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Series I: Bound Volumes and Issues, 1924-2006
Series III: Subject Files, 1919-1968, undated
Series VII: Scrapbooks, 1941-1980, undated
Series VIII: Ephemera, 1918-1989, undated
Series IX: Archived Web Site, 2011

New Leader records, 1895-2011, bulk 1924-2006

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Series IV: Business Files, 1922-2008, undated

The business files in this collection include bound ledgers, minutes from board meetings, reprints, financial materials, and other material related to the operation of the magazine. Among the promotional materials in this series are the advertisements The New Leader used to hype itself.

Subseries IV. 1: Administrative, 1923-1979

Activities of the magazine's Board of Directors are included in this subseries. Featured are the minutes from board meetings, as well as the 1940 correspondence surrounding the resignation of James Oneal, Levitas' predecessor. In 1955,The New Leaderwas acquired by the American Labor Conference, a labor research institution. This subseries also includes publications and meeting minutes related to this organization.

Board of Directors


Box 105 Folder 1 to 7 Minutes, 1923-1977, undated, 1923-1977, undated, (7 Folders)


Box 106 Folder 1 Correspondence and Reports, 1931-1965

Box 106 Folder 2 Correspondence and Reports, 1938-1946, undated, 1938-1946, undated

Box 106 Folder 3 to 4 James O'Neal--Resignation, 1933-1942, (2 Folders)

Box 106 Folder 5 Circulation--Advertising--Subscriptions, 1935-1942

Box 106 Folder 6 to 8 Clippings, 1949-1950, undated, 1949-1950, undated, (3 Folders)


Box 107 Folder 1 to 3 Clippings, 1950, undated, 1950, undated, (3 Folders)

Lists

Box 107 Folder 4 American Labor Conference, 1953-1973

Box 107 Folder 5 General, 1959-1972

Box 107 Folder 6 Membership, 1942-1947

Box 107 Folder 7 Promotional Materials, 1941-1944, undated, 1941-1944, undated


Box 108 Folder 1 to 3 Promotional Materials, 1946-1959, undated, 1946-1959, undated, (3 Folders)

Box 108 Folder 4 to 8 Reprint Permissions, 1949-1961, (5 Folders)


Box 109 Folder 1 to 5 Reprint Permissions, 1962-1966, (5 Folders)


Box 110 Folder 1 to 7 Reprint Permissions, 1967-1973, (7 Folders)


Box 111 Folder 1 to 6 Reprint Permissions, 1974-1979, (6 Folders)

Post Office/Copyright/Financial:


Box 261 Flled Orders Grand Jury Special Issue, November 10, 1975

Box 261 Lenin Nyet

Box 261 65th Anniversary Party

Box 261 65th Anniversary Invitation

Box 261 Promotion William Steiner Association Charting America's Future

Box 261 The New Leader 50th Anniversary Dinner Forms Gilbert Jonas

Box 261 Promotion Special Issue Letters

Box 261 65th Anniversary Party January 25', 1989

Box 261 Post Office Forms, 2005

Box 261 Post Office Forms

Box 261 2004 Post Office Forms, 2004

Box 261 2003 Post Office Forms, 2003

Box 261 2002 Post Office Forms, 2002

Box 261 2001 Post Office Forms, 2001

Box 261 2000 Post Office Forms, 2000

Box 261 1999 Copyright Issues Copyrights 2004-2006, 1999, 2004-2006

Box 261 Copyrights, 2002-2003

Box 261 Copyrights, 2000-2001

Box 261 Copyrights, 1998-1999

Box 261 Copyrights, 1996-1997

Box 261 Copyrights, 1994-1995

Box 261 Copyrights, 1992-1993

Box 261 Copyrights, 1986-1990

Box 261 Copyrights, 1980-1985

Box 261 Copyrights, 1975-1979

Box 261 Copyrights, 1970-1974

Box 261 Copyrights 1964-1969 and Crimes, 1964-1969

Box 261 Royalties Misc.

Box 261 Back Issues

Box 261 Invoices


Box 262 Paid Crimes, 1999-2006

Box 262 CBRE Lease

Box 262 Goldman Sachs, 1996-1998

Box 262 Goldman Sachs IRA, 1989-1993

Box 262 Goldman Sachs, 1986-1993

Box 262 Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jennette New Leader, 1992-1995

Box 262 Merrill Lynch Correspondence

Box 262 Merrill Lynch Statements, 1981-1993

Box 262 Merrill Lynch Pension, 1983-1987

Box 262 Johnson, Lemon & Co

Box 262 Chase Manhattan Bank CDs

Box 262 Press

Box 262 NL Columbia Event, 2007

Box 262 NL Online Response

Box 262 NL Ad

Box 262 Copy Tamiment Institute

Box 262 Advertising Book Issue Letters

Box 262 Promotion Publishers Clearing House

Box 262 Promotion Letters

Subseries IV. 2: Editorial, 1950-2008, undated

This subseries includes drafts and typescripts of articles published during the final years of the magazine's run. This series holds articles fromThe New Leaderthat were reprinted in other periodicals, includingCatholic Digest,Negro Digest, and several Japanese publications. It also contains special supplements published byThe New Leader, pamphlets published by the American Labor Conference, and pamphlets and articles published by other organizations about Europe, Nigeria, and the Soviet Union. The printed materials are arranged alphabetically by subject and by date within subjects.

Card Files


Box 112 Author--A-H, 1970-2008


Box 113 Author--I-Sol, 1970-2008


Box 114 Author--So-Z, 1970-2008


Box 115 Book Reviewer

Box 115 A-Y, 1990

Box 115 A-Z, 1970-2008


Box 116 Subjects--Africa-W. History, undated

Manuscripts


Box 117 Folder 1 to 6 January/February-May/June, 2004, (6 Folders)


Box 118 Folder 1 to 6 May/June-September/October, 2004, (6 Folders)


Box 119 Folder 1 to 4 September/October-November/December, 2004, (4 Folders)

Box 119 Folder 5 to 6 January/February, 2005, (2 Folders)


Box 120 Folder 1 to 6 January/February-May/June, 2005, (6 Folders)


Box 121 Folder 1 to 6 July/August-November/December, 2005, (6 Folders)


Box 122 Folder 1 to 3 November/December, 2005, (3 Folders)

Printed Material

Box 122 Folder 4 American Labor Conference (ALC)--Publications, 1945, undated, 1945, undated

Box 122 Folder 5 ALC--Studies in Post War Reconstruction, 1944

Box 122 Folder 6 Europe and Nigeria, 1967-1973, undated, 1967-1973, undated


Box 123 Folder 1 to 7 Reprints, 1949-1956, (7 Folders)

Box 123 Folder 8 to 11 Soviet Union, 1947-1990, undated, 1947-1990, undated, (4 Folders)


Box 124 Folder 1 to 4 Supplements, 1945-1956, undated, 1945-1956, undated, (4 Folders)

Subseries IV. 3: Financial, 1922-1998, undated

The financial records are arranged chronologically, with the exception of the bound ledgers, which can be found at the end of the subseries. The records include ledgers, account books, receipts, and check stubs. These folders also contain financial statements and advertising invoices, and a small amount of finance-related correspondence.

Box 124 Folder 5 to 7 Assets and Liabilities--Reports, 1928-1974, (3 Folders)

Box 124 Folder 8 Audit, 1927

Box 124 Folder 9 Employees, 1944-1959

Box 124 Folder 10 Employees--Unemployment, 1947-1949


Box 209 General Ledger, 1938-1974 (Bound), 1938-1974


Box 210 General Ledger, 1948-1954 (Bound), 1948-1954


Box 125 Folder 1 to 8 General Ledger, 1958-1965, (8 Folders)


Box 211 General Ledger, 1970-1973 (2 bound ledgers), 1970-1973


Box 209 General Ledger, 1974-1979 (Bound), 1974-1979


Box 125 Folder 9 to 10 General Ledger, 1980-1981, (2 Folders)


Box 126 Folder 1 to 8 General Ledger, 1982-1989, (8 Folders)


Box 127 Folder 1 to 8 General Ledger, 1990-1998, (8 Folders)


Box 128 Folder 1 Internal Revenue Service--Correspondence, 1944-1946, undated, 1944-1946, undated

Box 128 Folder 2 Pension Plan Ledger, 1969-1976

Box 128 Folder 3 Reports--Annual Dinner, 1931-1937, undated, 1931-1937, undated

Box 128 Folder 4 Reports--Tour Expenses, 1938, undated, 1938, undated

Special Account

Box 128 Folder 5 Correspondence, 1943-1963

Box 128 Folder 6 to 13 Checks and Statements, 1943-1968, (8 Folders)

Box 128 Folder 14 Checkbook, 1943-1968

Additional Ledgers--Bound


Box 212 Accounts Payable, 1954-1980 (2 bound ledgers), 1954-1980


Box 213 Accounts Payable, 1980-1992


Box 214 Accounts Received, 1971-1978


Box 215 Advertising, 1945-1946


Box 210 Advertising, 1951-1961


Box 216 Cash Disbursements, 1922-1939


Box 217 Cash Disbursements, 1955-1967 (2 bound ledgers), 1955-1967


Box 213 Cash Disbursements, 1968-1974


Box 218 Cash Disbursements, 1974-1986 (2 bound ledgers), 1974-1986


Box 219 Cash Disbursements, 1987-1998 (2 bound ledgers), 1987-1998


Box 220 Cash Receipts, 1953-1958 (2 bound ledgers), 1953-1958


Box 221 Cash Receipts, 1958-1964 (2 bound ledgers), 1958-1964


Box 222 Cash Receipts, 1964-1970 (2 bound ledgers), 1964-1970


Box 214 Cash Receipts, 1978-1989


Box 223 Subscriptions, 1961-1963


Box 224 Subscriptions, 1963-1965


Box 225 Subscriptions, 1965-1967