Title
OMD Jacobsson Estate Files
Reference
26727
Date
1963
Level of description
series
Material
textual records
Exent
.5 linear feet of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of correspondence, memoranda cables, and documents related to the death and memorial service of the Managing Director, Per Jacobsson. Includes information regarding the sudden death of the Managing Director in London in May 1963. Files contain information on the settlement of Jacobsson's affairs, as well as the repatriation of his wife, Violet Jacobsson, to Sweden. Includes the service bulletin from the memorial service, and newspaper clipipngs regarding the death and Jacobsson's career. Correspondence includes expressions of sympathy from around the world. Memoranda include announcements of Jacobsson's death to the staff of the IMF.