[T1S1] birth in Pittsburgh; other cities of residence; family background; early competition with her brother, Stanley; her musical talent, training; education, Taylor Allderdice High School, Dorothy Finkelhor's Business Training College; moves to New York; finds employment with an advertising agency; becomes a copy writer in 1938; joins brother's ad agency in Pittsburgh in 1940; sells business in 1944 after brother joins the Navy; moves to Los Angeles, CA (LA); has a daily radio show on shopping tips for the May Company Department Stores in LA; also hosts a television fashion show from the Ambassador Hotel for three years; courtship and marriage; birth of only child, a son; begins freelance copywriting; some of the accounts she handled while in Hollywood; views of Hollywood; returns to Pittsburgh in 1954; employment with Bob Lando Agency; son's education; moves to Ketchum, McLeod, Grove Agency (KMG) as senior account executive; description of KMG.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.355_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.355
"Preisser, Bernice - March 26, 1987" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Preisser, Bernice - March 26, 1987
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Bernice Preisser, a career woman in the field of advertising, received numerous honors including "Advertising Woman of the Year" in Pittsburgh.
Contributor
Preisser, Bernice (interviewee), Ripp, Marcia;Coffey, Dr. Charles (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1987-03-26
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.355
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