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Jean Kilbourne papers, 1918-2014 and undated

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Litigation Files Series is closed to research until further notice. Access note. Original audiovisual materials are closed to research until use copies can be produced.

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Summary

Creator:
Kilbourne, Jean, Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Abstract:
Media critic, feminist author and documentary filmmaker based in Massachusetts. Collection spans 1918-2014 and includes: clippings; tear sheets; correspondence; research reports and other printed materials; slides and slide presentation texts; audiovisual materials in multiple formats including 8mm and 16mm films, audio and video cassettes; book drafts and research files used for teaching and production of Kilbournes books and films. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History & Culture.
Extent:
70 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10982

Background

Scope and Content:

Collection spans 1918-2014 and includes: clippings; tear sheets; correspondence; research reports and other printed materials; slides and slide presentation texts; audiovisual materials in multiple formats including 8mm and 16mm films, audio and video cassettes; book drafts and research files used for teaching and production of Kilbournes books and films. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History & Culture.

Biographical / Historical:
Biographical timeline
Date Event
1943 Jan. 4 Born, Junction City, Kan.
1964 B.A., English, Wellesley College
1969-1972 Teacher, Norwall High School, Norwall, Mass.
1972 M.A., Education, Boston University
1972-1975 Professor, Emerson College
1979 Film, Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women
1980 PhD, Education, Boston University
1984-On Senior Scholar, Wellesley Centers for Women
1982 Film, Calling the Shots
1987 Film, Still Killing Us Softly
1992 Film, Pack of Lies
1993 National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
1994 Film, The Killing Screens
1995 Film, Sexual Harassment Film, Slim Hopes: Advertising and the Obsession with Thinness
1996 Film, The End of Education
1999 Book, Deadly Persuasion; republished 2000 as Can't Buy My Love
2000 Film, Killing Us Softly 3
2004 Honorary Doctorate, Westfield State College Film, Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies and Alcohol Film, Deadly Persuasion: Advertising of Alcohol and Tobacco
2008 Film, So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids
2010 Film, Killing Us Softly 4
Acquisition Information:
The Jean Kilbourne Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2014
Processing information:

Processed by: Carmen Pharr, Matthew Cleaveland and Richard Collier, March 2015 Accessions described in this finding aid: 2014-0217

Arrangement:

Arranged into the following series: Book Files; Clippings; Correspondence; Educational Programs; Litigation Files; Personal Files; Research Files; Teaching Files; Print Advertisements; Slides and Slide Presentations; Printed Materials; Audiovisual Materials; and Large-format Materials.

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Litigation Files Series is closed to research until further notice.

Access note. Original audiovisual materials are closed to research until use copies can be produced.

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[Identification of item], Jean Kilbourne Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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Jean Kilbourne papers, 1918-2014 and undated
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Collection ID RL.10982
EAD ID kilbournejean
ARK ark:/87924/m15631
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Last indexed 2023-09-06

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