Lawrence Bachmann papers
Creator: Bachmann, Lawrence P.
Call Number: D.137
Dates: 1970-1973
Physical Description: 6 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Scope and Content
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Content List
Series I: Interviews
Series II: Publication drafts
Subseries I: Early draft
Subseries II: 1972 long draft
Subseries III: Carbon of pre-typed final draft, March-May 1973
Subseries IV: "Outs", May-July 1973
Series III: Correspondence, memorabilia, miscellaneous
Collection Overview
Title: Lawrence Bachmann papers
Creator: Bachmann, Lawrence P.
Call Number: D.137
Dates: 1970-1973
Physical Description: 6 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Scope and Content
This collection contains interviews, notes, two rough drafts, and a final draft of an unpublished biography of George Eastman written by Lawrence Bachmann in the early 1970s. Also included in the collection are correspondence relating to the publication of the manuscript, copies of a 1934 exchange of letters between Carl Ackerman, authorized biographer of Eastman, and Frank Lovejoy, former president of Eastman Kodak Company, and other miscellaneous correspondence and memorabilia.

Bachmann conducted fifty interviews between 1969 and 1972. In these interviews friends and business associates of Eastman discuss their memories of him. The interviews range from highly personal accounts to recollections of Eastman as a business personality. Other interviews focus on the growth of the Eastman Kodak Company since Eastman's death in 1932, and on more technical aspects of some of Kodak's manufacturing processes.

The earliest draft of the manuscript includes an outline of the proposed scope of the book and drafts of most of the later chapters. The second or "long draft," as Bachmann named it, contains fifty-nine chapters. This draft naturally divides into two parts: Eastman's life and the founding and development of the Eastman Kodak Company until Eastman's death in 1932; and the continued growth of the company from after Eastman's death until the 1960s. Bachmann condensed the fifty-nine chapters into thirty-seven chapters between March and May of 1973. After he completed this final draft, Bachmann sent certain chapters and portions of chapters out to be read and corrected by Kodak officials, including William Vaughn, and also to Harry Sious of Little, Brown, the prospective publishing house. Some of these annotated chapters appear in the final draft; others comprise a separate portion of the collection.

Subject(s):
Correspondence
Interviews
Biography
Bachmann, Lawrence P.
Eastman, George, 1854-1932
Ackerman, Carl W. (Carl William), 1890-1970
Lovejoy, Frank W.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lawrence Bachmann, April 23, 1974.Access
The Lawrence Bachmann papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Lawrence Bachmann papers, D.137, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
The Bachmann (Lawrence) Papers is one of five collections of materials relating to George Eastman in the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections. The other four collections are:

D.4, the Eastman-Butterfield Collection , a set of notes, interviews and printed information gathered as the resource material for a proposed biography of Eastman.

D.85, the George Eastman House Construction Papers, 1902-1906 , which consists of correspondence, including some to and from George Eastman, agreements, contracts, etc., relating to the construction of the home of George Eastman at 350 (now 900) East Avenue, Rochester, New York.

D.138, the Eastman (George) Papers , composed of Eastman's correspondence, printed ephemera, and over 4,000 photographs and negatives depicting George Eastman, his family, his friends, his homes in Waterville and at 900 East Avenue, and early Kodak factories and workers.

The last collection, D.139, Eastman Research Materials , is a collection of miscellaneous items, including scrapbooks, taped oral histories, photographs, and an extensive newspaper clipping file. As relevant material is acquired, it will be added to this collection.


Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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