Series II.C. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer: Andrew Heiskell Files, 1949-1980, inclusive

Andrew Heiskell's correspondence is primarily with heads of companies, many of which were advertisers; chairmen of other news organizations such as Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Company; United States senators, including Robert F. Kennedy, regarding policies of interest to Time Inc. such as those involving South America; ambassadors to and from other countries; and some internal correspondence with Time Inc. staff.

Heiskell's administrative files span his time as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Time Inc. Subjects generally cover Time Inc. policies; performance and profitability; strategic plans; and acquisition and sales of assets. Specifics include Heiskell's participation in Time Inc.'s continued lobbying on postal rates, with responses from President Gerald Ford and then Senator Joe Biden; involvement in the congressional committee on international communications; and congratulatory letters on the debut of People, the idea for which is attributed to him. He also received reports regarding interests and activities pursued by Time Inc. such as cable television via Time-Life Broadcast and paper production from subsidiary East Texas Pulp and Paper Company (Eastex). His notes on countries include a recap of his visit to artist Salvador Dali.

For his memoranda files, some folders state that these are select memoranda copied specifically for the archives.

Besides folders on subjects, his administrative files include folders with correspondence and documents from other Time Inc. executives including and correspondence from other Time Inc. executives including Executive Vice President Bernhard Auer, Group Vice President and Secretary Charles Bear, vice president and Time Publisher Ralph Davidson, Editor-in-Chief Hedley Donovan, Assistant Treasurer J. Winston Fowlkes, Chairman of the Executive Committee James Linen, Treasurer Richard McKeough, Group Vice President of Video Richard Munro, President of Time-Life Films Bruce Paisner, President James Shepley, Director of Personnel Bob Steed, Director of Circulation Kelso Sutton, Director of Public Affairs Bob Sweeney, Assistant Secretary Curt Messinger, and Vice President of Public Affairs Donald Wilson; and board members including Louis Banks, Gaylord A. Freeman, Jr., Alexander Heard, Arthur Keylor, Sol Linowitz, Arthur Temple, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., and Advisory Director Maurice T. Moore.

Speech Files contain transcripts and other material related to speeches made by Heiskell primarily as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Time Inc. The General Speeches folder includes some speeches prior to his appointment as chairman. It also contains a transcript of his support for a bill to enact the Fair Housing Act of 1967 ("Title IV of the civil rights bill S-1358"). His speeches include testimony to Congressional committees, key notes at university commencements and advertisers conventions, and speeches on the topics of economic issues such as urban housing and cost of living and freedom of the press. As Heiskell is cited as a founder of the National Urban Coalition and co-chair from 1967 to 1979, many of his speeches may have been in this role.

Citation:

"The 1993 Frankel Awards." Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, November/December 1993.