Directory of Corporate Archives
in the United States and Canada
Complete Entries Arranged Alphabetically
by Name of Corporation,
G-H
Gap, Inc.
1 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contact: Laurie Banducci
Telephone: (415)952-4400
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Apparel retailing
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
GATX
Corporation*
500 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60661-3676
www.gatx.com
Contact:
Archival
Services Department, The History Factory
14140 Parke Long Court, Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
Telephone: 703.631.0500
Fax: 703.631.1124
E-Mail:
gatx@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Leasing, Transport and Financial Services
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by GATX Corporation.
Holdings: 1930s-1990s
Total Volume: 102 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of advertisements, annual reports,
brochures and bulletins, photographs, slides, and memorabilia. Includes
subsidiary records.
Updated August 7, 2003
General Mills, Inc.
One General Mills Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Contact: Suzy Goodsell
Phone: 763-764-4550
Archives Phone: 763-764-2082
Fax: 763-764-3734
E-Mail: suzy.goodsell@genmills.com
Type of Business: Food industry
Hours of Service: M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p. m.; F- 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Conditions of Access: Open to all employees and by
appointment to outside researchers.
Holdings: 1870s-present; bulk dates, 1920s-present
Total Volume: 3,000 cubic feet
Description: Mostly promotional and advertising materials
including print ads, some audio-visual material, packaging, cookbooks,
memorabilia, speeches, oral histories, marketing material, annual reports,
newsletters and other company publications primarily relating to General Mills
and Pillsbury, some predecessor companies and the flour milling industry.
Updated August 9, 2006
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
P.O. Box 105605
133 Peachtree Street, 2nd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30348
Contact: Linda E. Long, Records Manager; Shirley Ming
Telephone: 404-852-6674
Fax: 404-527-0887
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Manufacturing, general
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted access.
Holdings: 1927-present; bulk dates, 1960-present
Total Volume:
Gerber Products Company
445 State Street
Fremont, MI 49412
Contact: Sherrie Anderson, Corporate Librarian
Telephone: 616-928-2631
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Food industry
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Not open to the public.
Holdings: 1900-present
Total Volume:
Description: Clippings, photos, promotional pieces, products, bulletins,
employee announcements and company publications.
Girl Guides of Canada
50 Merton Street
Toronto, ON M4S 1A3
Canada
Contact: Lynn Austin
Telephone: 416-487-5281
Fax: 416-487-5570
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Non-profit women's and girls' organization
Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-4:00pm, by appointment
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: 1911-present; predominant dates 1960s-present
Total Volume: 350+ linear feet
Description: Holdings consist of the documents, artifacts, uniforms, insignia
created and used by the Girl Guides of Canada.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Historic Preservation Center
420 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10018-2702
Contact: Mary Levy, Director; Mary Degenhardt, Archivist
Telephone: 212-852-8676 (Levy); 212-852-8621 (Degenhardt)
Fax: 212-852-6517
E-Mail: mary.levey@bbs.gsusa.org
Type of Business: Non-profit youth services
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: Open by appointment only. Some records
restricted.
Holdings: 1912-present
Total Volume: 3,000 cubic feet
Description: Holdings consist of papers of the founder, Juliette Gordon Low;
board and committee minutes; program, training, and camping records; national
membership statistics; financial records; organization print and audiovisual
publications; over 5,000 photographs of Girl Scout programs activities,
personalities; uniforms, and events; and an extensive memorabilia collection of
vintage uniforms, badges, pins, and ephemera. Interactive museum. Lending
Library. Outreach program.
Golden Rule Insurance Company
7440 Woodland Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46278-1719
Contact: Carolyn M. Sowinski, Corporate Archivist; Krista Bond
Telephone: 317-297-4123
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Insurance and insurance-related services
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Except as prohibited by general corporate policy,
materials are available to outside researchers.
Holdings: 1894-present; bulk dates, 1940-present
Total Volume: 1,000 linear feet
Description: Materials pertain to the Golden Rule Insurance Company,
preceding companies, and the Michael Andrew Rooney family, who founded the
company in Lawrenceville, IL. Holdings include photographs, product brochures,
office files of executives, annual statements, corporate documents, in-house
publications, an oral history project and manuscript materials of the company's
founders.
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
1421 Research Park Drive
Lawrence, KS 66049-3859
Contact: Susanne Clement
Telephone: 913-841-2240
Fax: 913-832-4449
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Trade Association
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company*
Archival Services
The University of Akron
Polsky Building
Akron, OH 44325-1701
Contact: John Miller, Archival Services
Telephone: 330-972-7670
Fax: 330-972-6170
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Manufacturing, general
Hours of Service: 8:30am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Limited. Requests for archival information will
be answered by writing or faxing Mr. John Miller. For general information on the
company founders and its namesake, Charles Goodyear, the inventor, please write
to the corporation at 1144 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44316-0001.
Holdings: 1898-present; bulk dates 1920s-1940s
Total Volume:
Description: Photos, letter, and other materials relating to the beginning
and development of the company, its historic achievements, its products, its
contributions to aviation and transportation and its involvement in world
affairs.
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
201 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
Contact: Karen L. Dickinson, Assistant Corporate Secretary
Telephone: 212-598-7499
Fax: 212-420-9516
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Insurance and insurance-related services
Hours of Service: By appointment only.
Conditions of Access: External use is limited; requests for access must
be submitted in writing. Researchers are advised to consult: Anita Rapone, The
Guardian Life Insurance Company, 1860-1920: A History of a German-American
Enterprise (New York, 1987).
Holdings: 1860-present
Total Volume: 110 cubic feet
Description: The collection documents business activities primarily of the
company's home office, with some materials relating to its field offices,
industrial branch and European business. The records consist of minutes, annual
reports, legal documents, financial ledgers, stock certificates, insurance
policies and registers, correspondence, publications, photographs and artifacts.
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
2501 McGee, #453
Kansas City, MO 64141
Contact: Sharman Robertson, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 816-545-6992 or 816-274-3534
Fax: 816-274-2947
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Manufacturing, consumer goods
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted to in-house; all other requests must
be in writing.
Holdings: Corporate collection - 1910-present; Design collection - late
18th, early 20th centuries
Total Volume: 2,000 cubic feet
Description: The corporate archives houses any material related to the
history and development of the company. This includes publications,
correspondence, photographs, product samples and oral histories. The Design
Collections contain over 40,000 greeting cards dating to the late 18th century
published in the U.S. and Europe. Also housed in the Archives are the
collections of Louis Prang and Andrew Szoeke.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
3700 W. Juneau Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Contact: Susan Fariss, Archivist; Martin J. Rosenblum, Historian
Telephone: 414-935-8973 (Fariss); 414-935-4974 (Rosenblum)
Fax: 414-935-8786
E-Mail: sfariss@omnifest.uwm.edu
Type of Business: Motor vehicle manufacturing
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Physical access restricted. Outside requests for
information filled on a case-by-case basis.
Holdings: 1903-present
Total Volume:
Description: Holdings consist of company publications, print and broadcast
advertising, motorcycling memorabilia, motorcycles, and technical manuals. Over
40,000 photographs of motorcycles, parts and accessories, facilities, employees,
and the founders. Holdings also include a wide variety of other documentation
for company brands and acquired companies.
Harper Collins Publishers
10 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Contact: Donna Slawsky, Library and Records Manager
Telephone: 212-207-7132
Fax: 212-207-7946
E-Mail: slawsky@harpercollins.com
Type of Business: Publishing
Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Appointment with manager
Holdings: Books published by company and catalogs, some corporation
archives
Total Volume: 1,800 square feet
Description: Books published by Harper Collins, Harper & Row, Harper
& Brothers, T. Y. Crowell, J. B. Lippincott and other acquired imprints from
early 1900s to present; corporate memos from the 1960s to the present; catalogs
from 1847 to present.
The Hartford Family Foundation (Atlantic & Pacific Co.)
Archives*
8 Lone Oak Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Contact: Avis Anderson, HFF; Debbie Waller, Director, Archival
Services, The History Factory, 14140 Parke Long Court, Chantilly, VA 20151-1649
Telephone: 703-631-0500
Fax: 703-631-1124
E-Mail: historyfact.com
Type of Business: Family Foundation
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by the executive director and The History Factory.
Holdings: 1865 - 1990
Total Volume: 108 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of A&P business records including
advertisements, annual reports, sales brochures, anniversary publications and
memorabilia, and product packaging. Storefront signs and machinery are retained.
Papers of the Hartford family include oral histories, photographs,
correspondence, marriage certificates and genealogy, movies and memorabilia.
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center
99-193 Aiea Heights Drive, Suite 300
Aiea, HI 96701-3911
Contact: Librarian at HARC Experiment Station
Telephone: 808-486-5370
Fax: 808-486-5020
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Agriculture
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Open to scholars, university staff and graduate
students. Limited access by appointment only.
Holdings: 1850s-1950s; bulk dates, 1900-1940
Total Volume: 420 cubic feet
Description: The business records of seventeen sugar plantations include
annual reports, land documents, audits, plantation and agency correspondence,
extensive payroll records, census reports, work contracts, and sugar production
and shipping records. Financial records generally include cash books, journals
and ledgers. Other company records include predecessor companies, plantation
stores and planters' associations.
Jim Henson Productions
117 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
Contact: Karen Falk, Archivist; Lauren Bien, Associate Archivist
Telephone: 212-794-2400
Fax: 212-570-1147
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Entertainment
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted to company personnel. Outside requests
at the discretion of the archivist.
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Herman Miller, Inc.
855 East Main Avenue
P.O. Box 302, MS 0220
Zeeland, MI 49464
Type of Business: Furniture and consumer goods manufacturer
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm, by appointment only
Conditions of Access: Aspects of some collections open to the public.
Call for an appointment.
Holdings: 1905-present; bulk dates, 1930-present
Total Volume: 1,500 linear feet; 1,000 furniture artifacts; 500 art
objects
Description: The Herman Miller Archives manages the following collections:
Administrative records, including the papers of the company's founder; Herman
Miller specific publications; photography dating from 1905-present; drawings and
blueprints depicting furniture designed by Charles Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert
Rohde and others; oral histories; audiovisuals; corporate art; Herman Miller
furniture collection; and reference library.
Updated June 18, 2007
Hershey Community Archives*
P.O. Box 64
Hershey, PA 17033
Contact: Pamela C. Whitenack, Archivist
Telephone: 717-566-8116
Fax: 717-566-8004
E-Mail: pwhitenack@hersheyarchives.com
website: www.hersheyarchives.org
Type of Business: Food industry, Amusement Parks, Financial Company,
Resorts, Model Town
Hours of Service: M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Appointments recommended
Conditions of Access: Open to internal clients; Outside access to
collections vary, contact archivist
Holdings: 1857 to present (bulk); 1903 to present
Total Volume: 1800 cubic feet; 12,000+ photographs
Description: The records of Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey Entertainment
and Resorts, Hershey Trust Company, The M.S. Hershey Foundation as well as the
records of many local organizations and individuals. The holdings include
photographs, oral histories, business records, product packaging and
advertising, maps, architectural plans,
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000
Hanover Street, MS 1033
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Contact: Anna Mancini, Corporate Archivist
Telephone: 415-857-6276
Fax:
E-Mail:
www.hp.com/go/history
Type of Business: Computer and information systems
Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Limited use.
Holdings: 1938-present
Total Volume: 1,500 cubic feet
Description: Resources include records of chief executives, central
administration and corporate labs that are of continuing administrative and
historical value. Materials also include oral histories, photographs, internal
publications, ephemera and a historical product collection.
Updated May 15, 2008
Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Company
Route 202-206 North
P.O. Box 2500
Somerville, NJ 08876-1258
Contact: Ines A. Kiely
Telephone: 908-231-3050
Fax: 908-231-4462
E-Mail: michae21@BEDIPOI.hcc.com
Type of Business: Pharmaceuticals, animal health
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted.
Holdings:
Total Volume:
The Home
Depot, Inc.*
2455 Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
www.homedepot.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:
homedepot@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Retail Merchandising
Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by Home Depot.
Holdings: 1952-present
Total Volume: 322 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of material including, but not
limited to: clippings and articles; artifacts and memorabilia; company
publications; store and commercial catalogs, advertisements, and marketing
artwork; biographical files of the company founders and executive officers;
press releases; newsletters; correspondence and memoranda; reports; manuals and
other training material; quarterly and annual reports; annual stockholders
meetings files; corporate histories; and photographs, negatives and slides. Also
included are records representing other companies that had some relation to the
founding or expansion of The Home Depot: M.B. Associates, And Daylin
Company/Handy Dan, and Aikenhead’s Home Improvement Warehouse.
Updated: August 7, 2003
Hormel Foods Corporation
P.O. Box 800
Austin, MN 55912
Contact: V. Allan Krejci
Telephone: 507-437-5355
Fax: 507-437-9803
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Foods Industry
Hours of Service: M-F 7:00am-4:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval from archivist and public relations director.
Holdings: 1860-present.
Total Volume:
Description: Holdings consist of artifacts and documents dating to 1860.
Family photos, business correspondence and advertising dating from late 1800s,
product packaging from 1920s, tins from 1900s.
Hugh Courtright & Company
2407 Walter Zimney Drive
Posen, IL 60469
Contact: Abbe Harms
Telephone: 708-489-1101
Fax: 708-489-1103
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Hudson's Bay Company
Records Management & Heritage Services
401 Bay Street, Suite 2407
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
M5H 2Y4
Contact: Brenda Hobbs, Director Records Management and Heritage; Yanick Dubé,
National Manager, Heritaeg Services. For Donated Archives, contact Judith
Beattie, 204-945-2626
Telephone: B. Hobbs: 416-861-4148; Y. Dubé: 416-861-4704
Fax: 416-861-6248
email: brenda.hobbs@hbc.com; yanick.dube@hbc.com
Type of Business: Retailing
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm
Condition of Access: Donated Records open to all. Corporate Records open to
research by appointment only.
Holdings: Provincial Archives of Manitoba (Donated Records): 1671-1970.
Corporate Collection: Museum pieces,1660-Current. Archival material:
1850-current.
Total Volume: Museum pieces: 800 artworks, 1,250 artifacts. Archival material:
1,750 cubic feet (Corporate Collection only).
Description: The Fine Art collection covers the Company history through
portraits of its former Governors and painting depicting the fur trade. It also
include inuit and contemporary art. The artefacts depict the retail activities
of the company. The archival material essentially pertain to the company's
retailing activities and to the activities of its subsidiaries and the companies
it acquired through mergers and expansions (Morgan's, Simpson's, Woodward's,
Kmart Canada, among others).
Updated August 21, 2004
Hughes Aircraft Company
Building C4/Mail Station 4
4881 West 145th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Contact: Patricia D. Sinclair
Telephone: 310-973-0093
Fax: 310-973-3530
E-Mail: pdsinclair@ccgate.hac.com
Type of Business: Electronics, aerospace
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests subject to approval.
Holdings: 1940s-present
Total Volume: 1,500 cubic feet
Howard Hughes Corporation
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Contact: Ellene Mahoney
Telephone: 702-791-4445
Fax: 702-791-4415
E-Mail:
Type of Business:
Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings:
Total Volume:
Hydro-Quebec
1001 est, de Maisonneuve Est
Montreal, PQ H2L 4S7
Contact: Jean-Pierre Carrier, Corporate Records Manager
Telephone: 514-289-5887
Fax:
E-Mail:
Type of Business: Utilities
Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: 1847-present; bulk dates, 1944-present
Total Volume: 6,000 cubic feet
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