Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada
Introduction | Geographical | Name of Archivist
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Complete Entries Arranged Alphabetically
by Name of Corporation,
P-R
Pacific Telesis Group (doing
business as AT&T West)
See: AT&T Inc.
Paine Webber*
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Contact: Linda Edgerly, Consulting Archivist, The Winthrop Group
Telephone: 212-865-6181
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Securities industry
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Requests must be made in advance and in writing.
Recent correspondence and subject files closed to outside research.
Holdings: 1870s-1986; bulk dates, 1950-1985
Total Volume: 45 cubic feet
Description: Annual reports, press coverage and news releases, biographical
files on major figures in the company's history, reference files on antecedent
and subsidiary companies, correspondence and office files of the chairman of the
board and executive assistant to the chairman, samples of printed material and
advertising of the company and its antecedents.
The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
One Pampered Chef Lane
Addison, IL 60101-5630
Contact: Lee Fosburgh
Telephone: 630-261-8960
E-Mail: lee_fosburgh@pamperedchef.com
Type of Business: Direct selling
Hours of Service: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval by The Pampered Chef.
Holdings: 1980-[ongoing]
Total Volume: 1100 cubic feet; 2500 artifacts
Description: The Pampered Chef Archives collects materials that have enduring value in documenting the global history and evolution of The Pampered Chef. Series document the founding of The Pampered Chef by Doris K. Christopher, evolution of the party plan and Kitchen Consultant sales force and the company's acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway.
Papa Johns International
P.O. Box 99900
Louisville, KY 40269
Contact: Lisa Baize, Records Manager/Archivist
Telephone: 502-261-4003
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Fast food/pizza
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Parke-Davis Research Institute
2270 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, ON L5K 1B4 Canada
Contact: Jody Wagner
Telephone: 905-822-3520
Fax: 905-822-1049
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Pharmaceuticals
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Pendleton Woolen Mills*
220 NW Broadway, Box 3030
Portland, OR 97208-3030
Contact: The Winthrop Group
Telephone: 503-226-4801
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Textiles and garments
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests subject to approval
by management.
Holdings: 1870s-present; bulk dates 1910-present
Total Volume: 700 cubic feet
Description: Pendleton is a closely held corporation, founded in 1909.
Holdings include personal papers, business records, photographs, and products.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
One Commerce Square, #1700
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact: Bruce C. Compton
Telephone: 215-575-4815
Fax: 215-575-4939
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Phillips Petroleum Company
Corporate Archives
C-20, Phillips Building
Bartlesville, OK 74004
Contact: Kathy Triebel, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 918-661-7326
Fax: 918-662-2600
E-Mail: kbtrieb@ppco.com
Type of Business: Energy
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conditions of Access: Limited; by permission of the Corporate Archivist
Holdings: 1874-present
Total Volume: 700 cubic feet
Description: The Phillips corporate archives contains the corporate records
of Phillips Petroleum Company and subsidiaries as well as its founders, Frank
and L.E. Phillips; biographical data files; financial reports; organization
charts; advertisements and publicity campaign materials; company publications
and employee newsletter; executive speeches; over 800,000 photographs and
negatives; audio and video taped oral histories; maps and many other artifacts.
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.*
One American Row
Hartford, CT 06103
www.phoenixwm.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: phoenix@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Life and group insurance and investment
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by The Phoenix Companies.
Holdings: 1850s - present
Total Volume: 450 linear feet
Description: Holdings represent the operation of two distinct companies,
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company and Home Life Insurance Company, as well
as their combined efforts since their 1992 merger. Financial records and
ledgers; field agent material and newsletters; correspondence and BOD minutes;
polices and clippings; advertisement and photographs; as well as videos and
slides are retained.
Updated August 18, 2003
Piper Jaffray, Inc.
222 South Ninth Street
P.O. Box 28
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Contact: Jane Johnson, Records Manager
Telephone: 612-342-6707
Fax: 612-342-6088
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Securities industry
Hours of Service: M-F 8:15am-4:45pm
Conditions of Access: Prior approval necessary
Holdings: 1895-present; bulk dates, 1930-present
Total Volume: Approximately 90 cubic feet
Description: Holdings include files of founding partners, materials relating
to the internal structure of the company and other documents that reflect the
business of the company. The archives includes documents, photos and other
miscellaneous materials.
Playboy Enterprises
680 North Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Contact:
Telephone: 312-751-8000
Fax:
E-Mail: photolib@playboy.com
Type of Business: Publishing
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Pleasant Company
8400 Fairway Place
Middleton, WI 53562-0998
Contact: Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, Manager of Research and Library Services
Telephone: 608-836-4848
Fax: 608-836-1999
E-Mail: Menzi_Behrnd-Klodt@pleasantco.com
Type of Business: Publisher of American Girls Collectionâ ; direct mail marketer of historical dolls and books for girls ages 7-12.
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Polaroid Corporation
119 Windsor Street, 1st Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
Contact: Nasrin Rohani
Telephone: 617-577-3309
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: The archives functions as an internal resource,
but will provide materials for publishers and outside researchers.
Holdings: 1936-present
Total Volume: 2 million items
Description: Polaroid corporate archives was founded in 1984 in anticipation
of the company's 50th anniversary in 1987. Since its founding, the archives has
produced 72 reference volumes, including catalogs of individual collections and
topics pertaining to the company's history. Major collections include: Examples
of early products, cameras and test photographs, vectograph collection,
photographs representing many Polaroid film types, fine prints, advertising and
packaging collections.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
Photography
650 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Contact: Pamela Robin Anderson, Cybil Genevieve Walsh Powers
Telephone: 212-765-7950
Fax: 212-765-7240
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Clothing, fashion.
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
PRC Environmental Management
1921-D Rohlwing Road
Rolling Meadow, IL 60008
Contact: Mary Wendt
Telephone: 708-255-7531
Fax: 708-255-8528
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Procter & Gamble Company
One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Contact: Edward Rider, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 513-983-5443
Fax: 513-983-1193
E-Mail: rider.em@pg.com
Type of Business: Consumer products
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval of corporate archivist and public relations department.
Holdings: 1837-present; bulk dates, 1880s-present
Total Volume: 4,000 cubic feet
Description: Papers of the founding partners, financial records, brand
records, company publications, print and broadcast advertising, 19,000+
products, 250,000+ photographs of packaging, facilities and employees, and a
wide variety of other documentation for P&G brands and acquired companies.
Updated January 31, 2004
Prudential Financial, Inc.
751 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102-3777
www.prudential.com
Contact: Corporate Communications
Telephone: 973-802-6000
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Financial and Insurance Services
Hours of Service: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by Prudential Financial, Inc.
Holdings: 1875-present
Total Volume: 600 linear feet
Description: Archives contains more than 10,000 images; videos and film reels
of commercials, Prudential-sponsored radio and television shows, and sales
meetings; promotional items such as color-illustrated calendars, postcards and
trading cards; policies and related forms, corporate histories, anniversary
files and annual reports; employee and executive biographical files.
Updated August 18, 2003
Quaker Chemical Corporation
Elm & Lee Streets
Conshohocken, PA 19428-0809
Contact: Jane L. Williams
Telephone: 610-832-4306
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Chemical specialties manufacturing
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Not open to the public.
Holdings: 1920-present
Total Volume:
Description: Chemical auxiliaries for metal and paper manufacture including
6,275 monographs, 175 periodical titles, bound periodicals, microfilms,
videotapes, pictures, and slides.
Random House, Inc.
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Contact:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Publishing
Hours of Service: By appointment (limited onsite access)
Conditions of Access: Contact Director
Holdings: 1897-present (bulk dates 1970-present)
Total Volume: Over 200,000 books; 35 oral history interviews. Volume
of archival records not quantified as of 2003
Description: Books published by the U.S. divisions and imprints of
Random House, Inc. (including Random House, Doubleday, Knopf, Modern Library,
Bantam, Dell, Ballantine, Crown, Fodors, Pantheon, Schocken, Anchor, Vintage,
Golden Books, and others); editorial, publicity and administrative records;
marketing materials; oral histories of current and former executives and
editors.
Updated December 27, 2005
Red Wing Shoe Company
314 Main Street
Red Wing, MN 55066-2300
Contact: Jayne Ann Valley
Telephone: 612-388-8211
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Clothing manufacturing
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Reliastar
20 Washington Avenue South, Route #0110
Minneapolis, MN 55440
Contact: Scott Marsalis, Corporate Librarian
Telephone: 612-342-7429
Fax: 612-342-7531
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Insurance and insurance-related services
Hours of Service: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted to employees
Holdings: 1885-present; bulk dates, 1940s-1970s
Total Volume:
Description: Contains information on executives, board members, home office
buildings, advertising, products, employee benefits and handbooks, internal
publications subsidiaries and reorganizations.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
401 North Main Street
P.O. Box 2959
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Contact: Barry Miller, Business Information Center
Telephone: 910-741-7545
Fax: 910-741-7546
E-Mail: fn_miller@co.forsyth.nc.us
Type of Business: Tobacco industry
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: For internal use only
Holdings: 1875-present; bulk dates, 1913-present
Total Volume:
Description: Memorabilia, company publications.
RKO Pictures, Inc.
129 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Contact: John M. Hall, Director
Telephone: 213-383-5525
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Entertainment and leisure
Hours of Service: M-F 7:30am-5:00pm; by appointment only
Conditions of Access: Available to recognized scholars, archivists and
researchers
Holdings: 1919-present
Total Volume: 10,000 cubic feet
Description: Historical, legal and production records of RKO Radio Pictures
and successor companies. Facility also houses broadcasting records associated
with three Los Angeles stations: KHJ-TV, KHJ-AM and KRTH-FM.
Royal Bank of Canada
6880 Financial Drive
Tower 1, 2nd Floor
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 7Y5
Canada
Contact: Gord Rabchuk, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 905-606-1625
Fax: 905-813-4800
E-Mail: gord.rabchuk@royalbank.com
Type of Business: Financial services
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted. By appointment only.
Holdings: 1818-present
Total Volume: 3,700 linear feet
Description: Business records, publications and historical artifacts,
including 30,000 photographs of Royal Bank Financial Group.
Page updated February 19, 2008
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