J.H. Fraser Papers, 1924–1941Advertising copy writer, President of the Blackman Company, an advertising agency in New York founded in 1908 by Oscar H. Blackman and Frank Hermes, renamed as Compton Advertising in 1937.
Collection comprises Fraser's selected writings primarily related to salesmanship and advertising strategies for gasoline, tobacco, grocery store foods, and more. Collection includes published articles, motivational letters, case studies, sales brochures, business letters, and in-house memos, as well as some personal poetry and articles written for Cornell University alumni publications.