MenuInventory of the Blackman Company sales training memoranda, 1924-1928 and undated
Abstract
Blackman Company was an advertising company founded in 1908 by Oscar H. Blackman and Frank Hermes. Became Compton Advertising in 1937.
Collection comprises a series of 30 memoranda written by company staff. Training topics address various aspects of the marketing process, as well as advertising for regional or specialized consumer markets, including the "modern woman."
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Blackman Company
- Title
- Blackman Company sales training memoranda, 1924-1928 and undated
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 0.6 Linear Feet, 30 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
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Contents of the Collection
Browse List of Series
Collapse All
Expand AllMemoranda, 1924
Memoranda, 1925
Memoranda, 1926
Memoranda, 1927
Memoranda, 1928 and undated
Historical Note
Blackman Company was an advertising company founded in 1908 by Oscar H. Blackman and Frank Hermes. Became Compton Advertising in 1937.
Subject Headings
- Wilson, M. L.
- Blackman Company.
- Compton Advertising, inc.--History.
- Advertising agencies--United States.
- Advertising.
- Department stores.
- Advertising--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Advertising, Newspaper--United States.
- Advertising, Outdoor--United States.
- Advertising--United States.
- Advertising--United States--Costs.
- Advertising--United States--Finance.
- Advertising copy.
- Installment plan--United States.
- Sales management.
- Sales personnel--Training of--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Sales promotion--United States--History.
- Show windows.
- Selling--Competitions.
- Selling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Selling--Instructional materials.
- Trademarks--Design.
- Women consumers.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Blackman Company sales training memoranda, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Provenance
The Blackman Company sales training memoranda were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Alice L. Poffinberger, Oct 2011
Encoded by Alice L. Poffinberger, Oct 2011
Accession 2011-0169 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.