J. Walter Thompson Company. Sidney A. Olson papers, 1957
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Summary
- Creator:
- J. Walter Thompson Company
- Extent:
- 9 Linear Feet
100 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00737
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers of Sidney A. Olson date to 1957. They consist of reports and artwork created during a trip to identify production locations in Asia and the Middle East for the Ford Motor Company television campaign, " Proved and Approved Around the World." The reports describe highlights of the areas visited and include observations of local political and social conditions.
The Reports include descriptions of Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat, Cambodia; Rangoon, Burma; Bangkok, Thailand; Agra, Calcutta and Benares, India; Baghdad, Iraq; Istanbul, Turkey; and Paris, France. The Artwork includes production sketches of Rangoon and Bangkok only. Olson was accompanied by J. Walter Thompson Company writer Finley Hunt. The reports were written to Robert Maitland of the New York office of the J. Walter Thompson Company.
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- Biographical / historical:
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Chronology Date Event 1908, April 30 Born, Salt Lake City, Utahca. 1925-1929 Attended the University of Utah1934-1939 House Correspondent and City Editor, Washington Post1939-1950 Senior Editor, Time, Life and Fortune magazines, Time, Inc.1951-1956 Creator of the Ford Motor Company "The American Road" showCopy Supervisor, Kenyon and Eckhardt.1956 Copy group head, J. Walter Thompson Company, New York office1956-1973 Vice President, J. Walter Thompson Company, New York office - Acquisition information:
- The Sidney A. Olson Papers were transferred to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library from the J. Walter Thompson Company in 1987.
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Donna Longo DiMichele
Completed October 1, 1992
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller
Processing of this collection was supported in part by gifts from the J. Walter Thompson Company Fund and the John and Kelly Hartman Foundation.
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