Legal Dept. records, 1936-1979.

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Legal Dept. records, 1936-1979.

Collection primarily contains release forms, photographs, and publications associated with JWT campaigns. The collection also contains routine legal contracts that list the terms of agreement between the client, talent, and the J. Walter Thompson Company. Companies represented in the collection include Ford, Gillette, Kodak, Lever Brothers, Pacific Mills (Cocheco Manufacturing Company), Pan American airlines, Quaker Oats, Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Seven-Up, Singer, and Uncle Ben's. Photographers mentioned or whose work appears in the collection include Richard Avedon, Ralph Bartholomew, Anton Bruehl, Horst, Otto Mayo, Valentino Sarra, and Francesco Scavullo.

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Avedon, Richard, 1923-2004

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Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance....

Eastman Kodak Company

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Kodak, short for Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational technology company based in the United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1888. Kodak is widely known for and internationally renowned for its photographic film products. It was one of the foremost photographic film businesses of the 20th Century. In 2009 as part of a major global restructuring programme, Kodak generously donated its research department's library to DMU Archives and Special Collections. T...

Quaker Oats Company

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J. Walter Thompson company

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Advertising agency. From the description of Radio programs, 1953-1961 and n.d. [sound recording]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 37954564 After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, Lois Gaeta worked at the J. Walter Thompson Company advertising agency as a script writer for television and radio commercials during the years 1955 through 1961. Later in her career, Gaeta worked in video and in continuing education programs in the medical profession. ...

Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

Pan American World Airways, Inc.

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Seven-Up Company

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Scavullo, Francesco, 1921-2004

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Horst, 1906-1999

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Singer company

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The Singer Company, once the world's leading producer of sewing machines, was the successor to I.M. Singer & Co., established in 1851. Isaac M. Singer had patented improvements resulting in the first commercially viable sewing machine. Edward Clark, who joned the firm in 1854, provided the planning skills and business acumen that ensured the firm's success. The company produced its first treadle-operated machine in 1856, and Clark introduced installment selling the same year. Th...

Cocheco Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturer, Dover, N.H. Established as Dover Cotton Factory, name changed to Dover Manufacturing Company in 1823. Reorganized in 1827 as Cocheco Manufacturing Company. Purchased by Pacific Mills in 1909. From the description of Records, 1821-1879 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894515 The Cocheco Manufacturing Company produced printed textiles in Dover, N.H. The company evolved from the Dover Cotton Factory, which was started in 1812. ...

John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

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Bartholomew, Ralph, 1907-1985

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Lever Brothers and Unilever, ltd.

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Sarra, Valentino, 1903-

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Gillette company

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Radio corporation of America

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