Earle Ludgin papers, 1920-1979 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Ludgin, Earle, 1898-1981 and John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Abstract:
Advertising executive, founder of Earle Ludgin and Company agency, Chicago, Ill. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, tear sheets and proofs of print advertisements, speeches and other printed materials. Companies represented include: Albert Pick, B. Altman, Bluebird Diamond Syndicate, Chicago Title and Trust, Clinton Carpets (Ozite), Elgin, Elizabeth Arden, Eureka, Lenox, Lucien Lelong, Macy's, Matson Line, Mullins Manufacturing, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rit Dye, Saks, Scott Radio Laboratories, Swift, Walgreen, and W.F. McLaughlin. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11586

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence, clippings, tear sheets and proofs of print advertisements, speeches and other printed materials. Companies represented include: Albert Pick, B. Altman, Bluebird Diamond Syndicate, Chicago Title and Trust, Clinton Carpets (Ozite), Elgin, Elizabeth Arden, Eureka, Lenox, Lucien Lelong, Macy's, Matson Line, Mullins Manufacturing, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rit Dye, Saks, Scott Radio Laboratories, Swift, Walgreen, and W.F. McLaughlin. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Biographical / historical:

Advertising executive, founder of Earle Ludgin and Company agency, Chicago, Ill.; Born 1898; attended University of Chicago; Assistant Advertising Manager, Albert Pick Co.; Partner, Paul Floring Industrial Agency; founder, President and Chairman of the Board, Earle Ludgin & Company 1927-; died 1981

Acquisition information:
The Earle Ludgin papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2017.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, Jan. 2018;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0215

Arrangement:

Organized into two series: General Files; Earle Ludgin & Company Files.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Advertising
Advertising executives -- United States
Advertising agencies -- United States
Names:
John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
Macy's (Firm)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
Swift & Company

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