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Series IX: Newsstand Department Records, 1949-1967, inclusive

Extent

1.5 Linear feet in 2 record cartons, 1 flat box

Scope and Contents

Newsstand Department Records include materials on the placement and sale of Life from store displays, not subscribers.

Arrangement

Organized alphabetically.

Biographical / Historical

According to a memorandum transferring the files to the Time Inc. Archives, these files are part of the Newsstand Department, which was retail sales, with several regarding the Retail Auxilliary Display Program. This program seems to be managed by the Newsstand Department.

Archives Transfer Memorandum, 1967, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cover Flap: Bonus Book Offer, 1965-1966, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Magazine Merchandising, 1954, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newsstand Convention: Photobooks, 1949-1953, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Panorama and Accompanying Poster: "Changing the Way of the Plains", undated, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, item: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Retail Auxiliary Display Program: General, 1957, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Retail Auxiliary Display Program: General, 1954-1955, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3325, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Retail Auxiliary Display Program: Contracts [RESTRICTED], 1957-1959, inclusive

Offsite-Box: R56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1.5 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Time Capsule, 1962, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 3320, item: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Silver cardboard cylinder containing March 1962 issues featuring John Glenn and a letter to Life salesmen.

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