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Time Inc. Company Services Records

Call Number

MS 3009-RG 53

Date

1969-1983, inclusive

Creator

Time, inc. (Role: Creator)

Extent

3 Linear feet in 3 record cartons

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Abstract

Time Inc. Company Services was founded in the late 1940s to carry out functions not directly related to the production of Time Inc. magazines or other products. The collection consists of flight logs of an aircraft owned by Time Inc. and invoices for purchase of various items of office furniture and equipment.

Historical Note

Time Inc. Company Services was founded in the late 1940s to carry out functions not directly related to the production of Time Inc. magazines or other products. It handled the internal telephone network in Time Inc. buildings, purchasing of furniture and other office equipment, reception of mail, and at some points business travel arrangements for Time Inc. employees.

Citation: Time Inc. Reference Files, MS 3009-RG 3, New-York Historical Society

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series: Series I. Flight Logs; and Series II. Purchasing Department.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of flight logs of an aircraft owned by Time Inc. and invoices for purchase of various items of office furniture and equipment.

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.

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. Company Service Records, MS 3009-RG 53, 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. Additional materials about Time Inc. Company Services can be found in the the Time Inc. Subject Files (MS 3009-RG 1) and Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3).

Collection processed by

Allen Thomas

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:47:11 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Description is in English

Processing Information

The Time Inc. Company Services Records were processed by Allen Thomas in 2020. The original folders were retained although some documents were transferred to archival containers in instances of overcrowding. Allen Thomas created the inventory and 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