Kodak Historical Collection #003 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 28, 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 Kodak Historical Collection #003 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents note ............................................................................................................................... 3 Arrangement note ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 5 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 7 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 1. Speeches ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Series 2. Corporate Papers .......................................................................................................................... 7 Series 3. Products ...................................................................................................................................... 53 Series 4. Paper Mills and Paper Support Divisions .................................................................................. 69 Series 5. Recordak ..................................................................................................................................... 76 Series 6. Divisions ..................................................................................................................................... 80 Series 7: Kodak Research Laboratories .................................................................................................. 187 - Page 2 - Kodak Historical Collection #003 Summary Information Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Creator: Eastman Kodak Company Title: Kodak Historical Collection #003 ID: D.319 Date [inclusive]: 1854-2006 Physical Description: 221 boxes Physical Description: 2 Files Physical Description: 138 Volumes Language of the English Material: Preferred Citation [Item title, item date], Kodak Historical Collection #003, D.319, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents note The Kodak Historical Collection #003 is organized into six series: Speeches, Corporate Papers, Products, Paper Mills and Paper Support Divisions, Recordak, Divisions. A searchable database for Series I: Speeches can be accessed using a link below. The Corporate Papers consists of eleven sub-series which describe the financial and organizational structures, as well as the development of local, national, international factories and stores. The third series, Products, documents the items made by Kodak beginning in the 1880s. Product descriptions also include press releases, press kits, and photographs about new products released and promoted by Kodak. This series is subdivided into seven subseries that include large amounts of material related to camera, film and paper products. The Paper Mills and Paper Support Divisions constitutes a significant portion of the collection. Descriptions of products, building construction to house the expanding divisions, selected lists of employees, organizational charts, photographs of open houses and parties can all be found in this series. The five series: Recordak documents Kodak's expansion into the microfilm industry in the mid-twentieth century. This series include photographs of products and product descriptions, company locations, and promotional materials. - Page 3- Kodak Historical Collection #003 The final series is Divisions and most major divisions and departments of Kodak are listed and described in alphabetical order. The materials in Boxes 102-185 include materials that relate to the first five series as well as Divisions. Product descriptions and promotional materials for the late 1990s and early 2000s can be found in these later boxes. For further information, or if you would like to contribute to this descriptive guide to the collection, please contact the department: [email protected]. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement note Series 1. Speeches Series 2. Corporate Papers Subseries 1. Correspondence Subseries 2. Financial Records Subseries 3. Executives and Management Papers Subseries 4. History and Development of Eastman Kodak Company Subseries 5. Industrial Relations Subseries 6. Legal Records: unprocessed Subseries 7. Meeting Minutes and Reports Subseries 8. Materials related to George Eastman Subseries 9. Rochester Area Operations Subseries 10. National and International Operations Subseries 11. Kodak Centennial Series 3. Products Subseries 1. Market Research Subseries 2. Product Development Subseries 3. Camera Models - Page 4- Kodak Historical Collection #003 Subseries 4. Film Subseries 5. Paper Subseries 6. Product Lists Subseries 7. Price Lists Series 4. Paper Mills and Paper Support Divisions Series 5. Recordak Series 6. Divisions Please note the materials in Boxes 102-185 do not necessarily relate to the Series: Divisions. These boxes more closely reflect the original order of the collection, as it was donated in 2006. Using the Control + F function you can do keyword searches to navigate the inventory below. Series 7: Kodak Research Laboratories ^ 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 Processing Information This collection was processed in two phases. The first began after the initial group of materials was donated in 2006. At that time the processor's initials were EDV, and the boxes became labeled with those letters to distinguish them from boxes processed by a second staff member. To facilitate access to the collection three initial inventories were made available to researchers. Each had item level description. These descriptions included one for the Kodak Research Laboratories part of the collection which at the time of transfer was housed at the university's off-site storage facility. Beginning in 2012, a second processing phase began. The collection was rehoused and placed in new acid free boxes and folders, and the initial inventories were altered to bring similar topics together. The original inventories remain intact, to facilitate use of the collection by researchers familiar with - Page 5- Kodak Historical Collection #003 these previous versions. Please contact the department for more information. As of 2017, the first filing cabinet described in the original inventory, and 3 of 4 drawers in the second cabinet have been transferred to the department for further processing, and are described below. Restrictions on Access The Kodak Historical Collection #003 is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification. Immediate Source of Acquisition note The Eastman Kodak Company donated the Kodak Historical Collection #003, as they so named it, to the Rush Rhees Library in 2004. A second large component of the donation, that of the Kodak Research Libraries, was received in 2006. Since that time, additional smaller segments of historical records have also been received. Restrictions on Use In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested by contacting the Eastman Kodak Company. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Archival Materials note Extensive histories have been published about the development of the Eastman Kodak Company, evolution of the photography industry, and George Eastman. Listed below are select titles that provide information about the key events, people, and inventions documents in the Kodak Historical Collection #003. Related materials also include manuscript collection holdings in the department. Brayer, Elizabeth. George Eastman: A Biography. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Collins, Douglas. The Story of Kodak. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990. Eastman Kodak Company. A Brief History of the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. : Eastman Kodak Company, Public Relations Dept.,