Margaret Hockaday letter to J'Anne, 1940 January 21
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Summary
- Creator:
- John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and Hockaday, Margaret
- Abstract:
- Copywriter and advertising executive who began one of the first woman-run advertising agencies in the United States, Hockaday Associates, in New York, N.Y. in 1949. Letter appears on Harper's Bazaar stationery and concerns locating photographers for magazine illustration, editorial and publishing concerns, and a research project to survey ideas of beauty among college-age women. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11574
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letter appears on Harper's Bazaar stationery and concerns locating photographers for magazine illustration, editorial and publishing concerns, and a research project to survey ideas of beauty among college-age women. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born 1907, Wichita, Kansas; Vassar College 1929 (English and History); Marshall Field 1929-1934; Harper's Bazaar 1936-1940; Montgomery Ward 1941; taught Columbia University Lincoln School during World War II; opened Hockaday Associates agency 1949. Died 1992, New York.
- Acquisition information:
- The Margaret Hockaday letter to J'Anne was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Jan. 2018;
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0074
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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