Carl Spielvogel papers, 1946-2014 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Spielvogel, Carl.
Abstract:
Advertising executive at several U.S. agencies, including McCann-Erickson, Backer Spielvogel Bates, Interpublic Group, and Saatchi & Saatchi. Served as U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia during the Clinton Administration.
Extent:
12 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.10185

Background

Scope and content:

Collection spans 1946-2014 and contains correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, printed materials, memorabilia, audiovisual materials and other items pertaining to Spielvogel's career in advertising as well as his public service and community activities. Advertising agencies represented include Backer Spielvogel Bates, Interpublic and Saatchi & Saatchi. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Biographical / historical:
Biographical timeline
Date Event
1928 Dec. 27
Born, New York, N.Y.
1950-1960
Reporter and Columnist, New York Times
1952
B.A., Business Administration, Baruch College, CUNY
1951-1955
Military service, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force Reserve
1960
Joins McCann-Erickson, Public Relations Dept.
1969
Director, Group Vice President, McCann-Erickson
1970
Director, Interpublic Group of Companies; named Vice Chairman in 1974
1971
General Manager and Chairman of Executive Committee, McCann-Erickson
1977
Chairman, Mayor's (Abraham Beame) Committee in the Public Interest
1982
Marketer of the Year, New York Chapter of the American Marketing Association
1987-1994
Chairman, Backer Spielvogel Bates
1987
Crain's New York Business "Outstanding Executive"
1989
Chairman, New York State Democratic National Committee Dinner
1990
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Baruch College
Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Asia Society
1991
Chairman, Mayor's (David Dinkins) Committee for Public Private Partnership
Finance Committee, Democratic National Committee
1992
Carl Spielvogel Lecture Series on Global Marketing Communications, Baruch College
International Business Committee of the New York Partnership
1993
American Chairman, New York-Japan Festival
1994-1997
Chairman, CEO and Director, United Auto Group
1995
U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, Voice of Europe, Voice of Asia, Radio Marti, Worldnet)
1997
International Advisory Board, The Financial Times
1998
Fellow, Center for Business and Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
1999
H.E.L.P. Humanitarian Award
2001
Ambassador to Slovakia
1984
Honorary LLD, Baruch College
Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Also: Board of Trustees of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Tennis Hall of Fame, Bennington College, New York State Council of the Humanities, Hasbro, Inc., Adjunct Professor of the Graduate School of Baruch College, Businessman in Residence at Fuqua Graduate School of Business at Duke University

Acquisition information:
The Carl Spielvogel Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2012-2014
Processing information:

Processed by: Richard Collier, 2014

Accessions described in this finding aid: 2013-0113

Arrangement:

Arranged into eight series: Carl and Barbalee Diamondstien Spielvogel Files; Personal Files; Photographs; Printed Material; Scrapbooks; Large Format Materials; Artifacts and Memorabilia; and Audiovisual Materials. Original folder titles have been preserved where possible.

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