Series II.B. President, Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of the Executive Committee: James A. Linen Files, 1941-1977, inclusive

James A. Linen's appointment books document his activities while he was publisher of Time, president of Time Inc., chairman of the executive committee, through his retirement when he was still serving as a member of the board. Most years have two books with the same handwriting and matching appointments although both books do not always have all the same appointments. Usually one of the books has the JAL monogram. Possibly one book was for Linen's desk and one was for his assistant's desk. Some of the appointment books have the name of one of his assistants, either Gloria "Gigi" Conn or Janet Olson.

Linen's speeches span from his time as publisher of Time, president of Time Inc., and the executive committee chairman. The majority of his files document specific speeches with a small amount of general files for speeches by him and other at Time Inc. Most of his speeches were at fundraisers for city community chests and other social welfare organizations.

The General Files include a chronological list of Linen's speeches, speech material that was sent to his assistant Roger Stone, and collected speech texts. The chronological list documents his speeches from 1952 to 1977 with a note to check a National Urban League folder for "less important talks." The texts files contain typed transcripts and conference programs or pamphlets from the event hosting the speech. Linen also collected speeches from other Time Inc. executives with the largest amount from co-founder Henry R. Luce.

The Prince of Songkla University files contains material regarding Time Inc.'s participation in a project with Thailand and the Overseas Educational Service to establish and support the Prince of Songkla University in southern Thailand. Linen and his assistant John Millington were the primary contacts from Time Inc. and are equally represented in the files. The main correspondents from Thailand are Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman and the first dean of the university Stang Mongkolsuk.

A good indicator of Time Inc.'s relationship with Thailand during this project is a playful agreement titled the Declaration of the Pacific, which is among Thanat's documents. Its articles declare that receiving chicken at a meal shall be a cause for war, everyone is entitled to eight hours sleep per night, the parties agree to maintain upkeep of golf courses near them, and designates Time Inc.'s and Thailand's enemies so that each may protect the other. Among the enemies listed are Time's main competitor, the editors of Newsweek.