Level: Sub-series
Reference: HAT50/1/12
Alt Ref No.: Hatrecord
Extent: 165+ folders (23 boxes)
Agency: J Walter Thompson, (JWT), London
Advertiser / Client: Beecham Group Ltd
Related Material: HAT: SmithKline Beecham (SKB) collection includes Beecham's advertising from 1860-1960s.
Admin History: For a detailed history of the Beechams company see 'From Pills to Penicillin: The Beecham Story' by HG Lazell (1975) and 'Beechams: From Pills to Pharmaceuticals' by T.A.B. Corley (2011). In the 1960s the Beecham Group Limited was divided into the following divisions: Beecham Food & Drink Division Ltd; Beecham Toiletry Division Ltd; Beecham Pharmaceutical Division Ltd. The Food & Drink Division Ltd included Beecham Foods Ltd; Thomas & Evans Ltd; Coca-Cola Northern Bottlers Ltd and Beecham Food Exports Ltd. The Beecham Toiletry Division Ltd comprised: County Laboratories Ltd; Overseas Subsidiaries; Overseas Concessionaires and Beecham Toiletry Exports Ltd. The Pharmaceutical Division was divided into Beecham Research Laboratories Ltd; Beecham Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Beecham Pharmaceutical Exports Ltd.