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In time for Valentine's Day, we posed a heartfelt question to Johnson & Johnson's Chief Historian: What artifact from the archives do you love best?
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For Women’s Equality Day, our Chief Historian celebrates Edith Von Kuster’s groundbreaking role and how it set the tone for company culture in the century-plus to come.
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Not all companies have a Chief Historian. Then again, not all companies have such a long, rich heritage of innovation. Margaret Gurowitz explains the highlights—and delights—of her unique job.
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As Memorial Day approaches, we're honoring the life of the famous poet and service member, known for his iconic “Trees” poem, who was the son of the company's first Scientific Director—and a writer for Johnson & Johnson.
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With college basketball tournaments in full swing, we're passing on company hoops history that dates back more than a century.
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In time for awards show season, we roll out our own red carpet to reveal which old-school stars and starlets of the silver screen had connections to the company.
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Before there was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, this trailblazing program gave thousands of students the chance to shadow people across the company.
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As Thanksgiving approaches, we're taking a look at the giving back ethos of the historic Laurel Club—an all-women employee group that helped lay the groundwork for the company's lasting dedication to helping those in need.
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To help support the influx of immigrants that were calling America home in the early 20th century, the company translated its ads and materials for pharmacists into 15 languages.
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Fun fact for your next summer BBQ: The company holdings once included the premier sausage casing manufacturer. Our in-house historian gets to the meat of the story.
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In honor of Father’s Day and that classic gift of a shaving kit, our in-house historian shares the story behind Johnson & Johnson’s first personal care product made just for men.
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When the 8.3 magnitude quake struck, the company mobilized to send supplies and other aid to the city—a practice that continues to this day.
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In March 1949, LIFE magazine published the first in a series of ads created by the renowned painter and illustrator. Our in-house historian shares why the collaboration was such a success.
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The holiday season can do a number on your stomach. But as Johnson & Johnson's in-house historian tells us, things weren’t so different in the 19th century—and we made the products to prove it.
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It's National Healthy Skin Month, so we asked our in-house historian, Margaret Gurowitz, to give us the scoop on the company's first soap, which had a cult following among starlets in the early 1900s.
