PAKO CORPORATION:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Pako Corporation (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator.
	Title:	Pako Corporation records.
	Dates:	1910-2004.
	Language:	Materials in English, French, and Norwegian.
	Abstract:	Annual reports, newsletters, photographs, and company newsletters; employee and labor relations files; operating and procedures manuals; and product bulletins, instructions, and other data of a Minneapolis-based manufacturer, supplier, and marketer of photographic, graphic arts, and x-ray processing equipment.
	Quantity:	2.4 cubic feet (3 boxes and 1 folder in partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Founded by Glen M. Dye in 1910 in Minneapolis to make photographic processing equipment, the Photo Advertising Company was incorporated in 1918 under the name Pako Corporation. The firm concentrated on making mechanical printers, washers and dryers and later extended into designing, engineering, and marketing print machines, dopers, and filmachines. During World War II, the firm developed and manufactured x-ray film processing equipment for use in the military and medical fields. In 1960 the company moved its headquarters to Golden Valley, Minnesota. By 1980 PAKO was said to be the world's largest supplier of photographic, graphic arts, and x-ray processing equipment.

The company was sold in 1980 to a group led by Gerard Blohorn. Its retail outlets were sold to Brown Photo in 1981. In 1987 PAKO went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Pako Corp. was sold to Cordell Reedy Inc. of Peabody, Massachusetts, in 1992.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Pako Corporation Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,865

Processing Information:

Processed by: David B. Peterson, June 2014

Catalog ID number: 990078975370104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
153.I.10.11B	1	Annual reports, 1956-1979. 2 folders.


		Annual report to employees, 1977.


		Annual reports to jobholders, 1979-1981.


		Articles about PAKO, 1960-1985.


		Bankruptcy, 1987, 1996.


		Dye, Glen M.: Biographical data, 1977.
			Some material in French.


		Farnes Foto Laboratorie (Oslo, Norway) price catalog, 1996/1997.
			In Norwegian.


		General brochures, 1960-1980.


		Hamilton, F. Glenn: Biographical data, 1974.


		Historical miscellany, undated and 1953-1992.


		News clippings, 1953-1980.


Newsletters:
	Pakodoper, January-February 1949, 1958-1974. 5 folders.
	PAKO Pulse, 1975-1980.
	PAKO Images, 1974, 1977.
	Developments, 1927. 1 volume.
		Newsletter of the Master Photo Finishers of America; contains advertisements from PAKO.


		Photographs:
			Portraits of employees, 1970s-1980s.
			Personnel, undated and circa 1958-1980s.
			Plants and buildings undated, 1919-1980s.
				Includes some color slides.
			Products, undated and 1910-1980s.
Location	Folder
123.J.12.2F-1	1		Autographed portrait of Glen M. Dye, December 25, 1947.


Location	Box
153.I.10.11B	1	Retiree mailing lists and data on former employees, 1980s-2004.


		Sales and service representatives directory, 1984.


		Sales handbook, November 1983.


		Employee and labor relations:
			Agreement with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 77, 1978.
			Employee handbooks, undated and 1981, 2000.
			Employee separation plans, 1979-1984.
			Job announcements, 1973.
			Job descriptions, 1983.
			New employee information packet, circa 1966, circa 1974. 2 folders.
			Payroll, July 1933.
			Safety Committee meetings and memoranda, circa 1977-1984. 3 folders.
			Safety procedures, circa 1977-1984.


		Manuals:
			Foreman's manual, industrial relations policies and procedures, 1970s-1980s. 3 folders.
			Manufacturing procedures manual, 1980s. 2 folders.
Location	Box
153.I.10.12F	2		Operator's manual, 1970s-1980s.
			Quality improvement process, corrective action manual, December 1983.


		Product data and catalogs:
			Product brochures, undated and 1948, 1974-1986. 2 folders.
			Product warranties, 1979, 1981.
			Processing equipment for print and film catalog, circa 1960-1972. 1 volume.
			Print and film processing equipment catalog, 1962-1963. 1 volume.
			Microfiche service catalog, circa 1984. 3 folders containing microfiche.
				Product data on microfiche.
			Master numerical parts list, December 1983.
				[0.1 cubic feet empty, letter size]
Location	Box
153.I.10.13B	3		Book II: Parts/service, 1970-1974. 1 volume.
				Includes service bulletins, instruction sheets, and product data sheets.
				[0.6 cubic feet empty, letter size]

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Business enterprises -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.; Graphic arts -- Equipment and supplies.; Manufactures -- Minnesota.; Photography -- Equipment and supplies.; X-rays -- Equipment and supplies.

Persons:: Dye, Glen M., author.

Document Types:: Microfiche.; Photographs.

Titles:: Pakodoper.

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PAKO CORPORATION:

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HISTORICAL NOTE

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS