Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Correspondence related to the Kodak Canada Heritage Collection and Museum
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document textuel
Titre parallèle
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Dossier
Dépôt
Cote
2005.001.08.08.10
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Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
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Date(s)
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1992-1999 (Production)
- Producteur
- Kodak Canada Inc.
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
5 cm of textual records
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
Canadian Kodak Ltd., which became Kodak Canada Inc. in 1979, manufactured photographic films, papers and equipment for over a century in Toronto, Ontario. The company formed the Canadian branch of the successful Eastman Kodak Company, and officially opened its doors in 1900 at 41 Colborne Street under the direction of John G. Palmer. The company expanded and moved to 588 King Street West in 1908, but already plans were underway for an expansive complex to the north of the city. In 1912, Canadian Kodak purchased 25 acres of farmland near Weston Road and Eglinton Avenue to build a major manufacturing facility known as Kodak Heights. By 1925, there were over 900 employees working in seven buildings at Kodak Heights. Over the years, the company earned a reputation for having a cooperative and supportive relationship with its employees, adopting many of the successful practices in place at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. In 1940, an Employee's Building was constructed to accommodate the activities of the flourishing Recreation Club, the Department Mangers' Club, and the Kodak Heights Camera Club. During the 1990s, the rise of digital media began to have a serious impact on manufacturing programs at Kodak facilities around the world, causing the Eastman Kodak Company to reduce its production of traditional print photography by one third globally. The company chose to focus on digital products, which did not require the extensive facilities used in the production of traditional photographic materials. On December 9, 2004, Kodak Canada Ltd. informed its employees that manufacturing operations in traditional film products would cease entirely at Kodak Heights. The company's facility faced the same fate as many of its foreign counterparts in England, Australia and France, being completely abandoned and demolished shortly after closure in 2005. Kodak Canada still maintains a sales and support office in downtown Toronto, while the manufacture of traditional photographic chemistry has returned to Rochester.
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Kodak employee who was instrumental in the creation of a Kodak museum.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
File contains correspondence related to the Kodak Canada Heritage Collection and Museum. Most correspondence is with Bonnie Chapman, who worked both in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs and as the Curator of the Kodak Heritage Collection and Museum. File includes: a formal request to to Kodak facilities management requesting allocation of space for the museum; correspondence with donors to the Kodak Canada Heritage Collection; responses to reference requests; correspondence relating to viewings and tours of the collection; records related to camera loans and sales solicitations; and a letter from Bonnie Chapman to the Eastman Kodak Office of Innovation regarding a Kodak Heritage Collection project.
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État de conservation
Good.
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Restrictions d'accès
Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.