Charlotte Beers papers, 1958-2013 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Beers, Charlotte
Abstract:
Charlotte Beers is an advertising executive, author and diplomat based in Chicago, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. Collection includes clippings, correspondence, book manuscript drafts, presentations and speech scripts, memos to and from David Ogilvy, transcripts of interviews and other printed materials as well as audiovisual materials (videocassettes and optical disks) that document Beers' career in advertising and her tenure as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Institutions represented in the collection include American Express, J. Walter Thompson Company, Ogilvy & Mather, Tatham-Laird & Kudner, the U.S. State Department and the 9-11 Commission. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
11.0 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English, French, Spanish
Collection ID:
RL.11767

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes clippings, correspondence, book manuscript drafts, presentations and speech scripts, memos to and from David Ogilvy, transcripts of interviews and other printed materials as well as audiovisual materials (videocassettes and optical disks) that document Beers' career in advertising and her tenure as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Institutions represented in the collection include American Express, J. Walter Thompson Company, Ogilvy & Mather, Tatham-Laird & Kudner, the U.S. State Department and the 9-11 Commission. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Biographical / historical:

Charlotte Beers is an advertising executive, author and diplomat based in Chicago, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. Born 1935, Texas. Baylor University 1957 (math and physics). Teacher, Alvin Jr. High School 1958. Statistician, Humble Oil 1959. Researcher, Uncle Ben's 1960-1968. Account executive and Senior Vice President, J. Walter Thompson Chicago, 1969-1978. Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Tatham-Laird & Kudner 1979-1992; CEO and Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather 1992-1999. Chairman, J. Walter Thompson New York 1999-2001. Undersecretary of State 2001-2007. Board of Directors, Martha Stewart Omnimedia 2008-2013. Chairman, American Association of Advertising Agencies 1987-1988. Awards: National Advertising Woman of the Year 1975; Advertising Women of New York Lifetime Achievement 1997; AAF Hall of Fame 2008.

Acquisition information:
The Charlotte Beers papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, Sept. 2019;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0102

Arrangement:

Organized into the following series: General Files; Book Files; Ogilvy & Mather; Presentations; Tatham Laird & Kudner; U.S. Department of State; and Audiovisual Materials.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection is open for research.

However, original audiovisual materials are closed until use copies can be produced.

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