Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada, C-D

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California Association of Nurse Anesthetists
237 East Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92667

Contact:  Jay Schweitzer, CRNA
Telephone:  619-365-9301
Fax:  619-365-7811
Type of Business:  Trade Association
Hours of Service:  9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Qualified researchers

Holdings:  Association records and publications since 1947
Total Volume:  Approximately 20 document cases

 


 

Campbell-Ewald Company
30400 Van Dyke
Warren, MI 48093

Contact:  Susan Stepek, Senior Vice President
Telephone:  810-558-6102
Fax:  810-575-9018
Type of Business:  Advertising, marketing, business-related services
Hours of Service:  9:00am-5:00pm, by appointment only

Conditions of Access:  1911-present; bulk dates, 1920-present

Total Volume:  41 cubic feet

Description: Car advertising and catalogs for all domestic models (1920s-present), foreign models (1950s-present), company-created advertising (1911-present); speeches and biographical files of prominent employees; photographs of company activities and portraits (1911-present); company publications and newsletters (1925-present).

 


 

Campbell Soup Company
One Campbell Place
Box 48F
Camden, NJ 08103

Contact:  Sarah Rice, Corporate Archivist
Telephone:  856-342-6447
Type of Business:  Food Industry
Hours of Service:  Varies. Contact archivist directly.

Conditions of Access:  Each request considered separately.

Holdings:  1869-present; bulk dates, 1900-1965

Description: Memorabilia of the Campbell Soup Company, print advertisements, labels, in-house publications, photographs, company history, Campbell Kid dolls, toys, premiums and licensed products.

 
Updated January 7, 2015

 


 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

CIBC Square

81 Bay Street, 32nd floor

Toronto, Ontario   M5J 0E7
Canada

Contact:  Margaret Blenkhorn, Senior Archivist and Manager, CIBC Archives
Telephone:  416-980-2177
Email: Archives@cibc.com

Type of Business: Financial services

Conditions of Access: Restricted.  Contact Archivist

Holdings: 1825 - Present

Description: Historical records of CIBC and all its antecedent Canadian banks.  Includes bank publications, marketing material, photographs and architectural records. 

 

Updated March 8, 2022

 


 

Canadian National Railways
Box 8100
Montreal, PQ H3C 3N4
Canada

Contact:  K. S. Mackenzie, Corporate Archivist
Telephone:  514-399-7211
Type of Business:  Transportation
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-4:00pm, by appointment only

Conditions of Access:  30 year closure period.

Holdings:  1836-present; bulk dates, 1960-present

Description: The vast bulk of CN historical record form RG30 at the Public Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Strong in corporate, financial and engineering records, plans, photos, correspondence. Very little personnel documentation.

 


 

Canadian Pacific Railways
P.O. Box 6042
Station Centre-ville
Montreal, PQ H3C 3E4
Canada

Contact:  Judith Nefsky
Telephone:  514-395-7951
Type of Business:  Transportation

 


 

Canadian Trotting Association
233 Evans Avenue
Toronto, ON M8Z 1J6
Canada

Telephone:  416-252-3565
Type of Business:  Trade Association
Hours of Service:  M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Via letter.

Holdings:  1800-present; bulk dates, 1930-present
Total Volume:  5,000 linear feet

Description: Photographs, videotape, pedigree books, newsletters, year books, histories of harness racing, horse biographies, veterinary texts and statistics on drivers and horses.

 


 

Capital Group Corporate Archives

400 S. Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Website: https://www.capitalgroup.com/our-company/history.html

Contact:  Joanne Lammers, Director (Joanne.Lammers@capgroup.com)

Michele Fricke, Senior Archivist. (Michele_Fricke@capgroup.com)

Telephone:  213-486-1934


Type of Business:  Asset Management and Investment Services

Conditions of Access:  Restricted to employees.

Holdings:  1920s-present

Description:

Capital Group is a privately held company and is the home of American Funds, a family of more than 40 mutual funds. It ranks among the world’s oldest and largest investment management organizations, with $1.7 trillion in assets under management. Founded in 1931, Capital Group has been singularly focused on delivering superior, consistent results for long-term investors using high-conviction portfolios, rigorous research and individual accountability. Capital Group provides a range of offerings for institutional clients and individual investors in the U.S. and globally. In addition, Capital offers private wealth management, private equity, and investment services for high net worth investors in the U.S.

The collections contain company publications, annual reports, photographs, oral histories, audio/visual materials, marketing documents, biographical files, memorabilia, special collections and digital assets related to Capital Group.

 

 

Updated August 16, 2018

 



 

Cargill, Incorporated
Corporate Archives
P.O. Box 5670, MS 71
Minneapolis, MN 55440-5670

Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Director

Website: http://www.cargill.com/company/history/index.jsp

Type of Business: Food, agriculture, trading, risk management
Hours of Service: Restricted to employees

Total Volume: 3,500 cubic feet

Updated June 30, 2020

 

 


 

Carhartt

 

5750 Mercury Dr.

Dearborn, MI 48126

Website: https://www.carhartt.com/content/carhartt-discover-history

 

Contact:

Dave J. Moore, Heritage & Brand Asset Manager

Telephone: 313-749-6556

Email: dmoore@carhartt.com

 

Type of Business: Apparel Manufacturing

 

Holdings: 1880s to present

 

Description: Paper records, AV materials, photographs, advertisements, memorabilia, product design/construction materials, and garments


Updated  August 7, 2019

 


 

Carnegie Hall Corporation

881 7th Ave
New York, NY 10019-3210

Contact:  Kathleen Saraceni
Telephone:  212-903-9777
Fax:  212-581-6539

 


 

Cartier, Inc.*
725 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022-2519

Contact:  Mary Hedge
Telephone:  212-308-0840
Type of Business:  Consumer Luxury Goods

 


 

Caterpillar Inc.
Rt. 29 & Rench Road
Bldg. AC, Dock 29
Mossville, IL 61552

Contact:  Lee C. Fosburgh, Supervisor, Heritage Services
Telephone:  309-675-7290
Fax: 309-578-9119
E-Mail:  Fosburgh_Lee_C@cat.com
Type of Business:  Manufacturing, capital goods

Conditions of Access:  By appointment

Holdings:  1850-present; bulk dates, 1883-present

Description: Records, correspondence, photos and memorabilia pertaining to the history of Caterpillar and its predecessor and acquired companies.

Website: http://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/history.html

Updated January 26, 2016

 


 

CBS News
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

Contact:  Neil Waldman, Director, Sales and Licensing
Telephone:  212-975-4321
Fax:  212-975-5442
Type of Business:  Stock footage, television and radio broadcasting
Hours of Service:  9:00-5:00

Conditions of Access:  Stock footage sales available through CBS News Archives

Holdings:  1954-present

Description: Film and videotape material produced in connection with CBS News broadcasts. Collection includes complete news broadcasts as well as outtakes. Retrieval tools include catalog cards and in-house database.

Updated November 13, 2002

 


 

Century Engineering
32 West Road
Towson, MD 21204

Contact:  Susan Gundy, Archivist
Telephone:  301-823-8070
Type of Business:  Engineering
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Open only to employees of the firm.

Holdings:  1974-present
Total Volume:  2,200 square feet

Description: Materials which document and support the legal, financial, personnel, marketing, development and achievements of Century Engineering.

 


 

Cessna Aircraft Company
Archives
P.O. Box 7706
Wichita, KS 67277-7706

Contact:  Douglass M. Miller, Archivist and Historian
Telephone: 316-517-8386
Fax: 316-517-7812
E-Mail:  DMMiller@cessna.textron.com
Type of Business: Manufacturing, Aircraft
Hours of Service: M-T and T-F 8:00 to 5:00

Conditions of Access: Primarily for company business, very limited out side access currently.

Holdings: 1927-present
Total Volume: unknown at current time

Description: Records, engineering drawings, photographs relating to Cessna Aircraft Company, its products and business history.

Updated June 13, 2007

 


 

Chadwyck-Healey, Inc.
1101 King Street, #380
Alexandria, VA 22314

Contact:  Douglas N. Rosemann
Telephone:  703-683-4890

 


 

Chas. Schwab & Company Incorporated
Corporate Records and Archives
280 Valley Drive
Brisbane, CA 94005

Contact:  Russ Stephens
Telephone:  415-636-6161
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

 


 

Chase Manhattan Corporation
See JPMorgan Chase Bank

 


 

Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporate Archive
6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
San Ramon, CA 94583

Contact: John Harper, Historian; Maura Warnecke, Archivist; Samantha O'Brien, Archivist

Updated June 14, 2016.



 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, now CME Group Collections at The University of Illinois-Chicago*
801 S. Morgan St.
Chicago, IL 60607

Contact:  Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois-Chicago
Email: library-spec@uic.libanswers.com
Telephone:  312-996-2742

*The Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Illinois-Chicago also contains the Chicago Board of Trade Archives.

Updated: October 3, 2017

 


 

 

The Christ Hospital Health Network

2139 Auburn Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45219


Contact: Archives@thechristhospital.com

Telephone: 513-585-0046


Type of Business: Health Care


Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval of archivist.


Holdings: 1888-present


Description: The collection consists of paper records (meeting minutes, correspondence, press clippings, etc.), photographs, publications, uniforms, and oral history interviews for The Christ Hospital, The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home Association.

 

Updated July 17, 2019

 

 

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Chubb

Chubb Archives 
436 Walnut Street WA01C
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Contact: Shaun Kirkpatrick, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 215-640-4244
E-Mail: Shaun.Kirkpatrick@chubb.com

Type of Business: Insurance 

Conditions of Access: External access requests are considered at the discretion of the corporate archivist, general counsel, and the chief culture officer.

Holdings: 1792-present

Total Volume: About 2,000 linear feet

Description:  The Chubb Archives preserves the records of permanent value for Chubb Limited (formerly ACE Limited) and its subsidiary and predecessor companies and makes them available to Chubb staff.  Records span all business units and departments -- legal, international, financial, communications, underwriting, and others -- and date back to the founding of the Insurance Company of North America (INA), the oldest stock-issuing insurance company in the United States and Chubb’s oldest company, in 1792.  Along with paper records, the collection includes ledgers, publications, and other bound volumes; architectural drawings; photographs; audiovisual and digital materials; and memorabilia.

 

Updated: June 30, 2020


 

Chrysler Corporation
See DaimlerChrysler Corporation

 


 

CIGNA Corporation
1601 Chestnut Street, TL05D
Philadelphia, PA 19192-2057

Archive Inquiries to:
900 Cottage Grove Road
Hartford, CT 06152

Contact: Sarah Polirer, Manager Corporate Research; Scott DeHaven, Associate Archives Specialist
Telephone: 860-226.3844 (Polirer), Fax 860.226.5128; 215-761-4901 (DeHaven), Fax: 215-761-5588
E-Mail: history@cigna.com
Type of Business: Health Services Company (insurance services)
Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-4:00pm

Conditions of Access:  All outside access is by individual review.

Holdings:  (1795) 1865-present; bulk dates, 1950-present
Total Volume:  Approximately 5,500 cubic feet

Description: Collections include administrative, financial, marketing and public affairs, publications, photographic and artifactual records of CIGNA and its predecessor and subsidiary companies.

Updated December 21, 2010

 


 

Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.
4701 Marburg Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45209-1086

Contact:  James W. Clasper, Corporate Librarian/Supervisor
Telephone:  513-841-8541
Type of Business:  Manufacturing, capital goods
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-4:30pm

Conditions of Access:  Non-Milacron individuals may examine materials only at the discretion of the management

Holdings:  1884-present; bulk dates, 1890-1960
Total Volume:  350 linear feet

Description: Holdings consist of correspondence, advertising, marketing and financial records dealing with the company. Current materials cover activities of Corporate Research and Development. Company generated publications and a small collection of books on machine tool technology are also included in the Archives.

 


 

Cingular Wireless LLC (renamed AT&T Mobility LLC)
See: AT&T Inc.

 


 

Circus World Museum
426 Water Street
Baraboo, WI 53913-2597

Contact:  Fred Dahlinger, Jr., Library Director
Telephone:  608-356-8341
Fax:  608-356-1800
Type of Business:  Entertainment
Hours of Service:  8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Special collection security policies; free and open to the public

Holdings:  1793-date

Description: Focus on American circus.

 


 

Center for Cisco Heritage
San Jose, CA

Contact: Stephanie Waslohn
E-Mail: heritage@cisco.com
Website: computerhistory.org/ciscoarchive/

Type of Business: Information Technology

Hours of Service: Open by appointment

Conditions of Access: The Center is open to Cisco employees and outside researchers by appointment after a reference interview.

Holdings: 1986-present

Total Volume: 175 linear feet, collection includes documents, manuals, physical objects, textiles, moving and still images, and ephemera.

Description: The Archive was founded in 2014 in partnership with the Computer History Museum. Online catalog available at ciscoarchive.lunaimaging.com. Cisco's original product, the AGS router - shipped in 1986, allowed disparate computer networks to communicate with each other. They branched out into switches (smart routers), IP phones and many other information technology products and services since their founding in 1984. The collection best represents Cisco documents and products from the 1990s through 2005.

 

Updated September 23, 2017

 


 

Citi Center for Culture/ Heritage Collection

Citi Center for Culture

1 Court Square

Floor 4

Westchester Room

Long Island City, NY 11101

Contact:  Kerri Anne Burke, Head of Heritage Services

E-Mail: culture.heritage@citi.com

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. External researchers must submit a research statement, list of search terms, resume and two letters of reference from academic peers. Request must be made three months before researcher wishes to make an appointment. Access subject to approval of the Director of the Citi Center for Culture.

Holdings:  1811-Present

Total Volume:  2200 linear feet

Description:  The Heritage Collection is comprised of minute books, annual reports, correspondence, speeches, presentations, advertisements, artifacts, photographs, videos and publications.


Updated April 24, 2019

 

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Clark Equipment Company
3300 West Sample Street, Suite 900
South Bend, IN 46619

Contact:  Larry Eigeman, Records Manger-Archivist
Telephone:  219-282-3960
Type of Business:  Manufacturing, capital goods
Hours of Service:  M-F 7:30am-4:30pm

Conditions of Access:  Internal historical research.

Holdings:  1896-present; bulk dates, 1960-present
Total Volume:  50,000 cubic feet

Description: Company product literature, annual reports, internal reports, pictures, films, financial books and general business records.

 


 

Cleveland Clinic Archives

3050 Science Park Drive, AC302

Beachwood, OH 44122


Contact: John E. Bowen, Director of Archives; Frederick Lautzenheiser, Associate Archivist

Telephone: 216-448-2929


Type of business: basic mission - medical care; also includes: scientific research, medical education; includes spinoffs and subsidiary corporations, all related to health care


Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval of Archives Dept.


Holdings: 1854 to present; bulk dates 1921 to present

Total volume: 6000 linear feet of physical records, 30GB of digital material


Description: Administrative records (financial, legal, operations-related), staff and residents' files, photo collection, medical art, staff and institutional publications, personal papers of former staff members, records of hospitals now part of Clinic system.

 

Updated October 23, 2014

 


 

Coach Archive
516 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
www.coach.com

Contact: Jed Winokur, Senior Archive Manager
Telephone: 212-594-1850
E-Mail: jwinokur@coach.com
Type of Business: Fashion industry
Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access: Archive is closed to the public.

Holdings: 1940s-present
Total Volume: 5,000 linear feet

Description: The Coach product collection includes bags, small leather goods, apparel, jewelry and accessories. The Coach printed materials collection includes clippings, catalogs, photographs, slides, negatives and assorted press materials.

Updated December 9, 2014

 


 

Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Elizabethtown, Kentucky

The Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia closed in 2011.

Description:  The Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia was a private not-for-profit organization operated by the independently owned Elizabethtown Coca-Cola Bottling Company.  The majority of the collection encompassed the 112-year history of domestic Coca-Cola production, advertising, delivering and vending.  Other research fields include collecting, auxiliary products of The Coca-Cola Company and imitations of the product.  The corporate archives of the Elizabethtown plant and international advertising items were also held within the collection.  

Updated April 13, 2020


 

The Coca-Cola Company
P. O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301

Contact:  Justine Fletcher, Director, Heritage Communications
Telephone:  404-676-5681
Fax:  404-598-7360
E-Mail:  jufletcher@coca-cola.com
Type of Business:  Food industry
Hours of Service:  M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Closed to the public.

Holdings:  1880-present
Total Volume:  2,000 linear feet

Description: Collections include paper records, audio-visual materials, photos, bottles, cans, packaging, advertisements, books, memorabilia, 2,000 pieces of original art and more that document the history of The Coca-Cola Company.

Website: http://www.coca-colacompany.com/history/
Facebook: Coke Archives
Twitter: @Coke_Archives
YouTube: Coke Conversations
Instagram: @Coke_Archives
Apple App: The Coca-Cola Virtual Archives
Google App: The Coca-Cola Virtual Archives

Updated February 11, 2020

 


 

Coherent, Inc.
5100 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Contact:  Joseph Lonon
Telephone:  408-764-4529
Fax:  408-764-4800

 


 

Colgate-Palmolive Company
300 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Contact:  Carla Mikell, Coordinator, Corporate Communications
Telephone:  212-310-2191
Type of Business:  Manufacturer, consumer goods
Hours of Service:  By appointment only

Conditions of Access:  By appointment only

Holdings:  Late 19th century - present; bulk dates, 1920s, 1950s, 1960s.

Description: Product samples, print ads, and a few books and periodicals.

 


 

College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023

Contact:  John C. Aubry, Associate Secretary and Archivist
Telephone:  212-713-8044
Fax:  212-713-8282
E-Mail:  jaubry@collegeboard.org
Type of Business:  Education and related
Hours of Service:  M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Open to qualified researchers upon application to the archivist

Holdings:  1900-present; bulk dates, 1947-present
Total Volume:

Description: Minutes, publications and operational records of the College Board, a national non-profit association of more than 3,000 colleges and universities, secondary schools, school systems and education associations and agencies. The College Board assists students who are making the transition fro high school to college through services that include guidance, admissions, placement, credit by examination and financial aid.

 


 

Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company
1200 Colonial Life Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29202

Contact:  Jeanette Bergeron, Archivist
Telephone:  803-798-1000 or 803-798-8398
Type of Business:  Insurance and insurance-related services
Hours of Service:  M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. Access requires written approval

Holdings:  1937-present
Total Volume:  2,000+ cubic feet

Description: Historical, legal and administrative records of the company, its subsidiaries, founders and chief executive officers. Bedsides paper documents, the collection includes photographs, slides, microfiche, blueprints, videotapes and artifacts.

 


 

Colorado Interstate Gas Company
P. O. Box 1087
Colorado Springs, CO 80944

Contact:  Kathy K. Freeland, Records Analyst
Telephone:  719-520-4604
Type of Business:  Energy
Hours of Service:  M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Via letter or telephone

Holdings:  1900s-present; bulk dates, 1927-present
Total Volume:  200 cubic feet

Description: Historical materials relating to Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Canadian River Gas Company and Colorado Oil and Gas. Includes photographs, slides, motion picture film, annual reports, press clippings, training brochures, memorabilia, minutes and correspondence.

 


 

Compaq Computer Corporation
Corporate Archivist
Global Records Management
9440 Louetta, MSC 500103
Spring, TX 77379

Contact:  Leslie Williams Brunet, CA
Telephone:  281-927-0673
E-Mail:  lesley.brunet@compaq.com

 


 

Consolidated Papers, Inc.
231 First Avenue North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495

Contact:  Katherine A. O'Shasky, Records Management Supervisor
Telephone:  715-422-3839
Type of Business:  Paper manufacturing
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-4:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Access must be approved by records management supervisor who then clears with public affairs department.

Holdings:  1920s-present
Total Volume:  10 cubic feet

Description: Business-related articles from local newspapers, ledgers, advertising brochures, company history.

 


 

Consumers Gas
P.O. Box 650
Scarborough, ON M1K 5E3
Canada

Contact:  Mirren Hinchley, Manager, Information Resource Centre
Telephone:  416-495-6046
Fax:  416-495-5402
E-Mail:  vashton@consumersgas.com
Type of Business:  Utility company. Primarily natural gas but have now expanded into the water utility business.

Hours of Service:  M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm

Conditions of Access:  With permission of manager and by appointment only.

Holdings:  1842-present
Total Volume:  450 linear feet of textual records; 2,500 photographs; 100 antique gas appliances (ranges, stoves, fireplaces, interior/exterior lighting and small miscellaneous.) Additional holdings in cartographic and engineering records, sound and moving images, print advertising and oil paintings.

Description: The Consumers Gas archives collection documents a significant aspect of the industrial development and the operation of gas services and natural gas distribution in much of southern Ontario, eastern Ontario, and northern New York State. The records contribute not only to an understanding of the manufacturing, marketing, and other business operations of the company, but records significant elements of provincial and economic life (e.g. evolution of domestic and commercial gas appliances, work in the home, labour relations, and local gas exploration). The Consumers Gas archives acquires and preserves records of permanent and enduring value, in all formats, in order to maintain an active archival resource primarily for the use of senior management and employees of the company. The archives also serves to assist outside researchers with regard to the history of Consumers Gas and the Canadian gas industry.

 


 

The Co-operators
130 Macdonnell St.
Guelph, ON N1H 6P8
Canada

Contact: Heather Ryckman, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 519-824-4400 ext. 302798
E-Mail: archives@cooperators.ca
Type of Business: Insurance

Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.

Conditions of Access:  Public access by appointment only
 
Holidings:  1943-present
 
Description:  Corporate records for The Co-operators group of companies and their subsidiaries including:  Co-operators Insurance Association, Co-operative Insurance Services, Co-operators General Insurance Company, Co-operators Life Insurance, Sovereign General Insurance Company, T.I.C., HB Management Group Inc., CUMIS, L'Union Canadienne compagnie d'assurances,    Records pertaining to life insurance, investments, general insurance (home, auto, business, travel), group insurance and credit union insurance as well as co-operatives, particularly the Ontario co-operative movement.

 

Updated October 18, 2017

 

 


 

 

Coors Tek, Inc.
600 9th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Website: www.coorstek.com

Contact: Melanie Keerins, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 303-271-7014
Email: mkeerins@coorstek.com
Type of Business: Engineered Ceramics Manufacturing
Hours of Service: Generally M-F 9am-5pm (varies)

Conditions of Access: Closed to the public

Holdings: Approximately 1873-present

Description: The CoorsTek archive is located in Golden, Colorado.  Documents the history and growth of the company and holding companies.  The collection consists of company histories, research notebooks, corporate documents, photographs, past and present products, video and equipment.

Updated: February 7, 2016

 


 

Corning, Inc.
Department of Archives and Records Management
One Riverfront Plaza
Corning, NY 14831

Contact:  Michelle L. Cotton, C.A., C.R.M., Manager- Department of Archives and Records Management
Telephone:  607-974-8457; (607)974-7361

E-mail: cottonml@corning.com; Archives@corning.com

Type of Business:  Manufacturing and health services
Hours of Service:  8:00am-5:00pm, by appointment only

Conditions of Access:  Corporate personnel; limited outside access for scholarly research

Holdings:  1851-present; bulk dates, 1900-present
Total Volume:  500 cubic feet

Description: Corporate records, photographs, illustrations, audio/visual materials. The bulk of the collection consists of documents dealing with the business affairs, research and development, manufacturing and marketing of products. Approximately 300,000 photographs and 2,000 artifacts support the written documentation.

Updated September 23, 2017

 


 

Crum & Forster Insurance Company*
305 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
www.cfins.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:  cfins@historyfactory.com
Type of Business:  Property and Casualty Insurance
Hours of Service:  9:00am - 5:30pm

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval by Crum & Forster Insurance Company.

Holdings:  1820-1990
Total Volume:  225 linear feet

Description: Holdings are comprised of communication records, advertisements, legal files, corporate histories, clippings, photographs, financial ledgers, and memorabilia that span more than 170 years. These items document both the history of Crum & Forster itself and that of the individual companies that together make up the overall corporate structure.

Updated August 7, 2003

 


 

CTB/McGraw Hill
20 Ryan Ranch Road
Monterey, CA 93940-5703

Contact:  Chase Weaver
Telephone:  408-393-7920
Type of Business:  Educational test publishing company

Conditions of Access:  By appointment only.

Holdings:  1926-present
Total Volume:  770 linear feet

Description: Test products of California Test Bureau and CTB/McGraw-Hill.

 


 

Culver's Franchising System, Inc.
Archives
1240 Water Street
Prarie du Sac, WI 53578

Contact: Samantha Abrams
Email: samathaabrams@culvers.com
Type of Business: Food

Conditions of Access: Currently restricted. For inquires, contact the Archivist on staff.

Holdings: 1984-present
Total volume: approximately 400 cubic feet

Description: Marketing materials, film/video, artifacts, clothing, photographs, pins, stuffed animals, etc.

Updated: September 14, 2015

 


 

CUNA (Credit Union National Association, Inc.)
5710 Mineral Point Road
Madison, WI 53705
Website: www.cuna.org
Facebook: Credit Union History
Twitter: @cuhistory
Pinterest: Credit Union History

Contact:  See CUNA Mutual (below) for temporary contact information
Type of Business:  Trade association

Conditions of Access:  Restricted to company employees. Any outside requests must be approved.

Holdings:  1908-present
Total Volume:  1,000 cubic feet

Description: Papers of the Credit Union National Association, Inc., its affiliates, and the credit union movement in the United States from 1908 to the present. Holdings include papers, photographs, videos, films, and objects.

Updated January 26, 2016

 


 

CUNA Mutual Group
5910 Mineral Point Road
Madison, WI 53705

Contact:  Menzi Behrnd-Klodt - Consulting Archivist
Telephone:  608-665-6090
Email: Menzi.behrndklodt@cunamutual.com
Type of Business:  Insurance and Financial Services
Hours of Service:  12:30-4:30pm and by appointment

Conditions of Access:  Restricted to company employees. Any outside requests must be approved in advance.

Holdings:  1935-present
Total Volume:  1,000 cubic feet

Description: Papers of the CUNA Mutual Group and its affiliates, from the time of its founding in 1935 to the present. Holdings include papers, photographs, recorded sound and video, electronic records, and objects.

Updated January 26, 2016

 


 

Cuningham Group
201 Main Street Southeast, Suite 325
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Contact:  Patricia Leonard, Archivist
Telephone:  612-379-3400
Fax:  612-379-4400
E-Mail:  archives@cuningham.com
Type of Business:  Architecture, interior design, planning, construction services
Hours of Service:  8:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval of archivist and business manager.

Holdings:  1968-present
Total Volume:  750 cubic feet

Description: Holdings consist of plans, specifications and papers related to all projects since the company's inception, financial and employee records, photographs, and promotional materials.

 


 

DaimlerChrysler Corporate Historical Collection
CIMS 410-11-21
12501 Chrysler Freeway
Detroit, MI 48288

Telephone: 313-252-2902
Type of business: Manufacturing, capital goods
Hours of service: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M-F

Conditions of access: Not open to the public. We request inquiries be sent via U.S. mail.

Holdings: 1914-1999.

Description: Product information, photographs, manuals, technical information. General corporate history.

 


 

 

Dana Corporation*

3939 Technology Dr. Maumee, OH 43537

 

Type of Business:  Automotive Components Manufacturer & Distributor (subsidiary Financial Services)

 

Contact Information for researchers:

Mailing Address: The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections

The University of Toledo, Mail Stop 509

2801 W Bancroft St.

Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390

Phone: 419-530-4480

Email: CanadayCenter@utoledo.edu.

Website: http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/

Hours of service: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Additional information about this collection can be found in the finding aid:

http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/findingaids1/MSS-242.pdf

 

 

Updated June 14, 2018

 


 

D'Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles
P. O. Box 811
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303

Contact:  Rita Cochlen, Director
Telephone:  810-988-8535
E-Mail:  rrochlen@dmbb.com
Type of Business:  Advertising, marketing
Hours of Service:  9:00am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Via letter or telephone

Holdings:  1906-present
Total Volume:  300 linear feet

Description: Historical records relating to Benton & Bowles and D'Arcy MacManus & Masius. Advertisements created for clients (1934-present), some on microfilm. Company publications, photographs, client files, speeches and biographical files on prominent employees.

 


 

Dataproducts Corporation
6200 Canoga Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91365

Contact:  Richard Foreman, Records Administrator
Telephone:  818-888-4162
Type of Business:  Computer and information systems

Conditions of Access:  Written request describing nature and purpose of research and approval by senior management

Holdings:  1959-1980; bulk dates, 1962-1980
Total Volume:  200 cubic feet

Description: Correspondence, annual reports, business plans, minutes, company newsletters, product development records and reports, product descriptions, advertisements, photographs, and oral history taped interviews with founding management and key employees. Product related records pertain to development of disc files, line printers, core memory systems and punch card equipment.

 


 

Davis, Graham & Stubbs, LLP
P.O. Box 185
Denver, CO 80201

Contact:  F. Michael Wolfe, Archivist/Records Manager
Telephone:  303-892-7451
Fax:  303-892-7263
E-Mail:  mikewolfe@dgslaw.com
Type of Business:  Law
Hours of Service:  M-F 7:30am-5:00pm

Conditions of Access:  Closed to the public.

Holdings:  1915-present
Total Volume:  3,000 feet

Description: Holdings contain records related to firm administration and the firm's role in the community including paper records, photographs, audio tapes and in-house histories. In addition, files related to significant court actions, including U.S. Supreme Court actions, are maintained as permanent records.

 


 

DC Banking History Archives*
(Holdings from the American Security Bank Archives, acquired by NationsBank)
14140 Parke Long Court
Chantilly, VA 22021

Contact:  Debbie Waller, Director, Archival Services, The History Factory
Telephone:  703-631-0500
Fax:  703-631-1124
Type of Business:  Commercial Banking
Hours of Service:  9:00am - 5:30pm

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval by The History Factory.

Holdings:  ca. 1798 - 1990.
Total Volume:  72 linear feet

Description: Holdings consist of reference books and correspondence of President and CEO; photographs and industry publications; account records of trust and investment; minute books from acquired institutions; centennial celebration memorabilia and publications. The archives contains a beautiful collection of original architectural drawings (1903-1905) for use in construction of the main office building.

 


 

Deere & Company
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265-8098

Contact:  Neil Dahlstrom, Manager, Corporate Archives and History

Email: dahlstromneila@johndeere.com

Telephone:  309-765-2754

Type of Business:  Manufacturing, capital goods, agricultural, turf, construction and forestry goods
Conditions of Access:  Permission of the Archivist
Holdings:  1837-present
Total Volume:  20th century
Description: Materials relating to the history of Deere & Company and its products.

Updated April 13, 2020

 


 

Deloitte LLP

10 Westport Road

Wilton, CT 06897

www.deloitte.com

Type of Business:  Accounting and management consulting


Contact:  Archival Services Department, The History Factory

14140 Parke Long Court, Chantilly, VA 20151-1649

www.historyfactory.com

Hours of Service:  9:00am - 5:00pm

Telephone:  703-227-9568

E-Mail:  mclauss@historyfactory.com

Conditions of Access:  Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval by Deloitte.

Updated April 22, 2018

 


 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Delta Flight Museum
1060 Delta Blvd., Dept. 914
Atlanta, GA 30354
Website: http://www.deltamuseum.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeltaMuseum 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/deltaflightmuseum

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlflightmuseum

Contact: Marie Force, Archives Director

Telephone: 404-714-2371
Fax: 404-715-2037
E-Mail: marie.force@delta.com
Type of Business: Transportation
Hours of Service: M-F 9 am-5 pm

Conditions of Access: Outside requests for information subject to approval by the Delta Flight Museum and Delta Air Lines Corporate Communications.

Holdings: 1924-present; bulk dates, 1941-1990.
Total Volume: 11,000 cubic feet

Description: Corporate collections include Delta Air Lines administrative, financial, legal, marketing, technical operations and public relations files related to crop dusting activity (1924-1966) and passenger service (1929-present). Also, records from airlines affiliated with Delta through mergers and route acquisitions: Chicago & Southern (C&S) Air Lines, Northeast Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Western Airlines, and limited Pan Am records and artifacts.  Extensive holdings of photographic materials, flight schedules, uniforms, and passenger service equipment.

Updated September 23, 2017

 


 

Deluxe Corporation
P.O. Box 64399
St. Paul, MN 55164-0399

Contact:  Polly McMahon, National Librarian
Telephone:  612-483-7163
Fax:  612-787-5482
E-Mail:  Polly_McMahon%Deluxe_Corporation@notes.worldcom.com
Type of Business:  Manufacturing

Conditions of Access:  Restricted

Holdings:  1915-present
Total Volume:  125 cubic feet

Description: Company documentation, historical financial data, company publications, presidential papers, photographs, stock samples, advertising samples, product samples. Heavily weighted to check printing.

 


Digital Equipment Corporation

 

Digital Equipment Corporation Records

Computer History Museum

1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.

Mountain View, CA 94043

Email:research@computerhistory.org

 

Hours of Service: Research is by appointment T-Th, between 8:30 and 3:30

Conditions of access: Open for research

 

Holdings: 1947-2002; bulk 1957-1998

Total Volume: 1,238.79 linear feet

 

Finding aid: http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/finding-aids/102733963-DEC/102733963-DEC.pdf

 

Updated November 8, 2017

 

 


 

Diner’s Club*
8430 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
www.dinersclub.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: diners@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Financial Services
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm

Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to approval by Citicorp Diner’s Club.

Holdings: 1950-2000
Total Volume: 54 linear feet

Description: Holdings are comprised of reports, presentations, clippings, publications and various convention materials relating to Diner’s Club activities.

Updated October 31, 2014
 


Disney
See:  Walt Disney

 


 

Disney Consumer Products Archives
1201 Flower Street, #100C
Glendale, CA 91201

Contact: Elizabeth Spatz, Archivist
Telephone: 818-544-1195
Type of Business: Entertainment, licensing
Hours of Service: M-F 10:00am-6:00pm

Conditions of Access: Open to employees only.

Holdings: 1930 to present

Description: Product development artwork, style guides, product samples, business records, merchandising ephemera, and other material documenting the history of the Disney Consumer Products division.

Updated October 3, 2014

 


 

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

2223 Martin Luther King Drive

Chicago, IL 60616


Contact:  Phyllis Unosawa, Graphic Artist

Telephone:  312-326-8487

Type of Business:  Publishing and communications

Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-4:30pm

Conditions of Access:  Limited to company personnel


Holdings:  1860s-present; bulk dates, 1930s-1960s


Description: Corporate records, manufacturing records concerning preliminary work, presses, bindery and shipping, product information, customer history and product samples, self-advertising collection and memorabilia.

Additional Information on the R.R. Donnelly & Sons Corporate Records.  


The University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center currently holds records from R.R. Donnelly & Sons from 1844-2006. They also have an on-line finding aid.


Address:

Special Collections Research Center

University of Chicago Library

1100 E. 57th St.

Chicago, IL 60637 USA


Information on Hours: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/scrc/visiting/hours/


Finding aid: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.DONNELLEY

 

 

Updated June 25, 2018

 


Dow Chemical Company
205 Post Street
Midland, MI 48640

Contact:  E. N. Brandt, Company Historian; Kathy Thomas, Librarian
Telephone:  517-832-0870
Fax:  517-832-0871
Type of Business:  Chemical manufacturing
Hours of Service:  M-F 8:00am-noon

Conditions of Access:  Open to public. Some restricted collections. Photographs may be borrowed. Staff may make copies of requested print materials.

Holdings:  1872-present; bulk dates, 1887-present

Description: Historical records of the Dow Chemical Company, with a special collection of papers of founder Herbert H. Dow. A-V materials include photographs, films, videos, audio cassettes, and advertisements. Printed matter consists of biographies, product and location histories, annual reports, Dow publications, collected papers of key personnel, and miscellaneous other topics relating to company history.

 


Dow Corning Corporation
2200 West Salzburg Road
Auburn, MI 48611

Contact:  Gayann Nash, HES Archivist
Telephone:  517-496-8429
Fax:  517-496-6609
Type of Business:  General manufacturing

Conditions of Access:  Restricted

Holdings:  1960s-present
Total Volume:  5,000 cubic feet

 


 

Duke Energy Corporation

Charlotte, NC 28202


Contact:  Chris Hamrick

Telephone:  704-382-6166

E-Mail: CorporateArchives@duke-energy.com

Type of Business:  Utilities


Conditions of Access: Restricted


Holdings: 1837-present; bulk dates, 1925-2004


Description: Artifacts, documents, and photographs that document original developments and the history of the products, services and people of Duke Energy Corporation, its subsidiaries, merger partners, and predecessors (including, but not limited to Carolina Power & Light Company, Florida Power Corporation, Progress Energy Inc., Public Service Company of Indiana, Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, Cinergy Corporation, and Piedmont Natural Gas Company).

 

Updated February 16, 2023

 


 

 

Dun & Broadstreet
Baker Library - Bloomberg Center, Harvard Business School
25 Harvard Way
Soldiers Field 
Boston, MA 02163
(617) 495-6040

 


 

Durst Organization, The

The Durst Organization Corporate Archives
Durst Heritage and Information Services (DHIS) Department
New York, NY

Email: archives@durst.org

 

 

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