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A Guide to the

WLR Foods digital records, 1948-2002 (bulk 1984-2000)

SC# 2003

Compiled by: Trevor Alvord, May 2011

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Title: WLR Foods digital records, 1948-2002

Collection No.: SC# 2003

Creator: WLR Foods Incorporated

Extent: 645 digital files (5,600 images)

Language: English

Abstract:

This digital collection contains over 5,000 scanned images representing 645 documents that pertain to the business endeavors, acquisitions, and publications of WLR Foods Incorporated.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions:

None.

Use Restrictions:

Reproduction of this collection for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of James Madison University's Libraries & Educational Technologies' Special Collections (540) 568-3612, library-special@jmu.edu

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], WLR Foods digital records, 1984-2002, SC#2003, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by William D. Wampler to Special Collections in February 2008.

Provenance:

The current state of the original/physical material used to create the digital scans is unknown. The digital collection was originally divided into seven compact discs titled:

Wampler Foods Historical Records (Scans created between May through November 2005)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 1 (Scans created between October 25 through November 06 2007)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 2 (Scans created between June 07 through November 13 2007)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 3 (Scans created between June 15 through July 17 2007)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 4 (Scans created between June 16 through September 14 2007)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 5 (Scans created between September 14 through October 19 2007)

Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 6 (Scans created between October 19 through October 24 2007)

The creator or commissioner of the scans is unknown. In December of 2007 the discs were reviewed and appraised by Jeffrey Evans, then President of the Green Valley Auctions, Inc. In February of 2008 William Wampler donated the collection of compact discs to Special Collections. After initial review it was discovered the “Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 1” was blank. That same month Mr. Wampler was notified of the error and the “Wampler-Longacre Scans, Disc 1” was replaced with a working disc.

Processing Information:

The files on Disc 1 through 6 were created using a HP PSC 5100 at 200 dpi. The files on disc “Wampler Foods Historical Records” were scanned at 150 dpi.

Biographical/Historical Note:

WLR Foods first incorporated in 1986 and created a holistic and self-sufficient poultry company that was capable of controlling all aspects of poultry production--literally from the egg to the local market. WLR Foods combined hatcheries and farms, feed storage and mills, processing and dressing plants, and distribution under one corporate umbrella. This proved to be a winning combination for the Virginia based company; at the height of its success in 1996, WLR Foods sales reached almost one billion dollars and employed over eight thousand workers. The success achieved by WLR Foods was predicated on three distinct companies that merged in 1986: Wampler Foods, Longacre Farms, and Rockingham Poultry Cooperative.

Wampler Foods began in 1927 with the founding of Wampler Feed and Seed Company. Wampler Feed was the first turkey feed company to contract directly with farms to grow poultry. Under the direction of founder, Charles W. Wampler Sr., Wampler Feed and Seed flourished during the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. Wampler Feed revolutionized the poultry industry by pioneering the use of incubators to hatch turkeys and early adoption of cooped turkey growing. Upon the retirement of Charles Wampler Sr., his son, Charles Wampler Jr., took over as manager of Wampler Feed and Seed. In 1969, Wampler Jr. working with Herman Mason joined Wampler Feed with Virginia Valley Processing to create Wampler Foods. The merger brought poultry operations in hatcheries, feeding, growers, and limited processing together into one corporation. Further expansion of processing and increased distribution capabilities fueled the search for subsequent merger opportunities.

During World War II, the American labor force began to diminish. This shortage had a great effect on the agricultural community as farmers and farm workers left to join the war. By 1943, the labor shortage forced Congress to allow draft deferments for farmers and hired men. Horace W. Longacre, a passive Mennonite, sought to serve but not to fight. He considered farm draft deferment a peaceable alternative. In order to qualify for the deferment, Longacre bought 84 acres of farmland in Quakertown, Pennsylvania in 1944 and began selling eggs and vegetables. He soon moved exclusively into poultry operations, processing, and dressing chickens. By 1948, Longacre expanded his business into Virginia and was working with Herman Mason as a feed supplier. Eventually, he moved away from poultry feed and focused entirely on processing. At the peak of his success, Longacre employed over 700 people and continued to further capabilities in dressing and distribution. It was under these circumstances that Longacre’s business became an attractive merger option for Wampler who was seeking to expand in processing. By 1984, the merger was complete and Wampler-Longacre was formed.

The Wampler-Longacre merger set the stage for a new acquisition; in 1986, Wampler-Longacre acquired Rockingham Poultry Cooperative which expanded Wampler-Longacre into chicken production and also set the stage for the formation of WLR Foods Incorporated.

In 1988, WLR Foods hired fortuitously James Keeler as CEO and retained Charles Wampler Jr. as Chairman of the Board. During a hostile takeover attempt by Tyson Foods in 1994, Keeler proved to be a valuable leader in stopping Tyson. The company also went public that year with stock selling on NASDAQ. By the early 1990’s, WLR was packaging poultry into 250 different product lines from hotdogs to burgers. Throughout the 1990’s, WLR Foods continued to expand. In 1990, Golden Acre Foods was acquired along with Cassco Corporation, an ice and cold storage operation. In 1992, Round Hill Foods and the Southern Ice Company were purchased. In 1993, WLR acquired Commonwealth Ice Company and the Beverley Company.

In 1994, Fortune Magazine had listed the company prestigiously in the top 500 companies in the nation. That same year, WLR Foods recorded sales over 700 million and attracted the attention of Tyson Foods Incorporated which attempted a hostile takeover by offering shareholders $30.00 per share which was well above the fair market value at the time. James Keeler, a former lawyer, aggressively fought Tyson Foods by rallying shareholders and using loopholes in Virginia law to prevent a payout from Tyson.

Following the takeover attempt, WLR Foods continued to be a successful leader in the poultry industry and acquired Cuddy Farms Incorporated which strengthened its turkey production and processing operations. However, by 2000 WLR Foods was on the decline with stock shares dropping to $4.59. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation bought and absorbed WLR Foods thus ending the corporation’s fourteen-year dominance of the industry.

Scope and Content:

The WLR Foods digital records, 1948-2002 consists of over 5,000 scanned images. The bulk of the collection is comprised of documents pertaining to WLR Foods Incorporated. The remaining documents relate to Wampler Feed and Seed Company and Wampler Foods and are pre-1984 in date. The 645 documents that make up the collection have been arranged by similar topic and broken down into nine unique series.

Series I: Stock Activities, holds stock reports, NASDAQ market reports, and letters to stockholders of WLR Foods. The majority of this collection spans a nine-year period from 1991 to 2000. Two documents in Series I cover the stock activities of Wampler Foods from 1976 and 1979. Also included is a letter written to WLR Foods shareholders regarding the hostile takeover attempt by Tyson Foods. This series contains 175 documents.

Series II: Meetings and Minutes, comprises minutes from Board of Directors meetings, Shareholder meetings, and WLR Foods Executive Committee meetings. The majority of this series spans 1985 to 2000 and contains 157 documents.

Series III: Financial Reports, includes financial statements from 1955 to 2000. The reports relate to the Wampler-Bryan Company, Wampler Foods, Golden Acre Foods, Wampler-Longacre, and WLR Foods. Of the 85 documents in the series, 34 report on the finances of WLR Foods’ many subsidiaries. The bulk of this collection ranges from 1989 to 2000 and details the quarterly reports of WLR Foods. Also included are eleven of the company’s annual reports.

Series IV: Publications contains WLR Foods’ annual newsletter, “Dimensions.” These newsletters were distributed primarily to employees and community members. They document the company’s growth and history and feature spotlights on employees. One publication which predates WLR Foods is a document titled: “Eat More Turkey” by David W. Evans in 1960. The majority of this 68 document series dates from 1988 to 2002 with some publications as early as November 1984.

Series V: Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers includes documents from the merger between Wampler Foods in Longacre Farms in 1984, acquisitions by WLR Foods of other companies such as Cuddy and Cassco Ice, several documents on the hostile takeover attempt by Tyson Foods in 1994/1995, and the buy out of WLR by Pilgrim’s Pride in 2000. This series spans 1984 to 2000 and contains 58 documents.

Series VI: Announcements, Memos, and News details company announcements and memos such as new chairman elections. Additionally, news and press releases on topics such as quarterly reports, and company endeavors are also included here. Then president of WLR, James Keeler, released two news reports to shareholders panning the hostile takeover attempt of Tyson Foods in 1994. This series contains 44 items and covers the years 1987 to 2000.

Series VII: Audit and Examination Reports deals entirely with the separate companies that eventually merged to create WLR Foods. The series begins in 1948 with a report on examination from Wampler Feed and Seed Company. Other companies included in this series are Wampler Foods and Virginia Valley Processors. Each of the examination accounts for the business’ balance sheets and were conducted by certified public accountants from Harrisonburg Virginia. The specific accountants vary from year to year. 39 documents make up this collection with the bulk of material spanning 1958 to 1978.

Series VIII: Various Documents includes multiple types of company publications such as four iterations of WLR Foods philosophy, by-laws, expenditure requests, and a notification of Wampler-Longacre changing brand name to Wampler. There are 22 documents in this series that covers the years 1987 to 1996.

Series IX: Correspondence is the smallest of the nine series, totals eight documents, and spans the years 1988 to 1991. The correspondence varies between WLR Foods’ several subsidiaries.

Arrangement:

The size or number of items in the given series arranges the nine series in this collection. Series I being the largest and comprised of 175 items, and Series IX being the smallest with 8 items. Items are arranged in chronological order within each series. Each document that does not have a known date associated with it is listed as undated in the date field and placed at the end of the series.

Series creation and chronological arrangement were imposed during processing due to the absence of a clear original order. Because the collection is solely digital, there are no box or folder numbers associated with the items. To access the digital images that represent the physical documents, a researcher will need the series number, item title, and corresponding date.

The arrangement of series is as follows:

I: Stock Activities, 1976-2000, bulk 1991-2000.

II: Meetings and Minutes, 1970-2001, bulk 1985-2000.

III: Financial Reports, 1955-2000, bulk 1989-2000.

IV: Publications, 1979-2002, bulk 1988-2002.

V: Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers, 1984-2000, bulk 1984-1995.

VI: Announcements, Memos, and News, 1987-2000, bulk 1992-1999

VII: Audit and Examination Reports, 1948-1978, bulk 1958-1978

VIII: Various Documents, 1987-1996, bulk 1988

IX: Correspondence, 1988-1991

Bibliography:

Chintala, David Michael. Correlation between export sales and stock price. Harrisonburg: James Madison University, 1997.

Fife, Tom. Activity-based costing systems and their applications in the poultry industry. Harrisonburg: James Madison University, 1993.

Whiteley, Laura E., "WLR Foods, Inc." In International Directory of Company Histories Vol. 21, 1998, edited by Tina Grant, and Jay P. Pederson, 534-536. Detroit: St. James Press, 1998.

Location of Originals:

Unknown

Related Material/Collections:

Elizabeth "Libby" Custer Collection, SC# 2002

Wampler Business Records, SC# 5024

Wampler, Charles W., Jr. Collection, SC# 3095

Separated Material:

None

Series I: Stock Activities, 1976-2000, bulk 1991-2000. (175 items)

Title	Year
Stock Activity	1976
Stock Activity	February 1979
Letter to Stockholders of Rockingham Poultry Inc.	August 11 1987
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. - Memo of Federal Securities L	1988
NASDAQ Report	January 1989
NASDAQ Report	August 1989
Wheat First: Butcher & Singer notice of WLR decline in sales and stock rating	August 23 1991
Summary of Activity, WLR Foods, Inc. (printed by NASDAQ Stock Market)	September 1991
Summary of Activity, WLR Foods, Inc. (printed by NASDAQ Stock Market) [Confidential]	October 1991
A.G. Edwards & Son Inc. Stock Report	October 1991
Stock Reports	December 1991
Stock Reports	December 1991
Description of Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series L	December 02 1991
Order of Presentations regarding proposal to repurchase Longacre Shares	December 03 1991
Stock Reports	January 1992
Stock Reports	January 1992
Stock Reports	February 1992
Stock Reports	March 1992
Stock Reports	March 1992
Stock Reports	April 1992
Stock Reports	April 1992
Stock Reports	April 1992
Stock Reports	May 1992
Stock Reports	June 1992
Stock Reports	July 1992
Stock Reports	July 1992
Stock Reports	August 1992
Stock Reports	August 1992
Stock Reports	September 1992
Stock Reports	September 1992
Stock Reports	October 1992
Stock Reports	December 1992
Stock Reports	January 1993
Stock Reports	January 1993
Stock Reports	January 1993
Stock Reports	February 1993
Stock Reports	March 1993
Stock Activity	April 1993
Stock Reports	April 1993
Stock Activity	May 1993
Stock Activity	May 1993
Stock Reports	May 1993
Stock Activity	June 1993
Stock Activity	July 1993
Stock Activity	July 1993
Stock Activity	August 1993
Stock Activity	August 1993
Stock Activity	September 1993
Stock Activity	October 1993
Stock Activity	October 1993
Stock Activity	October 1993
Stock Activity	December 1993
Stock Activity	January 1994
Stock Activity	January-February 1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Letter to Shareholders regarding Tyson	1994
Stock Activity	February 1994
Stock Activity	February-March 1994
Stock Activity	March 1994
Stock Activity	March 1994
Stock Activity	April 1994
Stock Activity	May 1994
Stock Activity	June 1994
Stock Activity	July 1994
Stock Activity	August 1994
Stock Activity	August 1994
Stock Activity	September 1994
Stock Activity	October 1994
Stock Activity	October 1994
Stock Reports	October 1994
Stock Reports	October 1994
Stock Reports	November 1994
Stock Reports	November 1994
Stock Reports	December 1994
Stock Reports	December 1994
Stock Reports	January 1995
Stock Reports	January 1995
Stock Reports	January 1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Summary of Stock Activity	1995
Stock Reports	February 1995
Stock Reports	February 1995
Stock Reports	February 1995
Stock Reports	March 1995
Stock Reports	March 1995
Stock Reports	April 1995
Stock Reports	April 1995
Stock Reports	May 1995
Stock Reports	May 1995
Stock Reports	June 1995
Stock Reports	July 1995
Stock Reports	August 1995
Stock Reports	September 1995
Stock Reports	October 1995
Stock Reports	November 1995
Stock Reports	November 1995
Stock Reports	December 1995
Stock Reports	January 1996
Stock Reports	February 1996
Stock Reports	March 1996
Stock Reports	April 1996
Stock Reports	May 1996
Stock Reports	May 1996
Stock Reports	June 1996
Stock Reports	July 1996
Stock Reports	August 1996
Stock Reports	August 1996
Stock Reports	September 1996
Stock Reports	September 1996
Stock Reports	October 1996
Stock Reports	November 1996
Stock Reports	December 1996
Stock Reports	December 1996
Stock Reports	January 1997
Stock Reports	February 1997
Stock Reports	February 1997
Stock Reports	March 1997
Stock Reports	March 1997
Stock Reports	March 1997
Stock Reports	April 1997
Stock Reports	June 1997
Stock Reports	July 1997
Stock Reports	August 1997
Stock Reports	September 1997
Stock Reports	October 1997
Stock Reports	November 1997
Stock Reports	December 1997
Stock Reports	January 1998
Stock Reports	February 1998
Stock Reports	February 1998
Stock Reports	March 1998
Stock Reports	March 1998
Stock Reports	April 1998
Stock Reports	May 1998
Stock Reports	June 1998
Stock Reports	June 1998
Stock Reports	July 1998
Stock Reports	August 1998
Stock Reports	September 1998
Stock Reports	October 1998
Stock Reports	November 1998
Stock Reports	December 1998
Stock Reports	January 1999
Stock Reports	February 1999
Stock Reports	March 1999
Stock Reports	March 1999
Stock Reports	May 1999
Stock Reports	May 1999
Stock Reports	June 1999
Stock Reports	July 1999
Stock Reports	August 1999
Stock Reports	September 1999
Stock Reports	October 1999
Stock Reports	November 1999
Stock Reports	December 1999
Stock Reports	January 2000
Stock Reports	January 2000
Stock Reports	2000
Stock Reports	February 2000
Stock Reports	February 2000
Stock Reports	March 2000
Stock Reports	March 2000
Stock Reports	April 2000
Stock Reports	May 2000
Stock Reports	June 2000
Stock Reports	July 2000
Stock Reports	August 2000
Stock Reports	September 2000
Stock Reports	October 2000
Stock Reports	October 2000
Stock Reports	November 2000
Stock Reports	November 2000
Stock Reports	December 2000
Stock Reports	undated

Series II: Meetings and Minutes, 1970-2001, bulk 1985-2000. (157 items)

Title	Year
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	1970-1975
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	July 1984-June 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	February 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	March 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	April 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	May 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	June 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	June 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	August 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	September 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	December 1985
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	February 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	March 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	April 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	June 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	September 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	October 1986
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	October 1986
Wampler-Longacre, Inc. - Stockholders Meetings	1987
W-L, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	March 30 1987
W-L, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	April 21 1987
W-L, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	May 28 1987
W-L, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	June 23 1987
W-L, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	July 28 1987
Special Stockholder's Meeting	September 15 1987
W-L, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	September 15 1987
Wampler Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	November 13 1987
W-L, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	December 15 1987
W-L, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	December 16 1986
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. - Board of Directors Meeting	1988
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1988
WLR Foods, Inc. - Board of Directors Organizational Meeting	1988
WLR, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	January 7 1988
WLR, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting [Organizational Meeting]	January 7 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting [special meeting]	February 23 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	April 21 1988
WLR, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	March 22 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	March 22 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting [Agenda]	May 2 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	May 17 1988
WLR, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	June 28 1988
WLR, Inc. Joint Meeting	August 23 1988
WLR, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	September 27 1988
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	November 1 1988
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. Annual Shareholder's Meeting	November 1 1988
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1989
WLR Foods, Inc. - Shareholders Meeting Report	1989
Joint Meeting of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee	March 28 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	April 18 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	June 27 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	July 25 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	August 22 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	September 26 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting	October 23 1989-October 24 1989
WLR Agenda for Shareholders Meeting	October 24 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	December 19 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. Executive Committee Meeting	December 20 1989
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Shareholders Meeting	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Board of Directors Organizational Meeting	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Board of Directors	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	February 27 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	April 26 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	June 26 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	August 28 1990
Animal Health & Specialties, Inc. Shareholder's Meeting Minutes	October 9 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	October 20 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	December 18 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	February 26 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	April 26 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes	June 21 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes [Confidential]	August 27 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes [Confidential]	October 25 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes [Confidential]	October 26 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1992
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1992
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	June 1992
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	September 1992
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	November 1992
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	December 1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1993
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1993
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	April 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	June 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	August 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	October 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	November 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	November 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	December 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	December 1993
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	December 1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Meeting Results	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy Corrections	1994
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	January 1994-March 1994
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	March 1994-June 1994
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	May 1994
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	August 1994
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management & Board decisions	October 1994
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1994
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	November 1994
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	December 1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Board of Directors Meeting	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Special Board of Directors Meeting	1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	January 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	March 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	May 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	August 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	August 1995
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	June 1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	December 1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	December 1996
Minutes of Directors Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	December 1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	January 1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	March 1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	March 1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	March 1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	March 1997
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	April 1997
WLR Foods, Inc. Annual Shareholder's Meeting [Confidential]	October 26 1991
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	November 1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	April 1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	May 1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	June 1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	July 1998
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Board Organizational Meeting	1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - Meeting of Shareholders Proxy	1999
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	January 1999
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1999
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	October 1999
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	November 1999
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	January 2000
Minutes of Director's Meetings, including many management and Board decisions	February 2000
WLR Foods, Inc. - Special Meeting of Shareholders	2001

Series III: Financial Reports, 1955-2000, bulk 1989-2000. (85 items)

Title	Year
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1955
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1956
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1957
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1958
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1959
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1960
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1961
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1962
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1963
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1964
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1965
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1966
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1967
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1968
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1969
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1970
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1971
Wampler-Bryan Company - Financial Statements	1972
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Statements	1978
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Statements	1979
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Statements	1980
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Statements	1981
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Statements	1982
Golden Acre Foods, Inc. -Financial Report	1984
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Report	1984
Golden Acre Foods, Inc. -Financial Report	1985
Wampler Foods, Inc. -Consolidated Financial Report	1985
Golden Acre Foods, Inc. -Financial Report	1986
Wampler-Longacre, Inc. - Consolidated Financial Report	1986
Golden Acre Foods, Inc. -Financial Report	1987
Wampler-Longacre, Inc. - Consolidated Financial Report	1987
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. - Annual Report	1988
Wampler-Longacre-Rockingham, Inc. - First Quarter Results	1988
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1989
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1989
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1989
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Results	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Report	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Results	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Fourth Quarter Results	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Results	1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1991
Wheat Investment Banking [logo]	December 19 1991
Wheat Investment Banking: WLR Foods, Inc. Materials prepared for the Board of Directors	December 19 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Report	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Results	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Report	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Results	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Fourth Quarter Results	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Results	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Fourth Quarter Results	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Report	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Report	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Fourth Quarter Results	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Results	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Results	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Annual Report	1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Results	1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Results	1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter Results	2000
WLR Foods, Inc. - Fourth Quarter Results	2000
WLR Foods, Inc. - Second Quarter Results	2000

Series IV: Publications, 1979-2002, bulk 1988-2002. (68 items)

Title	Year
Company Publications	1979
Company Publications	November 1984-December 1984
Company Publications	October 1986
Company Publications	1987
Company Publications	December 1987
Company Publications	January 1988
Company Publications	January 1988-February 1988
Company Publications	March 1988-April 1988
Company Publications	June1988-July 1988
Company Publications	November 1988-January 1989
Company Publications	January 1989-March 1989
Company Publications	March 1989-May 1989
Company Publications	March 1989-May 1989
Company Publications	November 1989
Company Publications	November 1989
Company Publications	December 1990
Company Publications	May 1991
Company Publications	June 1991-August 1991
Company Publications	December 1991
Company Publications	1992
Company Publications	February 1992
Company Publications	June 1992
Company Publications	February 1993
Company Publications	June 1993
Company Publications	October 1993
Company Publications	December 1993
Company Publications	January 1994-April 1994
Company Publications	April 1994
Company Publications	June 1997
Company Publications	October 1994
Company Publications	March 1995-May 1995
Company Publications	March 1995-May 1995
Company Publications	December 1995
Company Publications	February 1996
Company Publications	Jan1998-February 1998
Company Publications	February 1998
Company Publications	March 1998
Company Publications	September 1998
Company Publications	November 1998
Company Publications	March 1999
Company Publications	April 1999
Company Publications	June 1999
Company Publications	July 1999
Company Publications	August 1999
Company Publications	September 1999
Company Publications	November 1999
Company Publications	December 1999
Company Publications	January 2000
Company Publications	February 2000
Company Publications	February 2000
Company Publications	February 2000
Company Publications	March 2000
Company Publications	April 2000
Company Publications	May 2000
Company Publications	June 2000
Company Publications	July 2000
Company Publications	August 2000
Company Publications	November 2000
Company Publications	February 2001
Company Publications	March 2001-May 2001
Company Publications	March 2002-May 2002
Company Publications	June 2002-August 2002
Company Publications	September 2002-November 2002
Company Publications	undated
Company Publications	undated
Company Publications	undated

Series V: Acquisitions, Mergers, and Takeovers, 1984-2000, bulk 1984-1995. (58 items)

Title	Year
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	June 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	August 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	September 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	November 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	November 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	December 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	December 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	December 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	December 1984
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	April 1985
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	October 1986
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre	January 1985
Agreement and Plan of Affiliation	December 15 1986
Affiliation of Wampler-Longacre & Rockingham Poultry Coop.	1987
Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement	April 13 1987
Circuit Court of Rockingham County: Voluntary Dissolution of RPMC, Inc.	September 23 1987
Index to financial statements, followed by the financial statements	August 14 1989-December 31 1989
Appendix A, Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization	December 14 1989
Appendix B, Articles of Incorporation of New ABC Inc.	December 14 1989
Appendix C, Bylaws of New ABC Inc.	December 14 1989
Appendix D, Article 15 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended: Dissenters' Rights	December 14 1989
Resolutions	1990
Prospectus for takeover of WLR Foods Inc. by Cassco Corporation	April 6 1990
Special Power of Attorney	October 26 1991
Buy out of Longacre's Interest	December 1991
Buy out of Longacre's Interest	January 1992
Merger with Round Hill Co.	February 1993
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods Board Decision	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods Tender Offer	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods Tender Offer Board Decision	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods Tender Offer Board Decision	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Hostile Takeover Proxy	1994
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt, 1994	April 1994-May 1994
Cuddy Acquisition, 1994	June 1994-August 1994
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt, 1994	August 1994
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt, 1994	September 1994
Acquisition of several ice companies	November 1994
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	December 1994
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	September 1995
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	October 1995
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	October 1995
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	October 1995
Tyson Hostile Takeover Attempt	January 1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - Sale of Cassco Complete	1998
Expansion of WLR into WVA	April 1999
Buy out of WLR by Pilgrim's Pride Inc.	January 2000
Buy out of WLR by Pilgrim's Pride, Inc.	October 2000
Acquisition of Several Ice Companies	undated
Circuit Court of Rockingham County: Voluntary Dissolution of RPMC, Inc. [Petition]	undated
Cuddy Acquisition	undated
Merger Wampler Foods & Longacre, 1984	undated
Merger with Round Hill Co.	undated
Preliminary Prospective Buyers	undated
Purchase of Cassco Ice & Cold Storage, Inc.	undated
Spread sheet of new construction on all sites	undated
WLR Foods, Inc. - Resolutions Approving Acquisition of Certain Assets	undated
Notice of "Plan of Merger"	undated

Series VI: Announcements, Memos, and News, 1987-2000, bulk 1992-1999 (44 items)

Title	Year
Memo from Lawrence Hoover Jr. to W-L Board of Directors [cover letter for Amended and Restated Affiliation Agreement]	April 16 1987
WLR Foods, Inc. - Corporate Accomplishments	1988-1990
WLR Foods, Job Description for Chief Operating Officer	December 20 1988
Notice to the Exec. Comm. About employment duties and responsibilities	February 8 1988
WLR Foods, Inc. Nominating Committee	October 23 1989
Memo: Appointment of Dr. Gene Misner as GM of Rockingham County Poultry	January 25 1989
News Release	February 3 1989
Memo concerning WLR Foods Corporate contribution program	December 19 1989
News Release: Strong Second Quarter and 6 month results	January 30 1990
Memo concerning Rockingham Poultry, Inc.'s Upgraded Rendering plant	April 16 1990
WLR Foods, Inc. - Memo of Second Quarter Financial Statements	1991
Articles of Restatement of WLR Foods, Inc.	December 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. News Release	May 1 1991
WLR Foods, Inc. - Stock Share News Release	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Round Hill Foods News Release	1992
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods News Release	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Tyson Foods Tender Offer News Release	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Adoption of the Rights Plan	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Letter to Poultry Producers regarding Tyson	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Memo of Keeler's Farm Bureau Speech	1994
WLR Foods, Inc. - Stock Repurchase News Release	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Third Quarter Increased Earnings News Report	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - Memo of New Hope Feeds Acquisition	1995
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter News Report	1996
WLR Foods, Inc. - News Release - Common Stock Dividend, etc.	1997
WLR Foods, Inc. - Consolidating Turkey News Release	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Pending Sale of Assets News Report	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Brookshire Named VP of Administration	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Charlie Wampler Steps Down as Chairman	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Dale S. Lam named VP of Finance	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Expansion of PA Facilities	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Lam named Chief Financial Officer - 1998	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - New Credit Facility Announcement	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - William D. Wampler Elected New Chairman	1998
WLR Foods, Inc. - Expected Savings News Release	1999
Norfolk Southern Corporation memo	October 28 1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - First Quarter News Report	1999
Share Repurchase program mem	December 1999
WLR Foods, Inc. - Pilgrim's Pride Joint Statement	2000
"Rockingham's Export Experts"	undated
"WLR Foods Selling a New Product: Itself" [DNR article]	undated
WLR Foods, Inc. - Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return	undated
WLR Foods, Inc. - Golden West Foods Announcement regarding NC Fa.	undated
Advertisement for Rockingham Poultry	undated
DNR articles	undated

Series VII: Audit and Examination Reports, 1948-1978, bulk 1958-1978 (39 items)

Title	Year
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Examination	1948
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Audit	1953
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Audit	1954
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Examination	1957
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1958
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Examination	1958
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Examination	1958
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1959
Wampler Feed and Seed Company -Report on Examination	1959
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1960
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1960
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1961
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1961
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1962
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1962
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1962
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1963
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1963
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1964
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1964
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1965
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1965
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1966
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1966
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1967
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1967
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1968
Wampler Feeds, Inc. -Report on Examination	1968
Virginia Valley Processors, Inc. -Report on Examination	1969
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1970
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1971
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1972
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1973
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1974
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1975
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1976
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1977
Wampler Foods, Inc. Report on Examination	1978

Series VIII: Various Documents, 1987-1996, bulk 1988 (22 items)

Title	Year
Time Table	1987-1988
Capital Expenditure Requests	January 15 1987
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Form 10-Q	September 26 1987
Notice that Rockingham will be affiliated with W-L	January 4 1988
OTC Review	December 1988
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission: Current Report	December 20 1988
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission: Quarterly Report	December 31 1988
WLR Foods Form 10-K, 1989	1989
Investment Opinion from Davenport & Co. of Va, Inc.	July 15 1991
WLR Philosophy	April 1993
WLR Philosophy	November 1994
Wampler Foods - Name Change	1996
By-Laws of Rockingham Poultry, Inc.	undated
By-Laws of WLR, Inc.	undated
Continuation of by-laws [see By-Laws of WLR, Inc.], as well as proposed changes to old by-laws	undated
Invitation to the South Eastern Poultry & Egg Association Convention	undated
Supplemental Deferred Compensation Agreement	undated
WLR Foods and the Poultry Industry	undated
WLR Foods Philosophy	undated
WLR Foods Philosophy	undated

Series IX: Correspondence, 1988-1991 (8 items)

Title	Year
Inter-Office Corres. To Gene Misner from Steve Bolden	September 26 1988
Letter to WLR from Johnson & Higgins	October 5 1988
Letter from Wampler-Longacre to Stephen Custer	February 16 1989
Letter to Mr. Delbert Seitz concerning a "revolving line of credit"	April 3 1990
Letter to William D. Wampler from James L. Keeler concerning merger	April 9 1990
Letter to Board of Directors from KPMG Peat Marwick	December 3 1991
Letter from Dot Wampler-Landen	undated