Inventory of the J. Walter Thompson Company. Anthony J. Viola Papers, 1968-2009 and undated
Abstract
The J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT), founded in 1864, is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Anthony Viola worked as a Creative executive with a number of agencies before retiring as Senior Art Director with JWT.
The Anthony J. Viola Papers span the years 1968-2009 and document Viola's career, especially his role as an art director at JWT's New York, Chicago, and Lisbon offices. The papers include some correspondence and other office files but the bulk of the collection consists of artwork for print advertisements and television storyboards; along with videocassettes, videotapes, DVDs and 16mm films of television commercials created by Viola. The papers cover JWT offices in Chicago; New York; Milan (Italy); Buenos Aires (Argentina); Lisbon (Portugal); and Santiago (Chile). Key clients include Bell Atlantic; the City of Boston; Citibank; Dole; Kodak; Interstate Bakeries; Johnson & Johnson; Kellogg; Kimberly Clark; Kraft Foods; Mars; Miller beer; Nestlé; Pepsi; Pfizer; Reckitt & Benckiser; Rolex; Sears; Schlitz; Unilever; and Warner Lambert. Most of the files are in English; some materials are in Spanish. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- J. Walter Thompson Company.
- Title
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Anthony J. Viola Papers, 1968-2009 and undated
- Language of Material
- English, Spanish
- Extent
- 58 Linear Feet, 6000 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
The Anthony J. Viola Papers span the years 1968-2009 and document Viola's career, especially his role as an art director at JWT's New York, Chicago, and Lisbon offices. The papers include some correspondence and other office files but the bulk of the collection consists of artwork for print advertisements and television storyboards; along with videocassettes, videotapes, DVDs and 16mm films of television commercials created by Viola. The papers cover JWT offices in Chicago; New York; Milan (Italy); Buenos Aires (Argentina); Lisbon (Portugal); and Santiago (Chile). Key clients include Bell Atlantic; the City of Boston; Citibank; Dole; Kodak; Interstate Bakeries; Johnson & Johnson; Kellogg; Kimberly Clark; Kraft Foods; Mars; Miller beer; Nestlé; Pepsi; Pfizer; Reckitt & Benckiser; Rolex; Sears; Schlitz; Unilever; and Warner Lambert. Most of the files are in English; some materials are in Spanish.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, original audiovisual materials are closed to researchers until use copies can be made.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
General Files, 1968-2009
Includes corporate and private correspondence, memoranda, resumes and DVDs of television commercials along with scans of print advertisements. Firms represented include General Electric, and the JWT Milan (Italy) and Santiago (Chile) Offices. Organized into two categories: Office Files and Personal Files Arranged alphabetically.
Advertising Designs, 1971-2009 and undated
Includes sketches, drawings, mock-ups, and storyboards. A portion are laminated; others are mounted on mat board or foamcore. Arranged by form and format size, therein alphabetically by product name.
Audiovisual Materials, 1970-2009 and undated
Restrictions on Access: Original audiovisual materials are closed to patrons until use copies can be made. Use copies exist for some items.
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; Oscar Mayer; and Jake's Cola]
[Includes spots for Merita; Hendries; Nestea; Kelloggs; Listerine; Sunkist; Kodak; Mimosa; Sumol; and Dow Jones]
[Includes spots for Merita; Nestea; Kelloggs; Listerine; Sunkist; Kodak; Scott Tissues; Trident; Lubriderm; Mimosa; and Sumol]
[Includes spots for Schlitz; Jovan; Kodak; and Kraft]
[Includes spots for City of Boston; New England Merchants Bank; Polaroid; Underwood Deviled Ham; B&M Baked Beans; Mass Bay United Fund; Sears Jeans; Boston Bicentennial; and Boston Red Sox]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Kodak; and Oscar Mayer]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; and Oscar Mayer]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; Oscar Mayer; and Jake's Cola]
[Includes spots for Sunkist; Acutrim; Merita; and Hendries]
[Includes spots for Merita; Acutrim; Hendries; and Sunkist]
[Includes spots for Merita; Acutrim; Hendries; and Sunkist]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Merita; Dole; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Merita; Dole; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Sunkist; Acutrim; Hendries; and Merita]
[Includes spots for Merita; Hendries; Nestea; Kelloggs; Sunkist; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Mimosa and Sumol]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Cottonelle; Trident; Halls Fruit Breezers; Listerine; Lubriderm; and Lipton Iced Tea]
[Includes spots for Merita; Hendries; Nestea; Kelloggs; Sunkist; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Mimosa and Sumol]
[Includes spots for Kodak and Burger King]
[Includes spots for Merita and Hendries]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Schlitz; Oscar Mayer; Kodak; Jovan; and Kraft]
[Includes spots for City of Boston and Sears Jeans]
[Includes spots for Schlitz; Kodak; and Kraft]
[Includes spots for Kelloggs; Nestea; Dole; Merita; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; Oscar Mayer; and Jake's Cola]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; Oscar Mayer; and Jake's Cola]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Kodak; Oscar Mayer; and Jake's Cola]
[Includes spots for Kelloggs; Nestea; Dole; Merita; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Kelloggs; Nestea; Dole; Merita; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Kelloggs; Nestea; Dole; Merita; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Nestea; Dole; Acutrim; Merita; Sunkist; Hendries; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Kellogs; Nestea; Dole; Merita; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for Cottonelle; Halls Fruit Breezers; Listerine; Lubriderm; Lipton Iced Tea; Neosporin; and Kodak]
[Includes spots for City of Boston; Better Home Heat; New England Merchants; Underwood; B&M Beans; United Way; Canal Bank; Polaroid; Boston Bicentennial; Boston Red Sox and Sears Jeans]
[Includes spots for SMS Jeans and Underwood]
[Includes spots for SMS Jeans; New England Merchant; and Pewter Pot]
[Contents include: 1970s: Underwood canned meats; B&M Baked Beans; Canal Bank; WSBK TV-38/Boston Red Sox; Mass Bay United Fund/United Way; Polaroid SX-70 camera; Better Home Heat Council; New England Merchants National Bank; Mayor's Older Bostonians; Jovan; Boston Bicentennial; Sears Thumb's Up Jeans; Schlitz]
[1980s: Oscar Mayer lunch meats; Kraft Mayonnaise; Nestea tea bags; Kodak (commercials in Portuguese, English and Spanish); Jake's Diet Cola; Pepsi (in Spanish)]
[1990s: Kellogg's Bran Flakes; Merita Lite Bread; Sunkist Children's Multivitamins; You yogurt drink (in Portuguese); Mimosa yogurt (in Portuguese); Sumol drink (in Portuguese); Listerine; Lubriderm]
[2000s: Lubriderm; Bufferin; Kellogg's Breakfast Mates; Scott tissue and towels; Cottonelle Rollwipes; Neosporin; Lipton Iced Tea; Lysol for Kitchen; Hall's Fruit Breezers; Listerine; Reach toothbrushes; Animatics (Neutra-Air; Glass Plus; Purell; Lysol Wipes; Listerine; Visine)]
Historical Note
Chronology List
| Date | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Associate Degree, Applied Arts and Sciences, State University of New York, Long Island |
| 1964 | BA, State University of New York, Long Island |
| 1960-1969 | Art Director, General Electric Company in New York |
| 1968 | Graduated from General Electric School of Advertising, program in Advertising and Sales Promotion |
| 1969-1974 | Art Supervisor, Kenyon & Eckert Advertising in Boston |
| 1974-1976 | Head Art Director, Hill Holliday Conners-Cosmopulos, Inc. in Boston |
| 1976-1978 | Vice President, Associate Creative Director, McCann-Erickson Inc., Chicago |
| 1978-1981 | Vice President, Associate Creative Director, JWT Chicago |
| 1981-1986 | Vice President, Associate Art Director, JWT New York |
| 1986-1988 | Vice President, Associate Creative Director, Backer Spielvogel Bates, New York, N.Y. |
| 1989-1990 | Vice President, Senior Creative Group Head, Ketchum Advertising, New York, N.Y. |
| 1990-2009 | Senior Art Director at J.Walter Thompson in New York, Chicago and Lisbon |
| 2000-2005 | Visiting Professor, University of Syracuse, Newhouse School of Communication and VPA Summer Masters Class |
Subject Headings
- Viola, Anthony J.
- J. Walter Thompson Company.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Buenos Aires Office.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Chicago Office.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Lisbon Office.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Milan Office.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. New York Office.
- J. Walter Thompson Company. Santiago (Chile) Office.
- Bell Atlantic Corporation.
- Citibank (New York, N.Y.)
- Dole Food Company.
- Eastman Kodak Company.
- Interstate Bakeries Corporation.
- Johnson & Johnson.
- Kellogg Company.
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
- Kraft Foods Company.
- Mars, Incorporated.
- Miller Brewing Company.
- Nestlé.
- PepsiCo, inc.
- Chas. Pfizer & Co.
- Reckitt Benckiser (Firm)
- Montres Rolex S.A.
- Sears, Roebuck and Company.
- Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.
- Unilever (Firm).
- Warner-Lambert Company.
- Advertising agencies.
- Advertising agencies--Argentina.
- Advertising agencies--Chile.
- Advertising agencies--Europe.
- Advertising agencies--Italy.
- Advertising agencies--Portugal.
- Advertising agencies--United States.
- Advertising executives.
- Advertising executives--Chile.
- Advertising executives--Europe.
- Advertising executives--Italy.
- Advertising executives--Portugal.
- Advertising executives--United States.
- Television advertising.
- Television advertising--Argentina.
- Television advertising--Chile.
- Television advertising--Europe.
- Television advertising--Italy.
- Television advertising--Portugal.
- Television advertising--United States.
- 16mm.
- DVDs.
- Proofs.
- Videocassettes.
- Videotapes.
- 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:
In addition, other advertising Art Directors' papers held by the Hartman Center include:
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J. Walter Thompson Company. Anthony J. Viola Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The J. Walter Thompson Company. Anthony J. Viola Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by Tara Wink, December 2009
Encoded by Tara Wink, December 2009
Accession 2009-0104 is 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.
