{"value"=>"<p>Louis Forster Jr. began his career at the New Yorker in the Checking Department in 1937. As Assistant to the Editor, to both Ross and Shawn, Forster was responsible for tracking many details. His records consist of reports, lists, correspondence, interoffice memos, and clippings generated through his monitoring of the magazine's elaborate manuscript bank, reporting on the balance of each issue and of groups of issues over a given period of time, keeping lists of contributors, contributor payments, and story reservations (1940-1950), and overseeing complimentary subscriptions.</p>"}