MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Arthur Einstein Papers, circa 1990-2001
Collection Overview
Collection comprises commercials, mailers, and other printed material in paper, video, audio, and digital formats used by advertising agencies to present their business philosophy and services to prospective clients. One Israeli agency is represented, as well as several that specialize in healthcare, public relations, or the Hispanic market. The collection also includes material connected with Einstein's involvement as a consultant in reviews, when advertisers were in the process of selecting an agency to manage their marketing and advertising accounts. The records have been divided into three groupings: Agency Reels, Agency Mailers, and Reviews (the Reviews are closed).
The Agency Reels consist of compilations of primarily television commercials that illustrate the work of each advertising agency. The commercials are contained on 265 VHS, five BetacamSP, and three 3/4" U-matic videocassette tapes; five audiocassette tapes, and one CD-RW (7 electronic documents).
The Agency Mailers group consists of the printed and audio-visual documents advertising agencies create to present themselves to prospective clients (i.e. "credentials"). Nearly all the credentials are from the U.S. offices of both small firms and large multinationals, the latter including BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather, and Leo Burnett. The mailers usually contain background on the agency and a list of its resources and clients. Some are present only in A-V or electronic form (no paper documents); of these there are 23 VHS videocassette tapes; four audiocassette tapes; one 16 mm film reel; and one CD-ROM (43 electronic documents).
The Reviews (closed to researchers until 2011) document Einstein's participation in agency reviews for seven major advertisers, primarily in the realm of banking/finance and computers, including Bankers Trust, Compaq, NYSE, IBM, Oppenheimer, Thomas Weisel Partners, and N.B. Montgomery. The Reviews include, in addition to paper records, 11 VHS tapes and one 3/4" U-matic videocassette tape, as well as three audiocassette tapes.
Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Arthur Einstein Papers, ca. 1990-2001
- Creator
- Einstein, Arthur
- Extent
- 46.6 Linear Feet, 31,684 Items
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Language
- English.
Administrative Information
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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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllBoxes 20-21, 23-36, 54, and 66-68, containing agency/client reviews, are closed until 2011, as is oversize folder 1. A complete inventory of their contents can be found in the collection control file.
Boxes 1-22, 36A, Oversize 63, and boxes 55-57, 59-60 contain audio-visual material that must be copied or reformatted before use by researchers.
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[Disk 001 (Mad Dogs & Englishmen) removed and and its contents migrated to the electronic records server. A disk directories log exists. Contact a Reference Archivist.]
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[Videocassette and audio cassette tapes removed to Box 22.]
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[Videocassette and audio cassette tapes removed to Box 21A.]
[Legal Material removed to Box 58.]
[Disk 003 kept in collection, but may not be used by patrons. Most likely damaged and unreadable.]
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[Videocassette and audio cassette tapes removed to Box 21A.]
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Removed from Box 44.
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[Film reel removed to box 63.]
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[Removed from box 60.]
Historical Note
Advertising executive for Lord Geller Federico Einstein and Lord Einstein O'Neill and other New York Agencies. Arthur Einstein Advertising is a consultancy, assisting in matching prospective clients with ad agencies.
Subject Headings
- Einstein, Arthur.
- Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc.
- Bankers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.).
- Compaq Computer Corporation.
- New York Stock Exchange.
- International Business Machines Corporation.
- Advertising--Medicine.
- Advertising agencies--Israel.
- Advertising executives.
- Advertising agencies--United States.
- Marketing consultants--United States.
- Public relations firms.
- Television advertising.
- Videocassettes.
- Audio cassettes.
- CD-ROMs.
- Machine-readable records.
- Film.
- John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arthur Einstein Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Arthur Einstein Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Joshua Kaiser; Alice Poffinberger
Completed October 13, 2002
Encoded by Joshua Kaiser; Ruth E. Bryan
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.