Eastman-Butterfield Collection
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eastman-butterfield_collection This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on October 01, 2021. English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp eastman-butterfield_collection Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents note ............................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Series I: Notebooks ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Series II: Interview notes ............................................................................................................................ 6 Series III: Eastman Biography notes ........................................................................................................ 13 Series IV: Photography ............................................................................................................................. 14 Series V: Book correspondence and agreements ...................................................................................... 15 Series VI: Printed material ........................................................................................................................ 15 - Page 2 - eastman-butterfield_collection Summary Information Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Creator: Butterfield, Roger, 1907-1981 Title: Eastman-Butterfield collection ID: D.4 Date [inclusive]: 1950s Physical Description: 9 notebooks Physical Description: 4 boxes Physical Description: 1 package Language of the English Material: Preferred Citation [Item title, item date], Eastman-Butterfield Collection, D.4, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents note The Eastman-Butterfield Collection consists of a series of notes in nine notebooks, four boxes, and one package. Roger Butterfield assembled the notes in the early 1950s to serve as the resource material for a proposed biography of George Eastman. Although Butterfield never wrote the Eastman biography, he did publish an article, "The Prodigious Life of George Eastman," in the April 26, 1954 issue of Life magazine. The first eight notebooks contain notes and correspondence arranged in chronological order. These notebooks cover the period from c.1830 until George Eastman's death in 1932. The ninth notebook is comprised of a subject file of key elements of Eastman's life. Researchers using the notebooks can determine the sources of Butterfield's information by looking at the initial code in the upper left-hand corner of each page. Butterfield's general information came either from the Eastman House (EH) or from the Eastman Kodak Company (EK) files. Material from - Page 3- eastman-butterfield_collection either of these sources that was derived from examining letters (correspondence) can be distinguished by the presence of an L before the main initials (i.e. LEH and LEK). The Eastman Kodak Company further divided Eastman's letters into personal correspondence boxes and general (mostly business) correspondence boxes. LB stands for Letter Box, the general file, while PLB denotes the Personal Letter Box. Much of the Eastman Kodak Company correspondence collection had already been excerpted and transcribed by Kodak employees before Butterfield began his research. Butterfield notes in the text of the notebooks which letters he has only seen in incomplete transcribed versions. The Eastman House files were transferred to the Department of Rare Books, & Special Collections and can now be found in D.138, the Eastman (George) Papers. The collection also contains four boxes and one package. The first three boxes include interviews, notes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and other research materials. The first box contains a series of interviews and interview notes gathered by Butterfield. The interviews shed light on Eastman's private and public life, on his management of the Eastman Kodak Company, and on the continuing development of the Company since his death. The second box contains Butterfield's notes and printed materials having to do with George Eastman himself. The third box contains notes and clippings about the development of photography in general, and some specific information about the Eastman Kodak Company. This box also contains printed material distributed by Eastman Kodak to its stockholders. The last box contains copies of Butterfield's book contracts for the writing of the Eastman biography and correspondence pertaining to the proposed book. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp Restrictions on Access The Eastman-Butterfield Collection is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification. - Page 4- eastman-butterfield_collection Immediate Source of Acquisition note This collection was the gift of Roger Butterfield in September, 1971. Restrictions on Use In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Archival Materials note The Eastman-Butterfield Collection is one of five collections of materials relating to George Eastman in the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections. The other four collections are: D.85, the George Eastman House Construction Papers, 1902-1906, which consists of correspondence, including some to and from George Eastman, agreements, contracts, etc., relating to the construction of the home of George Eastman at 350 (now 900) East Avenue, Rochester, New York; D.137, the Bachmann (Lawrence) Papers, a collection of notes and a draft of a proposed biography of Eastman; and D.138, the Eastman (George) Papers, composed of Eastman's correspondence, printed ephemera, and over 4,000 photographs and negatives depicting George Eastman, his family, his friends, his homes in Waterville and at 900 East Avenue, and early Kodak factories and workers. D.139, Eastman Research Materials, is a collection of miscellaneous items, including scrapbooks, taped oral histories, photographs, and an extensive newspaper clipping file. As relevant material is acquired, it will be added to this collection. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • New York (State)--Rochester • Photography - Page 5- eastman-butterfield_collection • Notebooks • Eastman, George, 1854-1932 • Eastman Kodak Company Collection Inventory Series I: Notebooks Title/Description Instances circa 1830-1878 Volume 1 1879-1889 Volume 2 1890-1895 Volume 3 1896-1901 Volume 4 1902-1906 Volume 5 1907-1911 Volume 6 1912-1918 Volume 7 1919-1932 Volume 8 Subject file Volume 9 Scope and Contents Biographical; business; family; finances; gifts; homes; legal; patents; personal; philosophy; philanthropy; photography; travel; women; his death ^ Return to Table of Contents Series II: Interview notes Title/Description Instances C. S. Abbott Box 1 Folder 1 Gertrude Strong Achilles, daughter of Henry Strong Box 1 Folder 1 Carl W. Ackerman, biographer Box 1 Folder 1 Bill Adams, barber (?) Box 1 Folder 1 Irving Adams, early competitor of Eastman Box 1 Folder 1 Dr. Rufus A. Adams, physician, original stockholder Box 1 Folder 1 Isaac Adler, solicited by Eastman to be trustee of Bureau of Box 1 Folder 1 Municipal Research - Page 6- eastman-butterfield_collection Mortimer Adler, associated on Community Chest beginning 1917 Box 1 Folder 1 Carl Akeley, from Carl Akeley's Africa, by Mary L. Akeley Box 1 Folder 1 Harold E. Akerly, former employee and companion on trip Box 1 Folder 1 Linda Allard - Eastman Kodak Co., in charge of Eastman's Box 1 Folder 1 personal files Charles F. Ames, vice-president of Eastman-Kodak Co. Box 1 Folder 1 George Worthington Andrus, Eastman's brother-in-law Box 1 Folder 1 Anthonys, pioneer dealers in photographic supplies, first selling Box 1 Folder 1 agents for Eastman