Photograph depicts the renovated Leigh Instruments Ltd. manufacturing and engineering building.

Photograph depicts the first of three manufacturing floors in the Leigh Instruments Ltd. factory.

Photograph depicts the Leigh Instruments Ltd. factory.

In 1974, Adam Zimmerman was appointed Executive Vice-President and a director of Noranda Mines Ltd., with the responsibility for the manufacturing and forest products activities of the company. Series contains administrative records regarding the manufacturing division and Noranda Manufacturing Ltd. Also includes records of Noranda's manufacturing companies: Canada Wire and Cable, the Free Piston Development Company, Noranda Aluminum, Noranda Metal Industries, and Wire Rope Industries.

Series contains records created and accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) during his tenures as Noranda's Assistant Comptroller (1958-1961), Comptroller (1961-1966), Vice-President and Comptroller (1966-1974), Executive Vice-President and Director (1974-1982), and President and CEO (1982-1987). As Noranda's Comptroller, Zimmerman had a large role in Noranda Mines' legal action regarding the strike at Gaspe Copper Mines; records that represent this are contained in the legal records sub-subseries. Later in his career, as a director and Noranda's President and CEO, Zimmerman had a high-level administrative role with Noranda's mining division. Sub-subseries represent this with administrative records and reference files for Noranda's many mining and metallurgical operations.

Also contains records regarding Noranda's exploration companies and the Noranda Sales Corporation, which sold and marketed the mining division's ore and products.

Series contains records created and accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto during his tenures as Assistant Comptroller (1958-1961), Comptroller (1961-1966), Vice-President and Comptroller (1966-1974), Executive Vice-President (1974-1982), President and CEO (1982-1987), and Vice-Chairman (1987-1992). Includes administrative records, information regarding events attended by Zimmerman and other Noranda executives, government liaison material, financial records, human resources records, and documents regarding Noranda's many and various acquisitions and investments.

Subseries contains administrative records created and accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto. Includes correspondence, legal records, speeches, reports, and records regarding corporate relations, donations, the Noranda Environmental Committee, marketing, and other administrative matters.

Subseries contains records created and accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto during his tenures as Assistant Comptroller (1958-1961), Comptroller (1961-1966), Vice-President and Comptroller (1966-1974), Executive Vice-President (1974-1982), and President and CEO (1982-1987). Includes general correspondence files, a company profile, and annual reports, among others.

Subseries consists of records relating to Noranda's acquisitions and investments. These records were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto. Primarily includes files regarding various companies Noranda was potentially interested in acquiring. Also includes business proposals, correspondence, and investment fund records.

Subseries consists of records relating to personnel and human resources issues that were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto. Includes records relating to employment enquiries, employee relations, job postings, turnover rate, and a listing of long-time Noranda employees.

Subseries consists of financial and sales records that were created or accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto. Includes accounting records, financial reports and summaries, graphs, financial planning material, sales documents, and prospecti.

Subseries consists of records related to liaison with governments at the provincial and federal level that were created and accumulated by Adam Zimmerman at the Noranda Inc. (formerly Noranda Mines) corporate office in Toronto. Includes correspondence, reports, and memoranda.

Subseries contains records related to Adam Zimmerman's attendance at various events, conferences, and seminars. Includes speeches given by Zimmerman and his colleagues at these events, many of which were organized by industry associations or non-profits.

File contains reports for Noranda regarding the North American Ventures limited partnership.

File contains correspondence, memoranda, and activity reports for Noranda Mines' interests in the North American Ventures Limited Partnership.

File contains a Touche Ross consultant's report for Noranda regarding the North American Ventures limited partnership.

File contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports regarding Noranda's interest in the North American Ventures Fund.

File contains correspondence and informational/promotional materials for the International Finance Corporation.

File contains 2 identical copies of a report by Kidder, Peabody & Co. titled "Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Co $20,000,000 of Limited Partnership Interests"

File contains Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe annual reports for 1979 and 1981. Also contains a booklet containing a proposal by Norwind to Noranda including company history, project summary, and resumes.

File contains correspondence and stapled reports regarding Stillings Petroleum.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for United Energy Technologies Inc.

File contains general correspondence between Noranda and Sandvik. Also contains financial information regarding Sandvik and its operations.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for Stewart Industries.

File contains a binder containing a detailed assessment of the Architectural & industrial Products division of the Olin Corporation.

File contains correspondence and information regarding the Pan-Australian Mining company.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for Hawker Siddley Canada.

File contains a report by McLean and McCarthy on the resource company Texas gulf - basically a company profile.

File contains correspondence and other interoffice communications regarding a potential Noranda investment in Malcolm Hill.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for Hawker Siddley Canada.

File contains correspondence, a company profile report, and promotional material.

File contains documents and correspondence regarding a financing proposal by Levesque, Beaubien Inc. to Noranda Mines.

File contains memoranda, reports, and financial statements for Falconbridge Copper.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for the Hamelin Lumber Company.

File contains correspondence and reports regarding the operations of the Enersource project.

File contains correspondence, memoranda, and informational packages from the Essex Chemical Corporation.

File contains correspondence and informational booklets on Celanese Canada and their Methanol Project Partnership Equity Offering.

File contains correspondence, reports, and financial data for Emco Ltd.

File contains interoffice correspondence regarding the activities of the Brascan Corporation.

File contains an informational booklet on the Blackbird Mine newly acquired by Noranda.

File contains correspondence and a Marathon Properties Offering memorandum listing their interests in American Can Canada. File contains correspondence and documents regarding American Can's interest in Dixie-Marathon.

File contains a company information package on American Hoist & Derrick.

File contains correspondence, memoranda, and informational materials about other companies including, among others, Consolidated Bathhurst, Matchco, etc.

File contains several booklets including business profiles, informational packages, financial plans, and business plans, as well as correspondence.

File contains curriculum vitae and resumes from job applicants to Noranda.

File contains a list of Noranda personnel (alive and deceased) who were members of the Noranda Toronto Branch "Quarter Century Club"--that is, long time employees of Noranda in 1991.

File contains various employment enquiries including resumes and cover letters.

File contains employment enquiries resumes and cover letters.

File contains employment enquiries, hiring letters, and other employment related correspondence.

File contains correspondence and solicitation for jobs by various applicants.