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Time Inc. Production Department Records

Call Number

MS 3009-RG 36

Date

1947-1969, inclusive

Creator

Time, inc.

Extent

4 Linear feet in 4 record cartons

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The Production Department was responsible for overseeing the production of Time Inc. magazines. One aspect of this was overseeing the supply of paper products from the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company (Eastex).

Historical Note

The Production Department was responsible for overseeing the production of Time Inc. magazines and so was involved in purchasing needed supplies and arranging for printing.

The Production Department oversaw the supply of paper products from the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company (Eastex).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Production Engineering General Manager William J. Carter Files on the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company; and Series II. Paper Usage and Print Orders.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the files of Production Engineering General Manager William J. Carter regarding the Production Company's interactions with Time Inc. subsidiary the East Texas Pulp and Paper Company and reports on paper usage and print orders for Time Inc. magazines. Documents include correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, statistical and financial information, and machinery schematics.

Conditions Governing Access

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

Open to qualified researchers with the exception of restricted materials. Restricted materials include contracts and are located in box R29.

Conditions Governing Use

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This record group should be cited as Time Inc. Production Department Records, MS 3009-RG 36, 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 Materials

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.

Collection processed by

Allen Thomas and Aleksandr Gelfand

About this Guide

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Language: Description is in English

Processing Information

Series I was processed by Aleksandr Gelfand in 2018 and Series II was processed by Allen Thomas in 2020. When present and in fair condition, the original folders were retained. Documents were transferred to archival containers in cases of overcrowding, if original folders were in bad shape, if unable to fit in original file sized folder or when in binders. Branded binders were separated from the binder contents for housing purposes; generic binders were not retained.

Repository

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