Domestic Advertisements Collection, 1875-1999.

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Domestic Advertisements Collection, 1875-1999.

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The Domestic Advertisements Collection consists of print advertisements created by U.S. offices of the J. Walter Thompson Company. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1920s and after. The collection of magazine and newspaper ads is arranged in alphabetical order by client (advertiser) and then usually in chronological order. Among the most extensive files of print advertisements are those for the following JWT clients: Champion Spark Plug, Chesebrough-Ponds, Eastman Kodak, Ford Motor Company, R.T. French, Irving Trust Bank, Kraft Foods, Lever Brothers, Pan American World Airways, RCA Victor, Reader's Digest, Scott Paper, Seven-Up, J.Walter Thompson Company ("house advertisements"), and Warner-Lambert. The addition (02-033) (700 items, 3 linear feet; dated 1986-1995) includes print advertisements for various clients, especially those of the JWT Detroit Office. Most prominent are ads for Ford cars and trucks and the FDA (Ford Dealer Association).

28,640 items

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8280128

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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