Provided by UPenn, The collection consists of annual reports in PDF format from U.S. companies, and covers the period 1800 through 1955. Reports are continuously added
As part of the Economic Census, data on companies was collected every 5-10 years. This guide from Portland State Univ. outlines the history and dates of this census.
Database with access to a collection of over 180,000 corporate and industry related documents.
Mergent Archives is an online database with access to a collection of over 180,000 corporate and industry related documents, including Annual Reports, Corporate Manuals and Municipal Manuals.... This collection is primarily useful for historical research. The database also includes the Mergent Patents Archives which consists of 9.2 million utility, design, and plant patents going back to the mid 1800s. The database also includes the Country Report module, a module that consists of the following resources: DnB Country Risk Profile, DnB Country RiskLine Report, and Mergent Country Profile. Also includes D & B Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios.
This weekly trade journal documents many of the industry players, from 1919 to the 1967. Earlier variants of this journal are "The Coal Trade" and "Coal and Coal Trade Journal" cover from 1869-1937,