The Secretary's Day (1947)

This film takes us through a typical work day of "Jean Carroll," a professional secretary who is tactful, courteous, poised, alert, personable, efficient, prompt, neat, and orderly. We learn that Jean's morning dictation period is "the foundation of secretarial skill," and are given many opportunities to view her invaluable calendar pad. A more or less typical secretarial film. Jean's boss, "Mr. Williams," plays the young politician in Political Parties. "Marge Quinn," the stenographer, returned later in '47 to star in Are You Popular?

Producer: Coronet Instructional Films

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 1947
• clerical
• secretary
• gender roles
• vintage
• ephemera

[reccaphoenix]

wow, she could really use a PC :P

[imajika2]

I still can't believe there were schools and programs specifically for secretaries back then. It seems so weird by today's standards. My friends mom actually has a bachelor's degree in secretarial arts from a legitimate college (UNC I believe). Seriously!

[OneFifthNative]

9:15 and no phone calls yet. Peace.

[Sweetbug74]

I was an exec asst for 10 years, and although I handled a lot of the same things she did, I did it all through computers and Blackberry's and rarely saw my boss. But, I can't imagine arranging travel with a book... ha ha. I mean, what if the hotels closed down, what if they were rat's nests, poor guy would be stuck in the hood... ha ha. I used to check places out online before I put my boss there.

[jfury76]

Oh how I wish I had a secretary like that!!

[nanlisa]

Nowadays, everything in the office is automated. Secretaries are now referred to as "administrative assistants."