The Harry Clark Papers cover the years 1945-1992, with the bulk of materials dating from the 1970s, the period during which Clark served as Director of the JWT Frankfurt Office, and during 1984-1986, when he served as Director of JWT in New York. The collection primarily consists of correspondence, administrative forms, presentations, speeches, meeting files, proofs, and financial reports, with extensive records from the Frankfurt Office. The collection also includes agency slide presentations, tear sheets, as well as photographs and other memorabilia of advertising events. Companies represented include Braun, Chevron, De Beers, Eastman Kodak Company, Kellogg Company, Pan American Airways, PepsiCo, Rustenburg Platinum Mines, and Unilever. Correspondence and other items exist in several languages and have not been translated into English.
Processed by Kai Evers, August 1996; additional processing by Jessica Wood, March 2010
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller, 1996; Jessica Wood, April 2010
Accessions 791114B, 820712, 830202, 830502, 830718, 830817, 830819, 831130, 870807, 93-043 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
The collection is arranged into eleven series: General Office Files, Client Files, Correspondence, Frankfurt Office, International Offices, Meetings, New Business, Reports, Writings and Speeches, Audiovisual Materials, and Oversize Materials. General Office Files contain administrative forms, personnel lists, financial records, and other files related primarily to the running of JWT's U.S. offices. Client Files include correspondence, contracts, marketing plans, presentations, and promotional materials relating to domestic and international accounts. Correspondence includes Clark's correspondence with JWT employees, as well as with charitable and other organizations. Frankfurt Office files include client files, correspondence, and new business files relating to Clark's career as Managing Director of the Frankfurt Office, 1970-1973. International Offices files contain correspondence, marketing plans, and other documents related to JWT's international offices. Meetings consist of charts, presentation scripts, memoranda and logistical information, and notes pertaining to various JWT meetings and general advertising events. New Business files contain presentations, plans, meeting files, and marketing plans related to JWT new accounts prospects. Reports consist of annual reports and operations reviews documenting the financial and organizational performance of JWT domestic and international offices. Writings and Speeches include primarily printed texts of speeches given by Clark and other JWT advertising executives. Audiovisual Materials consist of audio cassettes related to the 1984 World Advertising Forum. Oversize Materials include large-format items removed from the previous series.
