated
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Subseries 2.3: Ledgers, 1940-1968
McCarty, Thomas hotel receipts, 1950-1957
Vendor ledger, 1957
Entertainment contract, 1993
Industrial Trust receipt, 1969
2
5
2
19
2
19
2
19
Subseries 2.3: Ledgers, 1940-1968
Volume
Accounts ledger and fire loss expenses, 1949-1955, 1964
1
2
Accounts receivable ledger, 1949-1962
3
Business accounts ledger, 1940-1948
4
Business accounts ledger, 1949-1955
5
Business accounts ledger, 1949-1975
6
Business notes ledger, 1949-1953
7
Cash journal, 1955-1959
8
Cash journal, 1970-1971
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Series 3: Project documents, 1950-1990
9
Order history ledger, 1940-1952
10
Sales receipt ledger, 1967 Mar.-May
11
Sales receipt ledger, 1967 June-Aug.
12
Sales receipt ledger, 1967 Aug.-Oct.
13
Sales receipt ledger, 1967 Oct.-1968 Apr.
14
Sales receipt ledger, 1968 Apr.-July
15
Sales receipt ledger, 1968 July-Oct.
Series 3: Project documents, 1950-1990
Subseries 3.1: Architectural plans, 1971
McCarty Lumber building floor plan, 1971
Map-case
Drawer
2
9
Box
Folder
2
8
Subseries 3.2: Project bids, 1950-1952, 1967
J.J. McFadden Lumber Company project, 1950-1952
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Subseries 3.3: Muncie Urban Enterprise Association, 1988-1990
Meadows Shopping Center bid, 1967
2
9
Box
Folder
9
5
9
6
Box
Folder
2
10
2
11
Box
Object
7
3
Box
Folder
2
12
Subseries 3.3: Muncie Urban Enterprise Association, 1988-1990
Urban Enterprise Association correspondence, contact information, tax
forms, zone and program plans, 1988-1990
Urban Enterprise Association publications and newspaper clippings,
1988-1990, 1995
Series 4: Promotional material and publications, 1954-2011
Subseries 4.1: Publications and advertisements, 1960-2001
Anderson Window and Patio Door Center Grand Opening guestbook,
1991
Indiana: An Illustrated History, 2001
The Indiana Bildor, 1977 Jan.
Indiana publications and advertisements, 1960-1961, 1970-1978, 1981
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Subseries 4.1: Publications and advertisements, 1960-2001
Advertisements/Clippings, 1980-1989
Advertisements/clippings, 1990-1999
Advertisements/ clippings, 2000
Indiana Business, 2007
Indianapolis Homeshow Daily News, 1986/02/05
Lowery's prices, 1988
Merchants national Bank annual report, 1974
Muncie Evening Press, Air View of Fire Damage, 1964/04/10
Muncie Evening Press, Final Fire Cleanup, 1964/06/01
The Muncie Star, Fire Levels Lumber Yard, 1964/04/10
The Muncie Star, Go Ball State Cardinals, 1990/03/23
The Muncie Star, McCarty Lumber Company advertisement, 1990/03/07
The Muncie Star, Parade of Homes: Country Village Estates, 1980/05/04
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2
13
2
14
2
15
Box
Object
7
4
5
4
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
9
7
10
7
11
7
12
7
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McCarty Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. records MSS.341
Subseries 4.2: Lumber industry publications, 1954-1964, 1970-1978
The Muncie Star, Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood, 1982/12/24
Muncie Weekly News, McCarty Lumber Company advertisement,
7
14
7
15
7
16
7
17
7
18
7
19
7
20
Box
Folder
2
16
9
7
2
17
2
18
1980/10/09
Muncie Weekly News, McCarty Lumber Company advertisement,
1980/10/16
The Wall Street Journal, 1981/12/14
Western Timber Industry, 1964 Aug.
Weyhauser bucker printed, undated
Delaware annual report, 1972
Subseries 4.2: Lumber industry publications, 1954-1964, 1970-1978
American Forest Institute bulletin, 1973/09/30
Building and Remodeling Materials Design books, 1984, 1990
Forest Industries newsletters, 1974-1976
The Kiplinger Washington Letters, 1970-1972
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Subseries 4.3: Awards and certificates, 1959-2011
Labor Laws and Cost of Living Employment literature, 1973-1975
Legislative Action and Public Affairs Seminar program, 1972
Legislative reports concerning lumber industry, 1973-1976
Lumber Conservation pamphlets and books,1972-1974
"The Lumber Letter" 1960 June-July
National Forest Products Association bulletin, 1973/09/10
National Forest Products Association legislative reports, 1973-1976
North American Wholesale Lumber Association Inc. bulletin, 1960, 1972,
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
Box
Folder
4
1
Box
Object
6
3
1978
Signode Dispenser guides and catalogues, 1956, 1964
Subseries 4.3: Awards and certificates, 1959-2011
Awards and certificates, 1970, 1974, 1992, 1996, 2003
Chamber of Commerce's 75 years of business award, 2011
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Subseries 4.4: Parade of Homes publications, 1978-2005
Half Century Business Award photograph, 2009
Half Century Business Award, 2009
Indiana Chamber membership plaque, 2003
Indiana Lumber and Builders' Supply Association, 1998
Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce membership plaque,
4
9
6
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
Box
Folder
9
1
9
2
9
3
2011
National Association of Home Builders, 1991
National Wood Promotion Committee membership plaque, c.1959
Outstanding Sales Performance Award plaque, 2001
Roberts and Dybdahl plaque, undated
Subseries 4.4: Parade of Homes publications, 1978-2005
Parade of Homes clippings, 1989
Membership Directories, 1990, 1998, 2003, 2005
Parade of Homes programs, 1978-1990
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Series 5: Realia, undated
Parade of Homes programs, 1991-2008
9
4
Box
Object
7
1
Map-case
Drawer
2
9
Box
Object
7
2
7
3
Box
Folder
P.085-1
1
P.085-1
2
P.085-1
3
P.085-1
4-5
P.085-1
6
Series 5: Realia, undated
American National Bank deposit bag, undated
McCarty Lumber banner, undated
Donald W. Ashworth ashtray, undated
Industrial Trust and Savings Bank deposit bag, undated
P.085 Series 6: Photographs, 1985-1987, 1995-1997, 2006
747 S. Council Street Residence, 2007
Business conference in Warroad, MN, 1995
Business conference, 1987
Delaware County contractors, 1985
Delaware County contractors, 1997
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Series 7: Negatives, 1985
Employee Christmas party, 1995
Employee party, 1995
Employee vacation in Crosswinds Marina, Ludington, MI, 2006
Facility renovations, 1995
Marvin Windows and Doors Christmas card, 2006
Office staff photographs, 1978,1995
Office building photographs. 1991-1994
Vehicle damage photographs, c.1995
Photoslides, 1988
Warehouse construction and storage, c.1995
P.085-1
7
P.085-1
8
P.085-1
9
P.085-1
10
P.085-1
11
P.085-2
1
P.085-2
2
P.085-1
12
P.085-2
3
P.085-2
4-5
Box
Folder
PN.085-1
1
PN.085-1
2-3
PN.085 Series 7: Negatives, 1985
Contractor negatives, 1985/01/18
Contractor negatives, 1985/01/22
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Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1978-1994
Contractor negatives, 1985/02/23
Contractor negatives lists, 1985
Christmas party negatives, 1989-1991
MW Windows promotion negatives, 1993
Unidentified negatives
PN.085-1
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PN.085-1
5
PN.085-1
6
PN.085-1
7
PN.085-1
8
Box
Object
8
1
8
2
Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1978-1994
McCarty Wholesale Memories, 1978-1994
McCarty Scrapbook, 1991
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