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New York Times Company records. Orvil Dryfoos papers

Title
New York Times Company records. Orvil Dryfoos papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1954-1963).
Author
New York Times Company.

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box 1Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 1Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 2Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 2Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 3Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 3Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 4Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 4Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 5Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 5Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 6Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 6Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 7Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 7Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
box 8Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 box 8Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
digital file 3Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 17785 digital file 3Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Dryfoos, Orvil E. (Orvil Eugene), 1912-1963.
  • Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968.
  • New York Times Company records.
Description
3.15 linear feet (8 boxes); 4.37 Gigabytes (6 PDF files)
Summary
Orvil Dryfoos (1912-1963) was a newspaper executive and the publisher of The New York Times from 1961 to 1963. The Orvil Dryfoos papers document Dryfoos's daily activities and the operations of The Times, particularly during his tenure as vice president, president, and publisher from 1954 to 1963. The collection also contains Dryfoos's private business papers and records concerning the Dryfoos family's finances, travels, and other personal matters.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Appointment books.
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Diplomas.
  • Estate records.
  • Financial records.
  • Journals (accounts)
  • Letters to the editor.
  • Memorandums.
  • Obituaries.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.The microfilmed files have been digitized and are available in the reading room. Each microfilm reel has a corresponding PDF document. Files can be located by their reel and frame numbers. For example: r.3-2367 points to Reel 3, Frame 2367. Frame numbers line up with the PDF's page numbers.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Copyright for documents created by New York Times Company principals and staff has been transferred to The New York Public Library.
Provenance (note)
  • The Dryfoos papers were processed and microfilmed by the New York Times in 1981. The original records that were filmed, which amounted to 19.5 linear feet of files, were not retained. After 1981, 3.42 additional linear feet of material were added to the collection but not microfilmed. The New York Public Library acquired the entire collection (both microfilm and paper portions) in 2007.
Call Number
MssCol 17785
OCLC
864036323
Author
New York Times Company.
Title
New York Times Company records. Orvil Dryfoos papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1954-1963).
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.The microfilmed files have been digitized and are available in the reading room. Each microfilm reel has a corresponding PDF document. Files can be located by their reel and frame numbers. For example: r.3-2367 points to Reel 3, Frame 2367. Frame numbers line up with the PDF's page numbers.
Terms Of Use
Copyright for documents created by New York Times Company principals and staff has been transferred to The New York Public Library.
Provenance
The Dryfoos papers were processed and microfilmed by the New York Times in 1981. The original records that were filmed, which amounted to 19.5 linear feet of files, were not retained. After 1981, 3.42 additional linear feet of material were added to the collection but not microfilmed. The New York Public Library acquired the entire collection (both microfilm and paper portions) in 2007.
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Occupation
Journalists.
Newspaper publishers.
Added Author
Dryfoos, Orvil E. (Orvil Eugene), 1912-1963.
Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968.
New York Times Company records.
Research Call Number
MssCol 17785
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