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[Identification of item], Benjamin Sussman Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
The Benjamin Sussman Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Accessioned and minimally processed by Meghan Lyon, October 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, October 2009
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0238
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Benjamin Sussman was born in Connecticut and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Pratt Institute before joining the Marines and serving in the South Pacific during World War II.
Sussman began working in advertising in Los Angeles in the 1950s, where he worked for Thrifty Drug Store and Builders Emporium. He eventually opened Ben Sussman and Associates with his friend and partner, Jack Wallace. This later became Sussman, Jordan and Pollachek, and had accounts with companies like Kal Kan and Suzuki Motorcycles.
Outside of his own advertising agency, Sussman also wrote articles and columns for Petersen Publishing, particularly
Beginning in the 1940s, Sussman maintained an extensive library of clippings on a wide array of subjects, as well as a collection of vintage publications, which he drew upon in his research. This collection includes the majority of that library, as well as excerpts and clippings of Sussman's own writings. The collection includes advertisements as well as articles, and is sorted by subject or topic using Sussman's own filing system. Major themes include marketing, media, communications, production, design, merchandising and sales, publicity, industries and occupations, transportation, humans, animals, warfare, entertainment, holidays, and production sources.
Materials have been kept in their original order and folders. Empty folders have been removed from the collection and are not listed in this finding aid. For access to Sussman's original inventory, please consult the Collection Control File.
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
A-100 through A-131 are missing from the collection.