Found 4 collections related to Editors -- United States

The papers, which include correspondence, organizational papers, notes, writings, printed ephemera, and audio-visual materials, document Mr. Hertzberg's various employments as editor of Common Sense, Consumers Union and Current magazines; as journalist and as special correspondent for The Hindustan Times ; and as writer, publicist, and friend of India. less

Records consist of miscellaneous memos and correspondence; promotional brochures and artifacts illustrated by New Yorker artists; tearsheets of advertisements; typescripts of copy for "Inside the New Yorker," a weekly public relations newsletter consisting of press releases describing future articles, reactions to past articles, sales, and authors; and corrected galleys of "Talk of the Town" for the issue of October 14, 1985. "Inside the New Yorker" copy is accompanied by notes from Editor Williams Shawn. Memos include copies of William Shawn's resignation letter of February 12, 1987, and the March 8, 1985 announcement of the magazine's merger with Advanced Publications Inc. less

The William Shawn papers date from 1925 to 1992, and primarily concern Shawn's work as editor of the New Yorker from 1952 to 1987. The collection offers insight into Shawn's editorial and administrative decisions, his relationships with writers and colleagues, internal tensions at the magazine, magazine finances and business practices, and public perceptions of the magazine and of Shawn. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence with staff, contributors, and readers. The collection contains a small number of files concerning Shawn's journalism, editing, and writing before and after his time with the New Yorker. less