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Raymond Rubicam Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress


Prepared by Laura J. Kells

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2009

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009217


Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List


Collection Summary

Title: Raymond Rubicam Papers
Span Dates: 1921-1988
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1921-1944)
ID No.: MSS80561
Creator: Rubicam, Raymond, 1892-1978
Extent: 150 items; 1 container; 0.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Advertising executive. Correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical material, and printed matter documenting Rubicam's career as cofounder and later as chairman of the board of the Young & Rubicam advertising firm. Some material reflects his earlier work as writer for the advertising agency N. W. Ayer & Son.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names

Rubicam, Raymond, 1892-1978.

Organizations

N.W. Ayer & Son.
Young & Rubicam.

Subjects

Advertising.

Occupations

Advertising executives.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Raymond Rubicam, advertising executive, were donated to the Library of Congress by his widow, Bettina Hall Rubicam, in 1990.

Processing History:

The papers of Raymond Rubicam were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2009.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Raymond Rubicam is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions:

The papers of Raymond Rubicam are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Raymond Rubicam Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Raymond Rubicam span the years 1921-1988 with the bulk of the material dating from 1921 to 1944. The collection relates to Rubicam's career in advertising and consists of correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical material, and printed matter. Raymond Rubicam was cofounder of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam in 1923 and retired as chairman of the board in 1944. Prior to forming Young & Rubicam, he was a writer at N. W. Ayer & Son. Letters commending Rubicam's house advertisements document his work for Ayer & Son. Later material reflects his role as a leader in the field of advertising.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.


Container List

ContainerContents
BOX 1Advertising agencies
BOX 1N. W. Ayer & Son, 1921-1923, undated
BOX 1Young & Rubicam, 1923-1944, 1951-1952, 1971, 1988, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 1Miscellany, 1935-1948, 1960, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 1Speeches and writings
BOX 1Articles, 1928-1930, 1944-1946
BOX 1Speeches, 1930, 1936, 1943-1944
(3 folders)


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