Annual reports are provided only if the company chooses to file them with the SEC

The 4,482 corporations whose reports comprise the collection represent most of the industries that were instrumental in the creation of early industrialized America including:

• mining
• forest products
• industrial machinery
• electrical power
• agriculture
• food processing
• metals manufacturing
• oil & gas
• textiles
• chemicals
• pharmaceuticals
• communications
• transportation
• retail & wholesale trades
• water utilities
• beverages
• insurance
• financial services
• publishing
• building or construction

• Bloomberg::

Available in the Business & Economics Library and Lehman Library. . Search by company name or ticker symbol-See Bloomberg Research Guide

• Capital IQ

Current non-Business School affiliates can use the Capital IQ at one of teh four designated terminals in the library. Business School students and faculty must request individual accounts. Access to this resources is restricted to CURRENT Columbia University affiliates

• Digitized Annual Reports

For a selected collection of digitized annual reports for New York city companies, consult the Columbia Historical Corporate Reports Online Collection

• ProQuest Historical Annual Reports

Database offers corporate annual reports for U.S. companies from 1884 to the present. Key data (financial, Fortune 500 ranking, industry classification, key people, geographic location, auditor, and related companies) are indexed in the citation and can be searched. Reports can be browsed by company name, industry or date

• Refinitiv workspace

Refinitiv workspace provides access to financial data, news and content coverage in a highly customized workflow experience on your preferred device, at home or in the office. Unique workflows are currently available for students, investment bankers, and wealth advisors; additional workflows for analysts and portfolio managers, quants and developers, and traders are coming soon.

All reports are housed in Columbia University Libraries'  off-site facility. To request a report:

1. Open Excel finding aid below and find the company in the list
2. Write down the barcode associated with the company
3. Call or visit the Business and Economics Library to request the report from off-site [barcode is needed]* Telephone: (212) 854-7804 or e-mail business@library.columbia.edu

*Reports must be requested in advance and be used in the library.

Please note that access policies for Columbia University Libraries differ see: Accessing the Libraries