Correspondence Series, 1970-1977

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Sensitive personnel materials pertaining to individual employee matters are closed to non-JWT users until 2045. Those items have been physically removed to Restricted Materials; a dummy folder, indicated by a title enclosed in brackets, has been substituted for the original material.

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Consists of Wilson's letters, mostly dating from his years as President and Chairman of the Board, and touching on a variety of subjects, ranging from personal matters to company business to historical events such as the Watergate affair during Richard Nixon's presidency. The series contains a copy of Wilson's letter (April 22, 1974) in which he writes to a judge regarding Dwight Chapin, a former Nixon aide. The series also includes materials that reveal Wilson's views on the reorganization of the company, one of the most important administrative tasks Wilson undertook during his presidency. Materials in the series also depict Wilson as an advertising professional. For example, A memo to the Burger King account team, dated Aug. 5, 1976, contains Wilson's suggestions that reflect his experience with advertising campaigns. In addition, materials such as Wilson's memo written on Nov. 4, 1975 highlight concerns over contemporary social issues including the employment of minorities. JWT attempted to expand its minority work force through company programs such as the Jobs Training Program, under which JWT hired and educated "hard-core unemployable" young minorities. Arranged chronologically.

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Sensitive personnel materials pertaining to individual employment are closed to non-JWT users for 75 years from the date of the file creation.

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