Historical Notes
Alexander F. Victor founded the Victor Animatograph Company in Davenport,
Iowa in 1910.
The world’s first 16mm motion picture camera was manufactured by Victor
Animatograph Company and sold to Mort Forber of Davenport, Iowa on August
15, 1923.
The world’s first 16mm motion picture projector was manufactured by Victor
Animatograph Company and sold to J.H.C. Petersen of Davenport, Iowa on
September 1, 1923.
The Victor Animatograph Corporation consolidated with the Kalart Company of
Plainville, Connecticut on May 31, 1957. Sam G. Rose continued to act as the
president.
Box 1
Series I - Correspondence
Administrative
Ford Museum
Rose, Sam G.
Darling, J.N. “Ding”
General
Retirement
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Schwartz, Morris
16mm Industry Comes of Age – 1944
Testimonial Letters.
Altorfer Bros. Company, Joseph H. Wiley – February 13, 1935 TLS
American Airways, Inc.,
M.P. Bickley – April 2, 1934 TLS
P.G. Kemp – May 28, 1934 TLS
Calvin Smalley – July 3, 1934 TLS
Associate Royal Photographic Society, Ralph C. Wildes – November 8, 1934
TLS
Community Fund of Baltimore, James M. Hepbron – November 5, 1934 TLS
Dallas Public Schools, W.T. White – February 12, 1935 TLS
East Meadow Public Schools, Frank E. Church, February 6, 1935 TLS
General Electric Company, John G.T. Gilmour – February 9, 1934 TLS
Glennville State Teachers College, Curtis Baxter – November 23, 1934 TLS
John Deere Plow Company
C.M. Haasl (?)– March 13, 1935 TLS
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C.M. Haasl (?) – November 22, 1935 TLS
Johns-Manville, Harold R. Berlin – August 14, 1934 TLS
McLeland, Jerome – September 7, 1934 TLS
Military Hospitals Commission Canada, Jas S. Hogg. – January 2, 1918 TLS
National Lead Company, Horace L. Pickett – March 9, 1935 TLS
National Tuberculosis Association, S.M. Sharpe – February 7, 1935 TLS
New Mexico Oil Properties, Clare J. Chapman – November 8, 1934 TLS
Newton Public Schools, A.P. Twogood – February 16, 1935 TLS
Odessa Public Schools, Murry H. Fly – December 4, 1934 TLS
Orthopedic Shoes Inc., Thomas B. Wright – December 20, 1934 TLS
Pelton Motor Company, L.G. Anderson – July 24, 1934 TLS
Peluffo, Silvio, Lybia – March 31, 1956 TLS
Pennzoil Company, E.F. Johnson – January 3, 1935 TLS
St. Elizabeth Hospital, M.J. Gruenewald – October 6, 1934 TLS
St. Joseph’s Academy, Louis L. Radd (?) – February 12, 1935 TLS
Shell Petroleum Corporation
A.E. Holleman – June 1, 1934 TLS
J.D. Thomas – December 12, 1934 TLS
Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, A.P. Temple – July 17, 1934
TLS
State University of Iowa, L.W. Cochran – July 6, 1934 TLS
United States Department of Agriculture: Forest Service, H.R. Kylie – October
6, 1934 TLS
U.S. Industrial Alcohol Co., Leslie S. Gillette – October 17, 1934 TLS
University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, E.I. Oswald –
November 12, 1934 TLS
West Texas State Teachers College
Francis Shaey (?) – July 19, 1934 TLS
Francis Shaey (?) – August 13, 1934 TLS
Wheeler Hospital, H.E. Nicholson – August 14, 1934 TLS
Winthrop Junior High School, N. Elliot Willis – November 9, 1934 TLS
York [Nebraska] Public Schools, D.C. Thornton – January 10, 1935 TLS
Victor, Alexander F.
Series II – Historical Information
Company History (2 folders)
The 16mm Industry Comes of Age. Party transcript. August 12, 1944
Product History (1 folder)
Victor, Alexander F. – Biographical Information (1 folder)
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Box 2
Series III - Administrative Information
Advertising Schedule, 1952
Bids.
Brochure.
Corporate Records
Black book – 1930
Victor Animatograph Corporation, Delaware 1930 – mid 1940s
Victor Cine Sales Corporation, mid 1920s
Box 3
E. K. Cole – British Division
Employment
Contract
Rose, S.G. – April 1, 1930
Russell, A.J. – April 1, 1930
Victor, A.F. – December 30, 1939
Distributors
Domestic
Foreign
Employee List
Reference correspondence and resume
Financial Records
Appraisal of Victor Animatograph Company – December 5, 1917.
Balance Sheets
Cost and Production Papers
Curtis-Wright Annual Report – 1948 and 1949
Cut Register
Employee Profit-Sharing Trust and Retirement Plan
Financial Statement
December 31, 1945
December 31, 1946
Ledgers and Order Books (see Oversized Box 3)
Report on Examination of Financial Records
April 30, 1953
April 30, 1954
April 30, 1955
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April 30, 1956
Sales (1 folder)
Summary of Defense Orders (see Oversized Box 2)
Stock Information
General
Original Stock – A.F. Victor
Stock Holder’s Ledger (see Supplemental Box 1)
Stockholder’s Meeting, 1934.
Inter-office memorandum
Administrative
Eastman Kodak
Legal agreements
Bond, George W. royalty agreement
Kodascope Library Agreement
Box 4
Organizations
Department of Audio-Visual Instruction (DAVI) – National Education
Administration
National Audio-Visual Association (NAVA)
Correspondence
Western Audio-Visual Dealers Association, Conference - 1961
Program
Registration Roster
National Association of Photographic Manufacturers (NAPM)
Correspondence
1958 Board of Directors Pamphlet
Registration form
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Victor named to Honor Roll
Patent Information
Retailer Fair Trade Agreement
Sale to Bendix Aviation Corporation and Whittmore Eastern Corporation
Sale to Curtis-Wright
Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc.
Application no. 50C3200 and 50C2301 – October 25, 1950
Application no. 50C1431 – June 15, 1950
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Series IV - Print Material
Articles
Armat, Thomas.
The Development of the Motion Picture Projector. International
Projectionist, March 1955. p.20-34.
The Development of the Motion Picture Projector. International
Projectionist, April 1955. p. 15-32.
Cushman, George and Curtis Randall. “Biography of an Idea: An Outline of
Cine History Tracing Progress of Amateur Movies From 35mm. to 8mm.
Home Movies, October 1944. p.406-08, 428-32.
50th Anniversary
Miscellaneous
Rose, Sam G.
Retirement
Visit to U.S.S. Iowa – 1957
Victor, Alexander F.
Who’s Who in the 16mm Industry. Film and Radio Discussion Guide, v. 11
no.3 (December 1944), p.21-22, 27-28. (14)
Booklet. “16mm Industry Becomes of Age.”
Foreign Publications
Africa
African Consolidated Films, Ltd. – February 25, 1039
South African Church Weekly Newspaper.
December 28, 1938
January 4, 1939
January 11, 1939
Asia
New 3 Lens Turret
The Master Projector
Rafu Shimpo
Australia
Everyones – December 16, 1936, p. 65.
Box 5
Europe
England
Amateur News. On the Display Counter. February 1930, p. 150.
British Journal of Photography.
New Goods on the Market. August 15, 1930, p. 497.
What size film do you use? And other British clippings.
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P.D.A. Journal. Some Big Sellers for 1937. January 1937.
Victor Amateur Cine Projector. October 1936.
Victor Automatic Cine Camera. November 1936.
Victor Sound-on-Film Animatophone. November 1936.
France
Le cinema, c’est l’album vivant sur une bande de celluliode.
Mode D’emploi Pour la Cine-Camera Victor 16mm. September 13,
1928
Ne courez plus après les champions!
Victor Cine Camera.
Germany/Austria/Switzerland
Cine-Camera 16mm. September 11, 1928
De Fotohandel. August 1934
Film Fur Alle
February 1930
March 1930
April 1930
June 1930
July 1930
August 1930
September 1930
December 1930
Gebrauchsanweisung zu Victor Cine-Camera 16mm. September 13,
1928
Kamera-Kunst. October 1930
Kino Amateur. November 1930
Photographische Korrespondenz.
Victor Cine Camera Model V/5. January 1935
Victor 16mm Kino Prokektor Model 3B.
Netherlands
A.B.N.F.-Weekblad. May 1932
Fotohandel. July 1930
Poland
Polska Agencja Kinowa. 16mm Model 4 and 5 Cameras. 1938.
Latin and South America
North America
Journals
Adventures in Business. Alexander Victor. v.48 no.26 (November 19, 1945).
Bulletin of Oglethorpe University.
v.22 no.1 – January 1938
“The Story of the Crypt of Civilization.” January 1940.
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Business Screen. v.28 no.2 – 1967 (see Oversized Box 2)
Camera News. v.3 no.1 – March 1961
Film Daily
v.104 no.101 – November 25, 1953
v.104 no.116 – December 17, 1953
v.111 no.77 – April 22, 1957
v.113 no.62 – March 31, 1958
v.113 no.126 – June 30, 1958
Film News
v.8 no.12 – June-July 1948, 25th Anniversary of 16mm.
v.19 no.1 – January-February 1962
Film World and AV World News Magazine
v.14 no.8 – August 1958
v.18 no.12 – December 1962
v.21 no.2 – February 1965
Image
v.1 no.1 – January 1952
v.1 no.3 – March 1952
v.1 no.4 – April 1952
v.1 no.5 – May 1952
v.1 no.6 – September 1952
v.1 no.7 – October 1952
v.1 no.8 – November 1952
v.1 no.9 – December 1952
v.2 no.3 – March 1953
v.2 no 4 – April 1953
v.2 no.5 – May 1953
v.2 no.7 – October 1953
v.2 no.8 – November 1953
v.2 no.9 – December 1953
v.3 no.1 – January 1954
v.3 no.2 – February 1954
v.3 no.4 – April 1954
v.4 no.2 – February 1955
v.4 no.3 – March 1955
v.4 no.4 – April 1955
v.4 no.5 – May 1955
v.4 no.6 – September 1955
v.5 no.3 – March 1956
v.5 no.4 – April 1956
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v.5 no.5 – May 1956
v.5 no.6 – June 1956
v.5 no.7 – September 1956
v.5 no.8 – October 1956
v.5 no.10 – December 1956
v.6 no.1 – January 1957
v.8 no.4 – December 1959
v.12 no.6 – December 1964
Illustrated Guide to the George Eastman House of Photography
Journal of the SMPTE/Transactions of the SMPTE
v.64 no.3 – March 1955
Matthews, Glenn E. and Tarkington, Raife G. Early History of Amateur
Motion-Picture Film. v.64 no.3 (March 1955), p. 105-16.
Rose, Samuel G. Alexander F. Victor – Motion-Picture Pioneer. v.72
(August 1963), p. 614-21.
Victor, Alexander F. The Animatophone – A New Type of 16mm
Synchronous Desk Reproducer. v.18 no.4 (April 1932), p.512-16.
Victor, Alexander F. Continuous Optical Reduction Printing. v.23 no.2
(August 1934), p.96-100.
Victor, Alexander F. The Model 3 Victor Cine Camera. v.11 no.32, 1927,
p.802-804.
Victor, Alexander F. The Motion Picture – A Practical Feature of the
Home. v.16 (May 1923), p.264-65.
Victor, Alexander F. The Portable Projector; Its Present Status and Needs.
v.6 (April 1918), p.29-32.
Kalart Dealer Bulletin
May 1958 (3 cop.)
June 1958
Lecia Photography. v.20 no.1 - 1967
NAVA News
v.9 no.9 – February 18, 1955
v.12 no.20 – August 18, 1958
v.12 no.21 – September 1, 1958
v.13 no.23 – October 12, 1959
v.15 no.7 – February 27, 1961
v.15 no.9 – March 27, 1961
v.18 no.3 – February 3, 1964
v.18 no.20 – September 28, 1964
v.18 no.22 – October 21, 1964
NCR Factory News. U.S.S.R.-1956. Special Issue – September 1956.
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News Reel. (black volume)
v.1 no.1 – July 10, 1933
v.1 no.2 – October 20, 1933
v.2 no.1 – April 15, 1934
v.2 no.2 – November 15, 1934
v.3 no.1 – April 5, 1935
v.3 no.2 – August 26, 1935
v.3 no.3 – December 10, 1935
v.4 no.1 – February 20, 1936
v.5 no.1 – January 7, 1937
v.5 no.2 – February 22, 1937
v.5 no.3 – July 1, 1937
v.6 no.1 – March 1, 1938
v.6 no.2 – June 15, 1938
v.7 no.1 – July 1, 1939
v.7 no.2 – October 1939
v.8 no.3 – January 1940
v.9 no.4 – April 1940
v.9 no.5 – November 15, 1940
v.10 no.1 – May 1, 1941
16 mm Industry Commemorates “Coming of Age” – August 12, 1944
January-February 1945
May-June 1945
August-September 1945
November-December 1945
February-March 1946
May-June 1946
August-September 1946
December 1946-January 1947
March-April 1947
July-August 1947
November-December 1947
January-February 1948
March-April 1948
May-June 1948
July-August 1948
September-October 1948
November-December 1948
January-February 1949
March-April 1949
May-June 1949
July-August 1949
v.1 no.1 – January 1955
v.1 no.2 – April 1955
v.1 no.4 – December 1955
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v.2 no.2 – Winter 1956-57
v.2 no.3 – Winter 1957-58
March 1959
Fall 1960
Spring-Summer 1961
Victor Visual News. No. 3, January 1922.
Box 6
News Reel. (Folder)
Pawl or Sprocket Intermittent?
v.5 no.3 – July 1, 1937
v.6 no.1 – March 1, 1938
v.6 no.2 – June 15, 1938
v.7 no.2 – October 1939
v.1 no.2 – April 1955, Victor Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Spring-Summer 1960, Victor Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Photographic Age
March 1946
May 1946
Photographic Trade News
v. 8 no.9 – September 1944, 2 sections
Reelist
v.1 no.1 – February-March 1951
v.1 no.2 – Summer 1951 (2 cop.)
v.1 no.3 – Fall 1951 (2 cop.)
v.2 no.1 – Spring 1952 (2 cop.)
v.3 no.1 – Spring 1953 (3 cop.)
Saturday Review. March 9, 1957
Victor Visual News. no.3 – January 1922
Victorlight.
v.1 no.1 – November 1948
v.1 no.9 – July 1949
Newspaper articles
Kalart Merger
Miscellaneous
Reorganize Victor Animatograph; Distributing Alliance is Formed With National
Theatre Supply Co. Davenport Democrat and Leader. July 12, 1931. (13)
Sale to Bendix
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25th Anniversary
Victor Honored as 16mm Comes of Age. Articles reprinted from Davenport
Daily Democrat and Daily Times. 1944 (2)
Foreign Newspaper Articles. Dr. Robert H. Kulka
Martel, Pepe. On the Serious Side: A Solution to the Movie Problem.
Caracas, June 17, 1945.
El Pueblo – Great Film Scholars for Audio-Visual Education. How
‘School Teacher’ is Concerned in Introducing Movie in the
Department. Medellin, July 4, 1945. 2p.
El Universal. Mr. Robert H. Kulka to Speak. June 19, 1945.
La Esfera – Independent Agency of General Interests. Use of Movie in
Centers of Education. Caracas, June 20, 1945, no.6546. Includes
translation.
Solorzano Will Head M.G.M. 16mm Program in Venezuela.
Egypt. 3 articles
El Nacional. Invitation to Lecture by Robert H. Kulka. Caracas, June
20, 1945.
El Correo. Kulka Lecture. Medellin, July 4, 1945.
The Times Newspaper. Invitation for Delegates to the National
Congress of Professors, re: Kulka. Bogotá, Colombia, July 24,
1945.
El Comercio. Dr. Robert H. Kulka Exponent of Audio-Visual Education
Visits Country. First Demonstration of Method Will Be Tuesday.
Quito, August 12, 1945.
American Experts Will Demonstrate Method of Visual Education.
Caracas, Venezuela, June 9, 1945.
El Imparcial – Independent Daily. Technical Use of the Movie in
Education: Dr. Kulka in Guatemala. Guatemala, May 4, 1945.
El Imparcial – Independent Daily. Lecture by Dr. Kulka Illustrated with
Films. Guatemala, May 8, 1945.
Costa Rica Daily. Public Teaching Takes a New Allied Science: The
Movie. Costa Rica, May 25, 1945.
Various un-translated articles, all translated in other places in this folder.
The Telegraph. American Professor Robert H. Kulka Has Arrived on
Mission of Great Cultural Significance. Guayaquil, Ecuador, August
8, 1945. Announcement from August 8, 1945 also included.
The Universe. Professor Kulka Will Hold Conference in University
Tomorrow on Audio-Visual Instruction. Guayaquil, Ecuador, August
8, 1945. Article included.
North American Professor Will Give Lecture on Technical Importance of
Visual Instruction.
El Commercio. Dr. Kulka Visits the Casa de la Cultura; Will Give Public
Demonstration in City Hall Owned by Municipality. Quito, August 13,
1945 (Evening Edition).
El Commercio. Two Announcements: Exhibition of Films. Quito, August
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14, 1945. Articles included.
El Mercurio – Chats and Conferences. Movie Photography and Its
Importance in Education. Santiago de Chile, September 14, 1945.
La Nacion. Dr. Kulka Will Speak Today on Movies in Education.
Santiago de Chile, September 14, 1945.
Chilean Film Distribution Co., Ltd. Victor Animatograph Corporation.
Article included.
Las Untimas Noticias (The Latest News) – Daily Magazine of Santiago
for All Chile. Magnificent Weapon in the Campaign for Literacy:
Educational Movie Will Radiate Light of Knowledge Through All
Chile. Santiago de Chile, September 12, 1945. 2p.
Press Releases
Obituaries
Disney, Walt – December 16, 1966
Lumiere, Auguste – April 11, 1954
Victor, Alexander – March 29, 1961
Rose, Sam G. – Retirement
Series V – Product Information
Advertising
WW II
Movies at War. V. 3 1944
Sell More Bonds with 16mm Films – Victory Loan.
Victor wants to come home, too…
Religious Uses
Promotional Material
Victor in Education.
Can our schools teach the G.I. way?
Can our schools teach the G.I. way? A Teacher’s Reply.
Hotel Employee Training.
Partial list of the thousands using Victor Animatophones.
Survey on the Utilization of Visual Aids.
Teaching with Motion Pictures.
A Treasure Chest of Audio-Visual Ideas for Teachers, School
Administrators, School Boards, and Architects.
Where and How Movies are used in Industry.
British-Victor Sales Manual. 1952
Box 7
Catalogs
American Television & Radio no.139
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Bass Cine Bargaingram no.245
1935 – Motion Picture catalog
Late 1930s
Victor the Aristocrat of Stereopticons – no. 19 and 20
no. 23
1947-48
Lantern Slides
Ryan Lantern Slide Service Catalog – Special Marked Copy
Victor Lantern Slides
Catalog no.17
Victor: The Aristocrat of Stereopticons catalog no. 19 and 20.
School Slide Catalog no 32.
1930 Passion Play
Parts and Services Catalog Form no.2296. Includes price quotes from
printers. 1953
Spanish
Catalogo de Peliculas Educativas Habladas en Castellano
Peliculas Parlantes de 16mm Sanidad, Conservacion de la Salud Publica,
Nutricion.
Victor Animatograph Corporation Catalogo de Exportacion
Victor Animatograph Corporation Export Catalog – 1944
Directories
Audio-Visual Equipment Directory. 3rd ed. November 1956.
Directory of 16mm Film Sources. 8th ed. 1942.
Photo Dealer Directory Issue. March 15, 1957.
Photographic Trade News Master Buying Guide and Directory Issue. 21 st ed.
June 1957.
Box 8
Instruction Manuals
Information and Suggestions for Operation and Care of 16mm Sound-on-Film
Motion Picture Equipment.
Instructions for Adapting New Self Adjusting Take-up.
Miscellaneous Victor Product Instruction Sheets
Simplified Instructions
Victor Greyline Instructions and Service Manual. British made Model G,
similar to American Model 40.
Owner/User Information
Insurance – R.L. Muckley & Co.
Standard Service Plan
Victor Product Information
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Accessories, Attachments and Replacement Parts
Animatophone
Audiotone Speakers
Continuous Projector
Craig Projectors
Dallmeyer and Wollensak Lenses
Dealer Product Information
Form 713-C – World’s Finest 16mm Movie Cameras
Form 774 – 16mm Sound on Film Projector
Kalart Soundstrips
Keystone Cameras
Magnesound
Master Projector
Miscellaneous Product Information
Model E 16mm Projector with Arc lamp
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Box 9
Model 5
Models 3, 3T and 5 – Repair Instructions
Model 6
Model 10
Model 11
Model 12
Model 16 S
Model 20
Model 21
Model 22
Model 24, plus attachments
Model 25
Model 33
Model 38
Model 60
Model 70
Model 132
Model 136
Portable Public Address System
Post Card Projector with Arc Light
Recorder Operation
Series 40
16mm Projectors
Television
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Price Lists
Parts
Products
Service & Parts Manual. Victor 16mm Sound Motion Picture Projectors.
Form 2296. January 1954. Includes Parts Price List.
Form 2346. October 1955. Includes Parts Price List.
Model No. 40 B
Box 10
Series VI – Visual Material
Film. 16mm.
5 films, unknown titles.
Glass Slides (3 in. x 4 in.)
Dutch scene
Biblical scene of the Good Samaritan
Peter Rabbit
Marys at the tomb on Easter
Garden image
Image of Jesus in the garden
Diagram of the eye
Insignia
Negatives. Form 2296, Parts and Services Manual
Stereotrope Records
no. unknown – Halloween theme
ser. A no. 131 – Assembling WELCOME
ser. B no. 153 – Jack and the Beanstalk
no. 154 – Famous Americans with picture list (2 cop.)
ser. A no. 161 – Clown with dog
no. 311 – Zoo animals
no. 330 – Cock Robin
no. 334 – Nursery Rhymes (2 cop.)
no. 339 – Hop o My Thumb
no. 413 – Louvre?
no. 429 – American Indians with picture list
no. 496 – unknown landscapes
no. 510 – Lace: Its Origin and History
no. 512 – Railroad adventure
no. 543 – Bible story
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no. 551 – Biblical images
no. 552 – Biblical images with partial pictures list
Stereotrope Records Brochure
Box 11-29
Series VII - Photographs
Rose, Sam G. – Visit to U.S.S. Iowa in 1957
Series VIII – Ephemera
Certificate – Rose, Sam G. Visit to U.S.S. Wright. Pensacola, Florida 1949.
Patch – Rose, Sam G. Visit to U.S.S. Iowa 1957.
Supplemental Box 1
Stock Holder’s Ledger (Series III)
Series IX – Scrapbooks
Oversized Box 1
Oversized Box 2 – photo albums
Oversized Box 3 – ledger and order books
Oversized Box 4 – scrapbooks
Oversized Box 5 – scrapbooks
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