Eric Lipton World Trade Center research files

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1868
origination
Lipton, Eric
date statement
1945-2003
key date
1945
identifier (local_mss)
17759
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 17759
b-number
b19277560
total components
171
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0
max depth
4
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(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:18 UTC
updated
2026-05-31 18:04:09 UTC
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abstract
{"value"=>"The Eric Lipton World Trade Center research files consist of materials collected and produced by Lipton during the creation of his book <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span>. Eric Lipton is a noted journalist who created an extensive body of work on the attack on the World Trade Center and its aftermath."}
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origination
{"value"=>"Lipton, Eric", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"cre"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Eric Lipton is a noted journalist who created an extensive body of work on the attack on the World Trade Center and its aftermath. Lipton received degrees in philosophy and history from the University of Vermont. In 1987 he began his daily newspaper career at <span class=\"title\">The Valley News</span> in Lebanon, New Hampshire. From 1989 to 1994, he worked at <span class=\"title\">The Hartford Courant</span>. While writing for <span class=\"title\">The Courant</span>, he won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism alongside another journalist for their story about the flaw in the main mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope.</p> <p>Lipton then joined the staff of The Washington Post, where he covered the end of Marion Berry's tenure and the arrival of Mayor Anthony Williams. In 1999 he began work as a Metropolitan reporter at <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span>. He was initially based in City Hall and covered Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and city affairs. After the events of September 11th, he began to specialize in coverage of the World Trade Center attacks and its effects on the city. Lipton often collaborated on articles with fellow Times reporter James Glanz, and their stories on the World Trade Center were chosen as finalists for a Pulitzer in Explanatory Journalism in 2002. Stories Lipton and Glanz wrote were also a part of the \"Nation Challenged\" package that won a Pulitzer for Public Service in 2002. Their major collaboration was on their book, <span class=\"title\">City In The Sky</span> (2003), a history of the rise and fall of the World Trade Center. In 2008, Lipton received an honorary degree from the University of Vermont.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p><span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> reporters James Glanz and Eric Lipton's joint project, <span class=\"title\">City In the Sky</span> covers the entire life span of New York City's World Trade Center - from the geology of lower Manhattan, the redevelopment plans that displaced scores of businesses on Radio Row to build the towers, the design and construction of the towers, their role in the economy and life of the Financial District to their eventual destruction and demolition. The book combines the expertise of Glanz's science background and Lipton's political and city reporting to create a biography of the towers themselves. Their research looked not only at the physical aspects of the towers' creation and destruction but why certain decisions were made and how those decisions set in motion a chain of events.</p> <p>The Eric Lipton World Trade Center research files consist of materials collected and produced by Lipton during the creation of his book <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span>. These research materials include copies of articles, correspondence, notes, and interviews with key players in the conception and construction of the towers, as well as survivor and family accounts and interviews with first responders.</p> <p>The materials are separated into five chronological categories: Conception (1945-1970), Construction (1966-1973), Life in the Towers (1972-2001), 9/11, and Post 9/11 (2001-2003). The majority of the material is secondary source. These include copies of articles, court cases, expert reports, biographies, and publicly available transcripts of meeting minutes. Topics covered include David Rockefeller, the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Plan, Minoru Yamasaki, Tenants and Leases, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, casualty counts, and DNA identification of victims. An individual topical folder may contain partial transcripts of interviews regarding the subject, photocopies of related news articles, excerpts from publications, and handwritten notes.</p> <p>Glanz and Lipton interviewed dozens of individuals in regards to the creation, construction, and eventual destruction of the World Trade Center. These interviews exist in partial transcript form throughout Lipton's research notes as well as on audio recordings. Individuals include Frank Lombardi, Abe Levine, and Calvin Kurt (regarding the building's design and conception), as well as survivors of both the North and South towers and family members who received phone calls from loved ones trapped in the towers.</p> <p>Since City in the Sky was the result of a close collaboration between James Glanz and Eric Lipton, users are advised to consult both collections when conducting research. Glanz and Lipton conducted their interviews together and separately and shared materials. While this does create some duplication between the collections, there are instances where information is available in only one collection. Users should also note that Glanz and Lipton shared interview tapes, and therefore interviews conducted by Glanz may be present only within the Lipton collection, and vice versa.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Chronological, then alphabetical by subject.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Eric Lipton in 2007.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Lea Jordan</span> in <span class=\"date\">2011</span>.</p>"}
relatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p><span class=\"archref\">James Glanz World Trade Center research files. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span></p>"}
date_start
1945
keydate
1945
date_end
2003
date_inclusive_start
1945
date_inclusive_end
2003
extent_statement
11.67 linear feet (28 boxes). 63 audio recordings
prefercite
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