J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporate Documentation, 1896-1988
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Summary
- Creator:
- J. Walter Thompson Company
- Abstract:
- The J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT), founded in 1864, is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Corporate Documentation primarily consists of minute books to the regular meetings of JWT's stockholders and Directors; administrative and finance records; and reports from JWT's subsidiaries, committees and other institutional bodies. Topics covered include annual assessments of agency performance; planning; by-laws; stock incentive plans and retirement plans; and efforts to standardize operational practices across the many offices of JWT. The collection also includes background information relative to annual meetings, and the anniversaries of various offices. The collection derives from the RG1 Record Group, Corporate Documentation and General Reference, created by the JWT Archives prior to the transfer of the archives to Duke University.
- Extent:
- 55 Linear Feet
40000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00686
Background
- Scope and content:
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Corporate Documentation primarily consists of minute books to the regular meetings of JWT's stockholders and Directors; administrative and finance records; and reports from JWT's subsidiaries, committees and other institutional bodies. Topics covered include annual assessments of agency performance; planning; by-laws; stock incentive plans and retirement plans; and efforts to standardize operational practices across the many offices of JWT. The collection also includes background information relative to annual meetings, and the anniversaries of various offices.
The collection derives from the RG1 record group, "Corporate Documentation and General Reference," created by the JWT Archives prior to the transfer of the archives to Duke University.
Records have been arranged into five topical series: General Administration; Committees; JWT Group; International Offices; and Subsidiaries.
The General Administration Series consists of records relating to the Board of Directors, corporate by-laws, office anniversaries, and several types of financial records, including those pertaining to stock issue, the Profit-Sharing Trust, and employees' retirement trust accounts. The Committees Series includes background materials and minutes to the regular meetings of corporate committees. The JWT Group Series contains records generated during the period, beginning around 1980, when JWT reorganized its assets into a holding company, the JWT Group. The International Offices Series primarily consists of minutes to annual meetings held by JWT offices outside the United States. The Subsidiaries Series primarily consists of minutes to annual meetings, along with some incorporation documentation, of wholly or partially owned JWT subsidiary companies.
- Acquisition information:
- The J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporate Documentation collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer in 1987 with additions in subsequent years.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, September 2007
Encoded by Richard Collier, September 2007
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Pensions -- United States
Advertising agencies -- History
Advertising agencies -- Management
Advertising agencies -- United States -- History
Retirement -- United States -- Planning
Corporations -- United States -- History
Corporations -- United States -- Management
Employee stock options -- United States
Management committees
Advertising agencies -- United States -- Management
By-laws -- United States
Corporations -- United States -- Accounting
Corporations -- United States -- Finance
Organizational effectiveness - Format:
- Minute books
Corporation records
Business records
Minutes - Names:
- J. Walter Thompson Company
J. Walter Thompson Company
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
J. Walter Thompson Company -- Management
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[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporate Documentation, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.