Found 3 collections related to Obituaries

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. less

Material relating to Edward Houghton James (1820-1893), a New York City physician and assistant superintendent of the New York City Health Department. Includes a notebook of medical recipes; letters to his daughter relating to family matters; biographical notes; transcripts of articles from the Sanitary News; transcripts of a commencement address and unidentified speech; a scrapbook containing obituaries of Dr. James; and other memorial material less