J. Walter Thompson: Advertising America Documents the history, operation, policies and accomplishments of one of the world's largest and oldest advertising firms, the J. Walter Thompson Company. Covers aspects of twentieth-century cultural, social, business, marketing, consumer and economic history. Includes documents from the late nineteenth century up until the late 1990s with the bulk representing the post-1945 world. The archive consists of publications, reports, research, memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, creative briefs, scripts, speeches, newsletters, artwork and advertisements created by the staff of J. Walter Thompson. **Stellingwerf gift purchase