Series I.C. Editor-in-Chief Jason McManus Files, 1951-1994 (bulk 1987-1994), inclusive

The Chron File is McManus's record of day-to-day memoranda and other correspondence sent out from his office. The contents of the folders are arranged in reverse chronological order. Frequent addressees include All Staff, Reginald Brack (President, CEO, and Chairman), Don Logan (President and CEO), and heads of various departments.

Correspondence contains McManus's incoming and outgoing correspondence. Topics include staff changes, responses to invitations, complaints and responses regarding articles, and general exchanges with other companies and organizations. No folder for 1983 found.

The Departmental Files are McManus's office files on various projects and subjects. This is also where McManus collected correspondence sent out by prior editors-in-chief Hedley Donovan and Henry Grunwald. Records include invitations to serve on boards (Boy Scouts); articles on the Time Warner merger; protest letters on advertisements published in Time Inc.'s magazines (Condom Ads and Feminist Complaints); memoranda about the information reference services provided by Edit Services; memoranda and reports reviewing problems or required retooling of the magazines (Fortune: Bias and Time: Task Force); the complaint letter from the staff organization Lesbians and Gay Men at Time Warner with annotations by McManus (Gay Complaints); proposals for collaboration with television networks regarding News on Demand; correspondence about possible book publication (Schwarzkopf); registration materials for the staff softball team; and memoranda discussing the first issue of Martha Stewart Living. The term "memorabilia" in titles refers to papers, not objects. Two archives transfer forms found stapled to the front of files are at the end.

Trips contains business travel files and include correspondence, itineraries, background information on people and places, travel notes from McManus and others, and copies of travel documents.