{"value"=>"<p>This series contains published and unpublished writings by Philip Hamburger including essays, short stories, plays and books, as well as several folders of notes, drafts, outlines and fragments. Many folders contain correspondence, news clippings and printed material gathered by Hamburger in the course of his research for the project concerned. The bulk of the series is devoted to Hamburger's work for <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span>, and includes notes, manuscripts and proofs of essays that appeared in the magazine's “Notes for a Gazetteer,” “Profiles,” “A Reporter at Large,” and “Talk of the Town” columns.</p> <p>Of particular interest are “Notes for a Gazetteer” folders containing maps, brochures, menus, postcards, clippings, press releases and chamber of commerce publications collected by the author in the course of his exploration of various American cities. A complete set of tear sheets of articles for this column is contained in Box 26.</p> <p>Material relating to Hamburger's “Profiles” essays is filed alphabetically by subject, and includes notes, interviews, drafts, typescripts, proofs, printed matter and correspondence. Subjects range from Dean Acheson to Louis Schwartz (Louie the Waiter), who sold an extraordinary number of war bonds from the New York delicatessen where he worked. A large file of material was collected for Hamburger's 1986 Profile of Vartan Gregorian, who was then president of The New York Public Library. Also included are five boxes of material concerning Joseph Papp, compiled by Philip Hamburger for a never-completed article on the theatrical producer.</p> <p>“A Reporter at Large” files are arranged chronologically and include notes, drafts, typescripts, printed matter, ephemera and some correspondence. Subjects include “Winds Off the Pampas,” a report of a trip to Peron's Argentina, and “That Great Big New York Up There,” regarding Hamburger's visit to Mexico to meet with former New York City Mayor and U. S. Ambassador, William O'Dwyer. Other topics include the cog railway at Mount Washington (”Rack and Pinion”) and a visit to Kent State University one year after four students were killed there by the United States National Guard (”Aftermath”).</p> <p>“Talk of the Town” materials are arranged chronologically and include notes, typescripts, story suggestions, and unsorted manuscripts. Several files also contain tear sheets, proofs and ephemera. Several of Hamburger's “Notes and Comment” and “Our Man Stanley” pieces appeared in this column, and are interfiled here.</p> <p>The series also includes such miscellaneous <span class=\"title\">New Yorker</span> writings as “Our Far Flung Correspondent” columns, issues of overseas editions of the magazine published during World War II, and “The Conflict”, an in-house publication reporting on the staff members engaged in war-time activities.</p> <p>This series also includes several boxes of writings not directly related to <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span>. There are drafts, typescripts, proofs and editorial correspondence for several books published by Hamburger. Also included are typescripts, notes, drafts, book reviews and articles that appeared in publications other than <span class=\"title\">The New Yorker</span>. Among the most popular of these was “The Great Judge,” a profile published in <span class=\"title\">Life</span> in 1946.</p>"}