Waterman's Floor Covering Records

Waterman's Floor Covering Records, 1950-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Waterman's Floor Covering
Title: Waterman's Floor Covering Records
Dates: 1950-1976 (inclusive)
19501976
Quantity: 17 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG152 (collection)
Summary: Financial records, business correspondence, and, primarily, job files, of this Moscow, Idaho, floor covering store. Also included are some personal papers of Clyde and Violet Waterman.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Clyde Mahlon Waterman was born in DesLacs, North Dakota on August 28, 1913. Following his graduation from Nampa (Idaho) High School in 1932 he worked at Standard Furniture in Nampa. When World War II began he moved to Hanford, Washington where he was employed at the Atomic Energy Plant as an asbestos worker. Following completion of the plant he opened a floor covering store in Kennewick, Washington, in partnership with Douglas Jensen. That partnership was dissolved on July 1, 1950, and on August 11 of the same year Clyde, in partnership with his wife, Violet Marie, whom he had married in Nampa in May 1938, opened Waterman's Floor covering at 125 West Third in Moscow, Idaho. The store remained at that location until 1961 when it moved to 125 East Third.

Prior to his retirement in 1976 Clyde was a Cub Master in Boy Scouts, was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and on the board of the United Way Fund. He enjoyed bowling and was a member of the Lions Club.

Since retirement the Watermans have spent winters in Arizona where he is active in lapidary and silver smithing. He also enjoys bicycling and swimming. Summers are spent in Moscow and their cabin on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

The Watermans have two children, Clyde Eugene, who took over the floor covering business from his father, and Linda Rae.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of Waterman's Floor Covering span the years 1950 to 1976, while the small collection of personal papers of Clyde and Vi Waterman span the years 1947-1983.

The papers include 11 cubic feet of records of jobs completed between 1951 and 1975, various types of financial records, inventories, business correspondence, legal documents and photographs. Among the personal papers are some financial records, Coast Guard boating information, correspondence, photographs, and bowling memorabilia.

Ledgers from the years 1954 to 1961 are missing from the collection, in fact, there are gaps in several types of financial records.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The material in this manuscript group was originally stored in transfer drawers by year. During the preliminary inventory it was decided to sort the material by record type, then arrange each type chronologically.

The major part of this collection consists of records of jobs completed between 1951 and 1975. These are arranged first chronologically by year, then by first letter of the last name of the person for whom the work was done. Included for each job are estimate sheets, plans and drawings, and cost sheets which indicate the wholesale and retail costs of the material used, and frequently include the Waterman's profit on the job.

The financial records include check registers, bank deposit books, general ledgers, accounts payable ledgers, daily cash reports, payroll records, records of contributions to the Painters Trust (a union), sales and property tax records, and inventories of merchandise.

Other business records include correspondence, mainly with suppliers, legal documents including the dissolution of the Kennewick partnership, and a few photographs of the store interior.

Also included in this group are some personal papers of Clyde and Vi Waterman. These include undated check registers, bowling memorabilia such as chevrons and merit certificates, programs from two Nampa High School reunions, Coast Guard boating information, insurance policies, medical receipts, unidentified photographic negatives, interest and dividend statements, state and federal income tax records, and property tax records from Latah and Benewah Counties in Idaho and Maricopa County, Arizona.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Waterman's Floor Covering store were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Clyde M. Waterman in May 1988.

Processing Note

Types of material discarded include bank statements and cancelled checks, bank deposit slips, employee time cards, sales slips, and invoices. In all the records were reduced by 40 cubic feet.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Jobs Completed , 1951-1975Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	A-Z 162 items	1951-1952
1/2	Edison School 11 items	1951-1952
1/3	State Hospital, Orofino 23 items	1951-1952
1/4	Jobs Pending 9 items	1951
1/5	University of Idaho Bids 35 items	1951-1952
1/6	A-Z 113 items	1953
1/7	University of Idaho Bids and Purchase Orders 23 items	1953
1/8	A-Z 188 items	1954
1/9	A-Z 137 items	1955
1/10	University of Idaho Men's Dormitory 12 items	1953-1955
1/11-15	A-Z 236 items	1956
1/15-20	A-Z 218 items	1957
1/21	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 36 items	1955-1957
1/22-24	A-Z 142 items	1958
1/25-31	A-Z 235 items	1959
1/32	University of Idaho 50 man Dormitory 6 items	1958-1959
1/33	Moscow Secondary School 12 items	1958-1959
2/34-40	A-Z 280 items	1960
2/41	Administration Building, University of Idaho 12 items	1960
2/42-43	Jobs Pending 58 items	1960
2/44-51	A-Z 327 items	1961
2/52	Jobs Pending 30 items	1961
2/53-56	A-L 219 items	1962
3/57-60	M-Z 180 items	1962
3/61	Jobs Pending 45 items	1962
3/62-70	A-Z 417 items	1963
3/71	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 102 items	1960-1963
3/72	Jobs Pending 76 items	1963
3/73-77	A-K 260 items	1964
4/78-81	L-Z 230 items	1964
4/82	Jobs Pending 77 items	1964
4/83	Paid Contracts 3 items	1963-1964
4/84-93	A-Z 451 items	1965
4/94	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 23 items
5/95-109	A-Z 462 items	1966
5/110	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 31 items	1966
5/111-115	A-F 155 items	1967
6/116-122	G-Z 318 items	1967
6/123	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 73 items	1967-1978
6/124-135	A-Z 449 items	1968
7/136-144	A-Z 482 items	1969
7/145	University of Idaho Purchase Orders and Quotations 25 items	1969
7/146-149	A-G 167 items	1970
8/150-156	H-Z 278 items	1970
8/157	University of Idaho Quotations 25 items	1970
8/158	Current Contracts 20 items	1968-1969
8/159-168	A-R 355 items	1971
9/169-171	S-Z 90 items	1971
9/172-183	A-Z 565 items	1972
9/184-185	A-B 84 items	1973
10/186-195	C-Z 390 items	1973
10/196-203	A-J 250 items	1974
11/204-210	K-Z 254 items	1974
11/211	University of Idaho Purchase Orders 66 items	1974-1975

Series II. Financial Records , 1950-1976Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
11/212	Bank Deposit Books 7 items	1950-1976
11/213-239	Check Registers 27 items	1950-April 1960
12/240-302	Check Registers 63 items	April 1960-March 1972
13/303-324	Check Registers 22 items	March 1972-December 1976
13/324-331	General Ledgers 7 items	1950-1973
14/332-334	General Ledgers 3 items	1974-1976
14/335-340	Invoices Payable Ledgers 6 items	1961-1973
14/341-342	Cash Journals 2 items	1954-1957
14/343-353	Accounts Receivable/Payable Journals 11 items	1957-1968
15/354-376	Daily Cash Report Sheets 23 items	1950-1962
16/377-392	Daily Cash Report Sheets 16 items	1964-1967
16/393-404	Daily Cash and Sales Summaries 1690 items	1969-1974
17/405-407	Daily Cash and Sales Summaries 323 items	1975-1976
17/408	Daily Cash Balances 1 item	1974-1975
17/409	Balance Sheets 8 items	1958-1969
17/410	Insurance Records 10 items	1957-1976
17/411	Painters Trust Contribution Records 108 items	1964-1974
17/412	Painters Trust Correspondence 12 items	1970-1975
17/413	Payroll Records 6 items	1970-1975
17/414	Promissory Notes and Loan Records 13 items	1952-1974
17/414	Taxes
17/415	Idaho License and Unemployment 3 items	1972-1974
17/416	Idaho Property 2 items	1951-1973
17/417	Idaho Sales and Use 95 items	1965-1975
17/418	Washington Excise 4 items	1957
17/419	U.S. Estimated 10 items	1966-1967
17/420	U.S. Census of Business 1 item	1972
17/421	Union Membership Statements 2 items	1971-1972
17/422-425	Inventories 14 items	1953-1976
17/426	Other Financial Papers 9 items	1964-1975

Series III. Other Business Papers , 1950-1972Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
17/427-430	Correspondence 229 items	1950-1972
17/431	Legal Documents and Letterheads 7 items	1950-197-
17/432	Photographs 8 items	undated

Series IV. Personal Papers , 1947-1983Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
17/433	Bids for Remodeling House 6 items	1958-1967
17/434	Bowling Memorabilia 20 items	1970-1980
17/435	Check Registers 2 items	undated
17/436	Class Reunions, Nampa High School 2 items	1958-1982
17/437	Coast Guard Boating Information 14 items	1976-1977
17/438	Correspondence 10 items	1950-1975
17/439	Insurance Policies 20 items	1947-1983
17/440	Licenses and Leases 5 items	1950-1972
17/441	Lions Club 5 items	undated
17/442	Medical Receipts and Results 32 items	1972-1982
17/443	Photographs and Negatives 19 items	undated
17/444	Taxes: Interest and Dividend Statements 58 items	1963-1973
17/445	Taxes: Property 20 items	1952-1981
17/446	Taxes: Idaho Income 3 items	1950-1952
17/447	Taxes: Federal Income 10 items	1950-1982
17/448	United Fund Contracts 5 items	1959-1968
17/449	Miscellaneous 3 items	1951-undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Floor coverings industry -- Idaho -- Moscow -- History -- Sources

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Waterman, Clyde
- Waterman, Violet
Corporate Names
- Waterman's Floor Covering (Firm)

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