Jason Rogers devoted his career to promoting journalism and professionalizing newspaper advertising. This collection contains drafts and documents related specifically to his work, as well as his research on the wider industry. It includes correspondence between Rogers and scores of editors and publishers, advertisers, educators, and politicians from cities and towns around the nation. Most of these letters were generated by Rogers himself, who ceaselessly--relentlessly, his colleagues must have thought--shared his latest ideas with the rest of the profession. From Adolph Ochs at the "Times" to the business manager at the "Spokane Spokesman-Review", no one was safe from Rogers's broadside campaigns. The collection also features documents from 1910-1923, when Rogers was the publisher of the "Globe" in New York City. There are editions of the newspaper, internal memoranda related to his formatting suggestions, as well as clippings concerning the publication's eventual demise. Rogers launched most of his largest campaigns during these years, since it was his position at the "Globe" that gave his ideas weight. Rogers was the author of several books on newspaper publishing. They were all focused on the same general topic--the proper way to run a profitable publication--and so it is not surprising that their titles have a certain uniformity: "Newspaper Building", "Newspaper Making", "Fundamentals of Newspaper Making", "Building Newspaper Advertising", etc. The collection includes many typescript and manuscript drafts of these, and other, works. It also features shorter advertising materials written by Rogers, and some correspondence with prospective publishers. Rogers involved himself with many of the pressing publishing issues of his era. This collection contains materials on some of these, including newsprint pricing, newspaper associations, circulations auditing, and the Pressman's Strike of 1919. It also features some advertising materials that Rogers himself acquired, including several advertising maps from the 1920s. There are some personal materials present, including family correspondence. Jason Rogers's son, Walter Shillaber Rogers, maintained his father's papers after his death. Several files contain records related to Walter Rogers's career as an engineer and naval officer. A selected bibliography of Rogers's published works is attached to the container list.
