Found matches for "New York" AND photo* in 443 collections.

The New York Times Company records. Photographs is a collection of negatives, contact sheets, slides, and prints that document the Ochs-Sulzberger-Dryfoos families, The Times staff, and Times' buildings, offices, and events spanning 1875 to 1987. This collection does not contain images used to illustrate stories in the paper. less

Since his arrival in New York City in 1939, Viennese-born Fred Fehl has devoted his life to photographing the performing arts. A pioneer in taking candid photographs during performances with available stage lighting, Fehl has documented productions from Broadway, the New York City Opera and Ballet, and American Ballet Theater. The Music Division collection consists primarily of image documentation of the New York City Opera from its inception in 1944 through 1980, as well as City Opera related images (staff, functions, etc.). There are also undated photographs of many rehearsals and some performances at Lewisohn Stadium, a small collection of photographs of composers in action, chiefly in the 1940's, and some images of other musical activity in New York City. The Music Division acquired the collection in two parts; an earlier set of photographs was added to the General Iconography and Opera Files. This later collection is separate, although it includes the negatives for many photographs from the earlier set. Wherever possible, concordance has been provided by the finding aid. less

John Rothman (born 1924) was The New York Times director of corporate archives and a longtime information manager and pioneer of digital indexing at The Times. The John Rothman papers (1964-1990) consist of memoranda and reports documenting Rothman's leadership role in the development of The New York Times Information Bank and other information technologies. Also present are Rothman's speeches and writings on copyright, information management, and technological changes in the field of information processing and retrieval. less

The New York Times Foreign Desk records is a collection of files maintained by the New York Times Company documenting the work and accomplishment of the foreign reporting staff, the operation of the foreign news bureaus around the world, and the process of gathering and editing the news from abroad. less

This collection documents the tenure of Lester Markel (1894-1977), longtime Sunday editor at The New York Times, whose career there spanned 1929 to 1973. Files contain letters, memoranda, speeches, photographs, typescripts, and clippings related to Markel's involvement with the paper, primarily the Sunday Division, along with a small amount of personal correspondence and documents. less

Clifton Daniel (1912-2000) was an acclaimed journalist who served as the managing editor of The New York Times from 1964 through 1969. The Clifton Daniel papers include correspondence, memoranda, reports, news clippings, speeches, transcripts and notes relating to the operation of the News Department of the New York Times. Documents reflect Daniel's innovations in news coverage and a more humanistic approach to news coverage. less

Photocopies and transcripts of Bible records relating mostly to New York families of the 16th to 19th centuries, including the Allen, Davis, Hall, Johnson, Lewis, Mott, Rikert, Smith, and Thompson families; some family Bible transcripts are in Dutch and some files contain additional materials. less

Godfrey Nelson (1878-1954) was a tax lawyer, financial columnist, and New York Times executive. The Godfrey Nelson papers document much of Nelson's career at The Times, including his roles as corporate secretary, financial and legal advisor, columnist, and in various administrative roles for The Times' subsidiary companies. The collection also contains some files from Nelson's private practice advising clients on estate and tax law. less

Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger (1892-1990) helped shape the history of the New York Times throughout a long and active life. Sulzberger nurtured and bridged the generations of the family that controlled The Times since 1896, when her father, Adolph S. Ochs, acquired it. She played important roles in selecting the succeeding publishers: her husband, Arthur Hays Sulzberger; her son-in-law, Orvil E. Dryfoos, and her son, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger. Iphigene also served the newspaper as director and trustee for the stock left to her by her father. This collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks and ephemera. less

Arthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx from 1935 until 1961 and chairman of the board of The New York Times Company from 1961 until 1968. While he was publisher, circulation of The Times almost doubled; the editorial page developed a reputation for strong opinions; news events were subjected to more analysis and coverage of specialized topics was strengthened; new sections and departments were created for food, fashion, and women; and the overall style of the paper became less rigid and more aesthetically pleasing. The papers document Sulzberger's life and career at xxThe New York Timesxx, with the majority of the collection relating to Sulzberger's 26 years as president and publisher of the paper. Included in the collection are correspondence with family members, friends, colleagues, world leaders, and other dignitaries; memoranda regarding the business of the newspaper, including Sulzberger's notes of praise and criticism to his editors, managers, and writers; reports on his meetings with world leaders, including Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman; and photographs of Sulzberger, his family, business trips, vacations, and The Times' buildings. less

Julius Ochs Adler was nephew to Adolph Ochs, the publisher of the New York Times. Adler worked in various capacities at the New York Times, including general manager, vice president, and was an original executor and trustee of the company. In addition he also served as president and publisher of the Chattanooga Times. He was a retired officer in the Army, having served in both World Wars. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, and legal documents. Approximately one-third of the material deals with the Ochs Estate. Most of the remainder concerns Adler's military service, along with some family and personal material: there are relatively few documents pertaining to the operation of the New York Times. less

Robert Edward Garst was a longtime editor at The New York Times, rising from the position of City Desk copy editor in 1925 to special assistant to the executive editor at his retirement in 1967. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, typescripts, and photographs documenting the production of The New York Times from 1952 to 1964, while Garst was assistant managing editor under Turner Catledge and E. Clifton Daniel. less

The New York Times Company records: A.M. Rosenthal papers document the editorial career of New York Times Managing and Executive Editor Abraham Michael Rosenthal (1922-2006), noted for his stewardship of that newspaper during one of its most tumultuous periods, from the 1960s through the 1980s. The collection contains Rosenthal's office files from The New York Times, spanning the era of his editorial tenure. Containing extensive professional correspondence, the papers illustrate the deliberations and thought processes behind the decisions made at the very top of arguably the most important newspaper in the world. less

Adolph Simon Ochs was an American newspaperman and the publisher of the New York Times for almost forty years, from 1896 to 1935. Under his leadership, the paper acquired an international reputation for objective and trustworthy reporting. The collection contains correspondence, letterpress books, scrapbooks, financial records, blueprints, maps, land surveys, photographs, honorary degrees and awards presented to Ochs, and other material related to his life and career. The main areas of focus in the collection are the Chattanooga Times, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Philadelphia Times, Ochs' continuing interest in the city of Chattanooga, and personal and family matters. less

Theodore M. Bernstein (1904-1979) was a longtime editor at The New York Times, a professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism, and the author of several books on editing and journalism. This collection primarily documents Bernstein's tenure as assistant managing editor at The Times between 1952 and 1969. Present are letters, memoranda, and clippings, the bulk of which deal with Bernstein's views on style, language, and the appearance of The Times. The papers also contain photographs of Bernstein and his family, a scrapbook of news-related cables he received from the government during World War II, a small amount of writings from his early career, and some correspondence from the end of his career. less

The Mendelssohn Glee club is the oldest singing organization still current and the second oldest musical organization in the United States. The collection includes many scrapbooks, along with administrative files, correspondence, ledgers, photographs, publicity material, and vocal scores less

The Washington Square Players was an independent, non-commercial theatre group founded in 1914 by Lawrence Langner, Edward Goodman, Philip Moeller, Lee Simonson, and others wanting to produce plays of artistic merit. The group was seminal in beginning the "little theatre" or "art theatre" movement in the U.S., attracting innovative theatre artists. Their first production opened at the Bandbox Theatre in 1915, later moving to the Comedy Theatre as the group became more successful. Katharine Cornell acted with them. Productions included works by Zoë Akins, Susan Glaspell, Maurice Maeterlinck, and Eugene O'Neill. The group ended in 1918, due to World War I and financial difficulties. Several members of the group went on to form the Theatre Guild. Original costume, set, backdrop, and poster designs (mostly color), and published plays for productions by the Washington Square Players, 1915-1918. Although many of the 69 designs are for unidentified productions, titles represented include Aglavaine and Selysette by Maurice Maeterlinck, adapted and translated by Ralph Roeder, with costume designs by Joseph Platt (J.B. Platt), 1916; The hero of Santa Maria by Kenneth Goodman and Ben Hecht, with costume designs by William Rienecke, ca. 1917; The death of Tintagiles by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by Philip Moeller, with unsigned costume designs, 1917; The magical city by Zoë Akins, with unsigned set design, and White Studio photograph, 1916. Other designers repsesented are Elsie R. Brown, Muriel V. Sibell, Robert L. Lawson, and Robert Locker. Posters include Bushido by Takeda Izumo, 1916, and Plots and Playwrights (three short plays), Comedy Theatre, 1917 (poster by George C. Evans). There are also 5 drawings (4 are pencil and ink) by Clara Tice, including "an impression of the Dolly Sisters." Published playscripts include acting versions of Another way out (one-act play) by Lawrence Langner, and two copies of Trifles by Susan Glaspell; all were published as part of the Plays of the Washington Square Players series by Frank Shay in 1916, and are stamped "W.E. Pennington" on the title pages. less

Club Cubano Inter-Americano, Inc. was established in 1945 by Cuban residents in New York City who saw the need for a cultural and social club for Cubans and other Latinos living there. The club started during the 1945 centennial birthday celebration for Cuban revolutionary leader Antonio Maceo. By the following year, the club was fully organized and had a group of elected officials. The club, which is open to all regardless of race, gender, creed, political affiliation or religion, celebrates Cuban culture and history through various programs and events. In 1995, the Bronx-based club celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Club Cubano Inter-Americano Photograph Collection depicts the organization's activities from the mid-1940s to the mid-1970s. Documentation of activities for 1945 (the year of the club's origin) and the late 1970s to the 1990s is limited. The collection consists mainly of formal and candid group portraits, documenting the installation of officers, award presentations, banquets and receptions, coronation balls, musical events and parades. Included are some exterior and interior views of the club's facilities on Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, New York. Also included are publicity photos of Cuban musicians who may have visited or appeared at the club. less

The manuscript and photograph collection of James Stewart Morcom and John William Keck contains a scrapbook, newspaper and magazine clippings, photo albums, photographs, theater programs, souvenir brochures, playbills, theater journals, and a copy of a 32-page oral history transcript. The majority of the collection pertains to Radio City Music Hall. less