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Directory of Corporate Archives
in the United States and
Canada
Complete Entries Arranged Alphabetically
by Name of Corporation,
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Nalco Chemical Company One Nalco Center Naperville, IL 60563
Contact: Ann Franczyk, Staff Assistant Telephone: 708-305-1434 Fax: 708-305-2900 E-Mail: Type of Business: Chemical manufacturing Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-12:15pm
Conditions of Access: Not open to the public. Requests for information
should be submitted in writing to the corporate history and archives department.
Holdings: 1922-present Total Volume: 250 cubic feet
Description: Photographs, annual reports, product literature, catalogs,
salesmen's manuals, forms, employee handbooks, engineering diagrams and flow
charts, advertisements, news releases, company newspaper, employee letters,
organization charts, artifacts, correspondence, speeches, early payroll records
and general ledgers, oral histories.

National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 1201 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
www.nahb.org
Contact: Nancy Hunn,
Director,
Information Resources and Services ,National Housing Resource
Center Telephone: 202-266-8225 Fax: 202-266-8271 E-Mail:
nhunn@nahb.org
Type of Business: Trade association representing building industry. Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by NAHB.
Total Volume: 380 linear feet
Description: Holdings are comprised of reports, clippings,
correspondence and biographies for NAHB executive officers. Also included in the
collection are operating records for the association as well as articles,
memorabilia and conference materials for state -level NAHB members.
Updated August 18, 2003

National Association of Realtors 430 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-4087
Contact: Marilyn Heneghan, Archivist Telephone: 312-329-8605 Fax: 312-329-5960 E-Mail: MEL910@aol.com Type of Business: Trade association Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. For staff use only.
Holdings: 1908-present Total Volume:

National Cattleman's Beef Association 444 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Contact: William D. Siarny, Jr., Information Center Director Telephone: 312-467-5520, ex272 Fax: 312-467-9729 E-Mail: siarny@meatboard.org Type of Business: Trade association Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-4:00pm, by appointment only
Conditions of Access: Qualified researchers only
Holdings: 1922-present Total Volume: 1600 cubic feet
Description: American Meat Science Association, meat science, meat industry.

National Education Association 1201 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
Contact: Olivia Aguilar Gattis, Archivist Telephone: 703-451-9537 Fax: 703-644-3505 E-Mail: Type of Business: Trade association Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information subject to
approval of archivist, executive office, or media relations department.
Holdings: Total Volume:

National Hockey League Productions 183 Oak Tree Rd. Tappan, NY 10983
Contact: Mott Linn Telephone: 914-365-6701, ex. 203 Fax: 914-365-6010 E-Mail: Type of Business: Entertainment Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access: Restricted.
Holdings: Early 20th century-present; bulk dates 1987-present Total Volume:
Description: Moving image collection, mostly on Beta SP video tape, about ice
hockey, mostly NHL games.

National Public Radio 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001
Contact: Robert Robinson, Senior Librarian Telephone: 202-414-2355 Fax: 202-414-3056 E-Mail: rrobinson@npr.org Type of Business: Media/broadcasting Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-7:00pm
Conditions of Access: Appointment required.
Holdings: 1971-present Total Volume: 80,000 audio tapes
Description: Sound archives of NPR produced and distributed programming.
1971-present. All programming is cataloged.

Nationwide Insurance History and Archives Center
1-01-05 One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 43215-2220
Contact: Steve Hausfeld Telephone: 614-249-0589
Fax: 614-249-2218 E-Mail: hausfes@nationwide.com
Type of Business: Insurance, Financial Services Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am - 4:00 pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted
Holdings: ca 1900-present
Total Volume: Approx. 800 linear feet
Description: Company records and publications, marketing, advertising and
corporate communications; personal papers of cooperative movement pioneer,
Murray Lincoln; photographic records
Updated December, 2006

Navistar International Transportation Corp. 29642 School House Road Mokena, IL 60448-1700
Contact: Greg Lennes, Secretary and Records Manager Telephone: 312-836-2149 Fax: 312-836-2192 E-Mail: Type of Business: Manufacturing, capital goods Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-4:15pm
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: 1831-1950s; bulk dates, 1902-1950s Total Volume: 2,000 linear feet
Description: The archives contains the business records of Navistar and its
predecessor company, International Harvester Company, founded in 1902.

NBC News Archives
30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112
Contact: Michael Sosler, Director Telephone: 212-664-3797 Fax: 212-703-8558 E-Mail: Website: nbcnewsarchives.com Type of Business: Newspaper and magazine publishing, broadcasting Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-6:00pm. Other hours by appointment.
Conditions of Access: Research, screening, duplication and royalty fees
charged.
Holdings: Mid-1930s-present; bulk dates, late 1950s-present Total Volume:
Description: Stock shot and background material on every conceivable subject,
historical and news events throughout the world, documentary and magazine show
footage.
Updated July 25, 2002

NBC Universal Archives & Collections 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 2311-LL Universal City, CA 91608
Contact: Jeff Pirtle, Manager, Archives & Collections Telephone: (818) 777-9985 Fax: (818) 866-5120 E-Mail: jeff.pirtle@nbcuni.com Type of Business: Media and Entertainment Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Not open to external research
Holdings: 1912 - present Total Volume: 10,000 cubic feet of print documentation and production artwork,
3,500 movie props, 3,000 pieces of wardrobe
Description: Collections include the significant production records, artwork,
photography, props, and wardrobe of Universal Pictures and NBC Universal
Television productions. Historic company records about Universal City, Universal
Studios Theme Parks, and NBC are also maintained.
Updated August 8, 2006

NBO Bancorp, Inc.
611 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48226
Contact: Susan E. Cherry, Vice President Telephone: 313-225-3462 Fax: 313-225-2109 E-Mail: Type of Business: Banking, financial services Hours of Service: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: With permission of the communications department
Holdings: Total Volume:
Description: Newspaper clippings, oral histories, photographs, artifacts,
financial records and personnel information. Many of the clippings are on
microfilm.

NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association)
6201 College Boulevard Overland Park, KS 66211
Contact: Ellen L. Summers Telephone: 913-339-1906 Fax: 913-339-0045 E-Mail: esummers@ncaa.org Type of Business: Trade association for intercollegiate athletics Hours of Service: M-F 8:30am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. By appointment only and requests for
use of manuscript collections are subject to review by librarian and Public
Affairs Department.
Holdings: 1906-present Total Volume:
Description: Holdings consist of the papers of the two past Executive
Directors, photographs from the association newspapers, NCAA championship
programs, press guides and results, as well as convention proceedings dating
back to 1906.

Nevada Bell Telephone Company
See:
SBC
Communications Inc.

New England Life Insurance Company (New England Financial) 501 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02117
Contact: Phyllis E. Steele, Archivist Telephone: 617-578-4312 Fax: 617-578-5523 E-Mail: psteele@NEFN.com Type of Business: Insurance and investment services Hours of Service: M-Th 9:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
Conditions of Access: Company associates: Open in accordance with corporate
policy on the confidentiality of information. General public: Written
application to archivist stating nature of research project; access conditional
upon approval by the archivist and the vice president of public relations.
Holdings: 1843-present; bulk dates, 1843-1999 Total Volume: 1,800 linear feet
Description: Records of the New England Life Insurance Company, and its
predecessor company, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. Records include:
Annual reports and annual statements; Board of Directors’ minutes and files;
correspondence and administrative files of company officers; marketing and
advertising files; product information files; personnel directories; company
publications (books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, manuals); research and
planning reports; 19th century insurance applications, policies, policy
registers, and policy ledgers from 1843-1890; 19th and early 20th century policy
dividend, loan and valuation records; 19th and early 20th century financial
records, including ledgers of accounts, cash books, and stock and bond
registers; files about company agencies; departmental and subsidiary information
files; scrapbooks; photographs and other audio-visual media; and company
artifacts.

New York
Life Insurance Company* 51 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010
www.newyorklife.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:
nylic@historyfactory.com
Type of Business: Life Insurance and Annuities; Financial Services Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for information
subject to approval by the New York Life Insurance Company.
Holdings: 1837-present Total Volume: 2,193 linear feet
Description: Holdings of the New York Life Insurance Company Archives
document the Home Office and Field operations of the company, its antecedents,
and subsidiaries. The collection is comprised of various material including, but
not limited to: clippings and articles; artifacts and memorabilia; reports;
advertisements; biographical files of presidents and executive officers; press
releases; manuals and other training materials; sales aids; policies and policy
forms; newsletters and bulletins; correspondence and memoranda; annual reports;
subject files; directories; minutes; speeches; and photographs.
Updated August 18, 2003

New York State Nurses Association The foundation of the New York State Nurses Association Bellevue Alumnae Center for Nursing History 2113 Western Avenue Guilderland, NY 12084 http://www.foundationnysnurses.org
Contact: Amalia K. Gossen, Archivist Telephone: 518-456-7858 x24 Fax: 518-452-3760 E-Mail: agossen@foundationnysnurses.org Type of Business: Trade association Hours of Service: By appointment only.
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Some records require approval of
executive director.
Holdings: 1901-present Total Volume: 800 linear feet
Description: Records document the work of the oldest and largest state
membership organization of registered nurses. Included are voting body, board
and committee records; publications and memorabilia; administrative and
programmatic records; photographs and other audio visual materials. Program
records pertain to the legislative, educational, nursing practice, and
collective bargaining components of association activities.

New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 11 Wall Street New York, NY 10005
Contact: Janet Linde, Archivist Telephone: 212-656-2442 Fax: 212-656-5629 E-Mail: jlinde@nyse.com Type of Business: Securities exchange Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm, by appointment only
Conditions of Access: Reference requests must be submitted by letter or
e-mail.
Holdings: 1792-present; bulk dates, 1817-present Total Volume: 3,500 cubic feet
Description: Administrative records of the New York Stock Exchange and its
affiliates, information on listed companies, members and member firms, records
of stock sale prices, NYSE publications, books on the history of the stock market,
photographs, films, videotapes and artifacts.
Updated December 27, 2005

New York Times Company New York Times Archives 122 E. 42nd St., 14th Fl. New York, NY 10168-0002
Contact: Charles St. Vil Telephone: 212-499-3581 Fax: 212-499-3382 E-Mail: Type of Business: Newspaper and magazine publishing, broadcasting Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm, by appointment only
Conditions of Access: Authorization may be required. Some files are
restricted.
Holdings: 1851-present; bulk dates, 1920s-1970s Total Volume: 500 cubic feet
Description: Financial, legal, and historical records of the New York Times
Company and newspaper; personal and business papers of the publishers, other
major executives, editors, writers; correspondence with business associates,
persons in the news and readers; maps; blueprints, diagrams, photos, awards,
memorabilia; a few films, video and audio tapes.

Norfolk Southern Corporation 185 Spring Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303
Contact: Roger D. Powers Telephone: 404-529-2326 Fax: E-Mail: Type of Business: Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: Total Volume:

North Shore-LIJ Health System
David S. Taylor Archives
155 Community Drive Great Neck, NY 11021
Contact: Daniel Sokolow, Corporate Archivist Telephone: 516-465-8109 Fax: 516-465-8086 E-Mail: dsokolow@nshs.edu Type of Business: Health Care Hours of Service: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST), M-Th
Conditions of Access: The Archives can be contacted in
writing, by telephone or e-mail, or in person. Interested scholars may conduct
research at the Archives through prior arrangement with the Corporate
Archivist. Access is subject to approval of the Corporate Archivist.
Holdings: 1920s-present Total Volume: Approximately 1000 linear feet
Description: Collection consists of: Materials related
to the founding, development, and operations of the 15-hospital Health System
and its constituent members. The collections help trace the development of
health care on Long Island and the New York metropolitan area, as well as the
development of Long Island's suburban communities. The collections include
hospital board minutes; medical board materials; photographs; video; advertising
and promotional materials; oral histories; scrapbooks; news clippings.
Updated August 12, 2006

Northwest Airlines* 2700 Lone Oak Parkway A4285 Eagan, MN 55121
Contact: Kyle F. Hjelmstad, Administrator-Corp. Records Telephone: 612-727-7348 Fax: 612-726-4721 E-Mail: Type of Business: Airline Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: Total Volume:

Northwestern Mutual 720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202
www.northwesternmutual.com
Contact: Stephanie Williams Telephone: 414-665-4839 Fax: 414-665-2463 E-mail:
stephanieawilliams@northwesternmutual.com
Type of Business: Insurance and insurance-related services Hours of Business:
Conditions of Access: Outside requests subject to approval by Northwestern
Mutual
Holdings: 1857-present Total Volume: 620 cubic feet
Description: Historical and business records of
Northwestern Mutual (formerly Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company).
The collections include annual reports, annual statements, advertising
materials, marketing materials, publications (history books, periodicals,
pamphlets, bulletins, etc.), policy forms, biographical files, board of trustees
minutes, speeches, news clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials and
artifacts. The holdings also contain materials on the S.S. Edmund
Fitzgerald, a great lakes ship owned by the company, which sank off the coast of
Whitefish Bay, Michigan in November 1975.
Updated August 21, 2001

NSP (Northern States Power)* 414 Nicollet Mall Systems Operations Minneapolis, MN 55401-1993
Contact: Elizabeth Nordlin Telephone: 612-330-5500 Fax: E-Mail: Type of Business: Utilities Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: Total Volume:

John Nuveen & Co., Inc. 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Contact: Melinda Kwedar Telephone: 312-917-8352 Fax: 312-917-8304 E-Mail: kwedarm@nuveen.com Type of Business: Financial/Municipal Bonds and Bond Funds Hours of Service: T-Th 9:30am-4:30pm
Conditions of Access: Outside requests subject to approval
Holdings: 1898-present Total Volume: 200 cubic feet now; anticipating 3,600
Description: Opening was in April 1996, and present holdings consist of
1948-1971 legal files; 1898-1969 financial records; papers of the recently
retired CEO and CFO; photographs; marketing literature and other company
publications. Records with permanent designations from all departments,
currently in records storage, are marked for possible acquisition.

NYNEX Corporation 1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036
Contact: Kerry G. McDonald Telephone: 212-395-2121 Fax: E-Mail: Type of Business: Communications Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: Total Volume:

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. One Ocean Spray Drive Lakeville-Middleboro, MA 02349
Contact: Christine Hormell, CRM, Corporate Records and Archives Manager Telephone: 508-946-1000 Fax: 508-946-7704 E-Mail: Type of Business: Agriculture Hours of Service: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Conditions of Access: For business use and restricted internally by
collection
Holdings: 1900-present; bulk dates, 1930-present Total Volume: 700 linear feet
Description: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. is an agricultural marketing
cooperative responsible for developing and marketing products derived from the
crops grown by our grower-owners. Collections include print advertisements,
packaging samples, film and commercial reels, publications, minutes of board
meetings, financial statements and annual reports, legal, marketing and consumer
correspondence, research and development documents, organizational charts and
photographs.

Ontario Medical Association Toronto, ON Canada
Contact: Kim Cooke, Manager, Corporate Information Telephone: Fax: E-Mail: kim_cooke@oma.org Type of Business: Hours of Service:
Conditions of Access:
Holdings: Total Volume:

Owens Corning, Inc.
1 Owens Corning Pkwy. Toledo, OH 43659
www.owenscorning.com
Contact:
Eugenia
Brumm, Records Administration Telephone:
419-248-8000 Fax: 419-248-5337 E-Mail:
eugenia.brumm@owenscorning.com Type of Business: Fiberglass and composite materials manufacturer Hours of Service: 9:00am-5:30 pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for
information subject to approval by Owens Corning.
Holdings: 1918-1990s Total Volume: 120 linear feet
Description: Holdings include executive papers, HR,
advertising records, plant/facility records, publications, scrapbooks, printed
material (brochures, booklets, etc.) audiovisual material including a large
collection of film and video.
Updated August 18, 2003

Owens-Illinois,
Inc.* 1 SeaGate Toledo, OH 43666
www.o-i.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:
owens_ill@historyfactory.com Type of Business: Glass and plastics manufacturer Hours of Service: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Conditions of Access: Restricted. Outside requests for
information subject to approval by Owens-Illinois.
Holdings: c. 1890-present Total Volume: 290 linear feet
Description: Holdings of the
Owens-Illinois
Archives are comprised of annual reports, bound product advertisements,
corporate films, glass bottle product samples, facility and product photography,
memorabilia, corporate historical files, product brochures, and assorted
corporate newsletters and publications.
Updated August 18, 2003

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