Series 13: Spartanburg Advertising Company, 1943 - 1953
Description
This series contains correspondence, financial summaries, memoranda, and tax records. Notable correspondents in this series include D.S. Burnside, B. Calhoun Hipp, Francis M. Hipp, Robert R. Scales, Jr., and G. Richard Shafto.
Dates
- 1943 - 1953
Corporate History
This Spartanburg, S.C. firm was incorporated in 1938 but remained dormant until 1940 when it began broadcasting operations with its radio station, WORD. The firm also acquired rival Spartanburg radio station WSPA in 1940. After having sold WORD in December 1944, Spartanburg Advertising Company was bought by the Hipp family-controlled Surety Broadcasting Company in 1947. Spartanburg Advertising Company was officially dissolved as a corporation in 1949.
Extent
0.15 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Liberty Corporation (other_unmapped, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository