Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934

A member of the Princeton Class of 1898, Lee first worked as a journalist in New York and held a press job with the Democratic National Committee. Post-1904, he was an adviser on public relations to leading industrialists, such as John D. Rockefeller and the Guggenheims. In 1916, he opened Ivy Lee and Associates, a public relations firm that took on many prominent clients, including various investment houses, industrial organizations, and philanthropic institutions. Lee was the author of a number of works on public and foreign relations, such as PUBLICITY: SOME OF THE THINGS IT IS AND IS NOT (1925) and U.S.S.R: A WORLD ENIGMA (1927).

From the description of Ivy L. Lee papers, 1881-1989 (bulk 1915-1946) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 79717575

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