Glenn Wellington Dobbs papers, 1913-1993

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Summary

Creator:
Dobbs, Glenn Wellington, 1918-2008
Abstract:
Glenn Wellington Dobbs was an executive and sales manager for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N.C. Collection includes advertisements, clippings, examples of cigarette packaging, newsletters, photographs, speech materials and other items that document Dobbs's career as a sales manager for R.J. Reynolds. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
1.0 Linear Foot
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.12066

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes advertisements, clippings, examples of cigarette packaging, newsletters, photographs, speech materials and other items that document Dobbs's career as a sales manager for R.J. Reynolds.

Biographical / historical:

Glenn Wellington Dobbs was an executive and sales manager for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Glenn Dobbs was born in 1918 in Shenandoah, Va. He joined R.J. Reynolds in 1938 and worked until 1943, when he left for military service during World War II. Dobbs returned to Reynolds in 1947. He served as Division Manager, Richmond (1948-1958); Manager, Birmingham region (1958-1962); Assistant to the Sales Manager (1962-1965); Zone Sales Manager (1965-on). After retiring Dobbs remained in Winston-Salem and died there in 2008.

Source: Glenn Dobbs obituary (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/winstonsalem/name/glenn-dobbs-obituary?id=27139547)

Acquisition information:
The Glenn Wellington Dobbs papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from Judy Dobbs in 2022.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, Feb. 2023;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2022-0092, 2022-0158

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Subjects:
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina
Sales management
Sales personnel
Cigarette manufacture and trade -- United States
Advertising -- Cigarettes -- United States
Names:
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

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[Identification of item], Glenn Wellington Dobbs papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.