Advertising Federation of America, records [ca. 1910-1970s]

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Advertising Federation of America, records [ca. 1910-1970s]

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The Advertising Federation of America (AFA) Records, [ca. 1910-1970s], document the organization’s business proceedings and history and include meeting minutes, speeches, clippings files, correspondence, publications, conference information, and business records of the AFA and American Advertising Federation (AAF).

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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The Advertising Federation of America (AFA) evolved around 1910 from the National Federation of Advertising Clubs, a collection of East Coast advertising professionals formed in 1905 with the goal of elevating the standards of advertising through education and self-regulation. In 1911, the AFA organized a national vigilance committee and launched the “truth in advertising” movement, the forerunner to Better Business Bureaus. After World War II, the growth of commercial air travel an...