Research Catalog

Title

New York Times Company records. William Safire papers, 1973-1997.

Author

New York Times Company.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Safire, William, 1929-2009.
• New York Times Company records.

Description

7.14 linear feet (17 boxes)

Summary

William Safire (1929-2009) was a political speechwriter, journalist, and longtime columnist for The New York Times. The William Safire papers contain correspondence with colleagues, acquaintances, and news sources (1973-1989); readers' mail regarding his political "Essays" column (1990-1998); and research files that Safire created to support his political reporting during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Subjects

• Research notes
• Persian Gulf War, 1991
• Audiocassettes
• Lance, Bert, 1931-2013
• Carter, Billy
• Journalists
• Letters to the editor
• Journalism > United States > 20th century
• Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
• Wiretapping > United States

Genre/Form

• Audiocassettes.
• Letters to the editor.
• Research notes.

Access (note)

• Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref. Sound recordings are unavailable for use pending preservation transfer.

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.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries.
• Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Provenance (note)

• Safire began sending his papers to The New York Times Archives in 1983. By 1987, he had deposited approximately 15 linear feet of personal letters and research files to be kept "as is" for his future use. Throughout the 1990s, Times archivists added 1.5 linear feet of selected readers' mail to the collection.

Call Number

MssCol 17809

OCLC

• 864036701
• 864036701

Author

New York Times Company.

Title

New York Times Company records. William Safire papers, 1973-1997.

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref. Sound recordings are unavailable for use pending preservation transfer.

Terms Of Use

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

Location of Other Archival Materials

William Safire papers, 1949-2009; Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries.

William Safire papers, 1953-1980; Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Provenance

Safire began sending his papers to The New York Times Archives in 1983. By 1987, he had deposited approximately 15 linear feet of personal letters and research files to be kept "as is" for his future use. Throughout the 1990s, Times archivists added 1.5 linear feet of selected readers' mail to the collection.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Journalists.

Added Author

Safire, William, 1929-2009.

New York Times Company records.

Research Call Number

MssCol 17809