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Time Inc. New Building Department Records

Call Number

MS 3009-RG 16

Date

1953-1967, inclusive

Creator

Time, inc.

Extent

5 Linear feet in 5 record cartons

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The New Building Department Records contain the decisionmaking and planning files for the construction of Time Inc.'s new office space, the Time & Life Building, which is part of Rockefeller Center.

Historical Note

In December 1956 Time Inc. announced plans to construct a new Time & Life Building in cooperation with Rockefeller Center, Inc. located at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. Harrison, Abramovitz, & Harris were the architects. Around 1954 Time Inc. created the New Building Department, headed by Henry "Hank" Luce III and assisted by vice president Allen Grover, to oversee the project. This department may have developed from the Publisher's Subcommittee on Housing.

Arrangement Note

Organized into three series:

Series I. Henry Luce III Chronological Binders

Series II. Subject Files

Series III. Invoices and Purchase Orders

Scope and Contents Note

The New Building Department Records contain the decisionmaking and planning files for the construction of Time Inc.'s new office space, the Time & Life Building, which is part of Rockefeller Center. Series I contains the chronological binders kept by the head of the department Henry "Hank" Luce III. Series II contains other materials created by the department during the planning period. Series III contains invoices and purchase orders for construction, interior decor, and furniture.

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers with the exception of restricted materials. Restricted materials may include privileged attorney correspondence; student records; medical records; personnel performance evaluations; contracts and agreements; and records with personally identifiable information. Restricted materials are located in box R7. Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.

Use Restrictions

This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. Although the N-YHS owns this collection as physical property, the donor specifically retains all copyright and all other proprietary rights which may exist. The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation Note

This record group should be cited as Time Inc. New Building Department Records, MS 3009-RG 16, New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection are stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Time Inc. in 2015.

Related Archival Materials Note

This finding aid relates to just one record group of the Time Inc. Records. For information about the other record groups and for overall information about the archives, please see the Guide to the Time Inc. Records (MS 3009). The Henry Luce Papers (MS 3014) were acquired with the Time Inc. Records. The collection of books acquired with the records are cataloged as the Time Inc. Reference Library. The Time Inc. Subject Files (MS 3009-RG 1) and Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3) have files about the creation of and move to Time & Life Building and other files about Time Inc. offices.

Collection processed by

Holly Deakyne and Melanie Rinehart

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Processing Information Note

The Time Inc. New Building Records were processed by Holly Deakyne and Melanie Rinehart in 2016 and 2017. Series I and III were was rehoused from binders into folders, and the binders were not retained. Series II retained the original folders though some documents were transferred to archival containers in instances of overcrowding.

Deakyne processed additions to the Henry Luce III Chronological Binders and Invoices and Purchase Order in 2020.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024