Advertising Council

Advertising campaigns that supported the war effort were designed by the War Advertising Council and approved by appropriate U.S. government agencies during World War II. Actual advertisements were in turn sponsored by various businesses that would often add their company name to the ads. After the end of World War II, The War Advertising Council continued to produce public service campaigns. The name changed to the Advertising Council, more popularly known as the Ad Council.

From the guide to the Advertising Council Records, 1935-1999 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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