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| Collection Overview | |||||||||
| Title: | Edward L. Bernays papers | ||||||||
| Dates: | 1982-1998 (bulk 1993-1995) | ||||||||
| Location: | 65/4 | ||||||||
| Call Number: | M99 | ||||||||
| Volume: | .35 cubic ft. (1 box) | ||||||||
| Scope and Content Note: | The Edward L. Bernays (ELB) papers cover the period 1982-1998 and consist of photographs, personal and professional papers, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The documents were collected by Herbert Patchell, a Northeastern instructor. Patchell met ELB in 1982 and maintained a friendship with him until his death in 1995. The bulk of these materials document ELB's involvement in the failed pursuit of legislation in Massachusetts in 1992 to require licensing of public relations personnel. There are also correspondence between ELB and Patchell, newspaper clippings regarding ELB's career in public relations, and the court battle between ELB and his daughters over control of his finances. Photographs of ELB and friends at his home in Cambridge are included. | ||||||||
| Historical Note: | Edward L. Bernays, "Father of Public Relations" was born in Vienna in 1891. He studied at Cornell and became a member of the United States Committee on Public Information in 1918. In 1919, Bernays opened a public relations firm, and in 1923 wrote the seminal book on public relations: Crystallizing Public Opinion (New York: Boni and Liveright, 1923) [call number HM261 .B4]. On June 17, 1989, Bernays received an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Northeastern University and gave the commencement speech. He died in 1995. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: | Arranged in one alphabetical sequence. | ||||||||
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| Restrictions: | The collection is unrestricted. | ||||||||
| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Lisa Luna, April 2004 | ||||||||
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Chronology |
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| 1891 Nov 22 | ELB born in Vienna | ||||||||
| 1892 | ELB moves to the United States with parents | ||||||||
| 1912 | Bachelor's degree from Cornell University | ||||||||
| 1913 | Produced Damaged Goods, the first public play in American history about venereal disease | ||||||||
| 1919 | Opened his public relations business | ||||||||
| 1922 | Married Doris E. Fleischman | ||||||||
| 1923 | Taught the first college course on public relations at NYU | ||||||||
| 1923 | Wrote Crystallizing Public Opinion | ||||||||
| 1946 | Founded Edward L. Bernays Foundation to serve public causes | ||||||||
| 1962 | Retired and moved to Cambridge, Mass. | ||||||||
| 1960s | Designed/implemented a plan to save the sycamore trees along Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass. | ||||||||
| 1980 | Death of wife Doris | ||||||||
| 1989 | Received an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from NU | ||||||||
| 1990 | Life editors designate ELB one of 100 most important Americans of 20th century | ||||||||
| 1991 | Northeastern University honors ELB on his 100th birthday | ||||||||
| 1992 | ELB involved in Massachusetts Senate Bill #374 to require licensing of public relations personnel | ||||||||
| 1995 | PBS series recognizes ELB as one of eight Americans who most influenced 20th century | ||||||||
| 1995 Mar 9 | ELB dies in Cambridge, Mass. | ||||||||
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| Correspondence | n.d., 1982-1995 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts Senate Bill #374 | |||||||||
| 1 | Correspondence (2 folders) | 1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Newspaper Clippings and Articles | n.d., 1985-1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Testimonies for Hearing and Text of Act | 1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Microcassettes (3) | 1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Newspaper Clippings | n.d., 1984-1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Notes and Interviews about Bernays | n.d., 1994 | |||||||
| 1 | Personal Legal Papers | 1993-1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Photographs | 1983-1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Tributes | 1986-1994 | |||||||