Advertising Research

Current ads and ad campaigns

Access to advertisements printed in US and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Concentrates on five main subject areas: radio, television, transportation, beauty and hygiene, and World War II.

Features ads relating to the early history of advertising in the US.

Includes current print, digital, outdoor, and commercial ads from around the world.

Features European advertisements from the 1900s to 2010s

Access to historical commercials created by the D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency during the 1950s – 1980s.

Archive of print and commercial ads from the UK.

Collection of ads from around the world. Includes print adds, commercials, and audio ads (jingles, radio, gramophone recordings).

Collection of tobacco advertisements (in print and commercials) from Standford University. Includes both historic and current ads.

Access to their public service ad campaigns