Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Dryfoos, Orvil E. (Orvil Eugene), 1912-1963.
2. Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968.
3. New York Times Company records.

Description

1. 3.15 linear feet (8 boxes); 4.37 Gigabytes (6 PDF files)

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. Journals (accounts)
2. Journalism > United States > 20th century
3. Newspapers > Ownership
4. Diplomas
5. Obituaries
6. Journalists
7. Ochs family
8. Newspaper publishers
9. Photographs
10. Appointment books
11. American newspapers > New York (State) > New York
12. Financial records
13. Newspaper publishing > New York (State) > New York
14. Memorandums
15. Sulzberger family
16. Clippings (information artifacts)
17. Estate records
18. Letters to the editor

Genre/Form

1. Appointment books.
2. Clippings (information artifacts)
3. Diplomas.
4. Estate records.
5. Financial records.
6. Journals (accounts)
7. Letters to the editor.
8. Memorandums.
9. Obituaries.
10. Photographs.

Call number

1. MssCol 17785

Access (note)

1. 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)

1. Copyright for documents created by New York Times Company principals and staff has been transferred to The New York Public Library.

Provenance (note)

1. 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.

Author

1. New York Times Company.

Title

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

Restricted access

1. 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

1. Copyright for documents created by New York Times Company principals and staff has been transferred to The New York Public Library.

Provenance

1. 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.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Journalists.
2. Newspaper publishers.

Added author

1. Dryfoos, Orvil E. (Orvil Eugene), 1912-1963.
2. Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968.
3. New York Times Company records.

Research call number

1. MssCol 17785