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Time Inc. Index Cards

Call Number

MS 3009-RG 4

Date

1933-1993, undated, inclusive

Creator

Time, inc.

Extent

260 Linear feet in 258 record cartons which include 173 reels of microfilm

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English

Abstract

Time Inc. Index Cards span from approximately 1933 to 1993 and contain groups of index cards used by Time Inc. staff for writing, searching, and cross referencing subject terms related to Time Inc.'s major magazines, and as directories for published books and interviews.

Arrangement Note

Organized into 13 series:

Series I: Discover

Series II:Life

Series III: Life International

Series IV: People

Series V: Sports Illustrated

Series VI: Subject Files

Series VII: Time

Series VIII:Time Advertising Promotion

Series IX: Time Canada

Series X: Time Inc. History Project

Series XI: Time International

Series XII: Time-Life International Advertising Promotion

Series XIII: Unfiled

Scope and Contents Note

The Time Inc. Index Cards span from approximately 1933 to 1993 and contain groups of index cards used by Time Inc. staff for writing, searching, and cross referencing materials related to Time Inc.'s major magazines, and as directories for published books and interviews. The major publications such as Time, Life, Discover, People, and Sports Illustrated each have a subject index. The majority of index cards provide a subject term, a brief description of a topic, and a date when the topic was covered within the associated magazine. There is also a section of general subjects that is not linked to a specific publication.

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. Although the N-YHS owns this collection as a 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 The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.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. Index Cards, MS 3009-RG 4, 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.

Collection processed by

Samantha Brown

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:50:24 -0400.
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Language: Description is in English

Processing Information Note

The Time Inc. Index Cards were processed by Samantha Brown in July and August 2016. The cards were removed from filing cabinets and rehoused in archival trays within file boxes. The unfiled index cards were found loose and rehoused in the same manner. Brown created the inventory, and Brown and Holly Deakyne wrote other descriptive notes to produce this finding aid.

Repository

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