Founded in 1864, the J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) is one of the largest and oldest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Herbert Eames was an executive at JWT and served as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration between 1980-1984. The Herbert Eames Papers cover the period of 1974-1985, with the bulk of the material spanning 1980-1984, during which time Eames served as Chief Financial Officer at JWT. The papers relate to the operations and finances of JWT offices and subsidiaries around the world. The collection includes memos, correspondence, press releases, clippings, and materials relating to management meetings, and reports on financial, administrative, operational, valuation and real estate matters. Companies represented include JWT subsidiaries such as Hill and Knowlton, Brouillard Communications, Lansdowne, Thompson Recruitment Advertising and JWT Canada, and clients such as Kraft, along with JWT offices in Chicago and Frankfurt. Collection also touches on relations with Gray and Company. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

The Herbert Eames Papers covers the period of 1974-1985, with the bulk of the material spanning 1980-1984, during which Eames served as Chief Financial Officer at JWT. The papers relate to the operations and finances of JWT offices and subsidiaries around the world. The collection includes memos, correspondence, press releases, clippings, and materials relating to management meetings, and reports on financial, administrative, operational, valuation and real estate matters. Companies represented include JWT subsidiaries such as Hill and Knowlton, Brouillard Communications, Lansdowne, Thompson Recruitment Advertising and JWT Canada, and clients such as Kraft, along with JWT offices in Chicago and Frankfurt. Collection also touches on relations with Gray and Company.

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