Inventory of the Jock Elliott Papers, 1945-2005 and undated, bulk 1961-1982

Contains Jock Elliott's appointment books from the years 1961-2004. Arranged chronologically with the exception of the book for 1978, which is located in Box 3.

Contains news and magazine clippings related to Jock Elliott's and David Ogilvy's careers; administrative changes at O&M; Elliott's overseas travels as Chair of O&M international; and advertising trends. Also includes clippings related to the employment of minorities and women in advertising; and related to the publication of Elliott's two Christmas books. Original folder titles were retained, where applicable. Where no arrangement was provided, items were arranged roughly by subject. Large-format items have been removed to Oversize Materials and noted in the container list.

Contains primarily business related correspondence between Jock Elliott and O&M employees and affiliates, with the bulk of material dating between 1965 and 1982. Includes memoranda relating to meetings of advertisers in the U.S. and abroad; O&M overseas branches; particular accounts; the advisability of cigarette advertising campaigns; as well as correspondence regarding Elliott's speeches; and several folders of correspondence between Elliott and David Ogilvy. Also includes memoranda regarding O&M Securities Exchange Commission transgressions; and Elliott's correspondence during his years spent at BBDO. Several folders contain carbon copies of Elliott's correspondence files between the years 1967 and 1978. Also includes correspondence relating to the TWA Airlines account. Original folder titles were maintained and folders were arranged alphabetically.

Contains correspondence, memoranda and flyers relating to O&M staff meetings; the Advertising Hall of Fame luncheon; and events of the AAAA. Original folder titles were maintained and arranged alphabetically. Meeting programs were moved into the Printed Materials series, and speeches were moved into the Writings and Speeches series. Miscellaneous unfoldered photographs of meetings were placed in this series.

Contains awards, certificates and ephemera relating to Elliott's major life events while employed at O&M, including birthday and retirement celebrations. Also includes photographs of O&M employees and affiliates in the U.S. and abroad; of Elliott's business and personal travels; and a photograph and letter from Ronald Reagan regarding the President's Citation Program for Private Sector Initiatives. Framed items were removed and placed in folders. In the case of travel memorabilia, which arrived paperclipped together with a group label, label titles were maintained. Photographs arriving in albums were removed and placed in album specific folders. Scrapbook prepared for Elliott in celebration of his sixtieth birthday was placed in a separate oversize box. Unfoldered items were placed in folders of miscellaneous photographs or ephemera. Large-format items have been removed to Oversize Materials and noted in the container list.

Contains meeting and event programs; issues of advertising magazines and journals; and newsletters. Includes O&M newsletters Flagbearer and Viewpoint. Also includes two books: 50th Advertising Hall of Fame; and OBM, A Celebration, One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years in Advertising. Includes several items in Spanish from Elliott's 1986 trip to Argentina. Materials arrived loose and in no apparent order. Items were grouped by publishing organization and title, where applicable, and arranged alphabetically.

Contains reports prepared for O&M staff meetings and for O&M clients; overseas offices; and the Federal Trade Commission. Includes findings on hiring practices regarding women and minorities in the advertising business, and specifically at O&M. Clients represented include Shell Oil, Du Pont Men's Wear. Also includes a 1975 report on American attitudes towards the idea of Puerto Rico becoming a U.S. state. Original folder titles were maintained, and items were arranged alphabetically.

Contains correspondence and memoranda relating to O&M's profit-sharing plan; Elliott's company holdings; as well as general notices and reports to O&M shareholders. Items from 1972-1973 arrived in a labeled folder, which was maintained. Two copies of a proposal for the merger of Mather & Crowther arrived in report covers. Report covers were removed, and proposals were placed in folders, with original titles maintained. Folder titled “Miscellaneous” was derived from materials gathered from unfoldered, loose correspondence, and placed in two folders of miscellaneous stock-related correspondence.

Consists primarily of typewritten speeches written by Jock Elliott for presentation at meetings of O&M; the AAAA; as well as at invited talks at other organizations, clubs, colleges and universities. Includes some speeches written during Elliott's employment at BBDO between 1945 and 1956. Also included are hand- and typewritten drafts and published copies of Elliott's articles written for Cosmopolitan and the New York Times Magazine, of Elliott's two books on Christmas, as well as miscellaneous short writings and poems. Includes Elliott's eulogy for David Ogilvy written for the edited volume Farewell: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time. The majority of speeches arrived in chronological order, with some appearing interspersed among loose files of other series. Speeches from correspondence, meeting and printed matter series were removed and placed in this series, in chronological order. Elliott's other writings arrived unfoldered and in no apparent order. Where possible, they were foldered and arranged alphabetically by title.

Contains videos of events, including the 1984 Advertising Hall of Fame luncheon; the 1987 O&M Institute of Directors Annual Conference; and a 1986 WNET broadcast entitled "Gala of Stars." Also includes a New York Times-produced film entitled Iphigene and two short features on the careers of Jock and Eleanor Elliott. Videos were arranged alphabetically, with those produced by O&M grouped together.

Restrictions on Access: Original videotapes are closed to research until use copies can be made. Contact Research Services for more information.

Consists of large-format items removed from previous series. Includes magazine clippings, newspaper clippings related to Elliott's 1986-1987 visit to Argentina, full issues of Advertising Age, proofs of an article about David Ogilvy, and proofs of posters for a fire safety advertising campaign. Items are arranged by their original series.