NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG3578.AM: Advertising-Selling League of Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
Records: ca. 1920-1932
Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.: Business club
Size: 1 folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
The Advertising-Selling League of Omaha was established in 1920 as a means for businessmen who bought or sold advertising to gather, make connections and discuss various business opportunities. As membership grew, the League started to bring in new speakers each week. At first, the speakers were mainly leaders in business and industry. The popularity of the League increased, and the speakers series expanded to include authors, artists, politicians, and professional athletes. By 1927, with a membership of over 1,400, the Advertising-Selling League of Omaha was the largest business club in the United States. Speakers series programs in the collection show that some of the noted speakers that came to Omaha included William Jennings Bryan, coaching legend Knute Rockne, Prince William of Sweden, and noted adventurer Richard Halliburton.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of records of the Advertising-Selling League of Omaha. Included in the collection are pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, event programs, etc. The correspondence includes letters from Nebraska politician William Jennings Bryan; Sidney Smith, cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune; and poet and humorist Strickland Gillilan, among others.
DESCRIPTION
Misc. pamphlets, publications, correspondence, etc.
ADDED ENTRIES:
Advertising-Selling League of Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Gillilan, Strickland, 1869-1954
Omaha (Neb.) — Societies and clubs
Smith, Robert Sidney, 1877-1935
TMM 01-27-2011
Encoded TMM 01-28-2011
