Found 8 collections related to New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-

Dorothy Schiff (1903-1989) was the publisher of the New York Post, the oldest daily newspaper in the United States, from 1942 to 1976. She wrote a column for the paper and served as editor-in-chief from 1961 until she sold the paper in 1976. She also published the Paris Post in France from 1945 to 1948 and owned several radio stations in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The collection contains editorial, operational, business, and legal files of the New York Post and Schiff's personal files and family letters. Editorial files, ca. 1938-ca. 1980, consist chiefly of memoranda between Schiff and her editors, columnists and others; materials relating to the editorial operations of the paper; and files, 1944-1948, of the Paris Post. Operational files are mostly memoranda between Schiff and her plant department heads and correspondence concerning the non-editorial operations of the Post. Business files relate to the business side of the paper and radio stations. Legal files reflect the Post's involvement in libel and anti-trust suits. Schiff's personal papers include memoranda and correspondence dealing with her life as a philanthropist and volunteer worker for various causes, family and personal financial papers, and materials for Jeffrey Potter's biography of Schiff. Of particular interest are transcripts of Potter's taped interviews with Schiff and her friends and associates. Also, photographs of Schiff and others; awards and citations she earned; newsclippings of her column; scrapbooks, 1946-1989, of clippings about her; and printed matter. less

Whitney North Seymour (1901-1983) was a New York City trial lawyer who was active in numerous legal, civic, political, and social organizations. After receiving his law degree from Columbia University in 1923, Seymour joined the law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett. He became a partner in 1929 and was associated with the firm for the rest of his life. Seymour was active in legal groups and frequently served in official capacities. Among these were the American Bar Association (president 1960-1961), the American Bar Foundation (president 1960-1964), and the Legal Aid Society (president 1945-1950). Seymour was particularly noted for his activities on behalf of civil liberties and civil rights, and this is reflected in his participation in the American Civil Liberties Union (board member 1938-1953), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Special Committee on Individual Rights as Affected by National Security. Among the civic groups in which Seymour was active were the New York Community Trust, the Council on Library Resources, and Freedom House. Collection consists of Seymour's personal correspondence, 1930-1983; his desk diaries, 1951, 1959-1971; and subject files, 1932-1983, on organizations and individuals with which he was associated. Personal correspondence contains family letters, letters of recommendation, and correspondence with friends and associates concerning personal and professional matters. Subject files make up over 90% of the collection. Greatest bulk of the subject files relates to legal associations but there are civic, political, religious and neighborhood groups represented as well. Files for the American Bar Association, 1944-1980, which comprise nearly one-quarter of the collection, consist of Seymour's presidential papers, files on the Board of Governors and House of Delegates, and many ABA committees. Other major legal organizational records concern the American Bar Foundation, 1953-1980, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1947-1983, the Legal Aid Society, 1949-1982, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1966-1983, and the New York State Temporary Commission on the Courts, 1953-1959. Prominent civic associations include the Council on Library Resources, 1958-1983, Freedom House, 1951-1983, the New World Foundation, 1957-1974, and the New York Community Trust, 1946-1981. In all, there are over 225 individuals and organizations represented in the subject files. less

The Andy Logan Papers document the career of the journalist best known for writings published in The New Yorker magazine from 1942 through the 1990s. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, typescripts, galley proofs, research files, news clippings and printed matter. less