Series II.E. Editorial Director Richard B. Stolley Files, 1981-1993, inclusive

Correspondence and Memoranda begin during Stolley's first corporate editorial stint in 1981 and span throughout several editorial positions at Time Inc. until his official retirement in 1993.The correspondence and memoranda discuss story and magazine pitches, story and magazine evaluations, comparisons of magazines, comments on television appearances, book outlines, meetings negotiations, personnel issues, the status of projects, and joint projects with outside organizations.

These include the small amount of folders that were not correspondence or editorial director subject files contained within Stolley's records in the Time Inc. Archives. The files span from his first corporate editorial stint in 1981 through several editorial positions.

Records include correspondence regarding book deals, photography locations and rights, protest letters regarding an image of Debra Winger in Life, speeches, and news clippings. Items of interest include Leigh Weiner's photographs of John F. Kennedy speaking to and interacting with a group, possibly at Milwaukee High School during his campaign.

This series focuses primarily on Stolley's work as Editorial Director with a few records from his time as Director of Special Projects. Materials include evaluations of literary manuscripts, style guides, book proposals, lists of confidential stories, pitches for new magazine, lists of recipients of Time Inc. donations, handwritten notes related to guest lectures, newspaper and magazine clippings, conference and meeting schedules and agendas, speech transcripts, budget reports, lists of Time Inc. magazine staff members, and correspondence .The correspondence discusses editorial decisions, article topics, advertising campaigns, corporate initiatives related to donations and support for political issues, new projects, story rights, book proposals, personnel issues, conference participation, and the inclusion of new sections in already existing magazines.

Items of interest include Time Inc.'s attempts to have Nelson Mandela publish his memoirs with them, and a proposal from DC Comics for a collaboration on a comic about Mandela's life.