{"value"=>"<p>This series is made up of alphabetical subject files that are organized (and titled) by topical keywords, issues, events, projects, geographic locations, or company, organization, institution, department, or newspaper section names. They primarily contain incoming and copies of outgoing letters between Garst and fellow <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> staff members, and with newsmakers and concerned readers. Many of the memoranda and letters are Garst's copies of items circulated among Frank S. Adams, Julian Ochs Adler, Charles Benda, Theodore Bernstein, Richard Burritt, Turner Catledge, Daniel Clifton, Orvil Dryfoos, Emmanuel Freedman, Anthony Lewis, Abraham M. Rosenthal, and other senior staff members. These communications reveal high-level decision making on reporting and editorial matters, and are accompanied by reports on finances and various newspaper administrative matters including subscription levels, deadlines, and the costs of reporting for different sections and divisions.</p> <p>The series includes large files on the following topics: Communism and congressional investigations into <span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> reporters with ties to the Communist Party (see: Communism and Staff: Senate Investigations), civil rights and the representation of African Americans in the paper (see: Negroes), editorial and style policies and guidelines, and the running of the international edition. Also of note are files on the organization and management of the Women's News and Education News departments. Additionally the Style folder contains Garst's 1955 report on the \"Better Writing Project,\" a twenty-year effort within the news department to make <span class=\"title\">The Times</span> easier to read.</p> <p>Files are arranged alphabetically by file title. Entries without box and folder numbers cross-reference related material in other files.</p>"}