Consumer Reports. Editorial Department records, 1934-2015, bulk 1936-1997
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Summary
- Creator:
- Consumer Reports (Firm)
- Abstract:
- Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. The Editorial Department is responsible for the production of the organization's serial publications and promotional literature. The Editorial Department records include biographical information, corporate anniversary planning documents, correspondence, publication drafts, research and investigative materials, texts of speeches and testimonies, and other printed materials. The collection also contains office files of several Editors and departmental directors, including Dexter Masters, Donal Dinwiddie, and Mildred Brady. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 30.0 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11863
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Editorial Department records include biographical information, corporate anniversary planning documents, correspondence, publication drafts, research and investigative materials, texts of speeches and testimonies, and other printed materials. The collection also contains office files of several Editors and departmental directors, including Dexter Masters, Donal Dinwiddie, and Mildred Brady.
- Biographical / historical:
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Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. The Editorial Department is responsible for the production of the organization's serial publications and promotional literature.
- Acquisition information:
- The Consumer Reports. Editorial Department records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Dec. 2020; Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0130.
- Arrangement:
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Organized into the following series: Administrative Files; Consultants; Directors and Editors; Publication Production Files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Consumer Reports. Editorial Department records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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