Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

New York Times Company.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

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)

Subjects

• Journals (accounts)
• Journalism > United States > 20th century
• Newspapers > Ownership
• Diplomas
• Obituaries
• Journalists
• Ochs family
• Newspaper publishers
• Photographs
• Appointment books
• American newspapers > New York (State) > New York
• Financial records
• Newspaper publishing > New York (State) > New York
• Memorandums
• Sulzberger family
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Estate records
• Letters to the editor

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
• 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.

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.

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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Finding aid

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