Brown, Jim

R.C. "Jim" Brown was born on 15 April 1912 in Yelverton, OH. He received his B.A. in 1934 from the University of Dayton, where he was president of the Dayton Advertising Club and a member of the fraternity Chi Alpha Phi. On 21 November 1936 he married Ruth Carothers Johnson. He eventually served as copy group head for Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (BBDO), and later as creative director for Bermingham, Castleman & Pierce, Inc., both in New York City. During 1940-1941, he served as president of the Greater Dayton Advertising Association, as a trustee for New York's Ohio Society, as chairman of the New York Civil War Round Table Tour. He also sponsored the Madison Avenue Advertising Agency, and was the recipient of the Public Relations Society of America's Silver Anvil Award. He died on 26 July 1999.

From the guide to the Jim Brown Papers, 1945-1959 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)