Query: American Advertising Federation
Barton Cummings Papers
Creators:
Ayer (N W) Incorporated.
Cummings, Barton A., 1914-1994 (advertising executive)
Brower, Charles H.
Bolte, Brown
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Dates:
1938-1991, undated
Size:
4.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0421
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection documents Barton Arthur Cummings's career as an advertising industry spokesman, particularly in the areas of advertising education, and advertising in the public interest.

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S. Watson Dunn Advertising Ephemera Collection
Creators:
Dunn, S. Watson (Samuel Watson), -1997 (Professor)
Dates:
1840-1986, undated
Size:
1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0366
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection primarily consists of advertisements, ephemera, and promotional materials collected by S. Watson Dunn. In addition, there is literature relating to advertising history, correspondence, phonograph records, and unpublished papers.

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The Federal Express Advertising History Collection
Creators:
Ellsworth, Scott, Dr.
Smithsonian Institution
Dates:
1972-1989
Size:
6.6 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0306
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Created in 1971, the Federal Express Corporation, an overnight air freight delivery system was an innovative company known for its memorable advertising campaigns. The core of the Federal Express Advertising History Collection is a series of interviews conducted in 1988 by Dr. Scott Ellsworth. Twenty-five individuals associated with Federal Express advertising were interviewed about the company and its award-winning advertising.

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Ally and Gargano, Inc., Print Advertisements
Creators:
Gargano, Amil
Ally & Gargano, Inc.
Ally, Carl
Dates:
1962-1987
Size:
14.6 Cubic feet
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0938
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

In 1962, Carl Ally, a rising star in the advertising business, established his own firm, Carl Ally, Inc., with colleague Amil Gargano as art director. In 1976 they changed the business name to Ally and Gargano, Inc. Known for its aggressive advertising style, Ally and Gargano represented approximately ninety clients, fifty-two of which are represented here, including Hertz, Federal Express, and IBM.

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Arnold D. Kates Film Collection
Creators:
Kates, Arnold D.
Dates:
1929-1931, undated
Size:
1 Film reel
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0259
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Arnold D. Kates was an officer in the Association of Young Advertising Men of New York in the 1930s. As an officer, he visited Washington, D.C., to attend the annual meeting of the Advertising Federation of America and took home movies of the capital, including a formal reception at the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. Additional film footage includes scenes on a ship, cityscapes and industrial landscapes of New York City.

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Lord, Dentsu & Partners Flying Tigers Advertising Collection
Creators:
Lord, Dentsu & Partners
Dates:
1981-1989
Size:
1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 2 map folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0455
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Flying Tigers is a national and international cargo and express mail carrier based in Los Angeles, California . The collection consists of mechanicals, proofsheets, advertising slicks, promotional material and other collateral l created by Lord, Dentsu & Partners for the Flying Tigers account between 1981 and 1988.

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American Public Power Association Collection on Public Utilities
Creators:
American Public Power Association
Dates:
1950 - 1982
Size:
0.6 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1337
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Persuasive printed materials offered by the Association to member utilities, to use as ads in local newspapers or as bill stuffers, on public interest subjects such as holiday safety, energy saving, the conveniences of electric appliances, and other topics; persuasive printed materials, mostly offered by investor-owned utilities, in opposition to …

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Herbert M. Faust Papers
Creators:
Crocker, Judith A.
Faust, Herbert M. (salesman, manager)
Dates:
1918-1949.
Size:
1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes )
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0397
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Papers relate to Mr. Faust's diverse career, including information on advertising in the 1920s, including two marketing studies from 1920 1922 of Sabetha, Kansas; his War Production Board experience, 1943-1944, which demonstrates the magnitude of that operation, its contribution to the war effort, and the extensive involvement of the American public in the salvage effort; and correspondence relating to his employment with and retirement from the Mutual Broadcasting Company, 1945-1948. These papers constitute a personal record of a successful career which reached its peak with important wartime civilian service.

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Advertising Industry
Creators:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Dates:
circa 1743-1965
Size:
5.24 Cubic feet (consisting of 8 boxes, 2 half boxes, 4 folders, 10 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 3 flat boxes (1 full, 2 partial). )
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Advertising
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Advertising Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

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DFS Ad Agency Falstaff Beer Advertisements
Creators:
Dancer Fitzgerald Sample.
Dates:
1945-1946.
Size:
0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0332
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

This collection consists of a single scrapbook of proofsheets and photo proofs from DFS's advertising campaign for Falstaff Beer in the period 1945 1946. The advertisements center around three distinct themes. The first and most comprehensive features a salute to "The Men Who Keep Faith with America." These ads contain handsome black …

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