Stuart Elliott papers, 1875-2014 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Elliott, Stuart and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
- Abstract:
- Advertising and business columnist for USA Today and the New York Times.
- Extent:
- 85.0 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11108
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection spans 1875-2014 and includes clippings, correspondence, drafts of newspaper articles and weblog posts, subject files and other printed materials relating to Elliott's career as a columnist. Recurring topics include Super Bowl advertising, advertising spending, diversity in advertising industry hiring, gay/lesbian/transgender (LGBT) issues and consumer demographics, agency mergers and client relations, media industry conferences, and media technology innovations. Collection primarily focuses on Elliott's tenure as columnist at the New York Times, but materials representing work at USA Today and the Detroit Free Press are also present. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Biographical / historical:
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Graduate Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; worked at Advertising Age, Detroit Free Press and USA Today before joining the New York Times in 1991. Retired 2014.
- Acquisition information:
- The Stuart Elliott papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2014.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, May 2016
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2014-0191
- Arrangement:
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Arranged into the following series: General Files; Conferences and Programs; Correspondence; Print Materials; Subject Files; Trade Contacts; Writings Files; Large-Format Materials; and Audiovisual Materials.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Gay rights movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Gay rights movement -- United States
Gay people's writings -- United States
Gay activists -- United States
Gay community -- United States
Gay consumers -- United States
Lesbian consumers -- United States
Lesbian community -- United States
Journalists -- United States -- Correspondence
Journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Advertising -- Periodicals
Advertising - Names:
- John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Stuart Elliott papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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