Craig/Candoro Marble Company Collection.
Scope and Contents
Craig/Candoro Marble Company material: Deeds, contracts, records, and other business papers of John J. Craig, the John J. Craig Company, and the Candoro Marble Company. Subjects include: John J. Craig Candoro Marble Co. Great Bend Marble Co. Photographs John J. Craig Company Lucy Cage Craig W. J. Donaldson Model Garage Co. Albert L. Craig Greystone Marble Co. Lillie and W. C. Crouch Westmoreland Heights George Meddlin W. A. Neubert family property
Dates
- 1883 - 1984
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Biographical / Historical
John J. Craig & Company, quarriers and dealers in marble, began operation in Knoxville in 1878. John J. Craig, Jr. (1860-1904) joined his father John J. Craig, Sr. (1820-1892) in 1886 and built their business into one of the largest of its kind in the South. The John J. Craig Company was reorganized in 1896 after separating from the Tennessee Marble Producers Company. (Heart of the Valley, p. 511)
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
- Candoro Marble Company (Knoxville, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Craig, Albert L. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Craig, Lucy Hunley Cage, 1863-1927 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George Meddlin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Bend Marble Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greystone Marble Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John J. Craig Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John J. Craig Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lillie and W. C. Crouch Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Model Garage Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. A. Neubert family property Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. J. Donaldson Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Westmoreland Heights Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
