Series II.A.1.b. 1981 to 1986 Editorial: Editor Marshall Loeb Files, 1981-1986
Extent
Scope and Contents
Marshall Loeb's files contain his work heading the editorial side of the department including office files and slides of magazines under development.
Arrangement Note
Organized into two subseries:
Subseries II.A.b.i. Office Files
Subseries II.A.b.ii. Slides
Biographical Note
Marshall Loeb was a writer and editor at Time Inc. from 1956 to 1994. After holding positions at Time, Loeb became managing editor at Money in 1980. Starting in 1984, Loeb took over as the head of editorial for the Magazine Development Group while maintaining his managing editor role. A November 5, 1985 letter from Loeb to Fred Gruin in his Corporate Editorial files states Loeb is on a temporary assignment acting as assistant to Time Inc. editor-in-chief Henry Grunwald. Loeb's files show that he held these three positions simultaneously from around 1984 to 1986. In 1986 he became the managing editor of Fortune where he remained until his retirement in 1994.
Citations:
Miscellaneous: Special Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief Marshall Loeb Files: Time Inc. Corporate Editorial Records, MS 3009-RG 6, New-York Historical Society.
Personnel and Organization: Department Head Lists. Time Inc. Reference Files, MS 3009-RG 3, New-York Historical Society.
Subseries II.A.b.i. Office Files, 1981-1986, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Marshall Loeb's office files contain his work heading the editorial side of the department. His files contain some material passed down by his predecessor David Maness possibly for reference purposes. The file on background about the group includes general information that Loeb would need to take over the role including the status of projects, staff assigned, and ideas submitted. His other files contains information on magazine proposals, specifics on the contents of magazines in development, and dicussion about publication schedules.
Some of his Magazine Development Group files were included with his Corporate Editorial files since he held these positions at the same time.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically.
Background Information on Group, 1982-1984, inclusive
Computer Disks, circa 1985, inclusive
Scope and Contents
20 computer discs (floppy disk) : 5 1/4 in. with the titles of various magazines under development.
Concept Proposals and Testing, 1984, inclusive
Contract Form Letter, 1983-1984?, inclusive
Home Office, 1984-1986, inclusive
Investment Week, 1984?, inclusive
Investment Week, 1984-1985, inclusive
Leisure: General, 1984-1985, inclusive
Leisure: General, 1984-1986, inclusive
Leisure: Meeting, 1986 January 31, inclusive
Magazine Development Meeting, 1985 December 3, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: General, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Access, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Ahead, 1984-1985, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Children/Youth, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Food, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Health/Fitness, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Home Office, 1984-1985, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Memoranda, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Men/Women, 1984, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Outside Time Inc., 1984-1985, inclusive
Magazine Ideas: Pets, 1984, inclusive
Mailings, circa 1985, inclusive
Older Readers Magazines, 1981-1985, inclusive
Picture Week: General, 1981-1985, inclusive
Picture Week: General, 1985-1986, inclusive
Picture Week: Cover Evaluation Study, 1985?, inclusive
Picture Week: Final Month, 1986, inclusive
Picture Week: Test Press Kit, 1985, inclusive
Protespectuses, 1984-1985, inclusive
Quality: General, 1985-1986, inclusive
Quality: Direct Mail Test Results, 1986, inclusive
Quality: Walter Bernard Comments, 1984, inclusive
Starza, Incorporated: Black Insight Business Plan, 1985, inclusive
Subseries II.A.b.ii. Slides, 1983-circa 1985, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Slides are in carousels and include page layouts or images of pages of dummies for magazines under development.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically by magazine title with notes about the materials at the front.