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ferreetsjr Inventory of the T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers, 1940-1989 and undated Processed by: Richard Collier; machine-readable finding aid created by: Richard Collier The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing HistoryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: March 2011Processed by Richard Collier, March 2011; finding aid encoded by Richard Collier, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, March 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers, 1940-1989 and undated The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing HistoryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryDuke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Ferree, T. S. (Thaddeus S.) Jr., d. 1990. T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers, 1940-1989 and undated Material in English 8.0 Linear Feet 3000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. T. S. Ferree Jr. was a commercial artist, graphic designer and advertising executive based in Raleigh, N.C. The T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers span the years 1940-1989 and include drawings and sketches, proofs and tear sheets of printed advertisements, clippings, photographs, slides, speeches, brochures and pamphlets, direct marketing mailers and collateral literature that document Ferree's and the Ferree Studios' advertising and commercial design work. Clients consist mainly of businesses located in the Virginia-North Carolina-South Carolina tri-state region, including Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), BTR Management, Ciba-Geigy, General Electric, McLean Trucking, Newport News Shipbuilding, Reckitt Benckiser (Glass Plus, Spray 'n Wash), Smith Transfer Company, Sweetheart Cups (Maryland Cup Corporation), Tobacco Associates and The Washington Group. The collection also includes materials relating to the Ferree School of Art, the Raleigh Ad Club, and the Advertising Federation of America. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1993.

Processing Information

Processed by Richard Collier, March 2011

Encoded by Richard Collier, March 2011

Accessions 93-034, 93-035 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

T. S. Ferree Jr. was born circa 1922 near Ashboro, N.C. and educated at N.C. State College, the American Academy and Art Institute of Chicago. He opened Ferree Studios in 1934, serving primarily advertising agencies in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. During World War II he served as Consultant on Health Education for the Surgeon General, producing printed materials on tropical and venereal diseases. In 1947 he opened the Ferree School of Art which he operated until 1953. Ferree was active in Toastmasters and regional advertising organizations, serving a term as District Governor for the Advertising Federation of America. His design for the North Carolina Bicentennial medallion won a competition sponsored by the Franklin Mint.

Collection Overview

The T. S. Ferree, Jr. Papers span the years 1940-1989 and include drawings and sketches, proofs and tear sheets of printed advertisements, clippings, photographs, slides, speeches, brochures and pamphlets, direct marketing mailers and collateral literature that document Ferree's and the Ferree Studios' advertising and commercial design work. Clients consist mainly of businesses located in the Virginia-North Carolina-South Carolina tri-state region, including Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T), BTR Management, Ciba-Geigy, General Electric, McLean Trucking, Newport News Shipbuilding, Reckitt Benckiser (Glass Plus, Spray 'n Wash), Smith Transfer Company, Sweetheart Cups (Maryland Cup Corporation), Tobacco Associates and The Washington Group. The collection also includes materials relating to the Ferree School of Art, the Raleigh Ad Club, and the Advertising Federation of America.

Collection Arrangement

Arranged into the following series: General Files, Ferree Studios Promotional Materials, Production Examples, and Oversize Materials.

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.

Ferree, T.S. (Thaddeus S.), Jr., d. 1990. Advertising Federation of America. Branch Banking and Trust Company. CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. General Electric Company. Maryland Cup Corporation. McLean Trucking Company. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Reckitt Benckiser (Firm) Washington Group International. Advertising. Advertising--Design. Advertising--History. Advertising--United States. Advertising--United States--Design. Advertising--United States--History. Advertising, Direct-mail. Advertising executives. Advertising executives--United States. Art schools. Art schools--United States. Commercial art. Commercial art--United States. Commercial artists. Commercial artists--United States. Graphic arts. Graphic arts--United States. Proofs. Photographs. Slides. North Carolina--Commerce. South Carolina--Commerce. Virginia--Commerce. John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Related Material

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Detailed Description of Collection General Files, 1950-1983 and undated(1 box) 1 T. S. Ferree, Jr. biographical materials, undated Advertising Federation of America (AFA), 1964 Correspondence, 1961-1975 Ferree School of Art, 1950-1952 Raleigh Ad Club, 1983 and undated Suttles (Bill): billing examples and correspondence, circa 1978 Speeches Gold Medal Award, 1964 How to Get Along With an Artist, undated PTA, Mount Vernon School, 1957 Raleigh revitalization, undated Sertoma Club, 1959 Ferree Studios Promotional Materials, 1947-1982 and undated(1 box) Logos, undated Mailings, undated Portfolios and booklets, undated(3 folders) Sample sketches, 1985 and undated(2 folders) Studio services outline, 1968 T. S. Ferree Jr. examples of art including early work, 1947-1982 and undated Production Examples, 1947-1988 and undated(5 boxes) Booklets 2 27605.0505, undated Aeroglide, undated Aerotron, undated Alderman, undated Aluminum Ladder Company, undated American Diabetes Association, Select-A-Meal, 1978 American Tobacco Company, Lucky Strike, undated Amoco, undated Apparel, Inc., undated Aqua-Aid, undated Association for N.C. Regional Medical Program, Select-A-Meal, 1970 Baptist State Convention, 1977 Barnett Bank, 1978 Bassett-Walker, 1968 BB&T (Branch Banking and Trust), 1965 and undated Bluegill Tackle, undated BTR management, undated Carolina Population Center, undated Carolina Power & Light, 1947, 1970 Carolina Solar Systems, undated Cavalier Hotel, undated CCB (Central Carolina Bank), circa 1963 Charles Wm. Holland, undated Ciba-Geigy, 1970-1976 City of Raleigh, N.C., 1965-1967 and undated Coachette, undated Colonial Williamsburg, 1982 Colorcraft, undated Consolidated Shoe, 1972 Country House, undated Daniel International, undated Deer Creek (Smith Williams & Associates), undated D.R. Allen & Son, undated Duff-Norton, undated Exide Electronics, 1989 and undated FCX (Farmers' Chemical Association), annual report, 1975 Fieldcrest Mills, undated Financial Fitness, Inc. (Occidental Life), undated First Securities, undated Fishel & Taylor, 1974 Gauld Equipment, undated 3 General Electric, 1967-1970 and undated Guest Quarters, undated Globe Industries, undated Hackney Bros. Body Co., undated Hanes, 1972 and undated IBM, 1967 and undated J. Teague, undated J.B. Long, Inc., undated John Erwin Ramsay, undated Life of Virginia, 1966 Long Mfg. N.C. Inc., undated Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff, 1955 Mallinckrodt, 1978-1979 and undated Metropolitan Structures, undated Microfilming Corporation of America, 1982 and undated Millbrook, undated Milree Publications, The Truth About Venereal Diseases, 1946 Mitchell's Academy (hair styling school), undated Newport News Shipbuilding, 1977-1980s North Carolina Association of Broadcasting, 1986-1987 North Carolina Equipment Co., 1971 North Carolina Natural Gas, 1973-1987 North Carolina Police Olympic Association, 1988 Northern Telecom, 1977 Oakwood Mobile Homes, 1980 Parkway Homes, 1985 Pembroke Meadows, undated Perma-Tubes, undated Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC), annual report, 1977 Quail Hollow, undated Raleigh-Durham Aviation, undated 4 Reynolds Aluminum, undated R.J. Reynolds, 100th Anniversary, 1975 Security Life and Trust, undated Shriver & Holland, undated Simpson Lee Paper Co., undated Slim Jim (Goodmark Inc.), undated Smallwood, undated Smith-Douglass Nutro (Borden Chemical), undated Snackpacker (United Snacks of America), undated Southern States Cooperative, annual report, 1972 Squire Store, undated Stark Brothers, undated Tega Cay, undated Texasgulf, undated Texize, Luther Leopard coloring book, 1971 Textile World, 1974 Tides Inn, undated Tobacco Associates, American Tobacco publication (hard and soft cover), undated Tobacco Associates, miscellaneous pamphlets, 1988 and undated Triad Life Insurance, undated Union Carbide, 1982 U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Environmental Health Sciences, 1968 U.S. Olympic Festival, Opening Ceremony program, 1987 Vann Industries, undated Village Green, undated Virginia Press Association, 1959 Wachovia, 1973 and undated Washington Group, annual reports and other publications, 1973-1976 and undated Weller, 1973 Westminster-Canterbury, undated Westinghouse, undated WITN-TV7, rate card, 1968 Woodrun, undated 5 Collateral literature examples, 1987 and undated Designs Business ARH Realty, undated Bigelow-Sanford, with correspondence and other papers,1979-1983 and undated Book project, The Ordinary Becomes Extra Ordinary, 1979-1980 For Members Only (advertising subscription service), banking industry examples, undated Graphicsgroup Inc., Whistlin', 1975 Hangchow Restaurant information for copy Wallace Kirby, undated Hanson portfolio, undated Module Builder notes, undated People's Bank, undated Snackpacker catchphrases, undated South Carolina Electric & Gas, My Teacher's Got Me Stuck, comic book, with correspondence, 1957 TGI Fridays, undated Triangle Ice, undated Food, undated Historical, undated Houses and furnishings, undated Industrial, undated Logos and typography, undated Nature, undated People, undated(3 folders) Tools and appliances, undated Miscellaneous, undated Direct marketing examples, undated 6 Labels, Kingsdown, undated Menus Explorer Club, undated Grill, undated Pinehurst Hotel and Country Club, wine list, undated RJ's, wine list, undated Trade Mark Restaurant, undated Wharf, Tampa General Hospital, undated Photographs and slides Agricultural, undated Business and institutional, undated Display and packaging, undated Industrial, undated Miscellaneous, undated People, undated Slides, Bigelow figures, circa 1979-1983 Print advertisements A-G, 1973-1980 and undated H-K, 1974-1976 and undated L-P, 1969 and undated R-S, 1976 and undated Shakespeare (fishing equipment), undated Slim Jim, undated Target Flea and Tick, undated Tobacco Associates, undated U-W, 1984-1987 and undated Stationery examples, undated Large-Format Items, 1963-1965 and undated(5 boxes)

Arranged alphabetically by format and title. Items are housed according to approximate size to prevent damage during storage.

Booklets LF1Apparel, Inc., Peaches 'n Cream catalogs, 1963-1965(2 folders) Carolina Population Center, How People Plan Pregnancy, undated Carolina Population Center, Why People Plan Pregnancy, undated Collateral literature Anytime Foods/Hobo, undated Hanes, undated Snackpacker, undated Quality Mills/Tog-a-longs, undated Topstyle lingerie, undated Designs Business/Industry Afex, undated Hangchow Restaurant, undated People's Bank, undated Miscellaneous, undated Logos and typography Dukes of Hazzard, undated Raleigh Renaissance, undated Miscellaneous, undated(2 folders) People, undated(4 folders) Menus Carolina Country Club Hangchow Restaurant, undated RJ's of Chapel Hill, undated RJ's Volkskeller, undated Wharf, Tampa General Hospital, undated Mounted designs LF2Miscellaneous, undated People, undated LF3 Political/editorial cartoons, undated Print advertisements G105-FM, undated Glass Plus cartoons, undated May Queen panty hose, undated Spray-n-Wash cartoons, undated Tobacco Associates, undated LF4 Logos/typography, undated Miscellaneous designs, undated People, undated Print advertisements Bosch, undated McLean Trucking, undated LF5Print advertisements Apparel Inc., undated Brook Hollow, undated Citizens and Southern, undated Colt Industries/Elox, undated Fort Bragg, undated General Electric, undated Heritage Furniture, undated James C. Greene Co., undated Jesse Jones, undated John Crosland Co., undated Kersey Manufacturing Co., undated Kings Down mattresses, undated L&L Machinery, undated McDonald's, undated McLean Trucking, undated Newport News Shipbuilding, undated North Carolina Mission, undated Reynolds Chemicals, undated Smith-Douglass, undated Smith's Transfer Company, undated Tobacco Associates, 1976 and undated Tog-a-Longs, undated Union National Bank, undated Victoria Place, undated Wachovia, undated Wadsworth Greenwood Associates, undated Wellco boots, undated Wellington Hall, undated Oversize Materials, 1940-1989 and undated(1 box) OV1 Designs North Hills Shopping Center, undated Office scene, undated Ferree School of Art, article, 1950 Layout for a booklet, undated Print Advertisements A Day of Solidarity with the Polish Nation, 1982 BTR Management, undated Colonial Chevrolet, undated Colorcraft, undated Dunedin, undated Ferree Studios, undated Forefathers (Williams Furniture), undated International Literacy Year, 1989 Liggett & Myers, 1976 McLean Trucking, undated NCNB (North Carolina National Bank), undated Northern Telecom, 1986 Nutro (Borden Chemical), 1967 Pembroke Meadows, undated Religious--American Bible Week, 1977 Religious--Scripture, undated Sweetheart Cups, 1974 Wellington Hall, undated Print Advertisements--Newspaper Cardinal Corporation, 1974 Carolina Power & Light, 1944 FCB (First Citizens' Bank), 1975 Jesse Jones sausage, 1970 North Carolina Lawyers' Weekly, 1988 Parkwood Homes, undated Pembroke Meadows, 1987 and undated Pet Milk and Ice Cream, 1977 and undated Rose's Department Store, undated Wachovia, undated 1 Ferree Studios, Christmas wrapping paper design, undated Print advertisements/posters American Bible Week, 1977 Busch Gardens, 1983 Liggett & Myers, 1978 North Carolina Building and Loan League, 1940 Pickering sportswear, undated Sweetheart Cups, 1974 Target Flea and Tick, undated Wachovia, undated Wellington Hall, undated