J. Walter Thompson Company. 35mm Microfilm Proofs, 1906-1960 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- J. Walter Thompson Company
- Abstract:
- Founded in 1864, the J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. The JWT 35mm Microfilm Proofs collection spans the years 1906-1960 and consists primarily of images of print advertisements and proofs taken from proof books and portfolios of domestic and foreign JWT offices. Clients include Ballantine's, B.F. Goodrich, Butterick, Corning, Crowell Publishing, Davey Tree Surgeons, General Cigar, General Motors, Guinness, Horlicks, J.B. Williams, Jergens, Johns-Manville, Nash, Northam Warren, Pennsylvania RR, RCA, Sharp & Dohme, Shell, Standard Brands, Sun Maid, Swift, Sylvania, United Airlines, Ward Baking, and Welch's Grape Juice. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet (104 items)
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00657
Background
- Scope and content:
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The JWT 35mm Microfilm Proofs collection spans the years 1906-1960 and consists primarily of images of print advertisements and proofs taken from proof books and portfolios of domestic and foreign JWT offices. Clients include Ballantine's, B.F. Goodrich, Butterick, Corning, Crowell Publishing, Davey Tree Surgeons, General Cigar, General Motors, Guinness, Horlicks, J.B. Williams, Jergens, Johns-Manville, Nash, Northam Warren, Pennsylvania RR, RCA, Sharp & Dohme, Shell, Standard Brands, Sun Maid, Swift, Sylvania, United Airlines, Ward Baking, and Welch's Grape Juice.
- Biographical / historical:
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Beginning in the late 1930s, proof books containing advertisements of former clients, foreign clients and domestic clients from offices other than New York were put on microfilm. It is believed that after items were microfilmed, the originals were destroyed.
- Acquisition information:
- The J. Walter Thompson Company. 35mm Microfilm Proofs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1987.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library, 1987
Encoded by Richard Collier, December 2011
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by reel number and physical sequence of images on microfilm. Items were microfilmed in several categories: general accounts, foreign office clients, western offices, and portfolios of inactive client accounts.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Advertising
Advertising -- United States -- History
Advertising -- United States
Advertising agencies -- United States
Advertising agencies
Advertising agencies -- United States -- History - Format:
- Proofs (printed matter)
Microfilms - Names:
- Corning Glass Works
Crowell Publishing Company
B.F. Goodrich Company
Butterick Publishing
Andrew Jergens Company (Cincinnati, Ohio)
United Airlines
Ward Baking Company
Welch Grape Juice Company
Standard Brands Incorporated
Sun Maid Growers of California
Swift & Company
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.
Shell Oil Company
Sharp & Dohme
Radio Corporation of America
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. Ballantine & Sons
Northam Warren Corporation
Nash Motors Company
Johns-Manville Corporation
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
J.B. Williams Co
J. Walter Thompson Company
Guinness (Firm)
General Motors Corporation
General Cigar Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Davey Tree Expert Company (Kent, Ohio)
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