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[Identification of item], W.W. Parleir Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The W.W. Parleir Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Processed by Richard Collier, February 2011
Encoded by Richard Collier, February 2011
Accession 2009-0112 is described in this finding aid.
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W.W. Parleir was born in Wilksboro, N.C. and had worked at Theiss, Douglas & Ribble Advertising Company in Birmingham, Ala. before relocating to Montgomery.
The W.W. Parleir Papers include clippings and photographs, along with an obituary notice that appeared in the Outdoor Advertising Association of America newsletter. Campaigns include American Legion, United States Tires, Charlotte Fair, and Norris candies. Other photographs depict meetings of the Poster Advertising Association and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Arranged alphabetically.
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Includes clippings, an obituary notice, and photographs. Arranged alphabetically.
[Includes newspaper photographs of the 1924 Poster Advertising Association annual meeting, and the launch of an American Legion billboard in the 1930s.]
[Includes group photograph from the 1933 Outdoor Advertising Association of America Convention; billboards erected by Capital City Advertising Co., Charlotte Fair, and phtographs of Parleir family members.]