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jwtglahroy Preliminary Inventory of the J. Walter Thompson Company. Roy Glah Papers, 1976-2002 and undated Partially Processed by Christian Ferney; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jessica Wood 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 2009Partially processed by Christian Ferney, 2005; finding aid encoded by Jessica Wood, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, March 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Preliminary Inventory of the J. Walter Thompson Company. Roy Glah Papers, 1976-2002 and undated The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing HistoryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University J. Walter Thompson Company. J. Walter Thompson Company. Roy Glah Papers, 1976-2002 and undated Material in English 10 Linear Feet 6000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Founded in 1864 the J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) is one of the largest and oldest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Roy Glah was an executive with JWT beginning in 1957, holding positions of Vice President and Director of Finance and Administration. Includes presentations, memos, development materials and reports related to advertising and the strategic planning for J. Walter Thompson, WPP, and various departments within JWT. Collection largely documents the latter part of Glah's career with JWT, as an executive in the New York Office. Also includes photographs, slides, audiocassettes, and videocassettes. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is restricted.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Roy Glah Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Roy Glah Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as gifts in 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2005.

Processing Information

Partially processed by Christian Ferney, 2005

Encoded by Jessica Wood, March 2009

Accessions 99-057, 99-141, 99-360, 00-117, 04-049, and 05-076 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 Biographical Chronology 1935 Dec. Born, Philadelphia, Penn. 1957 BFA, Cornell University Began work with JWT New York Office, Creative Department Circa 1958-1960Military service 1960Media Department, JWT New York 1963Account Representative, JWT New York 1964JWT Amsterdam Circa 1967General Manager, JWT Amsterdam 1968Account Supervisor, JWT New York 1972Senior Vice President and Deputy Manager, JWT Tokyo 1974Manager, JWT San Francisco 1977Assistant to the Chairman, JWT New York 1982Senior Vice President, Operations, JWT New York 1984Deputy General Manager, JWT New York 1987Elected Director, JWT 1988 Elected Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, JWT/USA elected to U.S. Board of Directors 1990Management Director, JWT Collection Overview

Includes presentations, memos, development materials and reports related to advertising and the strategic planning for J. Walter Thompson, WPP, and various departments within JWT. Collection largely documents the latter part of Glah's career with JWT, as an executive in the New York Office. Also includes photographs, slides, audiocassettes, and videocassettes.

Subject Headings

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Glah, Roy, 1935- Manning, Burt, 1931- J. Walter Thompson Company. J. Walter Thompson Company. Amsterdam Office. J. Walter Thompson Company. New York Office. J. Walter Thompson Company. San Francisco Office. J. Walter Thompson Company. Tokyo Office. Advertising agencies. Advertising agencies--Management. Advertising agencies--United States. Advertising executives. Advertising executives--United States. Speeches, addresses, etc., American. Presentations, Sales. Videocassettes. Slides. Audiocassettes. John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Related Material

Related materials may be found in the following Hartman Center collections of the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives:

Biographical Information

Writings and Speeches

Loy Baxter Papers

Thomas Sutton Papers

Edward G. Wilson Papers

Contents of Collection Accession 99-057, 1991-1998 7 boxes

Accession (16,435 items, dated 1991-1998) features primarily administrative files for the World Wide Executive Group, a division of J. Walter Thompson responsible for executive training. The accession also includes orientation and motivational slide and video presentations, meeting minutes, as well as financial records and copies of speeches made by Burt Manning in 1992.

Accession 99-141: Speeches and Presentations, 1992-1996 and undated 6 boxes

Series contains scripts of speeches and presentations given at meetings and special events, by Roy Glah, Burt Manning, Peter Schweitzer, Craig Davis and Adam Owett, among others. Also includes memos and other files related to JWT strategic plans. Original order of items was maintained.

1AAAA acceptance speech, 1995 Apr. American Business Press, electronic media speech, 1995 May Strategic plan materials

Includes presentations, memos, development materials and reports related to strategic planning for J. Walter Thompson, WPP, and various departments within JWT.

WPP, 3 year plan, 1993 JWT, 3 year plan, 1994-1996 JWT, 3 year plan, 1993-1995 2Strategic plan summary, undated WWEG strategic plan, 1996 JWT strategic plan, 1995-1996(2 folders) JWT strategic plan, staff memos, undated Long range plan, 1991-1996 Long range planning strategy, 1991 3Speeches and presentations Board of Directors meeting, 1992 Nov. Mid-summer speech, 1995 Aug. (Davis) Ascent of Woman, 1994 JWT kids presentation, 1994 (Goltz) Beyond Trend, Search for the New, 1994 (Owett) Big Idea, BOD, 1994 It's A Small World, 1993 (Schweitzer) Electronic Superhighway, 1993 Human Resources, 1993 (Burns) Globe, BOD/WWOG, 1993 Benefits program, 1993 Nestle, 1993 (Manning) Asia Pacific managers speech, 1993 European general managers speech, 1993 (Manning) HR conference, 1993 (Glah) Asia Pacific general managers speech, 1993 (Manning) Asia Pacific trip, 1993 (Schweitzer) London Office, management and staff, Banner Year, 1993 Miscellaneous speech material on Change, undated Abruption, 1995 Abruption in Coffee Advertising, 1995 (Manning) 4Abruption: Quality and Cost in Advertising, 1995 (Manning) (Includes presentation slides, development materials, videocassettes of Burt Manning speech Abruption, in Cebu, Philippines, 1995 Nov., and in Madrid, Spain, 1994 Oct.) 5Board of Directors meeting, closing remarks, 1996 (Manning) Abruption, address to UNIACC University, 1996 (Manning) Abruption, Address to Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce, 1996 (Manning) You Are Part of the Plan, 1996 (Manning) Keynote Address, Club Circulo Creativo, Mexico City, 1996 (Manning) Clean Slate: Lesson About Brand Building from the World's Newest Markets, 1996 (Berndt) WPP, Board of Directors meeting, presentation materials, 1996, July 13 Good, the Bad, and the World Wide Web, 1996 (Manning) 6All staff presentations to Asia Pacific, 1996 (Manning) You Are Part of the Plan Good, the Bad, and the World Wide Web Duffs & Phelps presentation, 1996 (Manning) AAF's silver medal, 1996 June (Manning) WPP annual general meeting, 1996 June (Manning) AAAA annual meeting, 1996 (Manning) Branding of an Emotion: Kodak, 1996 (Manning) AAAA annual meeting, chairman's address, 1996 (Manning) San Miguel, Hong Kong Speech, 1995 (Manning) Advertising in the Electronic Age, Oppenheimer Group, 1995 Creating Max Bandwidth, European tour version, 1996 (Manning) Accession 99-360: Meetings, 1987-1999 10 boxes

Series contains reports, memos and other files related to JWT management and financial meetings.

1JWT management memos, 1988-1996 2JWT management projects, 1994-1997 JWT management meetings, undated 31997 (1995-1998) 41996-1997 51998 6WPP annual reports and data, 1987-1999, JWT Rolex International advertising books, 1995-1997 7JWT financial analyst presentation at WPP meetings, 1992-1994 8JWT financial analyst presentation at WPP meetings, 1994-1996 9JWT WWEG meeting issues human resources, 1994-1995 10JWT miscellaneous company documents, JWT public relations-Frohlinger's report, 1991-1997 Accession 00-117, 1994-1998 1 box

Accession contains action summaries for 1994-1998 (.4 lin. ft.) of J. Walter Thompson Management Meetings covering Corporate and North America.

Accession 2004-0049, 1976-2002, bulk [1990s] 14 boxes

This accession contains 5250 items (8.4 lin. ft.) and includes primarily documents relating to the worldwide agency's meetings, including the OCE (Office of the Chief Executive), WEG (Worldwide Executive Group), and the Creative Council. Also contains files of speeches by JWT executives, presentations, credentials, videotapes, and materials relating to company CEO Burt Manning's projects.

1Paper files 2Paper files 3Slides 4VHS 5Slides 6Paper files 7Slides, Umatic tape 8Paper files 9Slides, Umatic tapes 10Umatic tapes 11Audio cassette, VHS, Umatic tapes 12Slides 13Umatic tapes 14Umatic tapes Accession 05-076, 1994-2002 15 boxes

Accession includes 3377 Items (9.9 lin. ft.) and comprises primarily speeches given by JWT CEOs Burt Manning and Chris Jones. Accession also contains presentations, slides, videos, and other files Roy Glah kept as part of his role in supporting JWT CEOs.

1British-American Chamber of Commerce; Kodak, Shell, Global Marketplace speeches 2JWT Strategic Plan 1999, Cuernavaca; WPP 3 YR Plan 3General Reports, WPP Group Hopkins-WACL files 4Miscellaneous files; Speeches; Audiotapes, video, book, floppy disc 5Video tapes (2 formats) 6Videotapes (2 formats) 7Person files; Comparative Advertising 8Person files; Speeches 10Bound files; loose papers 11Abruption; Speeches; Loose files 12Videotapes; Slide reel; Books; Magazines 13Video tapes 14Video tapes 15Video tapes