Margaret Fishback Papers, 1863-1978 and undated (bulk 1920-1973)

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Margaret Fishback Papers, 1863-1978 and undated, (bulk 1920-1973)

Title

Margaret Fishback Papers, 1863-1978 and undated (bulk 1920-1973)

Resource Link

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/fishbackmargaret/

Abstract

Margaret Fishback was an advertising copywriter for Macy's, Cecil & Presbrey, Warwick & Legler, Young & Rubicam, Doyle Dane Bernbach, and a number of freelance clients. A poet, columnist, and author of prose work, she contributed frequently to national magazines and published several books. The Margaret Fishback Papers span the years 1863 through 1978 and document Fishback's dual careers in advertising and writing as well as her personal life. The collection includes correspondence, layouts, drafts, galley proofs, radio scripts, working copy of advertising text, poetry, prose, published material, appointment books, scrapbooks, photographs, and other materials. Clients represented in the papers include Borden's, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, Clairol, General Foods, Gourmet Foods, Gimbels, Macy's, Martex, Moore-McCormack Lines, Norcross, Norsk, Pabst, and Simmons Beautyrest.

Extent

47.6 Linear Feet; About 35,700 items

Languages

eng,

Holding Repository

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6359445

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