Carson, Gerald.

Gerald Hewes Carson (1899-1989) was an American advertising executive, social historian and author.

From the guide to the Gerald Carson papers, ca. 1920-1984, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Biographical Note

• 1899, July 6: Born, Carrollton, Ill.
• 1921: A.B., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
• 1922: M.A., University of Illinois
• 1922 - 1923 : Reporter, New York Herald
• 1923: Married Lettie Gay
• 1923 - 1927 : Writer, Calkins & Holden, Inc.
• 1928 - 1929 : Employed by J. Walter Thompson Co.
• 1929 - 1932 : Employed by Batton, Barton, Durstine & Osborn
• 1932 - 1940 : Vice president, William Esty & Co.
• 1940 - 1947 : Vice president and copy director, Benton & Bowles
• 1947 - 1951 : Vice president and director, Kenyon & Eckhardt
• 1954: Recipient of the Award of Merit, American Association of State and Local History Recipient of the Dunning Prize, American Historical Association. Published The Old Country Store
• 1957 - 1976 : Published Cornflake Crusade
• 1960: Published The Roguish World of Dr. Brinkley
• 1961: Published One for a Man, Two for a Horse
• 1963: Published The Social History of Bourbon
• 1964 - 1976 : Member, advertising board, American Heritage magazine
• 1966: Published The Polite Americans
• 1969: Member, usage panel, American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
• 1972: Published Men, Beasts and Gods: A History of Cruelty and Kindness to Animals
• 1977: Published The Golden Egg: The Personal Income Tax, Where it Came From, How it Grew
• 1978: Published A Good Day at Saratoga
• 1983: Published The Dentist and the Empress: The Adventures of Dr. Tom Evans in Gas-lit Paris
• 1989, Dec. 4: Died, Langhorne, Pa.

From the guide to the Gerald Carson Papers, 1854-1989, (bulk 1944-1985), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)