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Werner, M. R. (Morris Robert), 1897-1981
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3289
3.4 linear feet (9 boxes)
Morris Robert Werner (1897-1981) was an American journalist and writer in the fields of history, biography and current events. He was a sales agent for chemical dyes in China and then became a foreign correspondent for a British newspaper and for... more
Logan, Andy
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4826
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... more
Walden, Harriet, 1914-2006
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18913
3.57 linear feet (9 boxes)
Harriet Walden (1914-2006) was on the administrative staff of the New Yorker magazine for over forty years, from 1944 to 1985, and was E. B. and Katharine Sergeant Whites' secretary from 1956 to 1986. The Harriet Walden... more
Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1141
4 linear feet (13 boxes)
James M. Geraghty (1905-1983) was the art editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1939 to 1973. During his tenure, he also edited nine of the magazine's cartoon albums. Collection consists of correspondence, original art, unpublished manuscript,... more
New Yorker Magazine, Inc
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4801
.33 linear feet (1 box)
Records consist of miscellaneous memos and correspondence; promotional brochures and artifacts illustrated by New Yorker artists; tearsheets of advertisements; typescripts of copy for "Inside the New Yorker," a weekly public relations newsletter... more
Schell, Jonathan, 1943-2014
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24254
65 linear feet (138 boxes); 287.8 megabytes (1,821 computer files)
Jonathan Schell, best known for his book, The Fate of the Earth, was a writer and educator who devoted his professional life to writing in opposition to nuclear weapons and war. His papers date from 1948 to 2014, and... more
New Yorker Magazine, Inc
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2236
1058.76 linear feet (2566 boxes; 7 microfilm reels; 18 sound recordings)
Weekly magazine founded in New York City in 1925 by Harold W. Ross, Jane Grant, Alexander Woollcott and Raoul Fleischman. The records consist of correspondence, interoffice memoranda, edited and corrected manuscripts and typescripts, drawings,... more
Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 248
The S. N. Behrman Papers document the literary career and personal life of the playwright and essayist. The date span of the papers is 1912-1987. They include personal and professional correspondence; diaries; notebooks, manuscripts, typescripts,... more
Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24599
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The Harold Ross letters to William Shawn date from 1942 to 1947 and consist of internal New Yorker memoranda (mostly written by Ross to Shawn) regarding various articles; a typescript review about Alfred Kinsey, written... more
Shawn, William
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23101
18.65 linear feet (46 boxes, 3 oversized folders)
The William Shawn papers date from 1925 to 1992, and primarily concern Shawn's work as editor of the New Yorker from 1952 to 1987. The collection offers insight into Shawn's editorial and administrative decisions, his... more
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