John W. Hill Papers
from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Selected and related documents
On the topic of
the Hill & Knowlton public relations campaign formulated on behalf of the

Tobacco Industry Research Committee

Frank Statement

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YEAR DATE TITLE FROM FROM_ORG
1953
To Members of the Planning Committee -- Forwarding Memorandum E F D (Edwin F Dakin) Hill & Knowlton
1953 Jun 08 1953 Experimental Production of Carcinoma with Cigarette Tar Ernst L Wynder Cancer Research 13:855-864
1953 Dec 15 1953 Background Material on the Cigarette Industry Client Bert C Goss Hill & Knowlton
1953 Dec 22 1953 Transmittal Letter to Manufacturers

1953 Dec 22 1953 A Frank Statement to the public by the makers of cigarettes DRAFT Cigarette Research and Information Committee TIRC
1953 Dec 22 1953 Draft Recommendations for Cigarette Manufacturers

1953 Dec 22 1953 Rigdon potential ally A Grant Clarke RJR Medical Relations Division
1953 Dec 24 1953 Preliminary Recommendations for Cigarette Manufacturers Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1953 Dec 26 1953 A Frank Statement to the public by the makers of cigarettes (draft)

1953 Dec 28 1953 Meeting at Plaza Hotel; Minutes Richard W Darrow Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jan 04 1954 A Frank Statement to cigarette smokers TIRC TIRC
1954 Jan 04 1954 Suggestions on selection of SAB chair Howard S Cullman
1954 Jan 08 1954 Suggested Approach and Comments regarding Attacks on the Use of Cigarettes Basil R (Bud) Litten Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jan 18 1954 Tobacco Industry Research Committee Meeting TIRC 01/18/54 (Agenda and related hand-outs) Wilson Tom Hoyt TIRC Executive Secretary
1954 Jan 18 1954 Confidential Report on Meeting TIRC 01/18/54 TIRC TIRC
1954 Jan 25 1954 Attachment A: TIRC By-Laws -- Concerning the Origin and Purpose of the TIRC and its Proposed Function Paul M Hahn TIRC Chairman
1954 Feb 12 1954 British Minister of Health British Minister of Health British Minister of Health
1954 Feb 15 1954 Progress Report Wilson Tom Hoyt TIRC Executive Secretary
1954 Mar 11 1954 Cutler and White Paper quotations John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Mar 11 1954 Meeting with MacDonald of New Yorker magazine John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Mar 19 1954 Tannenbaum "iffy" about Scientific Advisor Paul M Hahn TIRC Chairman
1954 Mar 25 1954 Tannenbaum declines Scientific Directorship Paul M Hahn AMTCO
1954 Apr 14 1954 A Scientific Perspective on the Cigarette Controversy. (White Paper 1) TIRC TIRC
1954 Apr 15 1954 Investigate Smokers Anonymous John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Apr 26 1954 First meeting of SAB (Agenda) TIRC TIRC
1954 May 03 1954 Report on TIRC Booklet; A Scientific Perspective on the Cigarette Controversy CB Hill & Knowlton
1954 May 19 1954 McComas offers job to Little O Parker McComas TIRC Chairman
1954 May 26 1954 Second SAB Meeting (Meeting of 05/17/54) O Parker McComas TIRC
1954 Jun 10 1954 Public Relations Report and Recommendations

1954 Jun 11 1954
Production of Ochsner film Bud Littin Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jun 14 1954 Public Relations Report and Recommendations Hill & Knownton Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jun 18 1954 Preliminary Report on TIRC Press Conference Basil R (Bud) Litten Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jun 21 1954 Public Relations Report and Recommendations for TIRC Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jun 24 1954 Editoral support package Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jul 08 1954 Letter from Hill to Hartnett John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jul 08 1954 Confidential background meetings with media Richard W Darrow Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jul 08 1954 Here is News Behind the News

1954 Jul 09 1954 Little to Hill on role of TIRC
Clarence Cook "Pete" Little TIRC
1954 Jul 16 1954 Hill to Hahn on Little's Positions John W Hill
Hill & Knowlton
1954 Jul 09 1954 Hill and Knowlton Manpower Allocation Richard W Darrow
Hill & Knowlton
1954 Aug 17 1954 Report of Activities through July 31 1954
Carl G Thompson Hill & Knowlton
1954 Sep 29 1954 Contact author of "How to Lie with Statistics" Carl G Thompson Hill & Knowlton
1954 Oct 7 1954 Publication of Ochsner book Carl G Thompson
Hill & Knowlton
1954 Oct 07 1954 TIRC Information Activities, August and September, 1954 Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1954 Oct 19 1954 Confidential Report - Meeting TIRC 10/19/54 EK TIRC
1954 Nov 10 1954 Letter from Hill to T J Ross John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Nov 26 1954 Proposed Budget for 1955 John W Hill Hill & Knowlton
1954 Dec 29 1954 Breakdown of November Staff Charges Hill & Knowlton
1955 Jan 6 1955 Questions and Answers Booklet Carl G Thompson
Hill & Knowlton
1955 Apr 28 1955 Public Relations Report to the TIRC Hill & Knowlton TIRC
1955 May 25 1955 Steps Taken Anticipating 2d Hammond-Horn Report Carl G Thompson Hill & Knowlton
1956 Feb 14 1956 Public Relations Report to the TIRC Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1956 Jul 19 1956 Conferences with Life and Reader's Digest July 17-18, 1956 Hill & Knowlton Hill & Knowlton
1958 Feb 05 1958 Seeks Clarification on Role of Tobacco Institute Paul M Hahn AmTCo President
1968 Oct 18 1968 Tobacco and Health Research; Procedural Memo Carl G Thompson
Hill & Knowlton
1990 May 07 1990 Summary of Important Documents in John W Hill Collection Karen K Jasa
1994 May 26 1994 How the tobacco industry launched its disinformation campaign Henry Waxman Committee on Energy and Commerce
1997 Nov 25 1997 State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the John W. Hill Papers Harold L Miller State Historical Society of Wisconsin

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