J. Walter Thompson Company. Detroit Office records, 1947-1999 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Detroit Office
- Extent:
- 50 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00682
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains miscellaneous files from the Detroit office; tearsheets, client and competitive advertising. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising and Marketing History.
- Biographical / historical:
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The J. Walter Thompson Company was founded in New York, N.Y., in 1864, and is one of the world's largest advertising agencies.
- Acquisition information:
- The J. Walter Thompson Co. Archives: Detroit Office Records was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1989-2002.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier; Rubenstein Library staff
Completed June 25, 2003
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan; Richard Collier; Fuad Naeem
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Automobiles -- United States
Automobiles -- Marketing
Ford automobile -- Marketing -- History
Ford automobile -- Marketing
Advertising -- Automobiles -- United States
Advertising agencies -- History
Advertising -- History - Format:
- Slides (photographs)
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Color transparencies - Names:
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Ford Motor Company
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
J. Walter Thompson Company
J. Walter Thompson Company. Detroit Office
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[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Detroit Office. Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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