Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
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by Name of Corporation,
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IBM Corporation
Archives
LS 120, CSB
Route 100
Somers, NY 10589
Contact: Paul C. Lasewicz, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 914-766-0611. Reference requests: 914-766-0612
Fax: 914-766-0616
E-Mail: lasewicp@us.ibm.com
Type of Business: Information technology
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: Limited public access
Holdings: 1890-present; bulk dates, 1940-1985
Total Volume: 10,000 cubic feet of print documentation; 2500+ films/videotapes;
1500 business machines
Description: The IBM Archives documents the growth and development of one of
the world's leading technology companies. Strengths of the collection include:
The Thomas J. Watson Sr. papers, corporate communications (press releases,
publications, advertisements), annual reports, product documentation,
photographs, and A/V materials. Also of note is an extensive collection of
precision business equipment ranging from 18th-century adding machines to
19th-century clocks to 20th-century mainframe computers.
Updated November 5, 2002
IDS
80 S. 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2100
Contact: Judy Aslesen-Rekela
Telephone: 612-333-3920
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Banking and Financial Services
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
INCO, Ltd.
Archives
Copper Cliff, ON P0M 1N0
Canada
Contact: Ronald P. Orasi, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 705-682-5158
Fax: 705-682-6875
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Mining, smelting, refining
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: By written request. All requests are subject to
archives committee approval.
Holdings: 1883-present; bulk dates, 1920-1960
Total Volume: 3,500 cubic feet
Description: The archival collection comprises the history and founding
articles of the company as well as the documentation of changes and progress
within the company and the industry.
Inglis
House: A Wheelchair Community (subsidiary of Inglis Innovative Services)*
2600 Belmont Avenue
Center City, PA
www.inglis.org
Contact: Archival
Services Department, The History Factory
14140 Parke Long Court
Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
www.historyfactory.com
Telephone: 703.631.0500
Fax: 703.631.1124
E-Mail: inglishouse@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Physical Disability Service Provider
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by Inglis House.
Holdings: 1879-present
Total Volume: 72 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of various material including, but
not limited to: annual reports, donation plea letters, photographs of candid
patent events and facilities, patient files including correspondence and
applications, newsletters and brochures, facility promotional videotapes and
PSAs, Board of Managers meeting minutes, Development Fund meeting files,
assorted speeches and clipping scrapbooks.
Updated August 17, 2003
Inova Health System Archives*
2990 Telestar Ct.
Falls Church, VA 22042
www.inova.org
Contact:Archival Services Department, The History Factory
14140 Parke Long Court
Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
www.historyfactory.com
Telephone: 703-631-0500
Fax: 703-631-1124
E-Mail: inova@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Health care provider
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to
approval by Inova Health System.
Holdings: 1950s-present
Total Volume: 116 linear feet
Description: Holdings consist of records of the Inova Health System
(1987-present) and its predecessor, Fairfax Hospital Association (1956-1987).
Executive papers, HR files and newsletters, annual and accreditation reports,
and public relations material is retained. Records of constituent hospitals and
non-hospital operating units are retained as well.
Updated August 17, 2003
Inter-American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20577
Contact: J. Thomas Converse
Telephone: 202-623-3010
Fax:
E-Mail: thomasc@iadb.org
Type of Business: Multilateral development bank
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Requests for documentation created before 1995 are
coordinated through the Public Information Center, Attn.: Mr. John Ferriter
(202-623-1394). Operational documents created since January 1, 1995 are
available on the Internet at http://www.iadb.org.
Holdings: 1961-present
Total Volume: 4,000 cubic feet
Description: Holdings consist of files relating to the bank's activities
including policies, project documents, environmental documents and evaluations
of projects. The bulk of the holdings concerns the bank's lending projects in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
1188 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Contact: Eugene Dennis Vrana
Telephone: 415-775-0533
Fax: 415-775-1302
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Trade association
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
International Monetary Fund
Information Services Division, Archives and Records
700 19th Street, NW
Suite HQ1-CN-200
Washington, DC, 20431
Contact: Michelle Dolbec
Tel: 202-623-8933
Fax: 202-623-7175
E-Mail: mdolbec@imf.org
Type of business: International Organization - Finances and Banking
Reference desk: Premela Isaac
Tel: 202-623-4913
Fax: 202-623-7175
E-mail: archives@imf.org
Hours of service: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm, closed on U.S. official holidays.
Conditions of Access: The general public has access to Executive Board documents, which are available to the public under 5, 10 or 20-year rules except for classified items; and other institutional archives, which are available after 20 years. Exempt from public disclosure are: (i) legal documents protected by attorney-client privilege; (ii) confidential documentary materials provided to the IMF by external parties, including member countries, their agencies and central banks, unless such parties consent to their declassification; (iii) personnel files, medical and other records pertaining to individuals; and (iv) documents and proceedings of the IMF Grievance Committee.
Reading Room: The Archives reading room is wheel chair accessible. Use of a laptop computer is permitted in the reading room which has WI-FI access to the Internet
Reproduction Facilities for Documents: Photocopying policy — photocopies are not generally provided. Digital cameras are allowed in the reading room — it is highly recommended that researchers bring their own camera. In addition, a digital camera can be borrowed for use in the reading room.
Holdings: 1930-1991, predominant 1946-1991.
Total Volume: 7,000 linear feet of textual material. — 425,000 photographs. — 1,883 sound recordings. — 14 flags. — 3 oil paintings.
Description: (1) Executive Board Series Collection - documents of the IMF Executive Board and its committees that include agendas and minutes of meetings; policy papers; staff reports; reports on missions to member countries; and discussions of fiscal, monetary and economic policy issues; (2) the Central Files Collection - records on the evolution of the international financial system during the second half of the 20th century; (3) the Bretton Woods Conference Collection: records cover the period from immediately prior to the Atlantic City Conference in June 1944 and run through the Savannah Conference held in March 1946; (4) IMF Institutional Archives: records document the core functions of the Fund including: the role and responsibilities of departments, offices and bureaus; financial operations and policies; IMF programs; and relations with member countries and other parties; (5) the Audiovisual Collection – photographic material authored and created by photographers from the IMF and sound recordings.
International
Paper Company*
400 Atlantic St.
Stamford, CT 06921
www.ipaper.com
Contact: Archival Services Department, The History Factory
14140 Parke Long Court
Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
www.historyfactory.com
Telephone: 703.631.0500
Fax: 703.631.1124
E-Mail: ipaper@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Forest Product producer and distributor
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by International Paper.
Holdings: 1846-1998
Total Volume: 216 linear feet
Description: The archive documents the evolution of International Paper
from its beginnings as a collection of 18 paper mills in the U.S. Northeast to
its present-day international operations. Holdings are comprised of print
advertisements, photographs, videos, annual reports, newsletters, memorabilia
and awards. Select administrative and financial files are also available.
Updated August 17, 2003
International SEMATECH
Austin, TX 78741
Contact: Jack Lydick
Telephone: 512-356-3361
Fax: 512-356-7118
E-Mail: jack.lydick@sematech.org
Type of Business: Semiconductor research and development
Hours of Service: M-F, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted to employees, assignees, and member
companies. All outside requests must be cleared through the
Communications Department
Holdings: 1986-present
Total Volume: Approximately 1,200 cubic feet of archival material
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company
206 East Second Street
Davenport, IA 52801
Contact: John M. Killion, Records Coordinator
Telephone: 319-326-7127
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Utilities
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Description: Materials relate to company and predecessor companies.
Irwin Management Company
420 Third Street
Columbus, IN 47201
Contact: Linda M. Caldwell, Archivist
Telephone: 812-376-3331
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
J. Walter Thompson
Company (JWT)
Part of the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising &
Marketing History
Duke University
Box 90185
Durham, NC 27708
Contact: Jacqueline
Reid Director or Lynn Eaton, Reference Archivist
Telephone: 919-660-5827
Fax: 919-660-5934
E-Mail: hartman-center@duke.edu
Type of Business: Advertising agency
Hours of Service: 9:00-5:00 M-F
Conditions of
Access: Most records older than 15 years are open
to the public, with a few exceptions.
Holdings: 1860s to
the present; bulk dates, 1920s-1980s
Total Volume: 5,000 linear feet
Description: J.
Walter Thompson is a multinational advertising
agency, founded in 1864 in New York City. A
sampling of collections includes within the Archives
are the following materials:
- JWT
advertisement tear sheets and proofs,
1875-2000s, arranged by client
- Advertisement
tear sheets of competing agencies, 1916-1998,
arranged by product category
- Company
publications, 1887+, including newsletters,
1916-2000s, and annual reports
- Biographical
files for JWT employees, 1914-2000s
- Personnel files,
1910s-1950s
- Speeches and
writings of JWT executives, 1908-1990s
- Internal staff
memoranda, 1924-1990s
- Verbatim staff
meeting minutes, 1927-1938
- Market and
product research reports, 1916-1949
- Radio-Television
Department files, including microfilm of scripts
of most of the agency-produced radio and
television shows, 1930s-1960, including Kraft
Music Hall, Lux Radio Theatre, and Lux Video
Theatre
- Board of
Directors' minute books, 1896-1980s
- Photographs of
staff, offices, and activities
- Records relating
to the agency's offices abroad, especially in
Latin America and Europe
- Tapes and
transcripts of oral interviews with Company
staff and officers, 1963-1979
- Press clippings
and press releases
Updated November 18, 2007
JC Penney Company
DeGolyer Library
Southern Methodist University
P.O. Box 750396
Dallas, TX 75275-0396
Contact: Joan Gosnell, University Archivist
Phone: 214-768-2261
Fax: 214-768-1565
E-Mail: jgosne@mail.smu.edu
Type of Business: Retail
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: The collection is closed to the public.
Holdings: 1876-present; bulk dates, 1902-1932, 1950-present
Total Volume: 1,500 linear feet
Description: The JCPenney Archives and Historical Museum contains both the
corporate records of the JCPenney Company and the personal papers of Mr. James
C. Penney, founder, as well as store photographs, advertisements, catalogs, and
other audiovisual records.
Updated January 23, 2005
Johnson Controls, Inc.
5757 N. Green Bay Avenue
P.O. Box 591
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Contact: Ken Wirth, Manager, Records and Archives
Telephone: 414-524-2287
Fax:
E-Mail: kenneth.wirth@jci.com
Type of Business: Manufacturing - automotive interior systems and batteries;
building environment controls
Hours of Service: 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., M-F
Conditions of Access: By prior arrangement
Holdings: 1885-present
Total Volume: 500 linear feet
Description: Print files, photographs, slides, films, corporate publications,
news clippings, annual reports, advertising and sales materials such as catalogs
and pamphlets, product samples, and other artifacts collected since the
company's founding. Significant holdings regarding company founder Professor
Warren Johnson (1847-1911).
Updated July 14, 2003
David J. Joseph Company
300 Pike St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Contact: Ann E. DeWert
Telephone: 513-345-4310
Fax: 513-345-4397
E-Mail: adewert@djj.com
Type of Business: Scrap brokerage and processing
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted
Holdings: 1885-present
Total Volume:
Kellogg Company
One Kellogg Square
Box 5399
Battle Creek, MI 49016-3599
Contact: Alinda Arnett
Telephone: 616-961-2981
Fax: 616-961-3075
E-Mail: alinda.arnett@kellogg.com
Type of Business: Food industry
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:45pm
Conditions of Access: Open to authorized Kellogg personnel. Outside users
only with the approval of the public affairs department.
Holdings: 1907-present
Total Volume: 5,000 linear feet
Description: Company documents, ad reprints, marketing materials,
photographs, premiums, training films, commercials, slide presentations,
purchasing documents, public affairs records, trademark and patent information
are just a portion of the collections housed in Kellogg's Archives.
Kimberly-Clark
Corporation*
351 Phelps Dr.
Irving, TX 75038
www.kimberly-clark.com
Contact: Archival Services Department, The History Factory
14140 Parke Long Court
Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
www.historyfactory.com
Telephone: 703.631.0500
Fax: 703.631.1124
E-Mail: kcc@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Personal Paper product producer
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by Brown-Forman Corporation.
Holdings: c.1819-present
Total Volume: 1,320 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of various material including, but
not limited to: clippings and articles; artifacts and memorabilia;
advertisements; biographical files of founders and executive officers; press
releases; newsletters; correspondence and memoranda; reports; contracts and
agreements; quarterly and annual reports; ledgers and other financial records;
organizational charts and directories; speeches; corporate and brand histories;
minutes; product samples; patent and trademark files; sound recordings, films
and videos; and photographs, slides and negatives. The records represent various
companies that had some relation to the expansion of Kimberly-Clark, including
subsidiaries. The largest of those companies is Scott Paper Company, which
merged with Kimberly-Clark in 1995.
Updated August 17, 2003
King Ranch, Inc.
P.O. Box 1090
Kingsville, TX 78364-1090
Contact:
Telephone: 512-595-1881
Fax: 512-592-0408
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Agriculture, energy
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Access only upon approval of King Ranch,
Inc.
Holdings: 1809-present; bulk dates, 1912-present
Total Volume: 4,000 cubic feet
Description: Business records of family-owned King Ranch and family papers of
Richard King and his descendants. Includes congressional papers of U.S.
Representative Richard M. Kleberg and papers of his brother world cattle baron
Robert J. Kleberg.
Kraft Foods, Inc.
6350 Kirk St.
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Contact: Becky Haglund Tousey
Telephone: 847-646-2981
Fax: 847-646-7699
E-Mail: btousey@kraft.com
Type of Business: Food industry
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Conditions of Access: Not open to researchers. Will answer mail or telephone
requests for unclassified information.
Holdings: 1880-present; bulk dates, 1920-present
Total Volume: 6,000 cubic feet
Updated February 14, 2006
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