American Enka / Akzona Corporation Collection
M2016.10
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- American Enka / Akzona Corporation Collection
- ID
- M2016.10
- Date [inclusive]
- 1962-2010
- Extent
- 0.4 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Contains documents, correspondence, personal notes and reflections, newspaper clippings, and photographs
- Location Note
- Located in Special Collections, row 4, section 5
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Enka / Akzona Corporation Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Historical Note
Amercian Enka was established in the Hominy Valley, near Asheville NC, in 1928, by the Netherlands Artificial Silk Company, and the plant became one of the leading producers of rayon in the US. In 1970, Akzona Inc. was created by combining American Enka with the International Salt Company and Organon Inc., with other companies being added later. In 1982 Akzona Inc. merged with Akzo, Akzona's majority shareholder.
Scope and Contents
The collection is believed to comprise two donations. The first donation was by J K MacKendree Day, former General Counsel and Vice-President of Human Resources for Akzona, and comprised directories, organizational memos, photographs, and an historical overview. A second donation is also thought to have been made by Francella Poston, widow of Ray Poston, former General Counsel of Akzona, and comprised photographs and other materials.
Taken together, the materials provide details of the history, and personnel, of American Enka and Akzona, and the the Akzona Building in Asheville NC, particularly during the 1980's and 1990's.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions except "Corporate Story...." by Mack Day cannot be published online. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
J. K. MacKendree Day ; Francella Poston
Processing Note
Processed by Colin Reeve, September 2016
Collection Inventory
Documents and Photographs |
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Folder 1: "A Corporate Story: Personal Reflections....", by J K MacKendree Day, 1986 |
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Folder 2: Akzona Inc. Memos from Claude Ramsey, 1982 & 1984 |
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Folder 3: Claude Ramsey notes regarding contract with Akzona, 1982 |
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Folder 4: Akzo America Inc., Directory of Personnel, 1985, 1987, 1988 |
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Folder 5: Akzo Adressen (Addresses), 1982, 1983, 1990 |
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Folder 6: Akzo Nobel Inc., Directory, 1995, 1996, 1998 |
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Folder 7: Akzo Nobel Inc., Directory, 1999, 2000, 2003 |
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Folder 8: Akzo Nobel, Organizational Structure, 2003, 2004 |
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Folder 9: Miscellaneous Telephone Lists |
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Folder 10: Akzol Nobel newspaper advertisement |
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Folder 11: Op-ed by Francella Poston, 2010 |
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Folder 12: Booklet of old photographs of Asheville in Akzona Building, (1981) |
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Folder 13: Photographs |
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AE1: Legal staff meeting (1972), with annotations |
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AE2: Groundwork around the Akzona Building in Pack Square, with annotations |
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AE3: Akzona Building groundwork, Landon & Jean Roberts, plus others |
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AE4: Akzona Building, tree planting |
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AE5: Akzona Building, groundwork |
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AE6: Landon Roberts at Akzona Building groundwork |
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AE7 :Signing papers to create Akzona Inc., with annotations |
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AE8: Signing papers to create Akzona Inc. |
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AE9: Group photo, unknown event at American Enka, with annotations |
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AE10: "Buyout" of Akzona Inc. by Akzo N V, 1983, with annotations |
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AE11, 12, & 13: Deal between American Enka Corp. and Armour Co., with annotations |
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AE14: Phil Stull, President of American Enka & others, with annotations |
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AE15, Retirement of Gaylord Davis, 1962, with annotations |
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