Stephen Harty papers, 1992-2001 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Harty, Stephen
Abstract:
Stephen Harty is an advertising executive who began his career at Ogilvy & Mather and later became North American Chairman of Bartle Bogle Hegarty agency. Harty co-founded Merkley Newman Harty advertising agency (later renamed Merkley+Partners), part of the Omnicom Group. The Stephen Harty Papers cover the years 1992-2001, and contains primarily files relating to the founding of Merkley Newman Harty (MNH) advertising agency. Records consist of notes on strategic plans; annual meetings; agency founding; articles featuring MNH; promotional booklets; clippings; photographs and proofs of print advertiesements that chronicle the purpose, history, philosophy, and goals of MNH. Clients mentioned in materials include The American Stock Exchange, Bankers Trust, BellSouth, Casio (Kashio), Champion Sportswear (Hanes), Dime Bank, Forbes, General Electric, IBM, International Wool Secretariat, M&M/Mars, Oxford Health Plan, TDK, Time Life Medical, Volvic Natural Spring Water, and WordPerfect. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00517

Background

Scope and content:

The Stephen Harty Papers cover the years 1992-2001, and contains primarily files relating to the founding of Merkley Newman Harty (MNH) advertising agency. Records consist of notes on strategic plans; annual meetings; agency founding; articles featuring MNH; promotional booklets; clippings; photographs and proofs of print advertisements that chronicle the purpose, history, philosophy, and goals of MNH. Clients mentioned in materials include The American Stock Exchange, Bankers Trust, BellSouth, Casio (Kashio), Champion Sportswear (Hanes), Dime Bank, Forbes, General Electric, IBM, International Wool Secretariat, M&M/Mars, Oxford Health Plan, TDK, Time Life Medical, Volvic Natural Spring Water, and WordPerfect.

Biographical / historical:
Chronology List
Date Event
1952
Born, New Jersey
1973
BA, Williams College
1973-1978
Managed non-profit theater, New York, New York
circa 1973
Municipal Labor Force Analyist, Office of Operations with Mayor Ed Koch, New York, New York
circa 1978-1980
MA, Yale School of Management
circa 1980-92
Account Manager, Ogilvy & Mather
1983
White House Fellow, Washington, D.C.; Special Assistant to William Webster, Director of FBI
1992
Co-founded Merkley Newman Harty with Parry Merkley and Jane Newman, in New York, N.Y.
1992-2001
Director of Client Services, Merkley Newman Harty
2006
Chairman, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, North America

Harty served as chairman of the Williams College and Yale SOM Alumni Funds; Board member for Williamstown Theatre Festival, The New Dramatists, and Photographers & Friends Against AIDS; and President of the Society of Alumni of Williams College.

Acquisition information:
The Stephen Harty papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2007.
Processing information:

Processed by Diana Poythress, March 2010

Encoded by Diana Poythress, March 2010

Accession 2007-0103 is described in this finding aid.

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