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 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.

File contains correspondence of a general nature regarding operations to the Noranda office in Toronto.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Photograph depicts the Leigh Instruments Ltd. factory.

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

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.

File contains correspondence regarding sales information to the Noranda sales office in Toronto.

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.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda corporate relations.

File contains grant applications, senate briefs, and other research information compiled by the research branch of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association and the Pulp and paper Research Institute of Canada.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda accounting information.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda accounting information.

File contains correspondence regarding sales information to the Noranda sales office in Toronto.

File contains memoranda regarding the issuing of a prospectus for Noranda for the Ontario Securities Commission.

File contains correspondence regarding financial information to the Noranda treasury office in Toronto.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda corporate relations.

File contains a prospectus for Noranda Mines Limited for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

File contains general correspondence to the Noranda office in Toronto.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda accounting information.

File contains correspondence, conference agendas, Adam Zimmerman notes from specific sessions and other various materials generated by the conference.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda corporate relations.

File contains general correspondence to the Noranda office in Toronto.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda accounting information.

File consists of miscellaneous reference and background material accumulated by Zimmerman, including "The Future Role of Strategic Natural Resources in Canada-U.S. Relations: A Project Prospectus", clippings, "Papers for National Economic Conference 1974 - 6. Forest Products", and "Responding to Constraints on Commodity Supplies by the Trilateral Task Force on Access to Supplies".

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda corporate relations.

File contains correspondence regarding Noranda accounting information.

File consists of material from "Canada's Economic Options: Presentations Given at a Conference Sponsored by the Montreal Economics Association and the Private Planning Association of Canada".

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.

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.

File contains correspondence and memoranda regarding British Columbia tax changes to the Mineral Royalties Act, Mineral Land Tax Act, BC Income Tax Act, Mining Tax Act, Mining Resources Tax Act. Also includes material regarding tax changes to Quebec mining tax laws.

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

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

File contains a report entitled "Noranda Plant Maintenance System Overview".

File consists of a booklet of papers presented at the first American Paper Institute International Forum.

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

File contains a presentation by Ernst & Ernst (consulting firm) on Noranda projects of 1975.

File consists of two drafts of a speech prepared by Adam Zimmerman for the Club of Rome.

File contains a copy of speech delivered by Alfred Powis, President of Noranda and the Mining Association of Canada, on "Public Policy and the Mineral Industry" for the second McParland lecture.

File contains speeches to Noranda shareholders given by Noranda employees from 1976-1979.

File contains a copy of a speech given to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs by Alfred Powis.

File contains correspondence, operational costs, memoranda, meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and reports all pertaining to the operations of Norcomp. Also includes several bound reports: "Briefing on Norcomp Status", "Noranda EDP Survey", and "Norcomp Division 1981 Plan Book".

File contains speeches made by Noranda employees to the meeting of the Society of Financial Analysts in Toronto.

File contains a report of provincial budget changes affecting corporations, several newspaper clippings, and a report titled "Perspective on Quebec" by Norman Mogil of the Canadian-American Committee .

File contains graphs and transparencies for every company under the Noranda Group umbrella showing their cash balance, inventory, shipments, and operating profit contribution for the years 1975 and 1976, as well as projected profit for 1977.

File contains earnings forecasts and other financial reports.