posted 04-23-2004 09:35 AM                       

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(April 16, 2004) — Eastman Kodak Co. has donated to the University of Rochester a sweeping collection of documents and photographs that record the history of the company and photography.
The collection covers the role of Kodak during World War I and World War II, for example, and the growth of the company abroad. It includes speeches, serial publications, annual reports, and even files on cafeteria operations and picture contests.

UR’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Rush Rhees Library will care for the collection, which is described as having millions of pages and photographs.

Kodak also has given its history of advertising collection to the George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film.

UR archives are open to the public.

”What you see in the photographs and documents are a tremendous tribute to Kodak workers throughout the 20th century,” said Nancy Martin, the university archivist.

Michael P. Morley, Kodak’s chief administrative officer, said the collections are “vital to the understanding of the growth of photography.”

Library staffers have only begun archiving the collection, some items of which will require restoration. Pieces will be included in a UR library exhibit marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of George Eastman this year. The UR Department of Rare Books also is considering an exhibition in 2006.

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