Time Inc. Fortune Editorial Records
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Abstract
The Fortune Editorial Records contain materials from the offices and staff of the editorial side of the magazine, not the publishing or business side. Staff represented in this record group include managing editor Robert Lubar, managing editor Louis Banks, managing editor Duncan Nortan-Taylor, managing editor Andrew Serwer, staff writer Charles Burck, and staff writer Rush Loving Jr. Also included are materials from the Art Department on planning and creating issues in 1982 and files on staff, freelance writers, and other contributors to Fortune.
Historical Note
For the majority of Time Inc.'s existence, the company maintained a strict separation of editorial from the publishing and business side of each magazine, colloquially called the separation of "church" (editorial) and "state" (publishing). Publishing and Business Management includes the publisher, general manager, business manager, advertising sales, marketing services, letters, circulation, and public relations. The editorial side reported up to the editor-in-chief and the publishing/business side reported up to the corporate business executive which was the president prior to 1960 and the chief executive officer after. Henry Luce structured Time Inc. this way so that the business side could not (in theory) influence the editorial content of the publications. For example, the advertising sales people could not interfere with a magazine's decision to run an article on the dangers of cigarette smoking, even though it might mean losing millions of dollars in tobacco ads.
In September 1928, Time Inc. cofounder Henry Luce presented cofounder Briton Hadden with an idea for a new magazine. Luce wanted to create a magazine that would cater to the men who ran businesses in the United States. This magazine would offer business men a sophisticated perspective on industrial business and its role in society. To cater to this clientele, the magazine would feature richly illustrated pages as well as high quality editorial content. Hadden was not convinced that Luce's idea would work but agreed to let Parker Lloyd-Smith, a business writer at Time, and some researchers explore Luce's idea. In February 1929, not long after Hadden's sudden death, Luce went to the board of Time Inc. with his idea and proposed the launch of Fortune. At this meeting, Luce presented the board with a description of the magazine's appearance and an outline of its contents. This outline included samples of some articles that had already been written as well as illustrations. A few months after Fortune was proposed, the board agreed to proceed with the idea and the first issue of the magazine was released in February 1930.
Much like with Time, Luce named himself Fortune's editor. One of the first editorial decisions that Luce made was about how financial news would be presented. In other magazines and newspapers with similar content, facts and statistics were present in a straightforward fashion with no embellishment. To change this, Luce decided to hire literary talent instead of business experts or economists. Some of the talent that was recruited overs the years to work on Fortune included James Agee, John Kenneth Galbraith, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Kazin, Dwight Macdonald, Archibald MacLeish, and Miné Okubo. Because Fortune was taking a more literary approach to its content, there were human interest stories alongside in-depth articles about major businesses and industries. In addition to the change in editorial material, Fortune also changed the approach to the advertisements and images used in the magazine. Instead of the standard black and white images, there was an emphasis on colorful advertisements and striking art, illustrations, and photographs. To make the imagery in the magazine stand out, Fortune recruited well-known artists and photographers. Included among those who have worked for Fortune over the years are Ansel Adams, Constantin Alajálov, John Atherton, Herbert Bayer, Lester Beal, Thomas Benrimo, Joseph Binder, Margaret Bourke-White, A.M. Cassandre, Thomas Maitland Cleland, Miguel Covarrubias, Walker Evans, George Gusti, Fernand Léger, Fred Ludekens, Erik Nitsche, Antonio Petruccelli, Diego Rivera, Ben Shahn, and Charles Sheeler. To receive a copy of this newly released magazine, members of the public needed to become subscribers. Despite there being no focus groups or trial issues to introduce buyers to the product, there were 30,000 subscribers at the time of the magazine's release. The initial copies cost $1 each or $10 for a yearly subscription. At the time, this was a steep price and was meant to act as a barrier so that only the most passionate and well off customers could afford to read it.
Fortune was well received by critics and industry professionals alike. By the end of 1930 and the release of the first eleven issues, the magazine's circulation had increased by 10,000 and was turning a profit for Time Inc. Despite the strong start, Fortune suffered difficulties after the end of World War II and was beginning to become unprofitable. At the same time that the magazine was experiencing financial trouble, members of Fortune's board of editors started to believe that the magazine was suffering from problems on the editorial side as well. Members of the board of editors suggested that the magazine had a lack of cohesion and no new ideas. Upon hearing these doubts, Luce decided to make some changes to the magazine and change its focus. The magazine would provide guidance to those interested in America's political economy. The changes upset the magazine's editors and writers, but renewed the interest of businessmen and helped increase the magazine's circulation.
Despite this somewhat tumultuous beginning, Fortune is still in print as of 2018. Over time the magazine has changed its publication schedule. Originally a monthly publications, the magazine became a bi-weekly publication in 1978 but switched to tri-weekly publication in 2009. While the magazine is primarily published in the United States, the magazine has had international editions as well. Many of these editions are no longer in print. These changes in Fortune's publication schedule coincided with an increase in demand for the magazine. With the growth of the magazine's popularity with the general public, editors and writers from Fortune began to make appearances on radio and television shows to share information found in the latest articles. The magazine also hosted its own short-lived television show Fortune Week which was on CNBC from 1993 to 1994.
Citations:
"About Us: Our History, Our Mission, Our Editorial Standards, and Who We Are." Fortune. July 20, 2018. Accessed November 08, 2018. http://fortune.com/about-us/.
"Background Information - Fortune Magazine in the 1930s." Fortune in the 1930s. Accessed November 08, 2018. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/print/fortune/background.html.
Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1946-present). New York: Ballantine, 2000. Accessed January 07, 2019.
Elson, Robert T. Time Inc.: The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise: 1923-1941. New York: Atheneum, 1968.
Elson, Robert T. The World of Time Inc: The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise: 1941-1960. Edited by Duncan Norton-Taylor. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
Gibbs, Wolcott. "Time . . . Fortune . . . Life . . . Luce." The New Yorker. June 20, 2017. Accessed November 08, 2018. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1936/11/28/time-fortune-life-luce.4
Hooper, Bill. Email to Holly Deakyne, 10 June 2016.
Okrent, Daniel. "How the World Really Works." Fortune. September 19, 2005. Accessed November 08, 2018. http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/19/8272901/index.htm
Arrangement
This record group is arranged into four series:
Series I. Managing Editor Files
Series II. Staff Writer Files
Series III. Art Department Files
Series IV. Personnel and Contributors Files
Scope and Contents
The Fortune Editorial Records contain materials from the offices and staff of the editorial side of the magazine. There are no materials from the publishing or business side of the operation.
Staff represented in this record group include managing editor Robert Lubar, managing editor Louis Banks, managing editor Duncan Nortan-Taylor, managing editor Andrew Serwer, staff writer Charles Burck, and staff writer Rush Loving Jr. Additionally, there are departmental files from the Art Department and Personnel. Included in this record group are clippings, correspondence, memoranda, notes, transcripts, drafts, field reports, industry reports, newspapers, press releases, press kits, presentations, and audio cassettes.
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People
Conditions Governing Access
Open to qualified researchers with the exception of restricted materials. Restricted materials may include contracts and consent forms. Restricted boxes include 2215 and R42. Unreformatted audiovisual and digital material in the collection is not accessible. Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is owned by the New-York Historical Society. Although the N-YHS owns this collection as physical property, the donor specifically retains all copyright and all other proprietary rights which may exist. The copyright law of the United States governs the making of photocopies and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Unpublished materials created before January 1, 1978 cannot be quoted in publication without permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as Time Inc. Fortune Editorial Records, MS 3009-RG 8, New-York Historical Society.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Time Inc. 2015.
About this Guide
Processing Information
The Time Inc. Fortune Editorial Records were processed by Samantha Brown in 2018. The original folders were retained although some documents were transferred to archival containers in instances of overcrowding or if no original folder was present. Brown created the inventory and other descriptive notes for the record group. Series were created based on the original groups of materials. Within series, materials were arranged in their original order. If no order was present, such as with the Staff Writer Charles Burck Files, then an order was imposed. Files retained their original titles but files with illegible writing or unclear titles were either assigned new titles or had information added to the titles to clarify the contents of the files.
Holly Deakyne processed the additional series of Managing Editor Louis Banks Correspondence and Managing Editor Andrew Serwer Desk Items, and additions to Managing Editor Robert Lubar Correspondence and Managing Editor Subject Files in 2019. Lubar correspondence from 1971 was found loose in other materials in 2020 and integrated. The original folders were retained although some documents were transferred to archival containers in instances of overcrowding or if no original folder was present.
Sponsor Note
Repository
Series I.A. Managing Editor Louis Banks Correspondence, 1968-1970, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Managing Editor Louis Bank's correspondence files contain correspondence that Banks sent and received during his time as Fortune managing editor. Records primarily include exchanges with heads of companies regarding events attended, follow up to visits or interviews, article ideas, and sometimes include speech transcripts and copies of articles to read. One item of interest is a 1968 letter from the Museum of Modern Art thanking him for the Time Inc. gift of over 1000 photographs from the Fortune and Architectural Forum files to the Department of Architecture and Design.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically based on the original order.
Biographical / Historical
Louis Banks started at Time Inc. in 1945 as a news correspondent in Los Angeles. He served as managing editor of Fortune from 1965 to 1970 with a brief leave of absence in 1969 for a fellowship at Harvard University. He returned to Time Inc. in 1970 as a corporate editorial director. By 1974, he was on the board of Time Inc. and held this position through 1987.
Citations:
"Louis Banks, 77, Dies; An Editor for Time Inc." The New York Times. November 11, 1993. Accessed August 1, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/obituaries/louis-banks-77-dies-an-editor-for-time-inc.html
Personnel and Organization: Department Head Lists. Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3), The New-York Historical Society.
Corrrespondence, 1968, inclusive
Correspondence, 1969, inclusive
Correspondence, 1970, inclusive
Series I.B. Managing Editor Robert Lubar Correspondence, 1969-1977, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Managing Editor Robert Lubar's correspondence files cover the period of 1969 to 1977 and contain correspondence that Lubar sent and received during his time as assistant managing editor, acting managing editor, executive editor, and managing editor of Fortune. Records include responses to company executive readers, responses regarding article errors, and arrangements with guest writers. The topics covered in the correspondence include discussion of editorials, the relationship between government and businesses, requests for meetings and speakers, requests for assistance with research projects, restaurant and research recommendations, and meeting and conference agenda. Correspondence files from 1971 were not found while processing the series although one exchange with Roy Hurley was found later among unrelated material.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically based on the original order.
Biographical Note
Robert "Bob" Lubar began his career with Time Inc. in 1946 as a writer for Time in Manhattan. During his tenure with Time, Lubar held posts in London, New Delhi, Bonn, and Mexico City. After 12 years with Time, in 1958, Lubar was moved to Fortune where he was promoted to the position of associate editor.
Lubar remained an associate editor for six years before becoming assistant managing editor in 1964. While his predecessor Managing Editor Louis Banks was on leave as a fellow at Harvard in 1969, Lubar filled in as acting managing editor. In early 1970, Lubar was signing off as an executive editor. In later 1970, he took over from Banks as managing editor of Fortune.
During the ten years that Lubar was managing editor, he oversaw the transition of the magazine to a smaller format and the magazine's move from a monthly to bi-weekly publication. After leaving his position as managing editor, Lubar remained with Fortune as a chief of research until he retired in 1985.
Citations:
"Robert Lubar, 74, Writer and Editor." The New York Times. April 9, 1995. Accessed December 3, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/obituaries/robert-lubar-74-writer-and-editor.html.
Personnel and Organization: Department Head Lists. Time Inc. Reference Files (MS 3009-RG 3), The New-York Historical Society.
Correspondence, 1969, inclusive
Cables, 1970, inclusive
Correspondence, 1970, inclusive
Correspondence, 1971, inclusive
Correspondence, 1972-1973, inclusive
Correspondence, 1974, inclusive
Correspondence, 1975, inclusive
Correspondence, 1976, inclusive
Correspondence, 1976, inclusive
Correspondence [RESTRICTED], 1976, inclusive
Correspondence, 1977, inclusive
Series I.C. Managing Editor Andrew Serwer Desk Objects, circa 1980-2013, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Andrew "Andy" Serwer Desk Objects contains the items that were cleared from his desk when he left Fortune in 2014 after serving as the managing editor from 2006 to 2014. Items include awards received by Fortune, awards received by Serwer as a representative of Time Inc., mementos of Time Inc. on the stock market, gifts from a business trip to China, issues of Fortune signed by major company executives, and other desk realia.
Arrangement
The objects are in no order.
Desk Items, 1992-2012, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Contains items from Serwer's 2011 business trip to China including framed photographs and gifts received from hosts including glass fish; 1992 Fortune/Ford Motor Company: Top Ten Biggest Mistakes Wooden item; Joseph Pulitzer Quote Block; 2011 NASDAQ framed photograph; National Association of Multicultural Media Executives 2008 Award of Valor; NYSE Closing Bell Mementoes from 2011 and 2012; NYSE NYX Listed Bell; 1992 Wellfleet Communications plastic desk item. Also included is a framed Pope's Mitre Fragment with a note on the back that states the Pope's Mitre resided in the the office of the Editor-in-Chief symbolizing the belief in editorial independence, truth and integrity.
Desk Items, 2008-2011, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Contains 2008 Beijing Olympics commemorative medal; items from Serwer's 2011 business trip to China including framed photographs and gifts received from hosts including glass fish; business card name plate; 2008 Folio Magazine Eddie Award; small glass globe; two NASDAQ Opening Bell Mementos; and a cloth banner for Time.
Desk Items, circa 1980-2013, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Contains 2009 Folio Magazine Eddie Award; 1996 hardcover issue of Fortune; 2012 and 2013 issues of Fortune signed by major company executives; 2013 National Magazine Finalist Award; and 1978 hardcover first issue of The New Fortune. Also included is Serwer's Teletalk intercom.
Series I.D. Managing Editor Planning Committee Files, 1966-1972, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The Managing Editor Planning Committee files cover the period of 1966 to 1972 and includes materials collected by several managing editors of Fortune including Duncan Norton-Taylor, Robert Lubar, and Louis Banks. The materials were used while planning magazine issues of Fortune. Records include drafts of articles, raw field reports from reporters, and memoranda and internal correspondence discussing story ideas, articles published in other magazines and papers, and reporter research findings.
Arrangement
Organized chronologically.
1967 Planning Committee, 1966-1967, undated, inclusive
1968 Planning Committee, 1968, undated, inclusive
1969 Planning Committee, 1969, undated, inclusive
1970 Planning Committee, 1970, undated, inclusive
1971 Planning Committee, 1970-1972, undated, inclusive
Series I.E. Managing Editor Subject Files, 1959-1979, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The Managing Editor Subject files include materials from 1959 to 1979 and were collected by several managing editors at Fortune including Duncan Norton-Taylor, Robert Lubar, and Louis Banks. Records focus on a proposed transition to publishing Fortune biweekly; the establishment of President, the Japanese version of Fortune; the planning of special issues of Fortune; seminars hosted by Fortune; and include correspondence with story ideas and comments on articles. Also included are reports on events, schedules, clippings, and correspondence discussing meetings, plans for magazine issues, and responses to articles. The President files include negotitions on which Fortune articles to reprint, a letter detailing the structure and content of the first issue, and a report from a President staff member regarding what she learned during her visit to observe the editorial operations of Fortune.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically.
Ackerman, Edward A., circa 1972, inclusive
Alfred Politz Research: Report on Executive Attitudes on Mergers, 1966-1967, inclusive
American Society of Magazine Editors, 1975, inclusive
Biweekly Fortune, 1975-1977, inclusive
Copy Processing, 1972, inclusive
Economic Series in 1974, 1973, inclusive
Editorial Development Directive for Fortune, undated, inclusive
Experimental Projects: Biweekly Fortune, 1967, inclusive
Glen Cove Economists Dinner: Dr. Mesthene Group, 1971, inclusive
Goodrich, 1969, undated, inclusive
Langenhove, Fernand van, 1960, inclusive
Legal, 1966-1970, inclusive
Memoranda, 1975, inclusive
Moonshot: Apollo 17, 1972, inclusive
Penn Central: Article Dispute, 1970, inclusive
Political Research Center Investment, 1974?, inclusive
President Magazine, 1962-1968, inclusive
Seminar: Chicago: 1971 May 24-25, 1971, inclusive
South African Supplement, 1971, inclusive
Special Issue: 1967 Sept. 15, 1967, inclusive
Special Issue: 1968 Sept. 15, 1968, inclusive
Special Issue: 500 Issue: 1968 June 15, 1968, inclusive
Special Issue: 500-50: 1966 mid-July - 1967 June 15, 1966-1967, undated, inclusive
Special Issue: American Crisis, 1970, inclusive
Special Issue: Business and Environment: 1970 Feb., 1969, inclusive
Special Issue: Innovation Industry, 1966-1967, inclusive
Special Issue: Latin America: 1962 Feb., 1961, undated, inclusive
Special Issue: "Negro" [African American]: Cities: 1968 Jan., 1967-1968, undated, inclusive
Special Issue: New York: 1960 Feb., 1959-1960, undated, inclusive
Special Issue: Space: 1962 June, 1962, undated, inclusive
Special Issue: Transportation, 1971, inclusive
Special Issue: Youth, 1968-1969, inclusive
Staff Correspondence and Memoranda, 1964-1977, inclusive
Staff Salaries, 1968?, inclusive
Stonehenge, 1967-1968, inclusive
Story Comment, 1972-1974, inclusive
Story Comment, 1975-1979, inclusive
Story Suggestion, 1978, inclusive
Tapes, circa 1966, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes audiovisual material with dictation from Louis Banks:
2 audio belts (Magnabelt).
Series II.A. Staff Writer Charles Burck Files, 1951-1985, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The Staff Writer Charles Burck files are records that Burck created or collected while researching and writing articles. The majority of materials focus on the articles Burck wrote about the automobile industry and youth and left wing activist movements. Included in this series are independent/underground newspapers, United States government reports on the auto industry, trends charts, notes on production costs, reports comparing United States and Japanese auto industries, copies of presentation slides, notes on prices, drafts, raw reports, lists of contacts, press releases, clippings, bumper stickers, political flyers, booklets and pamphlets about political groups and activities, audio cassettes, drafts of articles, transcripts of speeches and presentations, and correspondence with information for Burck's stories or comments on his published articles. Included among the independent newspapers that Burck collected were the San Francisco Express Times, Rat, The Free You, Kaleidoscope, the Berkeley Barb, the East Village Other, Natural Weapon, Blimp Works, the Realist, Fire Next Time, Orpheus, Zodiac Mind Warp, Bloom, Open City Press, Peninsula Observer, Yellow Dog, and The Movement as well as other titles.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Biographical Note
Charles Burck was a writer at Fortune from 1965 through 1994.
Auto Industry: Air Standards, 1970-1979, 1985, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Auto Costs: Notes, 1979-1982, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Auto Costs: Reports, Studies, Statistics, 1981, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Comeback Decade, 1980, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Correspondence: Stern/Cordtz: 1974 July, 1974, inclusive
Auto Industry: Earlier Stories and Notes, 1977, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Engines, Technology, 1974-1979, inclusive
Auto Industry: GM Reference, 1972-1979, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Interviews, 1983, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Interviews: Collier,________ [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on cassette: "Collier Side"
Auto Industry: Interviews: Estes, Elliot Marantette (E.M.) [RESTRICTED], 1981, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on A Side: "E.M. Estes / C.G. Burck Part I 60 Min. 1-9-81"
Auto Industry: Interviews: Estes, Elliot Marantette (E.M.) [RESTRICTED], 1981, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side A: "E.M. Estes/C.G. Burck Part II 60 Min. 1-9-81"
Auto Industry: Interviews: Estes, Elliot Marantette (E.M.) [RESTRICTED], 1981, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side A: "E.M. Estes / C.G. Burck Part III 2:25 Min 1-9-81"
Auto Industry: Interviews: Estes, Elliot Marantette (E.M.) [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Labels on A and B Side: "Estes".
Auto Industry: Interviews: Jennings, E.E. [RESTRICTED], 1976, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on A Side: "EE Jennings 4Mar76 draft executives over". Label on B Side: "Jennings 4 Mar 76 To OMO".
Auto Industry: Interviews: McDonald,_______ [RESTRICTED], 1981, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on A Side: " DLM McDonald 4/6/81 1 and 2".
Auto Industry: Interviews: Murphy,_______ [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on A Side: [illegible]. Label on B Side: "Murphy _|_ P FOD".
Auto Industry: Interviews: Notes: General, 1980-1981, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Interviews: Notes: Earlier, 1976-1979, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Interviews: Notes: GM, 1976-1977, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: 1980 Market, 1980, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Notes and Memoranda, 1980-1981, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Renault, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: Rotary Charge Engine, 1970-1979, undated, inclusive
Auto Industry: XCar, 1977-1980, undated, inclusive
Bicentennial Issue: Corporation and Its Changing Environment, 1968, 1974-1976, undated, inclusive
California Wine, 1971, undated, inclusive
Cannon, Charlie: Notes, 1980, undated, inclusive
CEO Survey: 1976 Draft/Background, 1959, 1975-1976, undated, inclusive
Changing Corporation, 1974-1975, undated, inclusive
Class of 1942: New Army Portfolio, 1966, undated, inclusive
Correspondence, 1966-1974, undated, inclusive
Correspondence: Corrections and Suggestions, 1973-1975, undated, inclusive
Drinking Habits, 1973-1977, undated, inclusive
Employee Share Ownership Trust, 1973-1976, undated, inclusive
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 1974-1976, undated, inclusive
Government and Business: Research, 1972-1974, undated, inclusive
Government and Business: Research, 1973-1975, undated, inclusive
Interviews: Adelman of Cacina [RESTRICTED], 1971, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side 1: "Adelman of Cacina 21 DEC 71 - NYC Also Side 2". Label on Side 2: "Adelman - Beaws side 1".
Interviews: Jacobs, Neil H. [RESTRICTED], 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side 1: " Jacobs 7 Feb 75 (Neil H Jacobs, UCLA)". Label on Side 2: "Jacobs".
Interviews: Jilhs [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on cassette: [illegible]
Interviews: Kelso, Louis [RESTRICTED], 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side 1: "Kelso #1 Dec 18 75". Label on Side 2: "Kelso L, Dec 18 75".
Interviews: Kelso, Louis [RESTRICTED], 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on cassette: "#2 Kelso Dec 18 75".
Interviews: Kelso, Louis [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side A: "Kelso". Label on Side B: "Buffmaker (4) Count is - 77 Peter Sebalku"
Interviews: Williams, Dean [RESTRICTED], 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on cassette: "Dean Harold Williams, UCLA GSM 6 Feb 75 Full Side".
Interviews: Williams, Dean [RESTRICTED], 1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on Side 1: "Dean Williams NYC 11 Feb 75". Label on Side 2: "Williams - about 3/4 of side".
John Deere, 1951-1953, 1964, 1973-1977, undated, inclusive
Lufkin, Dan, 1971, undated, inclusive
Memoranda and Letters, 1964-1977, undated, inclusive
Moonport, 1965-1966, undated, inclusive
Ohio Valley Portfolio, 1965-1966, undated, inclusive
Plate Wars: First Edits, 1982, undated, inclusive
Vietnam Logistics, 1966, undated, inclusive
Winship, H. Dillon, 1970, 1976-1978, inclusive
Youth, 1968-1969, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: General, 1967-1968, 1985, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Academic Papers, 1967-1968, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Booklets and Pamphlets, 1966-1968, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Brown, Charlie, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Bumper Sticker, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Clippings, Newsletters, and Magazines, 1964-1968, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Flyers, 1967, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Independent Newspapers, 1968-1976, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Independent Newspapers, 1967-1972, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Independent Newspapers, 1967-1971, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Independent Newspapers, 1968, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Photographs, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Research Guide, undated, inclusive
Youth Activism: Transcripts, undated, inclusive
Series II.B. Staff Writer Rush Loving Jr. Interview Audiotapes [RESTRICTED], 1977, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The Rush Loving Jr. Interview Audiotapes is entirely audiovisual material comprising four audiocassettes of interviews that Loving conducted with Averell Harriman, a former governor of New York State and United States diplomat. While the cassettes do not indicate why the interviews were conducted, Loving published an article shortly after the conclusion of the interviews on Harriman's memories of his father, railroad tycoon E. H. Harriman. The close proximity of the interviews with the publication of the article suggests the two are related. Fortune published the article "W. Averell Harriman Remembers Life with Father" in the May 8, 1978 issue.
Unreformatted audiovisual material in the collection is not accessible.
Citations:
Oser, Alan S. "Ex-Gov. Averell Harriman, Adviser to 4 Presidents, Dies." The New York Times. July 27, 1986. Accessed December 10, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/27/obituaries/ex-gov-averell-harriman-adviser-to-4-presidents-dies.html.
Twing, Stephen W. Myths, Models and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Cultural Shaping of Three Cold Warriors. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998.
Arrangement
Arranged in original order.
Biographical Note
Rush Loving Jr. was a staff writer for Fortune from 1969 to 1979. While working for the magazine, much of Loving's writing focused on the transportation industry.
Citation:
"A Conversation with The Times-Dispatch: Rush Loving Jr., a Man Who Loves Trains." Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 13, 2015. Accessed December 10, 2018. https://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/a-conversation-with-the-times-dispatch-rush-loving-jr-a/article_75e84f9e-4333-5327-a74e-8f9370316359.html.
Averell Harriman: 1st Interview: 1977 Dec. 12 [RESTRICTED], 1977 Dec. 12
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on case: "Interview with Averell Harriman Conducted by Rush Loving, Jr./FORTUNE 12 December 1977 Interview #1". Label on A Side: "(1) Averell Harriman 1st Interview - Dec. 12, 1977 Side #1 Rush Loving". Label on B side: "(2) Harrimab 1st Inter. 2nd part__(Side 2) Rush Loving Jr."
Averell Harriman: 2nd Interview: 1977 Dec. [RESTRICTED], 1977 Dec., inclusive
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on case: "Interview with Averell Harriman Conducted by Rush Loving, Jr./FORTUNE December 1977 Interview #2". Label on A Side: "(3) Harriman - 2nd Interview Side 1 (Side 3) Rush Loving". Label on B Side: "(4) Harriman - 2nd Interview 2nd Side (Side 4)".
Averell Harriman: 2nd and 3rd Interviews: 20 Dec. 1977 [RESTRICTED], 20 Dec. 1977
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on case: "Interview with Averell Harriman Conducted by Rush Loving, Jr./FORTUNE 20 December 1977 Interviews #2 and #3". Label on A Side: "(5) Averell Harriman Interviews 2 and 3 (Side 5) Rush Loving Jr." Label on B Side: "(6) Harriman 3rd Session - pt. 2 Side 6 _ Rush Loving Jr."
Averell Harriman: 3rd Interview: 20 Dec. 1977 [RESTRICTED], 20 Dec. 1977
Scope and Contents
1 audiocassette: analog; 4 in. x 2 1/2 in., 1/8 in. tape. Label on case: "Interview with Averell Harriman Conducted by Rush Loving, Jr./FORTUNE 12 December 1977 Interview #3". Label on A Side: "(1) Harriman pt. 3-3 Interview Dec 20, 1977 (Side 7) Prop. of Rush Loving Jr.".
Series III. Art Department Files, 1964-1982, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The Art Department files contain materials produced while planning and creating issues of Fortune. All the materials were used to create issues of Fortune in 1982 but supplemental materials are included. The supplemental materials were used as references and may be from an earlier period than the magazine issue that was being produced. Included in this series are picture and caption layouts, magazine page mockups, correspondence about issues encountered while planning page layouts, handwritten notes, press kits, industry reports, press releases, photographs, slides, photo proofs, pamphlets, lists of reference, lists of assignments, article drafts, lists of event attendees, clippings, editorial schedules, and lists of acknowledgments.
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Organized as per the original order.
1982 Oct. 4 Issue, 1982, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Environmental Superlobby, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Fifth Generation, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: In the News, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: KORF, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: MITI Interview, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Mortgage Banking, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Pensions, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Senator Dole, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 4 Issue: Venture Capital, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Boeing/Air Bus, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Business Lobby, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Convertibles, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: E2 Prom, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: E2 Prom [RESTRICTED], 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Ford in Europe, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: IAR Starter/Bandix, United, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: In the News, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Portfolio: Farm, Babolna, Hungary, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: Public Radio, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Oct. 18 Issue: OYOT Wind Surfacing, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Armstrong Tire, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Computers on Main Street, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: DeBeers, 1975-1983, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: First Boston, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Hotels Portfolio, 1980-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Reagan Economic Team, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Reagan's Economic Team [RESTRICTED], undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 6 Issue: Syms, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Airplane - On the Road, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Beatrice Foods, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Books and Ideas: Global Insecurity, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Company Outings, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: ESCH, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Grumman, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: Hydro Quebec, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Sept. 20 Issue: TOSCA Chemical Lag, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 Aug 9 Issue: OYOT French Art, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 July 12 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Anderson, Indiana, 1964, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Car Racing, 1975-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Economy, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Oak Industries, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Polls, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Reichmanns, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Stewart McCarth/Oil, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 14 Issue: Unemployment, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 28 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 28 Issue: Cities Services, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 28 Issue: Cubs, 1982, inclusive
1982 June 28 Issue: New Federalism, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 June 28 Issue: New Federalism [RESTRICTED], 1982, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: 500 Acts, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: AMA, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Banking, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: DEC, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: DeLorean, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Disinflation, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Emery, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Hidden Gems, 1980-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Intel, 1975-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Intel: Illustrations, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Kaiser Steel, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Merger of 1971, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Office Automation, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Oklahoma Play, 1982-1983, undated, inclusive
1982 May 3 Issue: Top Industries: 500 Cover and Portfolio, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Artificial Intelligence, 1979-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Auto Styling, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Freeze, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Hospital Service, 1981, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: International Harvest, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Japanese Roundtable, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Material to Walter Bernaldi, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: McDermott, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: Nerve Gas, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 17 Issue: On Your Own Time: Outward Bound, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: 7-Up, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Donovan, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Donovan, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Parts Like People Portfolio, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Private Industrial Lists, 1981-1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Sotheby, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Stroh, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Unemployment/Small Town Portfolio, 1982, undated, inclusive
1982 May 31 Issue: Real Estate, 1965, 1980-1982, undated, inclusive
Series IV. Personnel and Contributors Files, 1951-1977, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Personnel and Contributors files relate to Fortune staff, freelance writers, and sources who contributed to Fortune. The records do not include any official personnel records or reviews. Correspondence within the series notes that Fortune kept its own personnel files, but it is unclear if these records were held by a human resources department or the managing editor's office.
Individual files contain information about what a specific person wrote or contributed to Fortune and appear to served for reference rather than as an official personnel file. While much of the material within the series appears to have been sent to managing editors, some items were sent to other staff who worked at Fortune. Materials in the series include reports on Fortune's forecasting capabilities, requests for payment, drafts of articles, raw reports, and correspondence. The correspondence discuss story ideas, research for articles, comments on articles, and internal issues within Fortune.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically.