{"value"=>"<p>Ross's general files (Boxes 1-69) are composed mainly of letters, telegrams, and interoffice memos. This correspondence documents Ross's daily work as founder and editor of the New Yorker. Other materials in this series include lists of ideas, possible writers, agents, and article assignments; advertising records; business and legal documents; scattered manuscripts; posters; photographs; periodical tear sheets; and clippings.</p> <p>The records dating from 1924 through 1927 are thin but provide detailed insight into the magazine's beginnings: they document Ross's earliest editorial and business decisions. Of special note is the 1924 \"Prospectus,\" Ross's first and only detailed articulation of the magazine's goal and mission. Interoffice memos constantly passed between Ross, Raoul Fleischmann (the magazine's original financial backer), editors, and other staff. Ross did most of his text-editing by letter, memo, or notes which sometimes ran to pages of queries and suggestions. These memos, along with Ross's correspondence, reveal much about his personality, as well as his relationships with staff, contributors and business partners.</p> <p>Because of the New Yorker's great success, Ross became a public figure as his magazine became a nexus for writers and artists. His correspondence is not limited to those involved with the magazine, but includes correspondence with a considerable range of cultural figures and personalities; the correspondence documents the cultural milieu from which the magazine emerged and which it then helped to define.</p> <p>These files are arranged chronologically by year or groups of years and then in one alphabet which includes subjects and names. Some interoffice communication, such as that between Ross, Katharine and E.B. White are filed under general headings such as \"Editorial,\" or \"Interoffice Memos.\" Ross's papers are not confined to this series: through 1951, his memos appear throughout the collection.</p>"}