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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:

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:

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:
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Rules or Conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Using These Materials

RESTRICTIONS:

Collection is open to research.

However, access to some records is limited to photocopies of the original documents.

Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. There may be a 48-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

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[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporate Documentation, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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J. Walter Thompson Company. Corporate Documentation, 1896-1988
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Collection ID RL.00686
EAD ID jwtdocumentation
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Total components 234
Last indexed 2023-09-06

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