It's pretty unlikely there would be much information saved by a company employee. At the time the card weren't a big deal, just another job, one of thousands ALC would have done in any given year. Once the company records were disposed of there wouldn't be much remaining.
There are a few things that might have been saved, like the original art. But even then, the artists might have been more proud of a cigar box label they did from scratch than what was basically colorizing a photo and adding a background. It's possible it wasn't even done by the best artists.
Out of a couple hundred jobs done at the shop I worked for while I was there I only recall anything about maybe 10-20 of them, and only specific details about 4-5 that I could connect with the job. Most I know what I did but have forgotten what job it was, others I recall the job but either I didn't work on it or don't remember what I did. Asking an ALC employee in 1940 probably would have had the same result.
It's also entirely possible the collectors of the day didn't really think much about sheet layouts. T206 was a common set and still is. Try finding out about the exact sheet layout of a recent set where there are sheets readily available. What were the doubleprints in 1981 Topps? And which rows were they in?
which cards were on the A and B sheets for 1991 Topps?
Neither of those is really all that easy to find, and they're both very recent and produced in enormous quantity. Even the 3 different cuttings of 88 Score that were covered well in the hobby press have been largely forgotten.
Steve B
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