Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records, MSS-200
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The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections The University of Toledo Finding Aid Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records MSS-200 Size: 407 linear feet & 77 bound oversize volumes Provenance: Owens-Illinois Access: Open Collection Summary: This large collection of records encompasses the entire history of Owens- Illinois, Inc. Included is a large historical bottle collection, as well as photos, annual reports, sales, and marketing catalogs for the various brands owned by Owens-Illinois, Inc.; the personal papers of various Owens-Illinois, Inc. executives; illustrations of various Owens-Illinois, Inc. plants; and audio-visual materials. The collection also includes information pertaining to the numerous companies that have either been incorporated into or created from Owens-Illinois, Inc., including the Owens Bottle Company, Owens Bottle Machine Company, National Container, Libbey-Owens-Ford, and Illinois-Pacific Glass. MSS-200. 406 linear feet & 77 bound oversize volumes. Subjects: Business and Commerce, Glass Industry, and Philanthropy Copyright: The literary rights to this collection are assumed to rest with the person(s) responsible for the production of the particular items within the collection, or with their heirs or assigns. Researchers bear full legal responsibility for the acquisition to publish from any part of said collection per Title 17, United States Code. The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections may reserve the right to intervene as intermediary at its own discretion. Completed by: Members of the Canaday Center staff including Ann Bowers, Greg Johnson, Tamara Jones, Christina Boudreaux, Rachel Constance, Cory Eickholt, Katie Green, Asiyih Modarai, Stephanie Shook, & Casey Stark. The project was supervised by Kimberly Brownlee, Manuscripts Librarian; last updated: March 2016 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records Company History See Time in a Bottle: A History of Owens-Illlinois, Inc., 2006 Virtual Exhibition 2 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records Series Descriptions Record Group I: Owens Illinois Glass Company Records (NOTE: In all series, the symbol “+” denotes that the box is located in the oversize section). Page S1 Administrative records Subseries A: Annual Reports 15 1929-2015 Arranged chronologically No formal annual reports were produced for the years 1986-1990 because the company was privately owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts during those years. However, internal versions of reports for the years 1987-1990 are available in the Jack Paquette papers, MSS-169. Subseries B: 10-K Reports 15 1970-1993 Arranged chronologically Includes one 10-Q report for 1992. Subseries C: Executive speeches 15 Undated Arranged alphabetically by speaker’s name Subseries D: Project files 16 1940-1982 & undated Arranged alphabetically by project name Primarily consists of files on the downtown redevelopment project. Subseries E: General administrative files 1929-2000 & undated 17 Arranged alphabetically S2 Legal records 18 Consists entirely of patents for mechanisms used in the manufacture of various types of glass. Inventors represented in this series are: William E. Bock William K. Brownlee Henry J. Colburn James B. Conde Edward Danner 3 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records Marie D. Durand Hermann Hilde Richard Hirsch August Kadow Robert J. Kehl Richard LaFrance Michael J. Owens Karl E. Peiler John J. Power Julia Proeger Solon O. Richardson Joseph W. Robinson Charles W. Schwenzpeier Leonard D. Soubier Amos R. Wilson S3 Financial records Subseries A: Stock certificates & stock information 19 1940’s-1987 & undated Arranged alphabetically & chronologically Subseries B: Other financial material 20 1929-1999 & undated Arranged alphabetically Includes Brief Financial Histories for years scattered from 1953-1971, scattered quarterly reports, and various other financial documents. S4 Sales/Advertising/Marketing records Subseries A: General sales and advertising files 21 1935-1986 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries B: Product catalogs 23 1930-1964 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries C: Advertising scrapbooks 23 1929-1964 Arranged alphabetically & chronologically Includes scattered Libbey, Kimble, and Inter-America Corp. advertising scrapbooks. 4 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records S5 Public Relations records Subseries A: Press releases 24 1930-2000 & undated Arranged chronologically Some include photocopies of newspaper clippings. Subseries B: Corporate Communications and Marketing Communications 33 files 1968-1986 & undated Arranged alphabetically These files contain correspondence, speeches, clippings, work orders, invoices, and other material related to various projects and events. S6 Human Resources records 34 1953-1998 & undated Arranged alphabetically This series is primarily composed of material related to benefits. S7 Publications and Printed material Subseries A: Newsletters 34 1944-2001 & undated Arranged alphabetically & chronologically Subseries B: Other O-I publications 36 1933-1981 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries C: Non-O-I publications 1929-1969 & undated 38 Arranged alphabetically Subseries D: Newspaper clippings 39 Arranged alphabetically Includes scattered magazine articles, some include press releases, organized by subject 5 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records S8 Biography and History files Subseries A: Company and industry histories 40 1929-1997 & undated Arranged alphabetically by title Composed of brief histories written about O-I by employees. Some were prepared as speeches, others as articles. Subseries B: Personal reminiscences 42 1920-1977 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries C: Employee biography files 42 Much is undated Arranged alphabetically Contain biographical material about O-I employees such as newspaper and periodical articles, biographical information sheets, and various other material. Of special interest is D.J. Crowley’s batch book with recipes for making different colors of glass. Researchers should note that biographical information on various employees is also scattered in the photograph files. Subseries D: Historic documents 46 1893-1933 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries E: Personal papers 46 1859-1927 & undated Arranged alphabetically Contains various personal papers of the following company executives: W.H. Boshart Clarence Brown Edward Levis George M. Levis Edward D. Libbey Michael J. Owens William S. Walbridge Subseries F: Material about glass and glassmaking 47 1883-1995 & undated Arranged alphabetically Subseries G: Materials about Owens-Illinois by others 50 1930-1985 & undated Contains material about Owens-Illinois that appeared in outside publications. Arranged alphabetically by title 6 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records Subseries H: Quick reference material & prior corporate historical/archival 51 projects Undated Arranged alphabetically S9 Plant records 52 1929-1973 & undated Arranged alphabetically by location of plant. Contains files on the various plants throughout the country S10 Technology and Engineering records Subseries A: Technical reports 55 1937-1982 & undated Arranged alphabetically by name of author. Subseries B: Mechanical drawings 62 Undated Arranged numerically by tube number & alphabetically by machine name Subseries C: Other technical material 124 1965-1973 & undated Arranged alphabetically S11 Photographic and Audiovisual material Subseries A: Photographs 125 7+ linear feet Most undated Divided into sub-sections: People, Events, Things, Places, Production, and newsletter photos, and arranged alphabetically within each Researchers should be aware that additional photos are scattered in other parts of the collection. Some files include supplementary materials. Subseries B: Photo albums and scrapbooks 153 11 linear feet 1933-1970 & undated Arranged alphabetically This series contains photo albums of various subjects including plants, events, and machines. It also includes three of Raymon Mulfords personal scrapbooks. 7 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records Subseries C: Slides and transparencies 4 linear feet 154 Undated Divided into sub-sections: People, Places, Things and Miscellaneous, and Events and PresentationsProduction, and newsletter photos, and arranged alphabetically within each The slides vary in size from 1 7/8” to full page. Some are unmounted. Subseries D: Films and videos 68 linear feet 159 1910-2003 & undated Arranged by format and alphabetically by title Includes 16 mm films, one 24 mm film, various formats of videotape, and electronic media. Note: photography schedules and a statistics report are included at the end of this subseries. Subseries E: Sound recordings 2 linear feet 177 1960-1985 & undated Arranged by format and alphabetically by title and subject Contains reel-to-reel and cassette tape recordings, and record albums. Subseries F: Photographic negatives 3.5 linear feet 184 1892-1998 & undated Divided into subsections: People, Places, Things, Events & Activities, & newsletter photos, and are arranged alphabetically within each. These negatives are in numerous formats. Included at the end of this subseries is a “negative listing” that came with the collection. However, the only part that appears to be useful is the “location guide.” Subseries G: Glass plate negatives .5 linear foot 191 1914-1923 & undated Contains negatives of images of the Owens Bottle Machine Company S12 Maps, Survey Drawings, Survey Reports, and Architectural Drawings Subseries A: Maps 191 6 sheets Undated Consists of maps of the Great Abaco Island project 8 Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records