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{"value"=>"1885-2003", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1885/2003"}
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{"value"=>"James Glanz World Trade Center research files"}
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Manuscripts and Archives</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"James Glanz is a journalist for <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span> and a physicist who received his Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University. The James Glanz World Trade Center research files contain drafts, notebooks, and graphics produced in the creation of his book <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span> as well as research materials collected during the book's conception."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
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{"value"=>"Glanz, James", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"cre"}
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{"value"=>"<p>James Glanz is a journalist for <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span> and a physicist who received his Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University. He started his career in journalism with <span class=\"title\">Research and Development Magazine</span> in 1991 before moving to <span class=\"title\">Science</span> magazine in 1995. While writing for these publications, he honed his skills as a reporter on astronomy, cosmology and physics as well as military and technological topics like missile defense and nuclear weapons. In 1995, he published his first book, <span class=\"title\">Saving Our Soil: Solutions for Sustaining Earth's Vital Resource</span>.</p> <p>Glanz joined <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span> as a science reporter in 1999. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, before either of the twin towers had fallen, he was given the assignment of understanding and reporting on their structure. He went on to write dozens of articles about the World Trade Center, researching its construction and the science behind its collapse. Glanz began co-writing stories on the World Trade Center with Eric Lipton (fellow <span class=\"title\">Times</span> reporter) and some of these were chosen as finalists for a Pulitzer in Explanatory Journalism in 2002. Essays written by the two were also a part of the Nation Challenged package that won a Pulitzer for Public Service in 2002. In 2003 they collaborated to write <span class=\"title\">City In The Sky</span>, a history of the rise and fall of the World Trade Center. Glanz was appointed Baghdad Bureau chief at <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span> in 2007.</p>"}
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{"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 James Glanz World Trade Center research files contain drafts, notebooks, and graphics produced in the creation of his book <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span> as well as research materials collected during the book's conception. 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 workers in the towers. There are interviews with 9/11 first responders and individuals involved in the recovery and cleanup of the World Trade Center site.</p> <p>Series I contains drafts and notebooks tracing the evolution of the book from rough ideas and chapter outlines to finished product. The research material series reflects the preliminary work completed by Glanz in the process of creating <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span>. The materials are separated into five categories: Conception (1885-1973), Construction (1966-1973), Life in the Towers (1973-2001), 9/11, and Post 9/11 (2001-2003). The majority of the material is secondary source.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The James Glanz World Trade Center research files are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/17761#c1850181'>Series I: City In the Sky Drafts</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>2001-2003</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>2.08 linear feet (5 boxes)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series I contains drafts and notebooks tracing the evolution of the book from rough ideas and chapter outlines to the finished product. Though the book was co-written with Eric Lipton, Glanz did not keep their contributions separate, and the entire process reads as if it was created by a single author. The series includes notebooks created during brainstorming sessions, copies of photographs and graphics that were considered for use in the publication, and marked copies of drafts for each of the book's chapters. Edits are made to these drafts in both Glanz and Lipton's hand.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/17761#c1850197'>Series II: Research</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1885-2003</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>9.58 linear feet (23 boxes). 47 audio recordings</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The research material reflects the preliminary work completed by Glanz in the process of creating <span class=\"title\">City in the Sky</span>. The materials are separated into five categories: Conception (1885-1973), Construction (1966-1973), Life in the Towers (1973-2001), 9/11, and Post 9/11 (2001-2003). The majority of the documents are secondary sources such as copies of articles, court cases, expert reports, biographies, and publicly available transcripts of meeting minutes. Topics covered include Radio Row, the enclave of shops and businesses displaced by the World Trade Center project, research on the LeClede Steel Company, which provided steel for the original towers, and expert reports on the assessment on structural and architectural damage brought about by the 9/11 attack. Research on Austin Tobin, the head of the Port Authority from 1942 to 1972 is held here, as well as transcripts of the 2002 court cases regarding insurance pay outs on the towers.</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 Glanz's research notes. There are also 49 audio recordings containing complete interviews. These include interviews with Larry Silverstein, engineer Carl Palermo, first responders (both firemen and ironworkers), and many others involved with the initial design and construction of the towers as well as those who worked at Ground Zero.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by James Glanz, 2007.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Lea Jordan</span>, <span class=\"date\">2011</span>.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p><span class=\"archref\">Eric Lipton World Trade Center research files. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</span></p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"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."}
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1885
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1885
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2003
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1885
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2003
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11.67 linear feet (28 boxes). 47 audio recordings
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{"value"=>"James Glanz World Trade Center research files, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}