Charles Edd Caudle Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1843

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Scope and Content Note

This collection includes genealogy, correspondence, drafts of two books, business information, financial information, legal information, photos, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1937-2002

Creator

Caudle, Edd (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loans.

Standard Fedral Copyright Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Charles Edd Caudle was born November 14, 1923 in Winslow, Arkansas. He finished his education after graduating the 8th grade in 1937 at Oak Grove School. A few years later, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he worked at Devil’s Den Park from 1940-1941. He then served the US Navy in the Pacific Theater of World War II from 1943-1945. After he returned from war, he married Christine Reed in 1947, and they had three children together: Eddie, Dale, and Dennis. He worked various jobs before founding Airways Freight Corporation in 1980 which still exists today as a multi-million dollar business. Edd and Christine divorced in 1992, and he later married Darlene in 1996. He died June 3, 2009 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.