Inventory of the Charles W. Hoyt Company Records, 1894-1973 and undated (bulk 1909-1928)

Contains manuals written and compiled by Charles W. Hoyt and by his sons. They detail Charles's philosophy of advertising, describe the Hoyt Company's practices and standards of operation, and provide biographical information about employees and their responsibilities. The manuals are comprised of clippings, memoranda, printed materials, and writings of Charles W. Hoyt. Some contain biographical data on Charles, Winthrop, and Everett Hoyt, and other executives. Only two client plans survive in the collection -- one for Merck and Co. and the other for ABC Manufacturing Company. Arranged chronologically.

Contains correspondence between the Charles W. Hoyt Company and its business associates or clients. The majority of the correspondence with the Company is letters of congratulations or condolence, except for the letters between William Benton and Winthrop Hoyt.

Includes letters pertaining to Charles W. Hoyt's resignation from Armour and Company and his founding of the Charles W. Hoyt Company in 1909; others are between Winthrop Hoyt and William Benton, one of the founders of the Benton and Bowles advertising agency. Their correspondence discusses the founding of Benton and Bowles and Winthrop Hoyt's proposal to Benton that he work for the Hoyt Company to assist in its reorganization. (See also the D'Arcy Masius Benton and Bowles Archives in the Hartman Center.)

Correspondence relating to client accounts exists only for Merck and Co. (manufacturing chemists). Correspondence with the Charles B. Knox Co. predates Hoyt's acquisition of the account. Arranged chronologically.

Records of financial conditions, client lists, and annual billings of the Charles W. Hoyt Company survive for most years of the company's existence. There are lists of income and expenses, billings listed by client, general conditions, and gross profits for the Hoyt Company. Also includes an expense book of trial balances and comparative statements from the first ten years of the company's existence. Arranged chronologically.

Includes photographs of employees and company activities, most of which have been removed from scrapbooks for preservation purposes. See also Oversize Materials. Arranged chronologically.

Consists of company publications, house advertisements, pamphlets, booklets, programs, commemorations of company anniversaries, clippings and other printed materials produced by the Charles W. Hoyt Company. See also the Oversize Materials. Arranged chronologically.

Contains scrapbooks compiled by the Hoyt Company which pertain to company anniversary celebrations, company activities and clients, as well as to the general state of advertising. Winthrop Hoyt's involvement and leadership with the American Association of Advertising Agencies is also documented in this subseries. The International Advertising Convention Scrapbook consists of printed material, programs, clippings, and other items from the convention, held in London in 1924. The scrapbook has been dismantled and foldered in its original chronological order. See the Photographs folders for photographs removed from the scrapbook. The 30th, 40th, and 50th Anniversary scrapbooks primarily consist of congratulatory correspondence, but also include a few clippings and printed materials. See also Oversize Materials. Arranged chronologically.

Consists of writings by Charles, Winthrop, and Everett Hoyt relating to advertising. See also the Family Series for additional writings by Charles and Winthrop. Arranged chronologically.

Includes ownership and activities of the George B. Woolson Company, a small mail order stationery business which Charles W. Hoyt operated from 1903-1928. A key product of the company was the Woolson Economy Expense Book. Also in this series are Charles and Winthrop's household and personal expense books, along with the investment records of Effie Smith Hoyt after the death of Charles W. Hoyt, including the value of his investments upon his death.

See also “Trial Balances and Comparative Statement” book located in the Financial Records category of the Company Series. Arranged chronologically.

Consists of correspondence to members of the Hoyt family. It includes letters to Effie and Everett Hoyt from Winthrop while at Camp Winnepesaukee. See also Company Series for additional correspondence to members of the Hoyt family. Postcards were photocopied and originals transferred to the Postcard Collection. Arranged chronologically.

Includes two diaries kept by Winthrop Hoyt as a teenager when he led hiking trips in the White Mountains (Mt. Chocorua and Mt. Washington) of New Hampshire for Camp Winnepesaukee. A third diary was written by Effie Smith Hoyt on a trip to England and France in the summer of 1913. She also compiled a postcard album of her trip which is located in the Scrapbooks folders.

See also the Correspondence, Printed Materials, and the Visual Materials categories of the Family Series for materials related to Camp Winnepesaukee. Arranged chronologically.

Includes issues of newspapers, and a publication from Camp Winnepesaukee that describes the activities of the camp. Arranged chronologically.

Includes the writings of Charles W. and Winthrop Hoyt and material while students at Yale University. Also included are a short story from 1941 about airline travel and the details of a business trip to the West Coast. Correspondence showing Winthrop Hoyt's work on the Yale News and other family letters are located under the Family Series Correspondence category. Arranged chronologically.