I came across this article today and wanted to share with you. It’s amazing how long Kodak has been a pioneer in our industry!

With a simple slogan of “you press the button, we do the rest,” the fabled Kodak company has given Americans memories to hold onto for 132 years.

whutchinson@nydailynews.com

Astronaut Neil Armstrong took pictures of the moon with a Kodak camera in 1969, and 80 movies that won Best Picture Oscars were shot with K
But now the “Kodak Moments” seem to have run out after the upstate Rochester company founded by George Eastman announced Wednesday it has filed for bankruptcy protection.odak film. Kodak 35 mm. film even inspired Paul Simon to pen the hit song “Kodachrome.”

With more than 7,000 jobs at stake, Kodak executives are hoping to pull out of a $6.8 billion hole. In recent years, the company has focused on home photo printers and commercial inkjet printers that are finally on the verge of turning a profit.

If video killed the radio star, then digital cameras and cell phones are responsible or the possible demise of a company that turned average Joe Shmos into photographers by introducing the Brownie and Instamatic cameras.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/132-years-making-memories-kodak-t-picture-a-pofitable-future-article-1.1008945#ixzz1k17lrGfW

By Bill Hutchinson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

“Kodak played a role in pretty much everyone’s life in the 20th century because it was the company we entrusted our most treasured possession to — our memories,” Robert Burley, a photography professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, told The Associated Press.

More and more archives are starting to collect or pay more attention to 8mm and super 8, so archival storage options are very much on people’s minds.  Many people prefer reels to cores for 8mm storage, 8mm (including Super 8) on cores tends to fall apart into a terrible mess when transferred to split reels. Magnetic sound striped 8mm film and single striped Super 8 are almost impossible to move from a core to a split reel 8mm as the stripe is only on one side of the film. 8mm film (including Super 8) on cores cannot be wrapped as tightly as 16mm without the risk of creating cinch marks.

Our 7” audio tape boxes are suited perfectly to fit an 8mm film reel and you can store them upright! Give us a call if you wish to receive a sample or order!

Season’s Greetings to all of our outstanding clients and colleagues from all over the globe!

The Holiday season always brings tender memories to mind, and thoughts of

all the wonderful people who have made another great year of business possible.

From all of us at STiL, our best wishes for the warmest,

happiest, holiday season yet!

What a great conference last week in Austin ! we were almost overwhelmed by the enthusiastic reception to our new project for DC Comics/Warner Bros presented at ”the vendor cafe” and spending some time with  AMIA members.

We designed a unique and state of the art DC Comics box for proper storage and safe environment.

Compared to cardboard polypropylene will keep its physical structure for decades. Our design allows ventilation, gives a strong physical protection and increases stability.

BENEFITS :

• Made of inert polypropylene
• Designed to insure ventilation, stabilizes the excess humidity
• Protects from water and dust, they cannot be water soaked
• Stackable, weight support up to 25lb
• Resilient and sturdy
• Inside dimensions provide enough space for large sheets of acetate, plans, photographs and film.

Standard color: Blue

Also available in black, red, yellow, gray or clear (transparent)

STiL DC Comics Archival BOX

PRODUCT No.          Ext. Dimension           PRICE PER UNIT   MINIMUM ORDER

STIL-DCC                27.45 x 20.28 x 1,92″    $27.00              2 cartons (10 boxes)

To download a copy of this information: dc-comics-box-acetate-new

If you have any questions, need a quote for a larger volume, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at 1.888.414.0449 ext. 10
We are just a phone call away! 1.888.414.0449 /  1 (418) 694-0449

It’s always a pleasure doing business with our customers and it’s with great honor that we welcome new ones to our happy family!

• Archives of Manitoba - www.gov.mb.ca -  Provincial archives are dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, publication and public exhibition of documents, parchments, manuscripts, records, books, maps, plans, photographs, magnetic tapes, or other materials, regardless of physical form, the preservation of which is in the public interest.
• ARTEX Fine Art Services - www.Artexfas.com - ARTEX is a fine art storage, transportation, packing and handling company primarily serving museums, galleries, auction houses and private collectors.
• LDS Church History Library- http://lds.org/churchhistory/library - The collections of the Church History Library and Archives contain materials chronicling the history of the Church from its beginning in 1830 to the present day.
• Living Archives - Pennebaker Hegedus Films - www.PHFilms.com - D A PENNEBAKER and CHRIS HEGEDUS form one of the most respected and unique teams of documentary filmmakers working today. Known for their unintrusive, cinema verite style of filmmaking, they follow their subjects using handheld cameras and available light with minimal interruption. The result is a candid portrait of a real-life drama in which the characters determine the action.
• Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee - www.cjccc.ca - They collect and preserve documentation on all aspects of the Jewish presence in Quebec and Canada.
• Sonuma S.A.- http://blog.sonuma.be/ - The Sonuma preserves, digitizes and enhances the audiovisual archives of the RTBF. A mission that begain in spring 2009.

Thank you for the confidence you place in our products and welcome you among the privileged that chose the best available product in the archival field!

This week I thought it would be nice to resume a few blogs and/or forums which I thought were quite interesting in our field:

http://archivesblogs.com/category/eng (regroups a various number of blog sites)

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hfacollections/ - Harvard Film Archives

http://www.homemovieday.com/news/ - Home Movie Day

http://blogs.ina.fr/ - I.N.A. (Insititut National de l’Audiovisuel)

http://mediapreservation.wordpress.com/ - Indiana University

http://rihs.wordpress.com/ - Rhode Island Historical Society

http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/ - UCLA

http://centerhistorypsychology.wordpress.com/ - University of Akron

http://blog.sonuma.be/ - SONUMA

http://clc.yale.edu/blog/ - Yale University Archives

http://www.amiaforums.org/ - The AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Forum

http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/ - The NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)

http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/ - Library of Congress

http://www.archives-records-artefacts.com/ - University of Dundee

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ - The BBC

http://www.archives.gov/social-media/blogs.html - Resumé of all the blog available for the US National Archives

http://blog.aaa.si.edu/ - Archives of American Art

http://si-siris.blogspot.com/ - Smithsonian Institution

http://www.blogut.ca/ - University of Toronto

http://www.genealogyblog.com/ - Ancestry

http://www.lib.uwo.ca/blogs/digitalscholarly/ - Regrouping of Western Ontario blogs

And what to say about the list serves in which I am already a member, these help you keep up to date on what is going on. But mostly, answers many questions.. so many knowledgeable people on these!

http://www.amianet.org/participate/listserv.php

http://www.arsc-audio.org/arsclist.html

http://www2.archivists.org/listservs

Created by specialists to remain the epitome of professionals dedicated to insuring the protection and integrity of your film, audio with an ongoing development of products and systems of exceptional quality and design.

STiL will have display booth # 11 at this year’s AMIA conference.

and at this year’s AMIA conference….

Find out what’s new and challenging with WB/DC Comics project…

Take note that our email and website are in the midst of being refreshing and updated, therefore we are having difficulties receiving and sending emails.

If you wish to contact us please do so by telephone at (418) 694-0449 or toll free 800-414-0449, our fax number is 418-694-1621.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes you! We will be back up and running smoothly very soon!

We are happy to announce the arrival of a new distributor of our products; Gaylord Bros.!

Founded in 1896 by two brothers; Willis and Henry, since then all executives have worked hard to support people who are experts in their field. Meeting experts’ needs in their field, innovating already existent products, all dedicated to their customers.

They now carry our audio tape boxes as well as our Media & Photo Storage Box.

Feel free to contact them:
www.gaylord.com
PO Box 4901, Syracuse NY 13221-4901

To see our products online:http://www.gaylord.com/adblock.asp?abid=17841&search_by=desc&search_for=stil&mpc=WW&catalog=&target=

Their paper catalogue will be issued in December.  We will keep you posted in the future with the news of when they will start supplying the rest of our line of products.

We would like to welcome Gaylord Bros, “Your Trusted Source” within the STiL family!

On September 20^th, Mr. Alan J. Stark passed away suddenly while on holiday in Spain.

Taken from the AMIA-LIST:

Next week, two memorials are planned to celebrate Alan’s life.

The first, designed specifically with Alan’s industry colleagues in mind, will be held Thursday, October 13^th , 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Linwood Dunn Theater, Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study (1313 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA), with a reception to follow.

The second, designed for family and friends, is scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 15^th at 10:00am at Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church (3625 Winter Canyon Road, Malibu, CA) with Alan’s favorite lunch to follow.

Everyone is welcome at both locations.

For planning purposes, your RVSP is greatly appreciated.  Please click here:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AlanStark

Google Map for Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church:  http://tinyurl.com/3pg55d4

Google Map for Linwood Dunn Theater:  http://tinyurl.com/44bbmg3 - Please note the parking entrance is from Homewood Avenue.

Alan Stark was the Vice President at Film Technology Company Inc. in Los Angeles. He co-produced a variety of radio programs, LP’s, CD’s and video cassettes, all of which center around vintage films or vintage film music. He was a charter and lifteime member of the Assocation of Moving Image Archivists.

All our respects go out to Alan’s family and friends!