John Mapes Explained

John G. Mapes (May 6, 1906 – March 23, 1989) was an American public relations executive. He served as vice chairman of Hill & Knowlton from 1965 to 1967.^[1] Founder John W. Hill considered Mapes a protege and "more than anything else . . . a relative."^[2]

Life and career

Mapes was born in Ohio. He joined Hill & Knowlton in 1934. He became executive vice president in 1947. After he divorced his first wife, Dorothy Gwyneth Glynn, Mapes and his second wife Jane Stewart founded Group Attitudes Corp. in 1950.^[3] Hill & Knowlton acquired Group Attitudes in 1956.^{[4] [5] [6]} Mapes died of pneumonia in a Phoenix, Arizona nursing home.

Mapes was the writer of the 1953 book Men and Unions.

Notes and References

1. Staff report (March 25, 1989). John G. Mapes, Executive, 82. New York Times
2. Miller, Karen S. (1999). The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. University of North Carolina Press,
3. Staff report (September 13, 1950). To Develop Group Attitudes. New York Times
4. Alden, Robert (May 5, 1961). Advertising: Ajax Account Finds New Home. New York Times
5. Miller Karen S. (1997). Woman, man, lady, horse: Jane Stewart, public relations executive. Public Relations Review, Volume 23, Number 3, Autumn 1997, pp. 249-269(21)
6. Horsley, J. Suzanne (2009). Women's contributions to American public relations, 1940-1970. Journal of Communication Management, Vol. 13 Iss: 2, pp.100 - 115,