John W. Hill Papers, 1931-1977
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Summary Information

Title: John W. Hill Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1977

Creator:
  • Hill, John W., 1890-1977
Call Number: U.S. Mss 62AF; PH 3991

Quantity: 44.8 c.f. (112 archives boxes) and photographs

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers, mainly 1947-1964, of John W. Hill, a founder and chairman of the board of Hill & Knowlton, a large public relations firm of international repute that specialized in representing industrial corporations and trade associations. The firm's clients included the American Iron and Steel Institute, the American Butter Institute, Aircraft Industries Association, AVCO Manufacturing Corporation, Licensed Beverage Industries, Manufacturing Chemists Association, National Gas and Oil Resource Committee, National Retail Dry Goods Associations, and the Tobacco Industry Research Council. Documentation of Hill's writings include drafts and research material for three books (Corporate Public Relations (1958), The Making of a Public Relations Man (1963), and an unpublished history of Hill & Knowlton).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0062af
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