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Thomas Whiteside papers, 1839-1995, bulk 1952-1992

29 linear feet
Thomas Whiteside was an American journalist born in 1918. Whiteside wrote for The New Yorker for over 45 years. He covered such topics in his articles and books as cable television, the cigarette industry, the channel tunnel, chemical weapons (notably 2, 4, 5-T, a component of Agent Orange), Ralph Nader, Stig Wennerstrom, and yellow rain. It has been said that Whiteside's work on Agent Orange led directly to the congressional hearings which discussed the dangers of the substance. By the end of the hearings, the Surgeon General of the United States had announced restrictions on the use of the herbicide. The collection contains material related to the articles that Whiteside contributed to The New Yorker. The files include audiocassettes, book reviews, correspondence, drafts, galleys, notebooks and notes, research files, and typescripts. There is a small section of the collection that contains personal papers not tied directly to specific articles or books. The material ranges in date from the 1950s to the 1990s, spanning the time Whiteside worked at The New Yorker.
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Sally Goodgold Papers, 1940-2011, bulk 1970-2011

9 linear feet
The Sally Goodgold Papers document the participation of a prominent citizen activist in Manhattan development and growth during the mid to late 20th century. The papers cover land use, environmental impact, law enforcement, women in politics, and New York history, particularly on the Upper West Side. The collection includes organizational records and reports, meeting notes and minutes, audio and videotapes, correspondence, speech drafts, personal notebooks, and commendations from elected officials.
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Rick Shur papers, 1949-2016, bulk 1970-2003

27 linear feet
The Rick Shur Papers document the life and work of New York City video artist, gay activist, English as a Second Language teacher, and cultural critic Rick Shur (1953-2016). As "Rick X," he hosted The Closet Case Show, a popular Manhattan cable access TV show featuring safer sex gay "edurotica" along with commentary on culture and politics. Shur attended Columbia College (1971-1975) and Teacher's College (1977-1979), and led the Gay Alumni of Columbia organization through the 1980s.
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Records of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, 1836-1978, bulk 1933-1975

331.84 linear feet
This collection documents the work of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, a group originally founded in 1933 to coordinate boycotts against Nazi Germany. It later investigated and reported on extremist and hate groups of many kinds, primarily within the United States.
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Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003

277.5 linear feet

This collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.

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Series 5.2. Correspondence, 1950-1995

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Primarily correspondence about the business activities at 380 Madison Avenue. The correspondence deals with the building management, financial matters, provided services, insurance, structure maintenance, corporate issues, and other subjects. Letters to and from Cross & Brown Company portray their administration of the property. Topics discussed in these documents include tenants, leases, collection of rent and tenant charges, maintenance and repair of the building, payment of invoices, broker commissions, utility bills, complaints, Department of Buildings inspections, taxes, supplies, fire safety, reports, employees, and the management agreement and fees. Most of the correspondence about financial matters is with Irving Trust Company regarding the confirmations of purchases for the custody account, service charges, account agreement, signature authorizations, and associated transactions. The rest of the financial communications deal with investments, statements, taxes, and the purchase of corporate office equipment and supplies. Several services were provided to the building's tenants including cleaning, electricity, water, cable television, steam, security, elevators, fire safety systems, air conditioning, paper supplies, and related operations. Their implementation is explained in correspondence with Otis Elevator Company, Consolidated Edison, National Cleaning Contractors, Prudential Building Maintenance, and others. Alongside these letters are service contracts, maintenance information, daily elevator reports, proposals, complaints, Fire Department inspections, violations, staffing records, and repair work documents. The physical condition of the building is also described in communications about repairs, renovations, improvements, and continuing upkeep. Also included in the correspondence are insurance claims for accidents, injuries, workers' compensation, and damage cause by leaks and fire. The insurance papers also have premium payments, disability benefits policy, health care plan brochures, and information on the public plate glass. Interoffice memorandums offer accounts of building operations, employee matters, utilities, insurance coverage, financial conditions, issues concerning tenants, inspections, maintenance, meetings, and the original construction project. There is also corporate related correspondence on a possible merger, sale, legal advice, labor union agreements, commercial travel, and other business activities. In addition to the correspondence, the sub-subseries contains company performance reports, labor reports, mail distribution instructions, magazine subscriptions, and U.S. Census information.

  1. Series 5. 380 Madison Avenue, 1949-1996
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Marvin Kitman papers, 1950-2006

277.58 linear feet

The dead columns of Marvin Kitman, mostly from Newsday. The file folders contain clippings, notes, background research, correspondence, publicity materials, photographs, etc. for the columns. Kitman writes about a variety of topics as he criticizes practically every television program and genre from the 1960s through 2003. There are also a few files of letters, as well as his various "polls".

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Louis G. Cowan papers, 1885, 1952-1976, bulk 1952-1976

26 linear feet

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, documents, photographs, audio tapes, and printed material of Louis G. Cowan. The files document Cowan's activites at CBS and Brandeis University, and in many other capacities. Approximately one-third of the collection consists of records and studies of the Broadcast Institute of North America. The papers also reflect a number of Cowan's various interests such as posters; the earliest item in the collection, a letter from General Charles P. Stone, 1885, is indicative of Cowan's active interest in the history of the Statue of Liberty. Among the prominent correspondents are Jacob Bronowski, Hubert H. Humphrey, William Phillips, and Jonas Salk.

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League of Women Voters of the City of New York records, 1919-2019

80 Linear Feet

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The files contain much material of the League of Women Voters of New York State as well, and some material pertaining to the national organization. The files document the League's activities in the areas of voter registration, election reform, New York City government, foreign policy, ecology, and numerous other concerns, and contain the records of city, state, and national conventions, annual reports, and Board and Council minutes. Major correspondents include Emanuel Teller, Stanley M. Isaacs, Jacob K. Javits, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward I. Koch, John Vliet Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Anna Lord Strauss, and Percy E. Sutton.

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Juma Sultan papers, 1960s-1990s

20 linear feet

The Juma Sultan papers includes a large collection of performances from the loft era in New York City, a significant but under-documented period of jazz history. The recordings collection of circa 430 items, spanning the period from 1965-1975 (on open reel and cassette) contains unique, unreleased concert recordings, with the exception of a small amount of the collection included in the box set of Aboriginal Music Society recordings, Father of Origin (Eremite records, 2011). The recordings document not only the music of Sultan's own groups, such as the Aboriginal Music Society, but also a wide variety of recordings of other bands at Studio We, at other loft spaces in Lower Manhattan (e.g., Studio Rivbea, Artist House, the Ladies Fort, and Ali's Alley), as well as in Woodstock.

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Judith Crist papers, 1930s-2012

112 linear feet
Judith Crist (1922-2012), was a film critic, journalist, and long-time adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism (1958-2012). Her papers include clippings, correspondence, interviews, mementos, notes, photographs, review files, telephone logs, and audiovisual materials.
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