MenuInventory of the J. Walter Thompson Company. Sidney A. Olson Papers, 1957
Collection Overview
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.
For related papers in the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives, see a reference archivist.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Sidney A. Olson Papers, 1957
- Creator
- J. Walter Thompson Company.
- Extent
- 9 Linear Feet, 100 Items
- Repository
- Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Language
- English.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Access to some portions of the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives have not been transferred to Duke University. For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Expand AllIncludes reports written by Sidney A. Olson during a trip to identify production locations for a Ford Motor Company campaign. Some reports are missing or incomplete.
Arranged by report number.
Includes original production sketches made by Olson of various locations to which he traveled. There are also copies in various formats of the sketches.
Arranged by format, then by sketch number with unnumbered sketches in alphabetical order at the end.
Original sketches on paper:
Front page of The Nation ( Burma) with an announcement of the arrival in Rangoon of a team from the World Highways Expedition Corporation of America.
Historical Note
| Date | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1908, April 30 | Born, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| ca. 1925-1929 | Attended the University of Utah |
| 1934-1939 | House Correspondent and City Editor, Washington Post |
| 1939-1950 | Senior Editor, Time, Life and Fortune magazines, Time, Inc. |
| 1951-1956 | Copy Supervisor, Kenyon and Eckhardt. Creator of the Ford Motor Company The American Road show |
| 1956 | Copy group head, J. Walter Thompson Company, New York office |
| 1956-1973 | Vice President, J. Walter Thompson Company, New York office |
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Sidney A. Olson Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
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
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.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.