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Preliminary Inventory of the Leo Bogart Papers, 1935-2006

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Bogart, Leo
Title
Leo Bogart Papers, 1935-2006
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
57.6 Linear Feet

52,259 Items
Abstract
Sociologist, author, and marketing specialist known for studying the role of mass media in culture.
Accession (2005-0080) comprises correspondence; speeches; book reviews; articles; subject, association, and Newspaper Readership Project files; and a dissertation draft. The 2006 and 2007 additions (2006-0087 and 2007-0026) primarily consist of files related to Bogart's research in and writings about newspaper advertising. Included are typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photocopies of articles, slides, and periodicals, as well as 28 VHS tapes and 37 3.5" diskettes. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Leo Bogart papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Leo Bogart papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Processing Information
Processed by Ana Busija; Andrea Crane; Eve D'Vincent; John Mayrose, April 2007
Encoded by John Mayrose, April 2007
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

Bogart was a sociologist, author and marketing specialist known for studying the role of mass media in culture. Born in Poland, Bogart emigrated to the U.S. at age two with his parents. He attended Brooklyn College as an undergraduate, served in the Army Signal Intelligence Corps during WWII, and earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago. He taught marketing at New York University, Columbia University and the Illinois Institute of Technology. He also served as the executive vice president and general manager of the Newspaper Advertising Bureau. At the time of his death, Bogart was a director and senior consultant for Innovation, an international media consulting firm and wrote a column for Presstime, the magazine of the Newspaper Association of America. He died October 15, 2005 at the age of 84.

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Collection Overview

Accession (2005-0080) comprises correspondence; speeches; book reviews; articles; subject, association, and Newspaper Readership Project files; and a dissertation draft. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
The 2006 addition (2006-0087)(1,800 items, 2.4 linear feet; dated 1961-2006) contains files related to Bogart's various books, articles, dissertation, speeches and special projects. These files came from his home office in Manhattan. Also includes a few copies of some of his books, which have been removed and cataloged separately, and 31 3.5" diskettes, which have been removed, and their contents have been migrated to the server.
The 2007 addition (2007-0026)(23,200 items, 31.6 lin. ft.; dated 1935-2006) primarily consists of files related to Bogart's research in and writings about newspaper advertising, including typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photocopies of articles, slides, and periodicals, as well as 28 VHS tapes and 6 3.5" diskettes.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Bogart, Leo
  • John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising and Marketing History
  • Marketing research.
  • American newspapers--Circulation--Research.
  • Mass media and culture--United States.
  • Slides (photographs)
  • Videocassettes
  • John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
List of Series in Collection
Accession, 2005 (2005-0080)
Accession, 2006 (2006-0087)
Accession, 2007 (2007-0026)
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Preliminary Description of Collection

Accession, 2005 (2005-0080)

46 Boxes
Accession (2005-0080) comprises correspondence; speeches; book reviews; articles; subject, association, and Newspaper Readership Project files; and a dissertation draft. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Box 1
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 2
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 3
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 4
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 5
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 6
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 7
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 8
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 9
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 10
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 11
Speeches
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 12
Activities
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 13
Activities
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 14
Activities
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 15
Activities
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 16
Activities
Correspondence
Articles
Subject files
Miscellaneous association files
Box 17
Speeches
Related correspondence
Articles
Box 18
Speeches
Related correspondence
Articles
Box 19
Speeches
Related correspondence
Articles
Box 20
Articles
Related correspondence
Miscellaneous association files
Subject files
Magazines
Box 21
Articles
Related correspondence
Miscellaneous association files
Subject files
Magazines
Box 22
Memoranda
Correspondence
Subject files
Clippings
Box 23
Memoranda
Correspondence
Subject files
Clippings
Box 24
Newspaper Readership Project, 1977-1983
Box 25
Newspaper Readership Project, 1977-1983
Box 26
Meetings, presentations, speeches, 1969-1981
Box 27
Meetings, presentations, speeches, 1969-1981
Box 28
Meetings, presentations, speeches, 1969-1981
Box 29
Memoranda
Correspondence
Subject files
Clippings
Box 30
Speeches, articles, related correspondence, 1969-1977
Cassette tape
Box 31
Speeches, articles, related correspondence, 1969-1977
Box 32
Speeches, articles, related correspondence, 1969-1977
Box 33
Books
Resources
Materials
Correspondence
Reviews
Box 34
Books
Resources
Materials
Correspondence
Reviews
Box 35
Books
Resources
Materials
Correspondence
Reviews
Box 36
Books
Resources
Materials
Correspondence
Reviews
Box 37
Books
Resources
Materials
Correspondence
Reviews
Box 38
Meetings
Speeches
Presentations
Newspaper-related topics
Box 39
Meetings
Speeches
Presentations
Newspaper-related topics
Box 40
Meetings
Speeches
Presentations
Box 41
Meetings
Speeches
Presentations
Box 42
Meetings
Speeches
Presentations
Correspondence
NAB projects
Box 43
Miscellaneous association activity
Correspondence
NAB projects
Box 44
Miscellaneous association activity
Correspondence
NAB projects
Newspaper Readership Project
Box 45
Newspaper Readership Project
Box 46
Newspaper Readership Project

Accession, 2006 (2006-0087)

4 Boxes
This addition contains files related to Bogart's various books, articles, dissertation, speeches and special projects related to marketing and media advertising. These files came from his home office in Manhattan. Also includes a few copies of some of his books, which have been removed and cataloged separately and 31 3.5" computer diskettes, which have been removed, and their contents have been migrated to the server.
Box 47
Clippings
Correspondence
Periodicals
Box 48
Clippings
Correspondence
Periodicals
Typescripts
Box 49
Clippings
Typescripts
Periodicals
VHS videocassette tape, MIND with Leo Bogart, 2003
Box 50
Clippings
Typescripts
Periodicals
Box 51
Proofs
Periodicals

Accession, 2007 (2007-0026)

50 Boxes
This addition (dated 1935-2006) primarily consists of Bogart's work in media and marketing studies and includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photocopies of articles, slides, and periodicals. Also included are 28 VHS tapes, 3 audio CDR's, and 6 3.5" diskettes. The diskettes have been removed and their contents have been migrated to the server. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Box 52
Interviews with Leo Bogart  3 CDR's
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 53
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 54
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 55
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 56
Typescripts
Clippings
Slides  20 items
Box 57
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 58
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 59
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 60
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 61
Typescripts
Clippings
Diploma
Box 62
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 61
Typescripts
Clippings
Slides  (38 items)
Box 64
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 65
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 66
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 67
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 68
Typescripts
Clippings
Periodicals
Box 69
Typescripts
Clippings
Box 70
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 71
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 72
Typescripts
Clippings
Periodicals
Box 73
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 74
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Box 75
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 76
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 77
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 78
Clippings
Periodicals
Box 79
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Box 80
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 81
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 82
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 83
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Box 84
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Slides  (200 items)
Box 85
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 86
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 87
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 88
Typescripts
Slides  (200 items)
Box 89
Typescripts
Clippings
Photocopies of articles
Box 90
VHS videocassette tapes  (17 tapes)
Box 91
Typescripts
Clippings
Periodicals
Slides  (24 items)
Box 92
Typescripts
Clippings
Slides  (50 items)
Box 93
Typescripts
Box 94
Typescripts
Photocopies of articles
Periodicals
Box 95
Typescripts from the Gannett Center for Media Studies
VHS videocassette tapes  (3 tapes)
Box 96
Typescripts from the Gannett Center for Media Studies
VHS videocassette tapes  (8 tapes)
Box 97
Typescripts from the Gannett Center for Media Studies
VHS videocassette tapes  (3 tapes)
Box 98
Slides  (1000 items)
Box 99
Slides  (1000 items)
Box 100
Correspondence, 1989
Box 101
Newspapers
Subject files
Framed awards
Box 102
Prints
Illustrations
Newspapers
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Separated Material

Thirty-one (31) 3.5" diskettes have been removed from accession 2006-0087. The contents of these diskettes have been migrated to the server.
Copies of printed material by Bogart and others have been removed from accession 2006-0087 to be catalogued individually
Six (6) 3.5" diskettes have been removed from accession 2006-0087. The contents of these diskettes have been migrated to the server.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use these materials.