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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Raymond Rubicam, advertising executive, were donated to the Library of Congress by his widow, Bettina Hall Rubicam, in 1990.
The papers of Raymond Rubicam were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Raymond Rubicam is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Raymond Rubicam are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Raymond Rubicam Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Raymond Rubicam span the years 1921-1988 with the bulk of the material dating from 1921 to 1944. The collection relates to Rubicam's career in advertising and consists of correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical material, and printed matter. Raymond Rubicam was cofounder of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam in 1923 and retired as chairman of the board in 1944. Prior to forming Young & Rubicam, he was a writer at N. W. Ayer & Son. Letters commending Rubicam's house advertisements document his work for Ayer & Son. Later material reflects his role as a leader in the field of advertising.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.