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Ivy Ledbetter Lee Papers, 1881-1989 (bulk 1915-1946): Finding Aid
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934.
- Title and dates:
- Ivy Ledbetter Lee Papers, 1881-1989 (bulk 1915-1946)
- Abstract:
- The Ivy L. Lee Papers consist of personal papers and material from the public relations firm of Ivy Lee and Associates documenting his public relations theories and practice. Included are correspondence, diaries, articles, writings, public relations material, newsreels, and photographs reflecting his interest in public relations, transportation (especially railroads), financial markets, and foreign relations, among others. The Papers also contain documents relating to other Lee family members including Reverend James W. Lee (father), Emma Eufaula Lee (mother), Cornelia Bartlett Bigelow Lee (wife), Alice Lee Cudlipp (daughter), James W. Lee II (son), and Ivy L. Lee, Jr. (son).
- Size:
- 79 linear feet (118 archival boxes, 30 oversize boxes, 2 films).
- Call number:
- MC085
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Public Policy Papers.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Biography of Ivy L. Lee
Ivy L. Lee was born in Cedartown, Georgia on July 16, 1877 of Emma Eufaula Ledbetter Lee and the Reverend Dr. James Wideman Lee, a well known Methodist clergyman in the South. Ivy Lee's childhood was spent in Atlanta, Georgia except for his senior year in high school spent in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Emory College in Atlanta for two years and then transferred to Princeton University from which he graduated in 1898. While at Princeton Lee was active on the college newspaper and won the Lynde debate prize.
Lee did post-graduate work at Harvard and Columbia Universities but due to lack of funds entered newspaper work. He was a journalist at the New York American, the New York Times, and the New York World. He preferred to write about business and financial affairs. His first work in public relations came in 1903 as publicity manager for the Citizens' Union. He authored the textbook ( The Best Administration New York City Ever Had) used in Seth Low's unsuccessful mayoral campaign. Lee then took a press job with the Democratic National Committee.
Lee and George Parker, press agent for the Democratic National Committee, opened the pioneering public relations firm of Parker and Lee in 1905. Parker provided the connections and Lee the creativity in this venture. In this era of muckraking journalism, Lee saw the benefit public relations work could have for big business, believing if people were presented with all the facts on both sides of an issue they would not come down so harshly on business interests. Lee saw his role as interpreting the public to the industrialists and the industrialist to the people. To achieve this end Lee believed in supplying the newspapers with as much information as possible. His “Declaration of Principles,” drafted during the anthracite coal strike in the spring of 1906, explained his guiding precepts of public relations theory. The main points of the Declaration were, to guarantee the accuracy of his facts and leave to the discretion of the newspaper editor whether an item was worth printing as news. The aim was to provide news not advertising.
Another opportunity to practice these principles came with work for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1906. The railroad had a policy of refusing reporters access to all accident sites or granting interviews. This policy led to reporters' mistrust of the railroad and in turn mistrust on the part of the general public. Lee immediately opened the lines of communication with frequent updates and arranged for reporters to travel to accident sites. In 1908 Lee joined the Pennsylvania Railroad full time, in charge of their publicity bureau.
In 1910 Lee and his young family sailed to Europe where he arranged to open European offices for the investment firm of Harris, Winthrop, and Company. While in London, Lee delivered a series of lectures at the London School of Economics on railroads. On December 1, 1912 he became executive assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This position gave Lee the opportunity to help influence policy, not just react to incidents at the railroad. Much of Lee's energy was spent in fighting the public clamor to lower freight rates. In 1914 the president of the railroad lent Lee to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to help counter negative press during strikes at the Colorado Fuel and Oil Company mines.
Lee's work for Rockefeller led to the acceptance of a position on the personal advisory staff of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. beginning January 1, 1915. About a year later, he ended his employ with the Rockefellers determined to open an independent publicity firm (see next page). During World War I, Lee served as publicity director and later as Assistant to the Chairman of the American Red Cross.
As the firm prospered with T. J. Ross taking on more duties as day to day manager during the late 1920s and early 1930s, Lee turned his attention to many international concerns. He turned his lifelong interest in Russia into a one-man campaign for recognition of the Soviet Union, believing that commerce and a free flow of ideas with the United States would “kill bolshevism.” In 1926 he wrote a letter to the President of the United States Chamber of Commerce arguing for recognition of the Soviet Union, which eventually made front page headlines. Lee continued through the 1920s to push for United States recognition of the Soviet Union leading to many false accusations that Lee was in the employ of the Soviet government as a propagandist. Present Day Russia (1928) outlined his observations of the Soviet Union made during a trip in 1927. At the time of Lee's death he was again embroiled in controversy surrounding his consulting work for I. G. Farben Industries of Germany. Many individuals claimed he was in the employ of the Nazi government. No proof was ever found that this allegation was correct.
Lee married Cornelia Bartlett Bigelow in 1901. The couple had three children: Alice Lee (Cudlipp) in 1902, James Wideman Lee II in 1906, and Ivy Lee, Jr. in 1909. Ivy Lee died of a brain tumor on November 9, 1934; he was 57 years old.
Organizational History of Ivy Lee & Associates
The firm was opened on April 1, 1916 by Ivy Lee. Partners in the firm included W. W. Harris, a newspaper man, and James W. Lee, Jr, his brother who had also done publicity work for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The firm was originally known as Lee, Harris and Lee. Later the name was changed to Ivy Lee and Associates. The firm took on many prominent clients, among them the Pennsylvania Railroad, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and Jr., various investment houses, industrial organizations, and philanthropic institutions. T. J. Ross joined the firm in 1919. In 1933 the name of the firm was changed to Ivy L. Lee and T. J. Ross. T. J. Ross became a senior partner and the other members of the staff junior partners. The junior partners in 1933 were Burnham Carter, Harcourt Parrish, Joseph Ripley, James W. Lee II, and Ivy L. Lee, Jr. At Ivy Lee's death the name continued with T J. Ross becoming the senior partner. In 1944 Ivy Lee, Jr. withdrew from the firm and opened his own office in San Francisco. In 1961 at James W. Lee II's retirement from the firm the name was changed to T. J. Ross and Associates, Inc.
Description
This collection consists of assorted material by and about Lee and his involvement in the history, development and practice of public relations work in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. The material includes correspondence, writings, and personal material on both Ivy Lee and his immediate family.
In addition, the corporate records of the public relations firm Ivy Lee & Associates are also included in the papers. The records cover the period 1916 through 1946. These records consist of materials used in various public relations campaigns. Some of the larger clients represented are John D. Rockefeller Sr. and Jr., the Pennsylvania Railroad, Armour Inc., Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler Corporation.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1905-1938
- Series 2: International Affairs, 1920-1934
- Series 3: Travels, 1909, 1923-1934
- Series 4: Writings, 1907-1934
- Subseries 4A: Manuscripts, 1907-1933
- Subseries 4B: Manuscripts for Lee by Others, undated, 1926, 1930
- Subseries 4C: Speeches, 1910-1934
- Series 5: Personal, 1889-1989
- Subseries 5A: Correspondence, 1896-1934
- Subseries 5B: Condolences, 1934
- Subseries 5C: Diaries, 1893-1906
- Subseries 5D: Manuscripts, 1930, 1933
- Subseries 5E: Biographical, 1923-1989
- Subseries 5F: Memorabilia, 1907-1985
- Subseries 5G: Family Members, 1889-1935
- Series 6: Printed Matter, 1893-1989
- Subseries 6A: Articles, 1914-1989
- Subseries 6B: Memorabilia, 1895-1965
- Subseries 6C: News clippings, 1893-1958
- Subseries 6D: Writings, 1905-1934
- Subseries 6E: Rev. James W. Lee, 1893-1919
- Series 7: Ivy Lee and Associates, 1910-1946
- Subseries 7A: Office Matters, 1921-1961
- Subseries 7B: Client Files, 1910-1942
- Subseries 7C: Printed Materials, 1919-1934
- Subseries 7C: Matter Sent Out, 1914-1946
- Series 8: Oversize, undated
- Series 9: Visual Materials, 1881-1971
Access and Use
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of the Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
The papers were given to the Princeton University in the late 1950s by the Lee family. Subsequently, public relations material (Matter Sent Out volumes) from Ivy Lee and Associates, were a gift of T. J. Ross and Associates in 1978. Over the last thirty years Ivy Lee's sons and daughter have on occasion donated additional papers to the Library.
Related Materials
Online Images
Digital images of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company “Subway Sun” and “Elevated Express” from 1918 to 1932 are available via the Princeton University Library Digital Collections website.
Related Archival Material at Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
- Princeton University Scrapbooks
- Princeton University Class of 1898
- Princeton University Senior Theses on Ivy Lee
- Atwater, Edward Sanford, IV, Practice or Principle: A Study of Ivy Lee (1967: History, 124 pp.)
- Beckwith, Stephen Ross, Counsellor to Big Business: Ivy Lee and Business Reform, 1900-1930 (1964: Woodrow Wilson School, 143 pp.)
- Berlin, Arnold Mark, Ivy Lee (1946: Woodrow Wilson School, 149 pp.)
- Halsey, MacDonald Brooke, Ivy Lee and Russia (1966: History, 102 pp.)
- Lyon, Peter Baker, Ivy L. Lee: Public Relations Theory and Practice (1968: History, 78 pp.)
- Pendray, G. Edward, Papers
- McAneny, George C., Papers (material on Interborough Rapid Transit)
Related Archival Material at Other Institutions
- The Rockefeller Archives Center, Tarrytown, NY
- Harcourt Parrish Papers, University of Virginia
- Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE (Pennsylvania Railroad Collection)
- Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA (Pennsylvania Railroad Collection)
Related Publications
- Hiebert, Ray Eldon, Courtier to the Crowd: The Story of Ivy Lee and the Development of Public Relations (Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1966)
- Lee, Ivy Ledbetter, The City for the People: The Best Administration New York Ever Had (New York: Citizens Union, 1903)
- Lee, Ivy Ledbetter, Human Nature and Railroads (Philadelphia: E. S. Nash & Co., 1915)
- Lee, Ivy Ledbetter, Memories of Uncle Remus: Joel Chandler Harris as Seen and Remembered by a Few of His Friends (New York: privately printed, 1908)
- Lee, Ivy Ledbetter, Present-Day Russia (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1928)
- Lee, Ivy Ledbetter, U.S.S.R.: A World Enigma (New York: privately printed, 1927)
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Paula Jabloner with the assistance of Katherine Couch and Shawn O'Neill in September 1992 to June 1993. Finding aid written by Paula Jabloner in September 1992 to June 1993.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on October 13, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Ivy Ledbetter Lee Papers, Box and Folder Number; Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Lee, Ivy L. (Ivy Ledbetter), 1877-1934 -- Photographs.
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 -- Public opinion.
- Allied Liquor Industries -- Public relations.
- American Red Cross -- Public relations.
- American Tobacco Company -- Public relations.
- Bankers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.) -- Public relations.
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation -- Public relations.
- Chrysler Corporation -- Public relations.
- Columbia Broadcasting System -- Public relations.
- Copper & Brass Research Association (U.S.) -- Public relations.
- Cotton-Textile Institute -- Public relations.
- Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics -- Public relations.
- Dominick & Dominick -- Public relations.
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York -- Public relations.
- National Board of Fire Underwriters -- Public relations.
- New York Trust Company -- Public relations.
- Pennsylvania Railroad -- Public relations.
- Princeton University -- Alumni and alumnae.
- Princeton University -- Public relations.
- Princeton University -- Students.
- Princeton University. Class of 1898.
- Socony Mobil Oil Company -- Public relations.
- Standard Oil Company -- Public relaitons.
- Western Union Telegraph Company -- Public relations.
- Advertising -- United States -- 20th century.
- Anthracite coal industry -- Public relations.
- Fathers and sons -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Industrial publicity.
- Public relations -- United States -- Banks and banking -- 20th century.
- Public relations -- United States -- Industry -- 20th century.
- Public relations -- United States -- Petroleum industry -- 20th century.
- Public relations -- United States -- Railroads -- 20th century.
- Public relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- Public relations and politics -- United States -- 20th century.
- Public relations consultants -- United States -- 20th century -- Records and correspondence.
- Railroads -- United States -- Management -- 20th century.
- New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951.
- Correspondence.
- Diaries.
- Files.
- Kahn, Otto Hermann, 1867-1934.
- Lee, James Wideman, 1849-1919.
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937.
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960.
- T. J. Ross and Associates, Inc.
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Contents List
Series 1: Correspondence, 1905-1938
Series Description
Ivy Lee corresponded with a wide variety of individuals but the correspondence series does not reflect the wide range of correspondence which Lee must have carried on with these individuals. Included are presidents of various companies and other well known business and government individuals. The correspondence documents relative non-significant affairs of Ivy Lee. Many of the letters acknowledge the exchange of printed matter or routine affairs. A minority of the correspondence does have significant information in it. Also included are letters received concerning publications of Ivy Lee's, a small percentage of these letters raise positive and negative points about the publications. The correspondence with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. is the most complete set, illustrating their working relationship from 1914 when he was hired by the family to his death in 1934.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
A, 1923-1925
Box 1, Folder 1 Advertising Agency Letters, 1924
Box 1, Folder 2 Aldrich, Winthrop (Chase National Bank), 1932-1933
Box 1, Folder 3 Allen, Ethan, 1912
Box 1, Folder 4 American Railway Problem, 1910
Box 1, Folder 5 American Tobacco Company, 1928-1934
Box 1, Folder 6 Amtorg Trading Company, 1927-1932
Box 1, Folder 7 Armour and Company (Packers Consent Decree), 1932
Box 1, Folder 8 Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1934
Box 1, Folder 9 Atterbury, W. W. (Pennsylvania Railroad), 1912-1934
Box 1, Folder 10 B, 1927-1934
Box 1, Folder 11 Baker, George Barr, 1926-1933
Box 1, Folder 12 Baker, Newton, 1931
Box 1, Folder 13 Bankers Trust Company (Polish Loan), 1927-1928
Box 1, Folder 14 Barbour, W. Warren, 1934
Box 1, Folder 15 Bell, James F., 1931
Box 1, Folder 16 Bickel, Carl (United Press), 1927-1932
Box 1, Folder 17 Blair and Company (Rumanian Loan), 1928
Box 1, Folder 18 Boomer, Lucias (Waldorf-Astoria), 1930-1932
Box 1, Folder 19 Boynton, C. H., 1927-1932
Box 1, Folder 20 Brisbane, Arthur, 1923-1933
Box 1, Folder 21 Bruno, Harry, 1923
Box 1, Folder 22 C, 1925-1934
Box 1, Folder 23 Cassel, Gustav, Memorandum concerning, 1923 Aug
Box 1, Folder 24 Chadbourne, Thomas L., 1931-1932
Box 1, Folder 25 Chrysler, Walter P. (Chrysler Inc.), 1931-1932
Box 1, Folder 26 Clement, M. W., 1932-1933
Box 1, Folder 27 Cooper, Kent, 1925-1932
Box 1, Folder 28 County, A. J., 1923-1933
Box 1, Folder 29 D, 1927-1934
Box 1, Folder 30 Davidson, Jo, 1928-1929
Box 1, Folder 31 Davison, Henry P. (American Red Cross), 1918
Box 1, Folder 32 Dennett, Tyler, 1930
Box 1, Folder 33 Dickerman, William C., 1926-1931
Box 1, Folder 34 Dixon, G. D., 1912
Box 1, Folder 35 Dodds, Harold Willis, 1933-1934
Box 1, Folder 36 Dominick, Goerge G., 1929-1930
Box 1, Folder 37 Dulles, John Foster, 1926
Box 1, Folder 38 Dunham, Robert J., 1932-1933
Box 1, Folder 39 E, 1923-1930
Box 1, Folder 40 Eastern Presidents Conference, 1924-1935
Box 2, Folder 1 Easton, Roswell F., 1921-1923
Box 2, Folder 2 Electric Railway Journal, 1916-1918
Box 2, Folder 3 Ewing, Frederic (Standard Oil), 1932
Box 2, Folder 4 F, 1925-1934
Box 2, Folder 5 Filsinger, E. B., 1926
Box 2, Folder 6 Fischer, Louis, 1930-1932
Box 2, Folder 7 Forrestal, James V., 1928-1929
Box 2, Folder 8 G, 1927-1934
Box 2, Folder 9 Gates, Artemus L., 1931-1932
Box 2, Folder 10 Gibbons, Herbert Adams, 1929
Box 2, Folder 11 Gibson, Harvey D., 1928-1932
Box 2, Folder 12 Grace, Eugene, 1928-1934
Box 2, Folder 13 Gruneberger, Alfred, 1923-1926
Box 2, Folder 14 Guggenheim, Harry and Daniel Guggenheim Fund, 1923-1932
Box 2, Folder 15 H, 1926-1934
Box 2, Folder 16 Hahn, Paul (American Tobacco Company), 1932
Box 2, Folder 17 Harris, Winthrop and Company, 1909-1912
Box 2, Folder 18 Hibben, John Grier, 1925
Box 2, Folder 19 Hill, George W. (American Tobacco Company), 1928-1934
Box 2, Folder 20 Hines, Walker D., 1928-1931
Box 2, Folder 21 Hoover, Herbert, 1931
Box 2, Folder 22 “Human Nature and the Railroads”, 1915
Box 2, Folder 23 Hutchinson, B. E. (Chrysler Corporation), 1930-1934
Box 2, Folder 24 I-K, 1930-1932
Box 2, Folder 25 Inquiry to Bankers concerning Interest Rates, 1930 Feb
Box 2, Folder 26 Jones, Gareth, 1932-1934
Box 2, Folder 27 Kahn, Otto, 1918, 1931, 1933
Box 2, Folder 28 Kellog, Frank B. (Secretary of State), 1927
Box 2, Folder 29 Kennedy, M. C., 1912, 1927-1934
Box 2, Folder 30 Kingsley, Darwin, 1926-1934
Box 2, Folder 31 L, 1925-1934
Box 2, Folder 32 Lamont, Thomas W., 1930-1931
Box 2, Folder 33 LeBoutillier, George, 1932-1933
Box 2, Folder 34 Lebrot, William H., 1932
Box 2, Folder 35 Lee, Elisha (Pennsylvania Railroad), 1920, 1927
Box 2, Folder 36 Lee, James Melvin, 1925-1928
Box 2, Folder 37 Lee, James W. Jr., 1918
Box 2, Folder 38 Lee, T. G. (Armour and Company), 1927, 1932-1934
Box 2, Folder 39 Lichtenstein, Walter, 1933
Box 2, Folder 40 London School of Economics, 1912
Box 2, Folder 41 M, 1926-1934
Box 2, Folder 42 Mann, Sir John, 1927
Box 2, Folder 43 McCulloh, James, 1931-1932
Box 2, Folder 44 Mills, E. S. (ASCAP), 1932-1934
Box 2, Folder 45 Morrow, Dwight, 1923, 1927, 1930
Box 3, Folder 1 Murname, George, 1928, 1931-1933
Box 3, Folder 2 Grayson, M. P. Murphy, 1918
Box 3, Folder 3 N-O, 1925-1934
Box 3, Folder 4 Olds, Richard Edwin (Assistant Secretary of State), 1926
Box 3, Folder 5 P-R, 1923-1934
Box 3, Folder 6 Parrish, Harcourt, 1932
Box 3, Folder 7 Patton, W.A., 1909-1912
Box 3, Folder 8 Peck, G. L., 1911-1912
Box 3, Folder 9 Pennsylvania Railroad, 1909-1912
Box 3, Folder 10 Pierson, Lewis E., 1927
Box 3, Folder 11 Powell, Francis E., 1912, 1927-1934
Box 3, Folder 12 Powell, W. H., 1923
Box 3, Folder 13 Prime Minister of Great Britain Speaks on Anglo-American Relations Memorandum, 1929
Box 3, Folder 14 “Publicity Some of the Things it is and is Not”
A-D, 1925
Box 3, Folder 15 E-H, 1925
[I-Z missing]
Box 3, Folder 16 Purviance, J. N., 1909-1910
Box 3, Folder 17 Quinn, Charles J., 1932
Box 3, Folder 18 The Railroad Situation Memorandum, 1932
Box 3, Folder 19 Reed, Philip (Armour & Company), 1931-1932
Box 3, Folder 20 Roberts, George S., 1930, 1932
Box 3, Folder 21 Rockefeller, John D. Jr. and concerning Rockefeller interests, 1914-1935
Box 3, Folder 22-23 Rockefeller advisory staff appointment, 1914-1915
Box 3, Folder 24 Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1934
Box 4, Folder 1 “Russia A World Enigma”
A-J, 1927
Box 4, Folder 2 K-Z, 1927
Box 4, Folder 3 Russian Department of the Treasury, questions addressed to, 1905
Box 4, Folder 4 Ryan, John D. (Anaconda Copper Mining), 1924
Box 4, Folder 5 S, 1927-1934
Box 4, Folder 6 Scheffer, Paul, 1928, 1931-1932
Box 4, Folder 7 Schiff, Mortimer L., 1923, 1930
Box 4, Folder 8 Schley, Reeve, 1927
Box 4, Folder 9 Schwab, Charles M., 1931
Box 4, Folder 10 Scott, S. C., 1910-1912
Box 4, Folder 11 Sloan, Alfred P., 1932
Box 4, Folder 12 Sloan, George A., 1930
Box 4, Folder 13 Speyer & Company (Bulgarian Loan), 1923, 1928, 1930
Box 4, Folder 14 Stamp, Josiah, 1928-1934
Box 4, Folder 15 Strauss, Percy (Macy and Company), 1933-1934
Box 4, Folder 16 Strawn, Silas H., 1932
Box 4, Folder 17 Sugar Interests, 1922, 1931-1933
Box 4, Folder 18 T-V, 1928-1934
Box 4, Folder 19 Tatnall, Henry, 1911-1912
Box 4, Folder 20 Thayer, J. B., 1907-1912
Box 4, Folder 21 Thirkeild, Wilbur, 1928
Box 4, Folder 22 Thornton, Henry W., 1930
Box 4, Folder 23 Traylor, Melvin A. (First National Bank), 1932
Box 4, Folder 24 W-Z, 1925-1934
Box 4, Folder 25 Wells, Philip B., 1931
Box 4, Folder 26 White, F. Edison (Armour & Company), 1924, 1929-1931
Box 4, Folder 27 Whitney, Richard, 1932
Box 4, Folder 28 Wiggin, Albert (United Hospital Fund), undated
Box 4, Folder 29 Winkler, Max, 1929, 1931
Box 4, Folder 30 Young, Owen D., 1926-1932
Box 4, Folder 31 outgoing unidentified, 1925-1934
Box 4, Folder 32 Series 2: International Affairs, 1920-1934
Series Description
This series consists of various forms of material documenting Ivy Lee's interest in matters relating to Europe. Much of Lee's effort in the international arena concerned financial matters, stemming from his work for Harris, Winthrop and Company. The researcher interested in international affairs will also want to look at Lee's writings, speeches, memorandum, and the publication Information from Ivy Lee & Associates.
The materials include an interview with President Calvin Coolidge on war debts and reparations especially as they concern the Mellon-Beranger agreement (1927) on the elimination of Inter-Allied war debts. Lee believed that compelling full European payment of debts would undermine the economy of both the United States and Europe because of the resulting loss of trade. The Interviews and Reports by Dr. Gibbons describe European sentiment on the Mellon-Beranger agreement. The John Maynard Keynes Memorandum was a confidential memorandum written by Keynes to the British Prime Minister offering information and insight on the United States economic situation in 1931. Lee sent the confidential memorandum to many of his friends and business connections.
Material of interest in this series is the Miscellaneous Materials on Germany, including letters, notes and writings used by Lee to gain an understanding of the situation in Germany during the early 1930s. Material relating to the charges that Ivy Lee was under the employ of the Nazi government is in the McCormack Committee folder. The Russian Controversy file contains material from the false accusation made in 1929 that Lee was under the employ of the Soviet government. Of interest are notes from an interview Lee conducted with Senator Mussolini of Italy in 1923, asking Mussolini what thoughts he would like to get across to the United States public concerning Italy.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Coolidge, Calvin Interview on International Affairs, 1927 Mar
Box 4, Folder 33 Europe
Communications from, 1928 Jan
Box 4, Folder 34 Cables to office from, 1931, 1933
Box 4, Folder 35 Miscellaneous Notes, 1924
Box 4, Folder 36 Germany, Miscellaneous Material on, 1931-1934
Box 4, Folder 37 Dr. Gibbons, Herbert Adams - Interviews and Reports on Western Europe, 1927
Box 5, Folder 1 Gold Clause, Cables from Lee in London, 1933
Box 5, Folder 2 International Affairs, Miscellaneous Notes, undated
Box 5, Folder 3 Keynes, John Maynard Memorandum, 1931 Jul
Box 5, Folder 4 McCormack Committte, 1934
Box 5, Folder 5 Mussolini Interview, 1923
Box 5, Folder 6 Radek, Karl, interview with by Garret Jones, 1931 Oct
Box 5, Folder 7 Russian Controversy, miscellaneous, 1929
Box 5, Folder 8 Series 3: Travels, 1909, 1923-1934
Series Description
This series will aid the researcher in establishing Ivy Lee's itinerary and the various people he met while traveling in Europe during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Also included are letters of introduction from a trip he made to Europe in 1909.
Series Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Letters of Introduction, Europe, 1909
Box 5, Folder 9 European Trip, miscellaneous, 1928
Box 5, Folder 10 Austria, 1928
Box 5, Folder 11 Bulgaria, 1928
Box 5, Folder 12 Denmark, 1928
Box 5, Folder 13 England, 1928
Box 5, Folder 14 Finland, 1928
Box 5, Folder 15 France, 1928
Box 5, Folder 16 Germany, 1928
Box 5, Folder 17 Greece, 1928
Box 5, Folder 18 Hungary, 1928
Box 5, Folder 19 Norway, 1928
Box 5, Folder 20 Poland, 1928
Box 5, Folder 21 Romania, 1928
Box 5, Folder 22 Serbia, 1928
Box 5, Folder 23 Sweden, 1928
Box 5, Folder 24 Switzerland, 1928
Box 6, Folder 1 Turkey, 1928
Box 6, Folder 2 European Trips, miscellaneous, 1929-1934
Box 6, Folder 3 Austria, 1932-1934
Box 6, Folder 4 England, 1932-1934
Box 6, Folder 5 France, 1932-1934
Box 6, Folder 6 Germany, 1932-1934
Box 6, Folder 7 Switzerland, 1932-1934
Box 6, Folder 8 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1928-1933
Box 6, Folder 9 Series 4: Writings, 1907-1934
Series Description
This series documents Lee's writings consisting of manuscripts, speeches, and manuscripts written under Lee's direction. The series provides, along with the memoranda and the publication Information, the most comprehensive material documenting Ivy Lee's views, theories, and understanding of topics ranging from public relations, the railroads, and international affairs.
Subseries 4A: Manuscripts and Notes, 1907-1933
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains various manuscripts written by or for Lee. The materials in this sub-series are almost entirely unpublished manuscripts. The volume “Notes on a Trip Over the Harriman Railroads,” (the Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the Oregon Railroad, and the Oregon Shortline) documents in great detail Lee's activities and observances on the operations of these railroads. During his 40-day trip in 1907 he recommended various forms of publicity for the lines and described the general and economic conditions in the areas traversed. Other writings concerning railroads include lectures for a “Railway Transportation Class,” the “Technique of Publicity,” written for the Electric Railway Journal in 1917, and “What Ails the Railroads.”
The majority of Lee's writings concern the art of publicity. Lee explored the idea of publishing a series of lectures he gave May 14 and 15, 1924 at Harvard University under the title “The Meaning of Publicity.” Also in this sub-series is “Publicity: The Profession of Persuading the Public,” a compilation of articles and speeches most likely written in the mid-1920s to educate the business leaders on the use of publicity. Other manuscripts on publicity include, “The Public Eye” (mid-1920s), and its revision “An Intelligent Citizen's Guide to Propaganda,” which attempts to explain the sound and unsound aspects of propaganda. In 1928 Lee had his staff assist in the editing of another publicity book, “Mr. Lee's Publicity Book, ‘an exposition of the methods and objects of publicity.’“ The purpose of the manuscript was to show how public relations with its dissemination of information is important to the functioning of a democratic society. “Constructive Publicity,” compiled most likely in the late 1920s is a collections of material on public relations and advertising. The last manuscript Lee prepared was “Problems of Propaganda: A Challenge to Democracy” in 1930. This volume is a series of addresses in which Lee “attempted rather to suggest enquiry...[in]to the problems which are raised in the present-day discussion of what are popularly and loosely termed ‘publicity’ or ‘propaganda’ activities.” All the above manuscripts were never published.
Lee also wrote on financial matters, particularly war reparations and their effect on the world economy. The “Gold Standard Memorandum” dictated September 28, 1930, reflects the view of some English leaders on the effects of the world-wide depression and gold distribution in the world market. “Gold Resumption in Great Britain,” gives a very concise history of Great Britain's economic history from World War I to 1933 with the resumption of the Gold Standard.
Also contained in this sub-series is a manuscript written in 1930 that illustrates Lee's continuing interest in the Soviet Union. “Russia,” is a series of information strung together on communism and many aspects of Russian social and political life from religion and women to the Comintern. The manuscript makes an attempt to synthesize much of the knowledge Lee had acquired and collected on the Soviet Union.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Public Relations Education Memorandum, undated
Box 6, Folder 10 Publicity, miscellaneous notes on, undated
Box 6, Folder 11 Publicity World War I, miscellaneous notes on, undated
Box 6, Folder 12 Railroad manuscripts, undated
Box 6, Folder 13 Russia, miscellaneous, undated
Box 6, Folder 14 Russian Revolution Notes, undated
Box 6, Folder 15 Trip over the Harriman Lines, 1907
Box 6, Folder 16 Pennsylvania Railroad, YMCA “Railway, Transportation Class” lecture notes, circa 1912
Box 7, Folder 1 “The Technique of Publicity”, 1917
Box 7, Folder 2 “What Ails the Railroads”, 1921
Box 7, Folder 3 “What is Going On in Europe”, circa 1922
Box 7, Folder 4 “Building Prestige for a Store”, 1924
Box 7, Folder 5 “Meaning of Publicity”
Harvard lectures, 1924
Box 7, Folder 6 Harvard lectures staff memorandum, 1924 Jun
Box 7, Folder 7 final draft, 1924
Box 7, Folder 8 “Publicity: The Profession of Persuading the Public”, mid-1920s
Box 7, Folder 9 “The Public Eye”, mid-1920s
Box 7, Folder 10 “An Intelligent Citizen's Guide to Propaganda”, mid-1920s
Box 7, Folder 11 “Mr. Lee's Publicity Book,” material for, 1928
Box 7, Folder 12 “Constructive Publicity”, Late-1920s
Box 7, Folder 13 Gold Standard Article, 1930 Sep 28
Box 8, Folder 1 “Problems of Propaganda: A Challenge to Democracy,” compilations of propaganda addresses, 1930
Box 8, Folder 2 “Russia”, 1930
Box 8, Folder 3-4 Gold Resumption in Great Britain, circa 1933
Box 8, Folder 5 Miscellaneous note on Publicity by others, undated
Box 8, Folder 6 Subseries 4B: Manuscripts for Lee by Others, Undated, 1926, 1930
Subseries Description
Lee on occasion would hire an individual or have his office staff prepare manuscripts from his notes on various topics because he did not have the time to do so on his own. “Capitalism” was written by Malcolm McComb for Lee and later revised by Lee. The manuscript offers a description of capitalism for the lay person. “Wall Street” was written by Frank Bellamy to illustrate who the leaders of Wall Street were and what Wall Street was like in the 1920s.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
“Capitalism,” written by Malcom McComb, undated
Box 8, Folder 7 “The Probable Trend for Money Rates,” written for Lee, 1930
Box 8, Folder 8 “Wall Street,” written by Frank Bellamy, 1926
Box 8, Folder 9 Subseries 4C: Speeches, 1910-1934
Subseries Description
Ivy Lee's speeches encompass all the issues he was interested in throughout his life including economics, foreign relations, transportation, and public relations. He was well known for his capabilities as a speaker and was eager to express his views through speeches. Many of the speeches duplicate each other in part but the speeches are one of the best methods for researching Lee's thoughts, theories, and observations on all matters that interested him.
The majority of the speeches from 1910 to 1924 relate to the “railroad question, situation, or problem,” as Lee termed it. Generally this referred to the biggest single issue affecting the railroads at the time. For example, while Lee was executive assistant to the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1912 through 1915), many of the railroad speeches concern the campaign to raise freight rates. Most of the railroad speeches from 1917 to 1919 discuss government control of the railroads during the war.
The November 1920 speeches and some early 1921 speeches offer Lee's recollections of conditions in Europe. Interspersed from 1921 to 1923 are also speeches on capitalism, personalities, the social order, the current situation in Europe, and publicity. All the 1924 speeches pertain to the railroad situation whereas the 1925 addresses only refer to public relations with the exception of a transcript of a debate between Lee and Charles Solomon titled “The Interests of Humanity can Best be Served Under Capitalism.” In 1926 Lee spoke on all the subjects mentioned previously. Lee in 1927 and 1928 talked almost exclusively on Russia coinciding with the publication of U.S.S.R. A World Enigma, with the exception of a few speeches discussing publicity, and international relations. A majority of the speeches in 1929 discuss, “Protecting the Public from Propaganda.” Most of the early 1930 speeches reflect Lee's interest in Asia having just returned from the meeting of the Institute for Pacific Relations in Kyoto, Japan. In the latter half of 1930 Lee's speeches turned toward public relations. The 1931 speeches document Lee's interest in the railroad situation and Russia. The 1932 speeches relate to war debts and reparations, newspapers and news makers, and publicity and advertising. The subjects of 1933 speeches are “The Outlook for the Railroads,” “Use of Publicity in Sales Promotion,” and “The Virtues and Defects of Capitalism.” “The Contracts of Nations and A New Technique of Helpful International Propaganda” are the only speeches Ivy Lee delivered in 1934.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Speeches, 1910-1914
Box 8, Folder 10-11 Speeches, 1915-1926
Box 9, Folder 1-9 Speeches, 1926-1934
Box 10, Folder 1-10 Speeches, undated
Box 10, Folder 11 Series 5: Personal, 1889-1989
Series Description
This series documents a variety of material relating to Ivy Lee's personal life. The researcher will find much information on Lee's immediate family. Lee would at times in his personal correspondence write on issues related to his professional life and the researcher may want to look at the correspondence with Rev. James W. Lee, Cornelia Lee, and James W. Lee II.
Subseries 5A: Correspondence, 1896-1934
Subseries Description
The bulk of the personal correspondence is with Reverend James W. Lee, Ivy Lee's father. At times they would correspond daily and Lee discussed all major decisions with his father until Rev. Lee's death in October of 1919. Unfortunately, correspondence from the 1913 through 1915 is missing, the period when Lee made some of the most important decisions of his life. The correspondence in 1917 and 1918 documents Lee's Red Cross work during World War I. Correspondence with Lee's mother Emma Eufuala Lee includes caring for Rev. Lee before his death and observations on a trip she took around the world in 1927.
There is a large quantity of correspondence to his wife Cornelia Lee while he was in Europe. During World War I he wrote daily, which provides an excellent source for his day to day activities at the time.
Correspondence between the children and their parents is also included here. Most of Alice Lee's correspondence is from trips overseas. Ivy Lee, Jr.'s correspondence is to his parents while in school or overseas. The correspondence of James W. Lee, II is of the most interest because he was in Germany from 1933 to 1934 to assess the German situation for Lee's work for I. G. Farben Industries. He was rather frank when writing to his mother about Nazi Germany but he did not include much information on I. G. Farben. A letter of November 15, 1933 from Lee to James illustrates his thoughts on the work for I. G. Farben Industries. There is also correspondence from James on a trip he took to Chile as part of a delegation to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the first shipment of Chilean Nitrate of Soda (an Ivy Lee & Associates account) to the United States.
James W. Lee
1904
Box 11, Folder 1 1906-1912
Box 11, Folder 2-10 1916-1919
Box 12, Folder 1-4 Emma Eufaula Lee
undated
Box 12, Folder 5 1896, 1898
Box 12, Folder 6 1919-1920
Box 12, Folder 7 from trip to Far East, 1924-1925
Box 12, Folder 8 1927-1928
Box 12, Folder 9 Cornelia Bigalow Lee
undated
Box 12, Folder 10 1917-1919
Box 12, Folder 11-13 1919
Box 13, Folder 1 1920, 1922
Box 13, Folder 2 1930s
Box 13, Folder 3 Alice Lee (Cudlipp)
undated
Box 13, Folder 4 1914, 1922-1934
Box 13, Folder 5 Ivy L. Lee, Jr.
undated
Box 13, Folder 6 1919-1934
Box 13, Folder 7 James W. Lee, II
undated
Box 13, Folder 8 1920-1932
Box 13, Folder 9 around the world trip, 1929-1930
Box 13, Folder 10 from Chile, 1930
Box 13, Folder 11 from Germany, 1933
Box 13, Folder 12-13 from Germany, 1934
Box 14, Folder 1 postcards, 1933-1934
Box 14, Folder 2 1935
Box 14, Folder 3 Miscellaneous, incoming, 1896-1912
Box 14, Folder 4 Miscellaneous relatives, various
Box 14, Folder 5 Charles Ledbetter (uncle), 1924-1928
Box 14, Folder 6 Lillian Ledbetter (cousin), 1926-1927
Box 14, Folder 7 Lewis H. Lee (brother), 1918
Box 14, Folder 8 Subseries 5B: Condolences, 1934
Subseries Description
These letters express sympathy to Cornelia Lee and her sons at the death of Ivy Lee in November of 1934. Included is a listing of all letters received.
Listings, 1934
Box 14, Folder 9 letters, miscellaneous, 1934
Box 14, Folder 10-11 letters from friends, 1934
Box 14, Folder 12 letters from relatives, 1934
Box 15, Folder 1 letters from young people, 1934-1935
Box 15, Folder 2 letters from friends of Cornelia Bigalow Lee, 1934
Box 15, Folder 3 letters to sons, 1934
Box 15, Folder 4 resolution upon death, board of directors Waldorf-Astoria, 1934
Box 15, Folder 5 Subseries 5C: Diaries, 1893-1906
Subseries Description
The diaries are generally concerned with day to day activities starting from the hour he arose and are not of Lee's thoughts. The diary from 1895 to 1898 gives the researcher a sense of what it was like for Lee to attend Emory University and Princeton University especially in relation to his extra-curricular activities. The journal from Europe in 1905 was written expressly for Cornelia Lee to be given on his return. Included in it are memorabilia and descriptions of his day to day travels.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Diary, 1893?-1898
Box 15, Folder 6-8 Diary, European Trip, 1905
Box 16, Folder 1 Diary, Panama Trip, 1906
Box 16, Folder 2 Subseries 5D: Manuscripts, 1930, 1933
Subseries Description
Ivy Lee had an interest in Gothic cathedrals from his first trip to Europe in 1905. He contracted with Orton Tewson in 1933 to begin compiling a book on Gothic architecture using Lee's many books and notes on the subject but the project was never completed. In 1930 Lee attempted to create a memorabilia book with the aid of his office staff but the project was also never completed. The manuscript consists of a collection of clippings on Lee and his activities throughout his professional life.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Gothic Cathedrals notes, undated
Box 16, Folder 3 Gothic Cathedrals notes final version by Orton Tewson, 1933
Box 16, Folder 4-5 Gothic Cathedrals correspondence with Orton Tewson, 1933
Box 16, Folder 6 History, notes on, undated
Box 17, Folder 1 Memorabilia book notes, circa 1930
Box 17, Folder 2-4 Subseries 5E: Biographical, 1923-1989
Subseries Description
Lee was concerned with publicity for himself as much as for his clients. He had his office write up a number of biographical sketches on him and would reprint favorable articles on himself for interested individuals. Many of the biographies are rather short and repetitive. Included in this sub-series is an interview with Ivy Lee, Jr. concerning his father and a masters thesis on Lee, Ivy Lee: Founder of the Public Relations Concept. The researcher may also want to consult various Princeton University senior theses on Lee, listed on page 9.
Biographers inquiries to family members, 1948-1989
Box 17, Folder 5 Biographies of Ivy Lee, miscellaneous, undated
Box 17, Folder 6 “Emory Men Who Have Made History”, 1937
Box 17, Folder 7 “National Cyclopedia of American Biography” draft, 1939
Box 17, Folder 8 Office Biographies, 1923-1934
Box 17, Folder 9 Public Relations Society of America interview with Ivy Lee, Jr., 1970
Box 17, Folder 10 “Ivy Lee: Founder of the Public Relations Concept” Stevenson, Howard G., masters thesis, 1949
Box 17, Folder 11 Subseries 5F: Memorabilia, 1907-1985
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains a variety of materials that reflect on Lee's life. Lee planned a trip with his family and a few friends across the country by rail in the summer of 1926 saving the itinerary and many news clippings of the trip collected over the journey. “The Trip Over the Harriman Lines” volume from 1907 contains letters of introduction, itineraries, and rail passes along with various souvenirs collected during the journey.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Architectural Plans East 16th St. house, undated
Box 18, Folder 1 Book lists, 1935, 1938
Box 18, Folder 2 Bookplates, undated
Box 18, Folder 3 Client and Club membership lists, undated, 1923
Box 18, Folder 4 Coat of Arms, undated
Box 18, Folder 5 Funeral Service, 1934 Nov
Box 18, Folder 6 Insurance policies, various
Box 18, Folder 7 Ivy Lee day, Cedartown GA, 1965 Oct
Box 18, Folder 8 Ivy Lee public relations award, 1985
Box 18, Folder 9 Leases and Mortgage, 22 Buckingham Rd., various
Box 18, Folder 10 Passports, various
Box 18, Folder 11 Seeing America, Lee family cross-country train trip, 1926
Box 18, Folder 12 Trip over the Harriman Lines, 1907
Box 18, Folder 13 Subseries 5G: Family Members, 1889-1935
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains material relating to Ivy Lee's immediate family. Alice Lee kept a diary of her trip to Egypt in 1926 for her family's benefit. She writes long descriptive passages on all she sees. Included are some letters of Cornelia Lee written when she was a child to her friend Grace Newton. Cornelia Lee saved information on her fathers death in 1894 providing the researcher with information on the Bigelow family.
Information related to Rev. James W. Lee consists of some miscellaneous correspondence with Ivy Lee's business partner George Parker and a manuscript Rev. Lee never completed titled “A Call to American Churches.” The letters of condolence were written to Emma Eufaula Lee and Ivy Lee, included in this folder are remarks made at Rev. Lee's funeral.
James W. Lee II's materials gives a first hand account of the first two years of Nazi Germany. James kept a diary while living in Berlin in which he recounts many of his daily activities but also talks about various Nazi rallies and the notables who were present. The August 27, 1933 entry has a long description of a Nazi rally in East Prussia. His memoranda and correspondence to the office in New York also discuss various aspects of the Nazi regime including one where he gives short descriptions of Nazi personalities. The researcher may also want to consult the Visual Materials series for photographs taken by James while in Germany.
The correspondence between James and Ivy, Jr. gives some insight into their relationship with other members of the staff while working at Ivy Lee & Associates. One of Ivy Lee, Jr.'s first responsibilities as a member of the firm Ivy Lee & Associates was to prepare a report on the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Alice Lee
Diary on trip to Egypt, 1926-1927
Box 18, Folder 14 memorandum, 1923, 1930-1931
Box 19, Folder 1 Cornelia Bigalow Lee
Correspondence, various
Box 19, Folder 2 Correspondence to Grace Newson, 1889-1891, 1911
Box 19, Folder 3 Horace R. Bigalow's death, 1894
Box 19, Folder 4 Lee, James W.
Correspondence miscellaneous, 1894-1919
Box 19, Folder 5 Correspondence with George F. Parker, 1904-1906
Box 19, Folder 6 Letters of Condolence, 1919
Box 19, Folder 7 “A Call to American Churches”, undated
Box 19, Folder 8 James W. Lee II
Cross country trip, 1927
Box 19, Folder 9 Germany diary, 1933-1934
Box 19, Folder 10 Germany, notes and memorandum, 1933-1934
Box 19, Folder 11 Handwriting analysis, 1934
Box 19, Folder 12 Journal Paris to Prague trip, 1928
Box 19, Folder 13 Memorandum, 1928
Box 19, Folder 14 “Motoring in Germany” radio broadcast, 1934
Box 19, Folder 15 Office matters correspondence, 1933-1935
Box 19, Folder 16 Ivy Lee, Jr.
Correspondence with James W. Lee II , 1933-1934
Box 19, Folder 17 Memorandum, undated
Box 19, Folder 18 World's Fair Report, 1933
Box 19, Folder 19 Series 6: Printed, 1893-1989
Series Description
This series documents printed material on Ivy Lee's professional career in addition to some printed material by or about Rev. James W. Lee. Books published by Lee are not included in the collection.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Subseries 6A: Articles, 1914-1989
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains any long descriptive articles from newspapers and magazines across the country written about Lee, collected by Lee or the family arranged alphabetically by author. Since Ray Heibert wrote a substantial amount of material on Lee this has been separated into its own folder, including book reviews Of Heibert's biography of Lee, Courtier to the Crowd.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Articles and Interviews on Ivy Lee
1914-1934
Box 19, Folder 20 1935-1989
Box 20, Folder 1 Articles and Book Reviews by Ray Heibert, 1964-1967
Box 20, Folder 2 Subseries 6B: Memorabilia, 1895-1965
Subseries Description
The memorabilia consists of awards and citations, Lee's Emory College yearbook, and clippings from Ivy Lee day in Cedartown, Georgia (October 6, 1965). The material concerning the Pennsylvania Railroad consists of invitations, menus, railroad passes and the like.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Citations and Awards, 1928-1932
Box 20, Folder 3 Emory College Yearbook
1895
Box 20, Folder 4 1896
Box 20, Folder 5 Ivy Lee Day, Cedartown GA, 1965 Oct
Box 20, Folder 6 Miscellaneous, generally Pennsylvania Railroad, 1906-1909
Box 20, Folder 7 Miscellaneous, various
Box 20, Folder 8 Subseries 6C: News clippings, 1893-1958
Subseries Description
The news clippings span Lee's college days to 1958 when Nelson Rockefeller was elected governor of New York state. Lee was featured in many of these articles as the figure who changed the image of the Rockefeller family. The news clippings where collected by Lee and his family from around the country. The news clippings are smaller pieces that do not feature Lee as prominently as the articles but all contain at least a reference to Lee. The news clippings chronicle all of Lee's professional career. Some are separated into folders containing just one important topic such as Lee's appointment to the personal staff of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., or the publication of a book authored by Lee. Though an attempt has been made to remove duplicate material some may still be included especially when the source was a national wire service release.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1893-1914
Box 20, Folder 9 News clippings on Ivy Lee's appointment to Rockefeller Staff, 1914 Dec
Box 20, Folder 10 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1915
Box 20, Folder 11 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1915-1916
Box 21, Folder 1-6 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1917-1922
Box 22, Folder 1-6 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1922-1925
Box 23, Folder 1-2 News clippings on “Publicity Some Things it is and is Not”, 1925 Apr
Box 23, Folder 3 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1925
Box 23, Folder 4 News clippings, many on “U.S.S.R. a World Enigma”, 1927
Box 23, Folder 5 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1927-1928
Box 23, Folder 6 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1929-1934
Box 24, Folder 1-4 News clippings on Ivy Lee's death, 1934 Nov
Box 24, Folder 5 News clippings on Ivy Lee, 1935-1937
Box 25, Folder 1-2 News clippings on Ivy Lee, Nelson Rockefeller's election, 1958
Box 25, Folder 3 Subseries 6D: Writings, 1905-1934
Subseries Description
This sub-series includes printed material other than books written by Lee. The majority of the miscellaneous articles deal with the railroads but also included are articles on American Red Cross work, public relations, Russia, and other areas of interest for Lee or his clients. “The Problem of International Propaganda” (1934) was a showcase for Lee's views on how to help promote world peace. “Publicity: Some of the Things It Is and Is Not,” is a series of addresses delivered in 1924 explaining the difference between news and advertising in addition to other concerns of a public relations practitioner. Lee wrote a column entitled “American Notes of the Week” discussing United States current affairs in digest form for the Spectator an English magazine from April 1929 to July 1930. Printed writings Lee did as a journalist are included in the oversize series. Many speeches, though printed, are included in the speeches sub-series.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Articles miscellaneous, 1905-1931
Box 25, Folder 4 “The Problem of International Propaganda” , 1934
Box 25, Folder 5 “Public Opinion and International Relations”, 1927
Box 25, Folder 6 “Publicity for Public Service Corporations”
Box 25, Folder 7 “Publicity: Some of the Things it is and is Not”, 1925
Box 25, Folder 8 The Spectator “American Notes of the Week”, 1929-1930
Box 25, Folder 9-11 “The Vacant Chair at the Council Table of the World”, 1922
Box 25, Folder 12 Subseries 6E: Rev. James W. Lee, 1893-1919
Subseries Description
This sub-series includes articles, manuscripts and news clippings concerning Rev. James W. Lee. This is a good source of information to explore the professional life of Rev. Lee. Much of the news clippings were collected in a scrapbook by Ivy Lee. Also included are various pamphlets, generally on religious matters, written by Rev. Lee.
News clippings miscellaneous
1904-1912
Box 26, Folder 1 1915-1919
Box 26, Folder 2-3 News clippings
“Personal”, 1893-1912
Box 26, Folder 4 “Memorials”, 1905-1912
Box 26, Folder 5 “Political”, 1901-1912
Box 26, Folder 6 “General Sermons and Speeches”, 1893-1912
Box 26, Folder 7 “Travel”, 1900-1912
Box 26, Folder 8 Writings, various
Box 26, Folder 9 Series 7: Ivy Lee and Associates, 1910-1961
Series Description
This series includes material from the firm Ivy Lee and Associates. The bulk of this series is the Matter Sent Out volumes, which were bound volumes that have been disbound for preservation reasons, that contain all the material that was distributed by the public relations firm. Some of the material was produced in-house while others were produced by the client and then distributed by Ivy Lee & Associates. There is no method to ascertain what materials were produced in-house. The Matter Sent Out material spans the years 1915 through 1946 but the majority of the material runs from the early 1920s to 1946.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Subseries 7A: Office Matters, 1921-1961
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains miscellaneous materials concerning the running of Ivy Lee & Associates. In 1921 Lee explored the possibility of opening up an Advertising Agency to work in conjunction with the public relations firm. The Advisory Board file (1927) contains letters and information used to consider creating a board to meet and discuss various problems of the Lee firm. Also contained in this sub-series are speeches by various members of the firm other than Lee. The Firm History file contains bits and pieces of information concerning major changes in the firm. The Office Conference file contains important information on a new change of direction for Ivy Lee and the firm. As of January 1927 Lee planned to “divorce” himself from the public relations work of the office to devote his time to “thinking out problems of policy and helping our clients to do the things which if done will provoke a favorable public reaction.” This file includes a speech by Lee to the firm addressing his reasoning behind the decision and an overview of his previous public relations work. The Notes by Staff Members includes material on public utilities, labor, and capitalism. The Office Manual of 1921 describes how business is to be properly conducted including organizational charts portraying who is in charge of which accounts and what types of letterhead are to be used in various situations.
The sub-series includes material pertaining to the firm after Lee's death, including the partnership agreement of the remaining members of the firm signed in January of 1935 and material concerning the name change to T. J. Ross & Associates in 1961. “Public Opinion Trends” from October 1944 to March 1946 was issued occasionally by the firm offering a summary of various public opinion polls on miscellaneous topics from elections to financial and social matters.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Address Books and Client Lists, undated
Box 27, Folder 1 Advertising Agency Proposal, 1921
Box 27, Folder 2 Advisory Board, 1927
Box 27, Folder 3 Audit, 1926-1927
Box 27, Folder 4 Audit, 1928
Box 27, Folder 5 Carter, Burnham (Remarks of), 1943 Jun 3
Box 27, Folder 6 Ivy Lee's Death, 1934 Nov
Box 27, Folder 7 Firm History, various
Box 27, Folder 8 Hearing Before the Subcommittee of Committee on Interstate Commerce, 1937
Box 27, Folder 9 Mailing Lists, various
Box 27, Folder 10 Name Change to T.J. Ross, 1961
Box 27, Folder 11 Office Conference, 1927 Jan
Box 27, Folder 12 Partners Dinner, 1934 Oct
Box 27, Folder 13 Partnership Agreement, 1935 Jan
Box 27, Folder 14 Material for “Information”, various
Box 27, Folder 15 Interoffice Memoranda, 1927-1930
Box 27, Folder 16 Notes on business matters by staff members, 1933
Box 27, Folder 17 Organization Manual, circa 1921
Box 27, Folder 18 Personnel Information, various
Box 27, Folder 19 Public Opinion Trends, 1944-1946
Box 27, Folder 20 “Public Relations” Correspondance, 1925
Box 27, Folder 21 Addresses and Articles, 1937-1946
Box 27, Folder 22 Sample Letters on Ivy Lee's Death, 1934 Nov
Box 27, Folder 23 Subseries 7B: Client Files, 1910-1942
Subseries Description
The Client Files contain a variety of material on various clients that were not sent out as public relations material. This sub-series is relatively small and does not provide adequate representation of all of Lee's clients. The Amtorg Trading Co. (a company doing business in the Soviet Union) file contains a memorandum from Lee on “the present attitude of American public sentiment toward the Russian government.” Many of the files contain memoranda concerning publicity options for various companies these include Anaconda Copper Co., and the Association of Railroad Executives Files. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. file contains selected transcripts that make reference to Lee from the U.S. Congress, Senate, Commission on Industrial Relations hearings on publicity for the mine operators. The Eastern Presidents Conference file presents a summary of work performed for that organization. Investment Banking Memoranda is a public relations plan to improve the image of banks as a result of the depression. All the publicity material done by Lee for the New York mayoral campaign of John P. O'Brien is included in this sub-series. Lee wrote many speeches and statements for the mayor to use in the campaign. The United States - French Financial News Agency was a company set up by Lee to help expedite publicity for a loan to France waiting authorization by the French government.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Allied Liquor, 1944
Box 27, Folder 24 American Shipping Board, 1928, 1933
Box 27, Folder 25 Amtorg Trading Corporation, 1928
Box 27, Folder 26 Anaconda, 1924
Box 27, Folder 27 Association of Railroad Executives, 1922
Box 27, Folder 28 Chandler and Company (German Loan), 1920
Box 27, Folder 29 Chrysler Corporation, undated
Box 27, Folder 30 Chrysler, Walter Dinner, 1934
Box 27, Folder 31 The Coal and Railroad Strikes and their results (free lectures), 1922
Box 27, Folder 32 Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914
Box 27, Folder 33 Cotton Textile Merchants of New York, Association of, 1927
Box 27, Folder 34 Dillon Read and Company, 1927 Feb-May
Box 27, Folder 35 Eastern President's Conference, 1923
Box 27, Folder 36 Fosdick, Rev. Henry, 1922
Box 27, Folder 37 Hungarian Stabilization Loan Note, undated
Box 27, Folder 38 Investment Banking Memoranda, 1934
Box 28, Folder 1 Macy and Company, 1933
Box 28, Folder 2 New York City Mayoral Campaign, 1933
Box 28, Folder 3 New York City Mayoral Speeches, 1933
Box 28, Folder 4-5 1932 Election, 1932
Box 28, Folder 6 Paper Manufacturers, 1942 Jul
Box 28, Folder 7 Pennsylvania Railroad Conference, 1926 Apr
Box 28, Folder 8 Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Box 28, Folder 9 The Princeton Fund, 1924-1932
Box 28, Folder 10 Polish Loan (Banker's Trust), 1927 Jun
Box 28, Folder 11 Red Cross, circa 1917
Box 28, Folder 12 Rockefeller, John D. Sr., death, 1937
Box 28, Folder 13 Standard Oil, undated
Box 28, Folder 14 Transatlantic Passenger Conference, 1925 Jan
Box 28, Folder 15 United States - France Financial News Corporation, 1921-1922
Box 28, Folder 16 Subseries 7C: Printed materials, 1919-1934
Subseries Description
This sub-series contains miscellaneous material printed by Ivy Lee & Associates. The researcher will find various publications issued by the firm including; Notes and Clippings, and Public Relations. These publications presented Lee's views on various matters while also highlighting concerns of many of his clients. The publications were sent to his many acquaintances and clients as a method of public relations for the firm. These publications along with later ones in the oversize series ( Information) and the memoranda are a good way for the researcher to understand what interested Lee at any given time. Included in the miscellaneous folder are various publications, written by others but put out in the public interest by the firm such as the “Occasional Papers” series.
The Memoranda have been separated in subject categories and are an excellent source for ascertaining Lee's views on various issues. Lee made a habit of writing and printing memoranda on a wide variety of subjects. While the speeches give a good description of how Lee saw the railroad situation, many of the memoranda were written in later years and portray a greater range of subject matter including a few focusing on client concerns. Lee went as a representative of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce to an appointment with President Franklin D. Roosevelt where he articulated many of the concerns of the automotive industry. The other memoranda deal with a variety of issues; looking at the folder listing will gives the researcher an overview of all the subjects covered from financial matters to the railroads.
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Notes and Clippings, 1919-1921
Box 28, Folder 17 Public Relations, 1921-1923
Box 28, Folder 18-20 Notes and Clippings, 1928
Box 28, Folder 21 Bulgarian Settlement Loan memoranda, 1926 Dec
Box 29, Folder 1 Cassel, Prof. Gustav memoranda, 1923 Aug
Box 29, Folder 2 Cotton Industry memoranda, 1927
Box 29, Folder 3 Economic Issues (U.S.) memoranda, 1923, 1927
Box 29, Folder 4 1922 Elections memoranda, 1922
Box 29, Folder 5 1926 Elections memoranda, 1926
Box 29, Folder 6 1928 Elections memoranda, 1928
Box 29, Folder 7 Europe concerning summer trip memoranda, 1934
Box 29, Folder 8 European Concerns (mainly Financial) memoranda, 1923-1933
Box 29, Folder 9 Herbert Hoover Speech on International Debt memoranda, undated
Box 29, Folder 10 Hungary's Financial Position memoranda, 1934
Box 29, Folder 11 Miscellaneous printed, various
Box 29, Folder 12 Miscellaneous memoranda, 1923-1930, various
Box 29, Folder 13 National War Fund (NY committee), 1943
Box 29, Folder 14 Publicity memoranda, 1923 -1924
Box 29, Folder 15 Railroads memoranda, 1922-1928
Box 29, Folder 16 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Interview with) memorandum, 1933 Dec
Box 29, Folder 17 Russia, memoranda concerning, 1926-1927
Box 29, Folder 18 Russia, exchange of Letters concerning recognition memoranda, 1926-1927
Box 29, Folder 19 Sugar Interests memoranda, 1930
Box 29, Folder 20 Travel Notes, 1919 May
Box 29, Folder 21 von Dirksen, Dr. Herbert (Interview with) memoranda, 1927 May
Box 29, Folder 22 Subseries 7D: Matter Sent Out (MSO), 1914-1946
Subseries Description
This is the largest sub-series and encompasses all the public relations material that Ivy Lee and Associates made available to the press and other interested individuals for its varied clients. In the letter of gift T. J. Ross states that the MSO material was “produced by him [Ivy Lee] or under his direction, as well as those representing an extension of his life's work.” This series does not represent a comprehensive list of all of Lee's clients since he may have only been a consultant and advisor for many companies and did not distribute materials to news organizations. The MSO material represents quite a variety of materials. Much of it is typed sheets of information sent to major newspapers to be printed as news and was not meant as advertising copy, although some companies do have advertising material in the collection. Many of these were composed at the last minute in relation to such crises, as accidents, strikes, company buyouts, and congressional investigations. Also included are many speeches of important individuals, many of these were distributed in full or part to area news organizations. Many of these were written by Lee, or with his help and expertise. The printed material includes annual reports, advertisements, speeches, and informational pamphlets.
Originally the firm pasted the material on manila sheets and bound these chronologically. The material has been disbound and arranged in alphabetical order by company, individual, or organization name. When the material for a company comprised more than one folder, in many cases the printed matter was separated into its own folder, proceeding the miscellaneous material. Some routine material was selectively discarded such as quarterly dividend statements but substantive matter dealing with client image was saved. Items dealing with an individual wedding or death were also discarded since they did not represent the majority of the public relations work done by the firm. Included is one folder of miscellaneous MSOs, compromising only one item for these companies and it is arranged alphabetically within the folder.
Since this sub-series comprises 87 boxes explaining in detail the contents of each box would be too time consuming and tedious. For descriptive purposes I have grouped together companies doing the same type of business, some of the smaller companies and organizations are not noted at all in the description that follows. Therefore, if the researcher is only interested in Ivy Lee's work for the railroads one can read through that section. A researcher interested in one specific company should go directly to the folder listing to request boxes of interest. The researcher will also want to examine the oversize materials and photographs series to make sure there is not information on a client in these series. The first use of a company or organization name has been highlighted making it easier for the researcher to identify an area of interest. The dates given after in parentheses represent the span of years for the public relations material in the Ivy Lee Papers and not necessarily the years that the company or organization was in existence.
Lee was a proponent of trade industry associations believing that cooperative effort would help improve production and expand markets. Many of the clients represented in this sub-series were trade associations created with Lee's urging. The Cotton Textile Institute, American Petroleum Institute, the Copper and Brass Research Association, Eastern Presidents Conference, Association of Railroad Executives, Anthracite Operators, and the National Board of Fire Underwriters are among the associates represented. For descriptions of the these holdings please see the subject groupings they fall into.
The subject groupings are:
- Miscellaneous
- Entertainment Industry
- Financial Interests
- Food Producers
- Natural Resources (including coal, petroleum, and minerals)
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Public Utilities
- Rockefeller Interests (including family information and non-profit work)
- Transportation (including railroads, subways, ships, and automobiles)
MISCELLANEOUS
This sub-series contains the public relations output for a variety of Ivy Lee & Associates clients that do not fit into the other classifications. Description for only the larger companies has been printed. The miscellaneous descriptions are arranged in alphabetical order by company name.
Allied Liquor Industries Inc. (1941-1946) was an organization composed of principal distillers, importers, rectifiers, and whiskey brokers founded in 1941. The aim of Allied was to support public relations activities of the liquor industry as a whole. Their main worry was to prevent the enactment of prohibition laws during war time and to help the industry cooperate with the government during war. The majority of the miscellaneous MSO material consists of speeches, minutes, press releases, polling information on prohibition, and statistical reviews of liquor sales.The printed material consists of newsclippings, and informational pamphlets. Newsletters were put out weekly to keep members up to date on issues affecting the industry such as legislation. In 1943 Allied created a Women's Bureau to promote the cause of moderation as opposed to prohibition. Women Today was put out weekly by the Women's Bureau consisting of chatty articles on current events and providing information on all subjects, not just on the liquor industry. Licensed Beverage Industries (1946) was formed by a merger of Allied and the Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries. This organization was a nationwide community relations organization formed “to merit and maintain favorable public opinion.” The MSOs document its first public relations activity, “Clean-Up-For-Good-Will,” to convince liquor retailers to maintain attractive establishments.
The American Tobacco Company (1928-1943) was the producer of Lucky Strike cigarettes. The American Cigar Company was a subsidiary that produced Cremo Cigars. The miscellaneous MSO material consists of press releases on the health benefits of smoking, facts on the tobacco industry, taxes paid by the industry, information on exports, sales figures, statistics especially on women's smoking habits, and stockholder information. The printed material consists of annual reports, stockholder information, public relations pamphlets, newspapers articles, and advertisements.
Bethlehem Steel Company (1916-1930) was one of Ivy Lee's first major clients. Lee was called in to help advise and create public relations material concerning the production of armor plate used in the building of war vessels. Believing that United States entry into the war was inevitable, the company had invested a good deal of money into building new facilities. Around the same time Congress passed a bill authorizing the government to build an armor plate facility. Ivy Lee orchestrated a large public relations campaign to halt the government plant as a waste of taxpayer money. The MSO's from this period contain press releases and speeches by Charles Schwab and Eugene Grace, Bethlehem Steel leaders. After the war the Bethlehem Steel public relations material illustrates the peace time industries of the company in an attempt to help raise capital. The post war material contains press releases concerning construction and plant information, speeches, financial and stockholder information, and information on “The Bethlehem Plan,” a company-sponsored plan for employee representation designed to preclude organization of a union. The printed MSOs cover the same topics as the miscellaneous MSOs. The Bethlehem Review was a bulletin of news for the employees of the company.
The Cotton Textile Institute (1926-1931) was founded in 1926 in part through the urging of Lee. The Institute was an association of cotton manufacturers who came together “to promote the progress and development of the cotton industry.” Contained within the MSO material are press releases discussing the increased use of cotton in textiles especially for clothing, information and news, new uses of cotton along with the erosion of old uses, and merchandising material. Many of the MSOs are related to the use of cotton in the fashion industry. The printed MSOs contain articles, addresses, annual reports, pamphlets on fashion and new uses of cotton. The Association of Cotton Merchants of New York (1926-1930) contains the same type of information found in the Institute files. Also included are sales figures and a lot of material on fashions.
The Harmon National Real Estate Development Corporation (1926-1927) was a builder and seller of suburban tract housing mostly in the New York Metropolitan area. The MSO material was used to encourage buyers proclaiming the wonders of home ownership. The Harmon Review was sent to customers monthly, giving them news on the activities of the corporation.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters (1943-1946) includes public relations material responding to charges that underwriters acted as a monopoly. The press releases consist of news to members, information on a Department of Justice anti-trust investigation and the government laws proposed in relation to the investigation, as well as speeches. In addition there is information on two radio news shows underwritten by the Board giving schedules for the shows and commercial information. The printed material covers the same subject matter as the miscellaneous MSOs plus information on fire prevention.
The material for the Western Union Telegraph Company (1939-1946) includes stockholder information, speeches of the president, company history, and press releases on the purchase of the Postal Telegraph Company in 1943. The printed material consists of annual reports and agreements with the union.
The Wickwire Steel Company (1941-1946) materials are all printed consisting of information on the war products produced by the company and many advertisements. The researcher will also want to consult the oversize folder for Wickwire.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) (1932-1934) hired the Lee firm during the early 1930s. The firm created publicity to provide a better public image for ASCAP to counteract a suit brought by broadcasters, alleging that the royalties ASCAP demanded were too high. The material for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1930-1946) was mostly created by the firm after Ivy Lee's death. The material contains miscellaneous press releases giving information to stockholders and on various broadcast procedures. The majority of material is printed. The miscellaneous printed material consists of annual reports, pamphlets and brochures generally on radio and two serial publications. Talks was a quarterly digest of the more thoughtful speeches broadcast over the CBS network. Listen contains reprints from CBS advertisements where the material was culled from various publications about CBS programs and shows. Marine Studios (1937-1939) was an aquarium built in Florida for tourists to view all types of ocean life. The firm did publicity during building and immediately after to attract tourists to what was the largest aquarium of its time. The researcher will also want to consult the visual materials series since much of the publicity was visual. One folder of material is available for United Artists, the National Association of Broadcasters and Muzak Inc.
FINANCIAL INTERESTS
Lee had considerable experience in financial matters from his days as a Wall Street reporter and his work for Harris, Winthrop & Co. which led to many clients in the financial world. Otto Kahn (1916-1931), head of Kuhn Loeb & Co., was a long standing client of the firm. Kahn publicized many of his memoranda and speeches on world financial matters through Ivy Lee & Associates. Many of the investment firms Lee represented distributed bulletins as a source of information for their investors and the general public. Dominick & Dominick (1924-1932) produced a bulletin of this sort and also distributed press releases on matters of concern to the investment house. Bankers Trust's (1920-1927) bulletin was Foreign Information and provided information on Europe generally dealing with financial and commercial matters. Liberty National Bank (1920-1921) a forerunner of New York Trust Company (1921-1946) distributed Present Day Scandinavia and The Index. New York Trust continued to produce The Index providing information for investors. Investment houses sparsely represented are Speyer & Co., Dillon Read & Co., Frazier Jelke & Co., and Kuhn Loeb & Co.
The researcher interested in the public relations efforts for various foreign loans will want to consult the Poland, Rumania, and United States-French Financial News Agency files.
FOOD PRODUCTS
The firm engaged in public relations for a number of food producers and distributors. Armour Inc. (1923-1935), the meat packing company, was the largest food producer client of Ivy Lee & Associates. The material on Armour consists of stockholder information, the acquisition of Morris and Co., press releases, and consumer information. The printed material consists of information on the Packers Consent Decree, pamphlets offering information on the meat packing industry, financial reports and consumer information among others items.
Another client was General Mills Inc. (1928-1945) and its predecessor the Washburn Crosby Company. These files consist of press releases and pamphlets providing information on flour milling, sales, wheat production, the first Betty Crocker recipes, along with stockholder information.
The papers include a variety of small companies and organizations involved in the production of Cuban sugar; these have been combined under the heading Sugar Interests (1922-1934). The files contain reports on the current sugar market and production information on Cuban sugar. The later material refers to the International Sugar Council, an organization Lee helped established, that called for cooperative efforts to stabilize sugar prices throughout the world under the Chadbourne Plan. The papers contain one folder of information on Bacardi Rum.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Since the supply of coal and petroleum were very important to most industries, Lee took a strong interest in the production and distribution of natural resources. The oldest material found in the MSO sub-series is from the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. (1915-1927). Rockefeller first consulated with Lee over strikes at the company in 1914. The MSO material from 1915 and 1916 is almost exclusively on John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s testimony before the U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations concerning the strike of 1914. The other MSO material is on later strikes.
The Petroleum War Service Committee (1917-1918) and its predecessor the American Petroleum Institute (1919-1922) was an organization of petroleum producers created to coordinate the petroleum supply during the war and cooperate with the government. After the war its main focus was to promote the general interests of the petroleum industry. Publicity material consists of informational pamphlets, press releases, and bulletins with useful information to member companies. A. C. Bedford was chairman of the committee and institute and also director of Standard Oil Co. (1917-1942) another client of the firm. The Standard Oil Co. files contain many addresses by Bedford that relate to the condition of the petroleum industry. The 1927 file contains publicity material from a proxy fight involving John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to force Colonel Stewart the current Standard Oil Co. director to resign. Ivy Lee and Associates also did public relations work for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (1935-1944) producers of Mobil gas and a division of Standard Oil. The MSO material consists of press releases, annual reports, and information for stockholders.
Some of Lee's earliest public relations work was for anthracite coal operators during a 1906 coal strike. This association with coal producers continued when the Anthracite Operators (1921-1926) asked Lee to produce public relations material for them in regard to labor unrest. The firm also supplied press releases on coal production, a major concern when coal was the primary source of heat.
Other mining concerns that turned to Lee for public relations counsel were, the Anaconda Copper Co. (1923-1926), the Copper and Brass Research Institute (1921-1930), and American Smelting and Refining (1923-1930). The MSO's of American Smelting and Refining, a miner and producer of silver, refer to financial matters, annual reports, and employee relations. Lee developed the idea of the Copper and Brass Research Institute while providing advice to Anaconda. The Institute was composed of large copper manufacturers that carried out an extensive publicity campaign to stimulate use of copper and brass. The MSO material consists of advertisements, press releases, speeches, research findings, and informational brochures suggesting various novel and common uses of these metals. The researcher will also want to consult the additional materials in the oversize series. The Anaconda material closely resembles what was created for the Copper and Brass Research Institute.
Another mining concern was the production and sale of Chilean Nitrate of Soda (1930-1946). Nitrate was used as a fertilizer and the producers hired the Lee firm to help increase awareness and sales of the mineral to American farmers. The miscellaneous MSOs consist of press releases on production, uses of nitrogen, scientific experiments, and general business information on Chile. Farm for Victory was published by the Chilean Nitrate Education Bureau to provide information to farmers and gardeners to help increase the nations food production during World War II.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
In the philanthropic field Lee is most well known for his work for the American Red Cross (1917-1920) during World War I. The Red Cross material consists of appeals for funds in various forms, press releases explaining the work of the Red Cross, and other material to make the fund raising campaign successful. Other fund raising campaigns include the United Hospital Fund (1916-1925), to collect funds for needy patients in New York city's private hospitals; the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (1922-1924); the Henry Street Settlement (1916-1918); and the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children (1940-1944). Please consult the folder listing for a complete roster of the charitable organizations that worked with the firm.
Lee did public relations work for a number of religious organizations. He distributed publicity material for the Park Avenue Baptist Church (1922-1928) later to become the Riverside Church (1929-1946). Much of this work stems from John D. Rockefeller, Jrs. connection to the church. The material refers to the building of the Riverside Church and the use of its carillon. Lee had printed some of the sermons of Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick pastor of the Riverside Church. Lee helped in public relations work for various units of the Episcopal Church including, the Pension Fund, Theological School, and Church War Commission. For the Presbyterian Church, USA Lee did public relations work for the Layman's Committee. The Laymen's Inquiry into Foreign Missions affiliated with the Baptist Church, had a number of reports written with the help and advice of Ivy Lee & Associates. The researcher interested in this group will also want to consult the oversize series. The firm did public relations work for the William A. Sunday Evangelistic Association fundraising campaign in 1917. The firm did publicity for various projects of the Young Men's and Women's Christian Association.
Lee helped persuade Daniel Guggenheim to create a fund for the promotion of aviation which became the Daniel Guggenheim Foundation (1924-1942). Lee worked as public relations counsel for the Foundation. The firm produced press releases, booklets, pamphlets, and brochures. Some of the material is about ground breaking flights by Charles Lindbergh and Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
Lee was always willing to offer public relations counsel to his alma mater, Princeton University (1919-1926) but in addition to Princeton the firm also did public relations work for Harvard University, Brown University, and the University of Virginia. The work for Princeton, beside consultation, included creating materials for the Endowment Fund campaign in 1919 and 1920, and miscellaneous material for the University during the 1920s. Harcourt Parrish, a partner in the firm, was an alumni of the University of Virginia and did public relations work for the University.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
United States public utilities executives were especially concerned with the possibility of nationalization of utilities during the Depression. The Committee of Public Utility Executives (1935-1936) and the Commonwealth Southern Corp. (1935-1940) came to Ivy Lee and Associates to launch a public relations campaign against passage of the Wheeler-Rayburn Bill (Public Utility Holding Company Act). The material for the public relations campaign consists of legal opinions, excerpts from House and Senate testimony, reprints of editorial comments and press releases. Wendell L. Wilkie as president of the Commonwealth Southern Corp. played an active role in the campaign battling the Tennessee Valley Authority.
ROCKEFELLER INTERESTS
Lee created a wide range of material on the Rockefeller family and its philanthropic interests. Companies that the Rockefeller family had a major interest in have been separated from this section such as Standard Oil and the Colorado Fuel and Oil Company. Here the researcher will find public relations material, generally press releases, for the General Education Board (1914-1941), International House (1932-1938), Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (1922-1923), Rockefeller Center (1935-1938) (see also Metropolitan Square material), the Rockefeller Foundation (1915-1920), Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1915-1939), and the Bureau of Social Hygiene (1917). The information on the family refers to weddings, John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s birthday, and press releases about John D. Rockefeller Jr. Much of the printed material on philanthropic concerns consists of annual reports, and pamphlets about the work of the organizations. The printed material on John D. Rockefeller, Jr. is of speeches, statements, and books he wrote such as the Colorado Industrial Plan. The researcher may want to look at the section on non-profit organizations. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was very involved in the Riverside Baptist Church.
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES
Transportation industries represents the largest set of MSO files with companies from the commercial shipping, railroads, and the automotive industry. MSO's on commercial shipping are relatively small. Clients of interest are the Committee of the American Shipbuilders, and the American Shipping and Commerce Corporation, these files dating from 1920 and 1921 and the Steamship Conference of 1925.
With his work for the Pennsylvania Railroad (1920-1946) much of Lee's early client base was formed. Material for the Pennsylvania Railroad comprises 13 boxes. Much is general public relations material sent out by the company, including information on accidents, changes in schedules, acquisitions, financial information and the like. Also included are speeches made by W. W. Atterby, Elisha Lee, George D.,Ogden, and Samuel Rea and other officials of the railroad. Public relations material for the Long Island Railroad is included here since it was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The menu's for the railroad also include public relations material in the form of short articles on destinations of the Pennsylvania line, or information about the running of the railroad. The printed MSO's contain a variety of public relations information on the line. The researcher will find selected Pennsylvania News publications in the oversize series.
Lee was well known for his public relations work for the Interborough Rapid TransitAuthority (1916-1932) or more popularly known as the IRT, part of the New York City subway system. The MSOs for the IRT, document the general public relations work done for the company along with newspaper advertisements, annual reports, strike material, and printed material such as the Interborough Bulletin. The early IRT material relates to a major strike in 1916. Much of the later material relates to a continuous campaign to raise the subway fare above five cents. The researcher will find the Subway Sun and Elevated Express in the oversize series.
Lee's work with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the IRT brought him into contact with other railroad organizations. The Association of Railroad Executives (1919-1922) was an organization formed after World War I to improve the image of the railroads once government control was abolished. He provided public relations counsel and advice to the Committee on Public Relations of the Eastern Presidents Conference (EPC) (1923-1925) an organization of railroad executives that sent public relations material to members and worked as a clearing house of information. The EPC produced a broadside at regular intervals titled Railroad Data that is in the oversize series.
The firm also had as clients some smaller railroad firms including; the American Locomotive Co., American Railway Association, Electric Railroadsof New York State, Georgia Railway and Power Co., New York Railways Co., Trenton and Mercer County Traction Co., and the York Railways Co.
Chrysler Corporation (1929-1946) public relations materials are extensive. The MSO's consist of stockholder and financial information, the construction and occupancy of the Chrysler building in New York (1929-1930), and speeches especially by Walter P. Chrysler. During the early 1930s and onward, general sales figures and information, especially concerning Chrysler's introduction of its low end Plymouth line as competition with Ford's Model T, are included in the MSO's. During the 1940s much of the public relations material highlights the war work that Chrysler performed. The Printed MSO's contain annual reports, Chrysler Building material, advertisements, speeches, reference to the 1939 strikes, and publicity material on various cars. World War II produces much material on Chrysler's war effort including the publication of six books highlighting various aspects of the company's war work.
Ivy Lee and Associates also performed work for companies that supplied parts to the automobile industry. Briggs Manufacturing Co. (1933-1946) built car bodies and later tank bodies, and aircraft wings along with other metal work done during the war. The public relations material consists of information pertaining to strikes (1938-1941), annual reports, production information, and their contribution to the war effort. Photographs from Briggs during the war are included in visual materials series. The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. (1936-1937) material consists of press releases on strikes. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (1936-1939) material is on a variety of topics including strikes (1936-1937), advertisements, annual reports, research developments, pamphlets, along with financial and stock information.
See also Series 8: Oversize
Subseries Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Miscellaneous, various
Box 29, Folder 23 Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, 1933
Box 29, Folder 24 Allied Liquor Industries
1941-1946
Box 30, Folder 1-5 Printed, 1942-1945
Box 30, Folder 6-7 Printed, 1945-1946
Box 31, Folder 1-2 “News Bulletin”, 1942
Box 31, Folder 3 “News Letter”, 1942-1946
Box 31, Folder 4-9 “Women Today”, 1943
Box 31, Folder 10 “Women Today”, 1944-1946
Box 32, Folder 1-3 Allied Relief Fund, 1940
Box 32, Folder 4 American Bible Society, 1920
Box 32, Folder 5 American Bleached Shellac Manufacturers, 1940
Box 32, Folder 6-7 American Brown-Boveri Electric Corporation
1927-1928
Box 32, Folder 8-9 1928
Box 33, Folder 1 American Civil Liberties Union, Scopes Trial, 1925
Box 33, Folder 2 American Committee for Relief of German Children, 1924
Box 33, Folder 3 American Delegation at the London Naval Conference, 1930 Mar
Box 33, Folder 4 American Foundation for the Blind, 1929-1930
Box 33, Folder 5 American Geographical Society, 1918
Box 33, Folder 6 American Historical Association, 1929
Box 33, Folder 7 American Hospital of Paris, 1920
Box 33, Folder 8 American I.G. Chemical Corporation, 1929-1945
Box 33, Folder 9-10 American Law Institute, 1930
Box 33, Folder 11 American Legion National Executive Committee, 1919-1920
Box 33, Folder 12 American Locomotive Company, 1931 Sep
Box 33, Folder 13 American Petroleum Institute
1919-1920
Box 33, Folder 14 Bulletins, 1920
Box 33, Folder 15 1921-1922
Box 34, Folder 1-2 American Railway Association
1916-1917
Box 34, Folder 3-4 Printed, 1916-1917
Box 34, Folder 5 American Red Cross
1917
Box 34, Folder 6-8 1917-1920
Box 35, Folder 1-4 Printed, 1917-1920
Box 35, Folder 5 1928-1929
Box 35, Folder 6 American Shipbuilders, Committee of, 1920
Box 35, Folder 7 American Shipping and Commerce Corporation, 1920-1921
Box 35, Folder 8 American Smelting & Refining Company
1923-1930
Box 35, Folder 9 1921-1922
Box 36, Folder 1 Printed, 1921-1930
Box 36, Folder 2-3 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)
1932-1934
Box 36, Folder 4 Music Reports, 1934
Box 36, Folder 5 Printed, 1932-1934
Box 36, Folder 6-7 Anglo American Oil Company, 1923, 1925, and undated
Box 36, Folder 8 American Tobacco Company
1928-1929
Box 36, Folder 9 1929-1932
Box 37, Folder 1-7 1933-1943
Box 38, Folder 1-5 Printed, 1933-1943
Box 38, Folder 6 Newspaper Articles and Ads, 1928-1938
Box 39, Folder 1 Anaconda Copper Mining Company, 1923-1926
Box 39, Folder 2 Anthracite Operators
1921-1926
Box 39, Folder 3-5 Printed, 1921-1925
Box 39, Folder 6-7 Printed, 1925-1926
Box 40, Folder 1-2 Various Bulletins, 1921-1922
Box 40, Folder 3 Various Bulletins, 1925-1926
Box 40, Folder 4 Statements, 1923
Box 40, Folder 5-6 Armour & Company
1923-1934
Box 40, Folder 7-9 Printed, 1923
Box 40, Folder 10 Printed, 1924-1935
Box 41, Folder 1-3 Argentine-American Chamber of Commerce, 1924
Box 41, Folder 4 Associated Railroads of New Jersey
1939
Box 41, Folder 5 Printed, 1939
Box 41, Folder 6 Assoc. for the Assistance of Crippled Children
1940-1945
Box 41, Folder 7 Printed, 1939-1941
Box 41, Folder 8 Printed, 1942-1944
Box 42, Folder 1 Association of Railway Executives
1919-1922
Box 42, Folder 2-12 1922
Box 43, Folder 1-3 Printed, 1919-1922
Box 43, Folder 4-6 “Railroad Information”, 1920-1922
Box 43, Folder 7 “The Railroad Inquiry”, 1921-1922
Box 43, Folder 8 Avon Old Farms Preparatory School, 1927
Box 43, Folder 9 Bacardi Rum, 1936
Box 43, Folder 10 Bakelite Corporation, 1926-1928
Box 43, Folder 11 Bankers Trust
“Foreign Information”, 1920-1921
Box 44, Folder 1-5 “Foreign Information”, 1922-1923
Box 45, Folder 1-5 “Foreign Information”, 1923-1924
Box 46, Folder 1-3 Department of Research, 1920
Box 46, Folder 4 “Bulletins”, 1920-1922
Box 46, Folder 5 Printed, 1921-1927
Box 46, Folder 6 Barber Asphalt Corporation, 1942-1946
Box 46, Folder 7 Bethlehem Steel Corporation
1916-1930
Box 47, Folder 1-3 Printed, 1916-1930
Box 47, Folder 4-5 Newspaper Clippings, 1916
Box 48, Folder 1-2 Annual Conference, 1929-1930
Box 48, Folder 3 “Bethlehem Review”, 1924-1930
Box 48, Folder 4 Annual Reports, 1920-1928
Box 48, Folder 5 Government Proposals, 1916
Box 49, Folder 1 Bituminous Coal Institute, 1946
Box 49, Folder 2 Botany Worsted Mills, 1926-1929
Box 49, Folder 3 Boyce Thompson Insttitute, 1925-1927
Box 49, Folder 4 Breed, William C., 1933
Box 49, Folder 5 Briggs Manufacturing Company, 1933-1946
Box 49, Folder 6-7 Broadway Temple Building Corporation, 1924
Box 49, Folder 8 Brown University, 1945
Box 49, Folder 9 Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company, circa 1916
Box 50, Folder 1 Building Managers & Owners Association, 1929
Box 50, Folder 2 Calco Chemical Company, 1931
Box 50, Folder 3 Cambell, Starring, & Company, 1929
Box 50, Folder 4 Cardinal Mercier Testimonial, 1919
Box 50, Folder 5 Carnegie Corporation, Philanthropy, 1921
Box 50, Folder 6 Catholic Charities, 1940-1941
Box 50, Folder 7 Catholic Club, 1946
Box 50, Folder 8 Cement Information Service, 1923-1925
Box 50, Folder 9-11 Central Jersey Coal Company, 1922
Box 50, Folder 12 Chase National Bank, 1923, 1926
Box 50, Folder 13 Checker Cab Company, 1929
Box 50, Folder 14 Chemical National Bank, 1921-1924
Box 50, Folder 15 Chile Copper Company, 1922
Box 50, Folder 16 Chilean Nitrate of Soda
1930-1931
Box 50, Folder 17 1937-1945
Box 50, Folder 18 Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau, “Farm for Victory”, 1942-1946
Box 51, Folder 1 Chrysler Corporation
1929-1936
Box 51, Folder 2-7 1937-1940
Box 52, Folder 1-6 1940-1944
Box 53, Folder 1-9 1945-1946
Box 54, Folder 1-2 Printed, 1929-1936
Box 54, Folder 3-6 Printed, 1937-1945
Box 55, Folder 1-7 Printed, 1946
Box 56, Folder 1 Books, 1943-1946
Box 56, Folder 2-4 Chrysler, Walter Jr., 1937-1938
Box 56, Folder 5 The Church Pension Fund, 1918-1930
Box 56, Folder 6 Citizens Committee to Obtain Justice for the Wounded, 1921
Box 56, Folder 7 Citizens Committee on the Control of Crime in New York, Inc., 1936-1937
Box 56, Folder 8 Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
1915-1916
Box 57, Folder 1 1921, 1924, 1927
Box 57, Folder 2 Printed, 1915-1916
Box 57, Folder 3 Columbia Broadcasting System
1930
Box 57, Folder 4 1934-1946
Box 57, Folder 5-7 Printed, 1934-1943
Box 57, Folder 8-9 Printed, 1944-1946
Box 58, Folder 1 Annual Reports, 1938-1945
Box 58, Folder 2-3 “Talks”, 1936-1939
Box 58, Folder 4-7 “Talks”, 1940-1946
Box 59, Folder 1-6 “Listen”, 1945-1946
Box 59, Folder 7 Commercial Investment Trust, 1926
Box 59, Folder 8 Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
1935-1936
Box 59, Folder 9-10 1937-1942
Box 60, Folder 1-3 The Commonwealth Fund, 1927
Box 60, Folder 4 Continental Banking Company, 1926-1927
Box 60, Folder 5 Copper & Brass Research Association
1921-1923
Box 60, Folder 6-8 1924-1930
Box 61, Folder 1-4 Bulletins, 1921-1927
Box 61, Folder 5-7 Bulletins, 1928-1931
Box 62, Folder 1 ads, 1924
Box 62, Folder 2 Printed, 1922-1929
Box 62, Folder 3-6 Printed, 1930
Box 63, Folder 1 Corning Glass Works, 1945-1946
Box 63, Folder 2 Cotton Textile Institute
1926-1929
Box 63, Folder 3-5 1929-1930
Box 64, Folder 1-6 1930-1931
Box 65, Folder 1-4 Printed, 1926-1929
Box 65, Folder 5-7 Printed, 1929-1931
Box 66, Folder 1-4 “Letter of Information”, 1927-1930
Box 66, Folder 5 Cotton Textile Merchants, Association of
1926-1927
Box 66, Folder 6-7 1928-1929
Box 67, Folder 1-2 Printed, 1927-1930
Box 67, Folder 3 “Cotton Textile Bulletin”, 1927-1928
Box 67, Folder 4 Cravath, Paul D., 1920-1921
Box 67, Folder 5 Cromwell, James H. R., 1928
Box 67, Folder 6 Detroit River Bridge, 1925
Box 67, Folder 7 Dillon Read & Company, 1927-1929
Box 67, Folder 8 Dobbs School Alumnae, 1919-1920
Box 67, Folder 9 Dominick & Dominick
1925-1930
Box 67, Folder 10 Bulletin, 1924-1925
Box 67, Folder 11-13 Bulletin, 1926-1928
Box 68, Folder 1-6 Bulletin, 1929-1932
Box 69, Folder 1-7 Dreicher & Company, 1926-1927
Box 69, Folder 8 Eastern Presidents Conference
1923-1925
Box 70, Folder 1-4 “Public Opinion on our Railroads”, 1923
Box 70, Folder 5 Electric Ferries Inc., 1926-1930
Box 70, Folder 6 Electric Railways of New York State
1917
Box 70, Folder 7 Printed, 1917
Box 70, Folder 8 Episcopal Church
Church War Commission, 1918-1919
Box 71, Folder 1 Pension Fund, 1931
Box 71, Folder 2 Episcopal Theological School, 1921-1922
Box 71, Folder 3 Equitable Trust Company, 1917
Box 71, Folder 4 Equity Corporation, 1936
Box 71, Folder 5 Fifth Avenue Coach Company, 1917, 1919
Box 71, Folder 6 Folger Shakespeare Library (Standard Oil Company), 1932
Box 71, Folder 7 Fosdick, Harry Emerson Rev., Sermons, 1923-1925
Box 71, Folder 8 Fosdick, Raymond Blaine, 1918, 1922
Box 71, Folder 9 Frazier Jelke & Company
1928-1929
Box 71, Folder 10 “Investment Surveys”, 1927-1929
Box 71, Folder 11-12 Freeport Texas Company, 1930
Box 71, Folder 13 French Finanical Agency, 1920-1921
Box 71, Folder 14-15 Frick Collection, 1935 Dec
Box 71, Folder 16 General Asphalt Company, 1930
Box 72, Folder 1 General Mills, 1928-1945
Box 72, Folder 2-4 General Outdoor Advertising, 1925-1927
Box 72, Folder 5 George L. Dyer Company, 1921
Box 72, Folder 6 Georgia Railway and Power Company
1921-1922
Box 72, Folder 7 “Two Bells” and “Public Service”, 1921
Box 72, Folder 8 German Students Cooperative Association, 1925
Box 72, Folder 9 Gifts to Belgian Soldiers, 1918
Box 72, Folder 10 Gold Dust Company, 1925
Box 72, Folder 11 Goldman, Sachs & Company, 1924 Dec
Box 72, Folder 12 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
1936-1937
Box 72, Folder 13-14 1938-1939
Box 73, Folder 1-2 Greater New York Fund Inc., 1938
Box 73, Folder 3 Greyhound Corporation, 1931-1932
Box 73, Folder 4 Grocery Store Products, Printed, 1946
Box 73, Folder 5 Grosvenor Neighborhood House, 1930
Box 73, Folder 6 Guggenheim Fund
1924-1928
Box 73, Folder 7-10 1928-1942
Box 74, Folder 1-5 Printed, 1923-1929
Box 74, Folder 6-8 Printed, 1930
Box 75, Folder 1-2 “Bulletin”, 1926-1929
Box 75, Folder 3 Harmon Foundation, 1926-1927
Box 75, Folder 4 Harmon National Real Estate Corporation
1926-1927
Box 75, Folder 5-6 “Harmon Review”, 1926
Box 75, Folder 7 Harper and Brothers, 1936
Box 75, Folder 8 Harvard University
1924
Box 75, Folder 9 Law School, 1926
Box 75, Folder 10 Henry Street Settlement House, 1916-1918
Box 76, Folder 1 Hospital Management Institute, 1929
Box 76, Folder 2 Hotchkiss School, “Hotchkiss Idea”, 1924
Box 76, Folder 3 Hotel Pennysylvania, 1940
Box 76, Folder 4 Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company, 1920 Mar
Box 76, Folder 5 Hyde, James Hazen, 1920
Box 76, Folder 6 Hudson, River Tunnel, 1932
Box 76, Folder 7 I.G. Farben-Industrie, Annual Report, 1934
Box 76, Folder 8 Industrial Relations Association, 1921
Box 76, Folder 9 Industrial Relations Counselors Inc., 1940, 1946
Box 76, Folder 10 Institute for Advanced Study, 1930
Box 76, Folder 11 Institute of Margarine Manufacturers, 1926
Box 76, Folder 12 Interborough Rapid Transit
1921-1932
Box 76, Folder 13-16 Presidents Communications, 1916-1919
Box 76, Folder 17-20 (New York Street and Railways), 1920
Box 76, Folder 21 Printed Memorandum, 1918, 1925
Box 77, Folder 1 Annual Reports, 1917-1919
Box 77, Folder 2 “Interborough Rapid Transit” #1-6, 1916-1918
Box 77, Folder 3 Printed, Labor Conferences, 1916
Box 77, Folder 4 Printed, Material Concerning Strikes, 19161918-1919
Box 77, Folder 5 Newspaper Ads, 1916, 1918
Box 77, Folder 6 Printed Material by Theodore Shonts, 1918-1919
Box 77, Folder 7 “Interborough Bulletin”, 1925
Box 77, Folder 8 Printed miscellaneous, 1923-1930
Box 77, Folder 9 Printed Material, Transit Commission, 1924, 1929, 1931
Box 78, Folder 1 Intercollegiate Treaty Referendum, 1919-1920
Box 78, Folder 2 International Chamber of Commerce, 1921-1922
Box 78, Folder 3 International Machine Tool Corporation, 1941-1943
Box 78, Folder 4 International Salt, 1938-1939
Box 78, Folder 5 International Trader Conference, 1919
Box 78, Folder 6 Iodine Education Bureau, 1930-1931
Box 78, Folder 7 Italian American Society, 1921
Box 78, Folder 8 Jack and Heintz Precision Industries, 1946
Box 78, Folder 9 Jackson Brothers and Company, “Business”, 1927-1928
Box 78, Folder 10 J.P. Morgan and Company (French Bonds), 1920 Sept
Box 78, Folder 11 Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
1922
Box 78, Folder 12 1923-1924
Box 79, Folder 1-2 Joint Committee of Railroad and Highway Users, 1932
Box 79, Folder 3 Kahn, Otto H.
1917-1929
Box 79, Folder 4-5 Printed, 1916-1920
Box 79, Folder 6-8 Printed, 1920-1931
Box 80, Folder 1-4 Kansas and Gulf Company, 1921-1922
Box 80, Folder 5 Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, 1936-1937
Box 80, Folder 6-7 Kissel, Kinnicutt and Company (South American Investment), 1927
Box 80, Folder 8 Kosciuszko Foundation (Poland), 1928
Box 80, Folder 9 Kreuger and Toll, 1936
Box 80, Folder 10 Kuhn, Loeb and Company, 1945 Sep-Oct
Box 80, Folder 11 Ladenburg, Thalmann and Company (Piggly-Wiggly Stores), 1920
Box 80, Folder 12 Lawrence, John S., 1929
Box 80, Folder 13 Laymen's Inquiry into Foreign Missions, 1931
Box 81, Folder 1 League of Nations Non-Partisan Association, 1923-1925
Box 81, Folder 2 Lear Aviation Inc., 1944
Box 81, Folder 3 Lee, Higginson and Company, 1928
Box 81, Folder 4 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Association, 1928
Box 81, Folder 5 Lever Brothers Company, 1919, 1945
Box 81, Folder 6 Liberty National Bank
1920-1921
Box 81, Folder 7 “The Index”, 1920-1921
Box 81, Folder 8 “Present Day Scandinavia”, 1920-1921
Box 81, Folder 9 Licensed Beverage Industries Inc.
1946
Box 81, Folder 10-11 Printed, 1946
Box 81, Folder 12 “LBI News Letter”, 1946
Box 82, Folder 1 Life Insurance Advertiser's Association, 1944 Oct
Box 82, Folder 2 Logan Country (W. VA) Coal Operators, 1921
Box 82, Folder 3 Luxford Taxicab Corporation, 1930
Box 82, Folder 4 Mackay Company, 1926-1928
Box 82, Folder 5 Magazine Repeating Razor Company, 1929
Box 82, Folder 6 Manufacturers Trust Company, 1931
Box 82, Folder 7 Mathewsan, Mchiennan, and Molson, 1928
Box 82, Folder 8 Marine Studios
1937-1939
Box 82, Folder 9-10 Printed, 1937-1939
Box 82, Folder 11 Mason Builders Association, 1923
Box 82, Folder 12 Medical Funding Corporation, 1938
Box 83, Folder 1 Memorial Hospital, 1921
Box 83, Folder 2 Messenger, Willard Reed (Housing), 1923
Box 83, Folder 3 Metropolitan Opera Association, 1934
Box 83, Folder 4 Metropolitan Square Company, 1929
Box 83, Folder 5 Metropolitan Squash Racquets Association, 1936-1940
Box 83, Folder 6 Metropolitan Trust, 1925
Box 83, Folder 7 Military Order of the World War, 1931-1932
Box 83, Folder 8 Muzak Inc., 1936
Box 83, Folder 9 Murray, 1942
Box 83, Folder 10 N.A. Woodworth Company, 1942
Box 83, Folder 11 National Air Transport, 1930
Box 83, Folder 12 National Association of Broadcasters, 1941
Box 83, Folder 13 National Board of Fire Underwriters
1943-1945
Box 83, Folder 14-17 1945-1946
Box 84, Folder 1-2 Printed, 1943-1946
Box 84, Folder 3-4 National Chain Store Associations
1929
Box 84, Folder 5 Printed, 1929
Box 84, Folder 6 National Coal Associations, 1946 Dec
Box 84, Folder 7 National Committee for America, 1917
Box 84, Folder 8 National Dairy Products Company & Sheffield Farms Company, 1933-1934
Box 84, Folder 9 National Dairy Producers Association Printed, 1933-1934
Box 85, Folder 1 National Institute of Social Science, 1928
Box 85, Folder 2 National Investors Corporation, 1936
Box 85, Folder 3 The Navy Club, Manhattan, 1919
Box 85, Folder 4 Neptune Meter Company
(Water Works Research Bureau), 1927-1942
Box 85, Folder 5 Printed, 1927-1946
Box 85, Folder 6-7 Neurological Institute, 1931-1934
Box 85, Folder 8 New England Council, 1928
Box 85, Folder 9 New York Academy of Medicine, 1923
Box 85, Folder 10 New York Bar Association, 1929
Box 85, Folder 11 New York City Defense Recreation Committee, 1944
Box 85, Folder 12 The New York Hospital, 1945 Nov
Box 85, Folder 13 New York Kindergarten Association, 1938- 1939
Box 85, Folder 14 New York State Racing Commission, 1945 Dec
Box 85, Folder 15 New York Railways Company
1917-1918
Box 86, Folder 1 Printed, 1917-1918
Box 86, Folder 2 New York Southern Society, 1923-1930
Box 86, Folder 3 New York Title & Mortgage Company, 1927-1932
Box 86, Folder 4 New York Trust Company
1921-1931
Box 86, Folder 5-8 1932-1946
Box 87, Folder 1-3 Printed, 1921-1943
Box 87, Folder 4-5 “The Index”
1921-1922
Box 87, Folder 6-7 1923-1928
Box 88, Folder 1-6 1929-1934
Box 89, Folder 1-5 1934-1942
Box 90, Folder 1-7 1943-1946
Box 91, Folder 1-3 Nickerson, John A., 1922
Box 91, Folder 4 Osborne, Edmund Jr., 1939
Box 91, Folder 5 Park Avenue Baptist Church
1922-1928
Box 91, Folder 6 Printed, 1923-1928
Box 91, Folder 7 Pension Fund of the Disciples of Christ, 1929
Box 91, Folder 8 Pennsylvania Railroad
1920-1921
Box 91, Folder 9-11 1921-1923
Box 92, Folder 1-6 1923-1926
Box 93, Folder 1-7 1926-1928
Box 94, Folder 1-6 1928-1929
Box 95, Folder 1-6 1930-1931
Box 96, Folder 1-6 1931-1933
Box 97, Folder 1-6 1933-1936
Box 98, Folder 1-6 1936-1940
Box 99, Folder 1-6 1940-1947
Box 100, Folder 1-4 Annual Reports, 1923-1932
Box 100, Folder 5-6 Annual Reports, 1934-1941
Box 101, Folder 1-2 Speeches, 1921-1944
Box 101, Folder 3-6 Speeches, 1921-1934
Box 102, Folder 1-6 Long Island Railroad Papers, 1926-1931
Box 102, Folder 7 Long Island Railroad Papers, 1927-1944
Box 103, Folder 1-5 Menus (West), 1924, 1926
Box 103, Folder 6-7 Menus (West), 1927-1930
Box 104, Folder 1-4 Menus, 1922
Box 104, Folder 5 Printed, 1920-1925
Box 104, Folder 6 Printed, 1926-1946
Box 105, Folder 1-3 Ads, 1921-1935
Box 105, Folder 4 Articles, 1921-1922
Box 105, Folder 5 Misc. letters and statements, 1923
Box 105, Folder 6 “Information”, 1920-1929
Box 105, Folder 7-9 “Pennsylvania Standard”, 1921-1925
Box 106, Folder 1 Airlines, 1929-1932
Box 106, Folder 2 Legal Proceedings, 1921-1936
Box 106, Folder 3 Perkins, George W. (Foods & Markets, New York State), 1917
Box 106, Folder 4 The Petroleum Industries Committee, 1932
Box 106, Folder 5 Petroleum War Service Committee, 1917-1918
Box 106, Folder 6 Philco Corporation, 1940-1941
Box 106, Folder 7-8 Phillipine Islands, American Chamber of Commerce of the “Phillipine Progress”, 1924-1926
Box 106, Folder 9 Prairie Pipe Line Corporation, 1932
Box 107, Folder 1 Presbyterian Church, Layman's Committee of
1926
Box 107, Folder 2 News Bulletins, 1926
Box 107, Folder 3 Presbyterian Church USA, 1925
Box 107, Folder 4 Poland
(Bankers Trust Loans), 1927
Box 107, Folder 5 1928-1930
Box 107, Folder 6-7 Printed, 1928-1929
Box 107, Folder 8 “Bulletin of the Bank of Poland”, 1928-1929
Box 107, Folder 9-10 Princeton University
Endowment Fund, 1919-1920
Box 107, Folder 11 Endowment Fund, Printed, 1919-1921
Box 108, Folder 1 Miscellaneous, 1921-1922
Box 108, Folder 2 News Releases, 1925-1926
Box 108, Folder 3 Printed, 1923-1926
Box 108, Folder 4 (Daily Princetonian Alumni Association), 1937-1941
Box 108, Folder 5 Public Utility Executives, Committee of
1935 Feb-Apr
Box 108, Folder 6-10 1935-1936
Box 109, Folder 1-6 Realty Stabilization Company, 1933
Box 109, Folder 7 Republican National Committee, 1917
Box 109, Folder 8 Riverside Church
1929-1943
Box 109, Folder 9 Printed, 1929-1934
Box 110, Folder 1 Printed, 1946
Box 110, Folder 2 Rockefeller Interests
General Education Board, 1914-1931
Box 110, Folder 3-6 International House, 1932, 1937-1938
Box 110, Folder 7 Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, 1922-1923
Box 110, Folder 8 Rockefeller Center, 1935-1938
Box 110, Folder 9 John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1917-1923
Box 110, Folder 10 John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1925-1946
Box 111, Folder 1-5 John D. Rockefeller Sr., 1918-1937
Box 111, Folder 6 Rockefeller family, 1922-1946
Box 111, Folder 7-8 Rockefeller Foundation, 1915-1918
Box 111, Folder 9-11 Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1920
Box 112, Folder 1-2 Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1915-19201927-1939
Box 112, Folder 3-4 Williamsburg, 1928-1944
Box 112, Folder 5 Miscellaneous- Printed, various
Box 112, Folder 6 Bureau of Social Hygiene, Printed, 1917
Box 112, Folder 7 Printed material by John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1915-1945
Box 112, Folder 8-9 Printed material on John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1928
Box 112, Folder 10 Rockefeller Foundations, Printed, 1915-1916
Box 112, Folder 11 Rockefeller Foundations, Printed “Newsletter” #1-6, 1916-1919
Box 112, Folder 12 Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Printed, 1916, 1919
Box 113, Folder 1 Rotary Club of New York, 1938-1939
Box 113, Folder 2 Rumania, 1928-1929
Box 113, Folder 3 St. Bartholomew's Church, 1930-1931
Box 113, Folder 4 Schiff, Mortimer L., 1919, 1921
Box 113, Folder 5 Seaman's Church Institute, 1925-1926
Box 113, Folder 6 Society for the Propagation of Faith, 1943 Mar
Box 113, Folder 7 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc.
1935-1944
Box 113, Folder 8-12 1945-1946
Box 114, Folder 1-2 Printed, 1936-1946
Box 114, Folder 3-5 Southwestern Gas and Electric Company, 1923
Box 114, Folder 6 Speyer & Company, 1924-1925
Box 114, Folder 7 Standard Cap & Seal Corporation, 1943 Jul-Dec
Box 114, Folder 8 Standard Oil Company
1917- 1920
Box 114, Folder 9 A.C. Bedford, Chairman, speeches, 1922
Box 114, Folder 10 Proxy fight, 1928-1929
Box 114, Folder 11 1931
Box 115, Folder 1 Standard Soapstone, 1925
Box 115, Folder 2 Steamship Conference, 1925
Box 115, Folder 3 Steinmetz, Charles P. (Electric Transportation), 1923
Box 115, Folder 4 Stevenson, Charles, 1932
Box 115, Folder 5 Strong, Sturgis & Company, 1916-1919
Box 115, Folder 6 Steuben Society of America, 1927
Box 115, Folder 7 Stuyvesant Square Thrift Shop, 1938-1944
Box 115, Folder 8 Sugar Interests
Czarnikow-Rionda Company, “The Sugar Newsletter”, 1922
Box 115, Folder 9 American Producers of Cuban Sugar
1922-1923
Box 115, Folder 10 Bulletins 1-12, 1922 Jan-Aug
Box 115, Folder 11 American Sugar Refining Company, 1946
Box 115, Folder 12 miscellaneous, 1930-1931
Box 115, Folder 13 International Sugar Council, 1932, 1934
Box 115, Folder 14 United States Cuban Sugar Council, 1946
Box 115, Folder 15 Taylor-Wharton Iron and Steel Company, 1941-1943
Box 115, Folder 16-17 Taunton-New Bedford Copper Company, 1922
Box 115, Folder 18 Teachers College, Columbia University, 1919- 1920
Box 115, Folder 19 Thompson, Dorothy, 1939
Box 115, Folder 20 Thompson- Starrett Company
1927-1930
Box 115, Folder 21 “The Skyscraper”, 1928- 1930
Box 115, Folder 22 Tidewater Assoc. Oil Company, 1936
Box 115, Folder 23 Title Guarantee & Trust Company, 1933
Box 115, Folder 24 Town Hall (New York City), 1924
Box 116, Folder 1 Traylor, Melvin A. (Presidential Candidate), 1932
Box 116, Folder 2 Trenton and Mercer County Traction Company, 1919
Box 116, Folder 3 United China Relief, 1942
Box 116, Folder 4 Union Pacific System, 1919
Box 116, Folder 5 United Artists, 1924
Box 116, Folder 6 United Club Residence Inc.
(Barbizon Hotel), 1927-1928
Box 116, Folder 7 Printed, 1927-1928
Box 116, Folder 8 United Gas and Electric Company, 1916-1917
Box 116, Folder 9 United Hospital Fund, 1916-1925
Box 116, Folder 10-11 United States Army Engineers District, 1944
Box 116, Folder 12 United States Distribution Corporation, 1920, 1924, 1925
Box 116, Folder 13 United States-France Financial News Corporation, 1921
Box 116, Folder 14 United States Revolver Association
1922-1923
Box 116, Folder 15 “Bulletins”, 1923
Box 116, Folder 16 United States Rubber Company
1919-1921
Box 116, Folder 17 1923
Box 116, Folder 18 University of Virginia
1936-1938
Box 116, Folder 19 1944
Box 116, Folder 20 Printed, 1944 Apr-Nov
Box 117, Folder 1 Alumni Fund, Printed, 1943-1945
Box 117, Folder 2 Vacuum Oil Company, 1930
Box 117, Folder 3 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
1930- 1931
Box 117, Folder 4 Printed, 1930-1931
Box 117, Folder 5 Washburn Crosby Company, 1923-1926
Box 117, Folder 6 Westchester Title and Trust, 1933
Box 117, Folder 7 Western Union Telegraph Company
1939-1946
Box 117, Folder 8-11 1946
Box 118, Folder 1 Printed, 1918
Box 118, Folder 2 Printed, 1941- 1946
Box 118, Folder 3-4 West End Chemical Company (Borax), 1921
Box 118, Folder 5 Whist Club, 1944
Box 118, Folder 6 Wickwire Spencer Steel Company
1941-1942
Box 118, Folder 7-8 Ads, 1942
Box 118, Folder 9 Printed, 1943-1946
Box 118, Folder 10 William A. Sunday Evangelistic Association, New York, 1917
Box 118, Folder 11 Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association, 1919-1921
Box 118, Folder 12 Woodworth, N. A. Company, 1943 Jul
Box 118, Folder 13 Wynkoop Service (Insurance Experts), 1919
Box 118, Folder 14 York Railways Company, 1918-1919
Box 118, Folder 15 Young Men's Christian Association
Bowery branch, 1935-1937
Box 118, Folder 16 Student World Court, 1925-1926
Box 118, Folder 17 Young Women's Christian Association, War Work Council, 1918
Box 118, Folder 18 Series 8: Oversize Materials
Series Description
The oversize series contains a variety of items illustrating Ivy Lee's career. Included are news articles written by Lee while he was a journalist, his obituaries, and a scrapbook of memorabilia from Ivy Lee's work with the American Red Cross. The material for Ivy Lee and Associates consists of memorandum and reprints of various articles and speeches of interest to Lee. Material includes the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and recognition of the Soviet Union, disarmament debates in House of Commons 1931, “Business Opinion and Banking Policy,” The “Gold Clause,” and “Sources of International News. Also included are editions of Public Affairs and Public Relations from 1924. Box 123 contains a complete run of Information from 1924 to 1933. This publication of Ivy Lee & Associates is an excellent source of information on issues of concern and the thoughts of Lee. Many of Lee's clients are highlighted in the issues.
This series also includes oversize Matter Sent Out material. Companies with only one or two items are in the miscellaneous folders. The material consists of advertisements, reprints of newspaper editorials, press releases, posters, and informational sheets for the public. Please check the folder listing for a complete list of the companies with oversized material. Companies with a large quantity of material have been put in separate boxes. Included are a complete run of the Association of Railroad Executives Railroad Data. This was sent to member railroads with information to use in their public relations efforts. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company published the Subway Sun and Elevated Express. The files contain a complete run of these posters. The posters were displayed in subway cars giving the public information on route changes, places of interest to see, general information, and pleas for an increase in the subway fares. Only one copy of either publication has been saved since they were exact duplicates of each other.
The Pennsylvania News was issued by region to the employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The paper contained information on the railroad, material on employees such as their years of service with the railroad or sports teams sponsored by the railroad, and also material aimed at wives and children. Due to its deteriorating condition many of the Pennsylvania News issues were not saved. The Copper and Brass Research Institute issued a number of large posters and advertisements which are included in this series. The Committee of Public Utility Executives issued many information sheets to illustrate their point of view to the public.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Oversize - smaller, (1898-1934)
Articles by Ivy Lee, 1898-1903
Box 119 Obituaries, 1934
Box 120 Memorabilia, Red Cross Scrapbook, 1917-1918
Box 121 Ivy Lee and Associates
Miscellaneous printed, various
Box 122, Folder 1 “Public Relations,” and “Public Affairs”, 1924
Box 122, Folder 2 “Information”, 1924-1933
Box 123 Oversize - smaller, Matter Sent Out, (1917-1945)
American Classical League, 1924-1925
Box 124, Folder 1 American Red Cross, 1917
Box 124, Folder 2 American Ship and Commerce Corporation, 1920
Box 124, Folder 3 American Tobacco Company, 1929, 1931-1933
Box 124, Folder 4 Armour Incorporated, 1923-1924
Box 124, Folder 5 “Bakelite Information”, 1927-1928
Box 124, Folder 6 Bethlehem Steel, 1917, 1921-1926
Box 124, Folder 7 Cement Manufacturers Association, 1922-1923
Box 124, Folder 8 Corning Glass Works, 1945
Box 124, Folder 9 Harvard Law School, 1925
Box 124, Folder 10 Institute of Public Administration, 1936
Box 124, Folder 11 International Chamber of Commerce, 1921-1922
Box 124, Folder 12 Layman's Foreign Missions Inquiry, 1931-1933
Box 124, Folder 13 Logan County Operators Association “The Miners Lamp”, 1921
Box 124, Folder 14 Marineland Studios, 1938
Box 124, Folder 15 Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company, 1925
Box 124, Folder 16 National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1943, 1945
Box 124, Folder 17 Philippine American Chamber of Commerce, 1925
Box 124, Folder 18 Princeton University, 1919, 1925
Box 124, Folder 19 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, 1930, 1937
Box 124, Folder 20 Whist Club, 1932
Box 124, Folder 21 Association of Railroad Executives
“Railway Data” and “American Railroads”, 1919-1924
Box 125 “Railroad Data”, 1925-1932
Box 126 Interborough Rapid Transit, “IRT News”, 1927-1931
Box 127 Pennsylvania Railroad
“Pennsylvania New,” Central and Altoona Works, 1929-1932
Box 128 “Pennsylvania News,” Eastern Region, 1929-1932
Box 129 “Pennsylvania News,” Northwestern and Southerwestern Regions, 1924, 1923-1925
Box 130 “Pennsylvania News,” Western Region, 1929-1931
Box 131 Oversize - large, Matter Sent Out, (1918-1946)
Miscellaneous A-Z, 1919-1945
Box 132, Folder 1 American Petroleum Institute, 1918-1923
Box 132, Folder 2 Anthracite Operators, 1922-1926
Box 132, Folder 3 Association of Railroad Executives, 1920-1921
Box 132, Folder 4 Bankers Trust Company, 1920
Box 132, Folder 5 Briggs Manufacturing Company, 1942-1943
Box 132, Folder 6 Chrysler Corporation, 1932-1941
Box 132, Folder 7 Cotton Interests, 1926-1930
Box 132, Folder 8 Cuban Sugar Interests, 1923-1946
Box 132, Folder 9 Eastern Presidents Conference, 1923
Box 132, Folder 10 Georgia Railroad and Power Company, 1921-1922
Box 132, Folder 11 Guggenheim Interests, 1925-1929
Box 133, Folder 1 Harvard University, 1924
Box 133, Folder 2 Kahn, Otto H., 1918-1924
Box 133, Folder 3 League of Nations Information Service, 1924
Box 133, Folder 4 Licensed Beverage Industries, 1946
Box 133, Folder 5 New York Railways Company, 1918-1919
Box 133, Folder 6 New York Trust, “The Index”, 1932
Box 133, Folder 7 Pennsylvania Railroad, 1920-1942
Box 133, Folder 8 Rockefeller Interests, 1920-1946
Box 133, Folder 9 Stueben Society of America, 1923
Box 133, Folder 10 Traylor, Melvin A., 1932
Box 133, Folder 11 Copper and Brass Research Institute, 1922-1931
Box 134 Interborough Rapid Transit
“Subway Sun” and “Elevated Express”, 1918-1920
Box 135 “Subway Sun” and “Elevated Express”, 1921-1923
Box 136 “Subway Sun” and “Elevated Express”, 1924-1925
Box 137 “Subway Sun” and “Elevated Express”, 1926-1932
Box 138 Public Utility Executives, Committee on, 1935-1936
Box 139 Series 9: Visual Materials, 1881-1971
Series Description
The photographs include Ivy Lee, Lee family members, photos of Germany taken by James W. Lee II, Matter Sent Out photos, and Lee's large collection of autographed photographs that graced his office walls. The photos of Lee span the years of 1881 to 1932. Many of the photos are undated but appear to be taken during the 1920s. There are also four photographs Lee took while at Emory University and photos taken at the ceremonies of Ivy Lee Day in Cedartown, Georgia in 1965. The family photographs contain members of the immediate family and one portrait of a Lee family gathering that includes Lee's brothers and sisters. Also included is a folder of photographs taken on the family trip “Seeing America” in the summer of 1926. The German photos taken by James W. Lee II in 1933 and 19434 are of Nazi rallies that were enclosed in letters to his parents.
During World War II, Ivy Lee & Assoc. sent photos out with the MSO material. Only selected photographs have been saved since most were exact duplicates. The photos generally highlight the war work being done by various clients. Many of the photos feature women on the assembly line and in other areas of work who were hired for the duration of the war. The Marine Studios photos are publicity pictures of the building of the world's largest aquarium including pictures of the marine life that inhabited the new tourist attraction in Florida. There are 6 boxes of autographed photographs, arranged alphabetically, that originally hung of Ivy Lee's office walls.
The visual materials series includes a newsreel of Ivy Lee titled This Man Speaks for the Great: Ivy Lee Relates an intimate anecdote for a noted client, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. There is also footage of Ivy Lee, Jr. in an interview with Allen Center discussing Ivy Lee, Sr. done in the Spring of 1971.
Series Arrangement
Arranged by type of materials.
Photographs, (1881-1965)
Box 140 Ivy Lee small photographs, 1881-1932
Box 140, Folder 1 Ivy Lee medium photographs, various
Box 140, Folder 2 Photographs taken by Lee while at Emory University, 1895
Box 140, Folder 3 Ivy Lee Day, Cedartown, Georgia photographs, 1965 Oct
Box 140, Folder 4 Lee family small photographs, various
Box 141, Folder 1 Lee family medium photographs, various
Box 141, Folder 2 Lee family Seeing America trip photographs, 1928
Box 141, Folder 3 Lee, James W. II, German photographs, 1933-1934
Box 141, Folder 4 Matter Sent Out Photographs, (1937-1945)
Box 142 Briggs Manufacturing Company, 1942-1945
Box 142, Folder 1 Chrysler Corporation, 1942-1943
Box 142, Folder 2 Marineland Studies, 1937-1938
Box 142, Folder 3 N. A. Woodworth Company, 1942
Box 142, Folder 4 National Diary Products, undated
Box 142, Folder 5 Rotary Club, undated
Box 142, Folder 6 Autographed photographs
Ivy Lee large photographs, various
Box 143, Folder 1 Office inventories of autographed photographs, various
Box 143, Folder 2 Agassiz, R. L.
Box 143, Folder 3 Armsby, George
Box 143 Armsby, George
Box 143 Atterbury, W. W.
Box 143 Aylesworth, Merlyne H.
Box 143 Baker, George Barr
Box 143 Bell, James F.
Box 143 Benes, Dr. Edward
Box 143 Benn, Sir Ernest
Box 143 Berlin, Irving
Box 143 Berwind, Ernest J.
Box 143 Brisbane, Arthur
Box 143 Biekel, Karl A.
Box 143 Bliss, Cornelius N.
Box 143 Boomer, Lucius
Box 143 Brash, Matthew C.
Box 143 Breed, William C.
Box 143 Brown, Dr. Elmer E.
Box 143 Brown, James
Box 143 Bryd, Admiral Richard
Box 143 Buck, Gene?
Box 143 Budd, Ralph
Box 143 Bullock, Professor Charles J.
Box 143 Cadman, S. Parkes
Box 143 Chadbourne, Thomas L.
Box 143 Chrysler, Walter P.
Box 143 Churchill, Winston
Box 144 Ciechanowski, Jan ?
Box 144 Clement, M. W.
Box 144 Cleveland, Grover
Box 144 Cohen, John S.
Box 144 Compton, Karl T.
Box 144 Coolidge, Calvin
Box 144 Coy, Harvey W.
Box 144 Cravath, Paul D.
Box 144 Crowther, Samuel
Box 144 Curtis, Cyrus H. K.
Box 144 Cuyler, Thomas D.
Box 144 Davis, Donald D.
Box 144 Davis, J. M.
Box 144 Davis, J. W.
Box 144 Davison, F. Trubee
Box 144 Day, Joseph P.
Box 144 Debevoise, Thomas M.
Box 144 Debose, William F.
Box 144 Dewart, William T.
Box 144 Dewey, Charles S.
Box 144 Dickerman, William C.
Box 144 Dixon, George Dallas
Box 144 Dowling, Judge Victor S.
Box 144 Dunham, Robert T.
Box 144 Dunham, Wallace B.
Box 144 Egan, Martin
Box 144 Eisenhart, L. P.
Box 144 Farrard, Dr. Livingston
Box 144 Finley, John H.
Box 144 Fleishhacker, Hubert
Box 144 Flexner, Abraham
Box 144 Flexner, Dr. Simon
Box 144 Fosdick, Harry Emerson
Box 144 Fosdick, Raymond B.
Box 144 Franklin, P.A.
Box 145 Gibson, Harvey D.
Box 145 Grace, Eugene S.
Box 145 Graham, Ernest A.
Box 145 Gray, Carl R.
Box 145 Greene, Jerome D.
Box 145 Grimm, Peter
Box 145 Guggenheim, Daniel
Box 145 Guggenheim, Harry F.
Box 145 Guggenheim, Simon
Box 145 Gutierrez, Senator
Box 145 Hampden, Walter
Box 145 Harriman, W. Averill
Box 144 Heinz, Howard
Box 144 Hill, George W.
Box 144 Hines, Walter
Box 144 Hocking, William
Box 145 Hope, W. E.
Box 145 House, Colonel E. M.
Box 145 Howard, Roy W.
Box 145 Howell, Clark
Box 145 Hutton, Edward F.
Box 145 Inglis, William W.
Box 145 Jackman, Ralph
Box 145 Jelke, Frazier F.
Box 145 Kahn, Otto
Box 145 Keller, K. T.
Box 145 Kerns, Jerome
Box 145 Kingsley, William M.
Box 145 Kelley, Cornelius T.
Box 145 Lamont, Robert P.
Box 145 Lamont, Thomas W.
Box 145 Lawrence, William T.
Box 145 Lee, Elisha
Box 146 Lee, T. G.
Box 146 Levy, Louis S.
Box 146 Lewis, Charles E.
Box 146 Lindburgh, Charles
Box 146 Loomius, E.E.
Box 146 Loree, L. F.
Box 146 MacKay, Clarence
Box 146 MacKenzie, William L.
Box 146 Marcosson, Isaac F.
Box 146 Mason, Julian
Box 146 McCullock, J.S.
Box 146 McKinley, Wililiam
Box 146 McRoberts, General Samuel
Box 146 Metz, Herman
Box 146 Millikan, Dr. R.A.
Box 146 Mills, E. C.
Box 146 Morrow, Dwight W.
Box 146 Murname, George
Box 146 O'Brien, John P.
Box 146 Ochs, Adolph S.
Box 146 Osborn, William Church
Box 146 Perkins, George W.
Box 146 Perkins, James H.
Box 146 Pierce, Daniel T.
Box 146 Pound, Dean Roscoe
Box 146 Powell, Francis E.
Box 147 Pratt, Herbert L.
Box 147 Prentice, Bernon S.
Box 147 Robinson, Henry M.
Box 147 Robinson, Richard Hallett?
Box 147 Rockefeller, John D. Sr.
Box 147 Rockefeller, John D. Jr.
Box 147 Rockefeller, John D. III
Box 147 Rockefeller, Nelson
Box 147 Roosevelt, Theodore
Box 147 Rowberg, Sigmund
Box 147 Salter, Sir Arthur
Box 147 Schitt, Mortimer L.
Box 147 Schwab, Charles M.
Box 147 Scott, Albert L.
Box 147 Sisson, Francis H.
Box 147 Soong, T. V.
Box 147 Speyer, James
Box 147 Stoehr, Max W.
Box 147 Stone, Melville E.
Box 147 Strauss, Frederick
Box 147 Swope, Herbert Bayard
Box 147 Taft, William H.
Box 147 Teagle, Walter C.
Box 147 Thomton, Sir Henry W.
Box 147 Thirkield, Reverend W. P.
Box 148 Thomton, Sir Henry W.
Box 148 Traylor, Melvin A.
Box 148 Turner, Spencer
Box 148 Villard, Oswald Garrison
Box 148 Walken, Elisha
Box 148 Warburg, Felix M.
Box 148 Ward, James H.
Box 148 Watts, Frank Overton
Box 148 Wells, H. G.
Box 148 White, F. Edson
Box 148 Wickersham, George W.
Box 148 Wiggin, Albert H.
Box 148 Wilbur, Dr. Ray Lyman
Box 148 Williamson, Frederich Ely?
Box 148 Wilson, Woodrow
Box 148 Wrench, Sir Evelyn
Box 148 Woods, Arthur
Box 148 Young, Owen D.
Box 148 Unidentified Photographs
Box 148 Films
“This Man Speaks for the Great : Ivy Lee Relates an Anecdote for a noted client, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., undated
Box 149, Folder 1 “This Man Speaks for the Great...,” negative, undated
Box 149, Folder 2 Ivy Lee, Jr. interview, 1971
Box 149, Folder 3
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