Interviews relating to the Container Corporation of America

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Interviews relating to the Container Corporation of America

1984-1985

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Interviews of Charles Coiner, Agnes Denes, Leo Leonni, John Vincent Massey, Elizabeth Paepcke (wife of Container President Walter Paepcke), and Edward Warwick, regarding the Container Corporation of America's advertising campaigns and the development of the art collection. Also discussed is the role of the advertising agency N. W. Ayer and Son to the Container Corporation of America. The interviews were conducted by Martina Norelli, associate curator of graphic arts of the National Museum of American Art, in preparation for the exhibition and catalog "Art, Design, and the Modern Corporation," held October 24, 1985-January 19, 1986.

9 sound cassettes (partially transcribed)

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Container corporation of America

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The Container Corporation of America was founded in 1926 when Walter P. Paepcke united 14 small manufacturers of paper boxes and containers. Headquartered in Chicago, the Container Corporation's sales grew from $20 million in 1936 to over $400 million by 1965, when it employed over 20,000 people world wide. In 1968, the company merged with Chicago retailer Montgomery Ward and was renamed Marcor. It has subsequently been taken over by oil company Mobil and then by Jefferson Smurfit. As early as t...

Warwick, Edward.

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Paepcke, Walter Paul, 1896-1960.

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Businessman, philanthropist. Born 1896. B.A. Economics and History, Yale 1917. Founded Container Corporation of America. Died 1960. From the description of Papers, 1912-1961 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 222036781 ...

Norelli, Martina Roudabush

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Paepcke, Elizabeth Nitzke, 1902-

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Denes, Agnes

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Environmental artist, sculptor, painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Agnes Denes papers, 1968-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515407 ...

Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999

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Leo Lionni was born May 5, 1910, in Amsterdam, Holland. He came to the United States in 1939 and became a naturalized citizen in 1945. He attended schools in Holland, Belgium, the United States, Italy, and Switzerland. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Genoa in 1935.His career as a free-lance writer, designer, and painter lasted from 1930-39. He held positions as art director or design director for several companies from 1939-62. He was head of the graphics design department ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Coiner, Charles T., 1897-

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American painter and art director at N.W. Ayer & Sons, advertising agency. Coiner (1897-1989) joined Ayer in 1924 as a layout designer, became art director in 1929, and was a vice-president when he retired in 1964. Coiner designed the blue eagle symbol of the National Recovery Administration, civilian defense and government posters during World War II, and the Boys Clubs of America commemorative stamp, issued in 1960. From the guide to the Charles Coiner Papers, 1933-1984, (Speci...

N. W. Ayer and Son.

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Massey, John, 1931-

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