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Dole Corporation records

 Collection
Identifier: MANUSCRIPT-H00004

Scope and Contents

The records consist of corporate records from the corporation's founding in 1901 and related subject files, including international activities, files on Lanai pertaining to families and to land and water information dating from 1856, and a series of newsletters. They also contain advertisements and can labels, engineering drawings and materials in audiovisual formats for promotional and training purposes. Please note that the records do not include correspondence of officers before 1967 and after 1975; financial records; records of Wahiawa Plantation, the Molokai venture and the Philippine operations; and payroll and personnel records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1856 - 1993
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1901 - 1971

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The records are open to access for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Non-flash photography only. Dole shall retain any intellectual property rights, including copyrights. To request copyright permission, please contact Suzette Smalls, IP Paralegal, Dole Food Company, Inc. at (980) 270-6313 or email her at suzette.smalls@dole.com.

Biographical / Historical

James Drummond Dole established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901 in Wahiawa, Oahu. In 1911, Henry Ginaca, an employee of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, invented a processing machine which tripled cannery output. In 1961, the Hawaiian Pineapple Company became Dole Corporation, and in 1970 merged with Castle & Cooke. The firm became known as Dole Foods Corporation until it was renamed the Dole Food Company in 1991.

Extent

31 Linear Feet (Central files, minutes, newsletters, miscellaneous records)

26 Volumes (Scrapbooks)

Approximately 300 Items (Advertisements, labels)

3 Cubic Feet (Audio and video tapes)

7 Cubic Feet (Engineering drawings)

22,300 Items (Photographic prints, negatives, slides)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These records were given as a gift from the Dole Corporation in 1994. Their donation to the Library was facilitated by archives consultant Peter Smith, whose father once worked for the Dole Corporation, in collaboration with Hawaiian Curator Dr. Chieko Tachihata.

Title
Hawaiian Pineapple Company/Dole Corporation Archives Finding Aid
Author
Susan M. Campbell
Date
August 1993
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository

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