This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions, except that most contracts/check requests files for living persons are restricted due to the presence of restricted personal information in these records.
The New Press is an independent, non-profit, book publisher. It was established in 1992 by André Schiffrin and Diane Wachtell. The Press focuses on publishing books that are in the public interest. The records consist primarily of editorial files and Schiffrin's business and correspondence files. The records include appointment books, catalogs, correspondence, clippings, contracts, drafts, financial records, meeting notes, proposals, production records, reviews, rolodexes, and sales reports.
The New Press records consist primarily of editorial files. Most editorial files are in Series I: Editorial Files but Series II: Institutional Files also includes editorial records. Files related to specific book projects include author information, contracts, editorial correspondence, permissions, production information, publicity, and reviews. In most cases, these files do not include full sets of manuscripts, corrections, or proofs, although they do contain sample chapters, information on revisions, and short drafts. The Editorial Files and Institutional Files also contain files related to proposed projects and to subject areas where the Press had an interest in developing new projects.
The Editorial Files and Institutional Files also contain files related to the Board of Directors, Editorial Advisory Committees, development, finances, literary agents, sales, and translations.
The New Press Records also includes files maintained by André Schiffrin. These files consist primarily of correspondence, but also include appointment books, business records, clippings, a rolodex, and files related to the publication of Schiffrin's book, The Business of Books, and to André Gide, Jacques Schiffrin: Correspondance 1922-1950, relating to Schiffrin's father, published by Gallimard in 2005.
The records include a full set of catalogs (1992-2014). These are filed in Series IV: Catalogs.
The New Press records lack important business records. Records related to the Board of Directors, Advisory Committees, and the Editorial Board are not comprehensive, although there is a full set of records for the Editorial Board for 2006-2009. There are meeting notes and notebooks that supplement these records, but the creators of these are generally unidentified. The collection also lacks financial records, including budgets, planning documents, tax records, and other financial statements.
This collection is arranged in four series.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions, except that most contracts/check requests files for living persons are restricted due to the presence of restricted personal information in these records.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); New Press Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Andre Schiffrin Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
2013.2014.M094: Source of acquisition--Source. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--DATE.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Papers processed by Catherine C. Ricciardi and Atefeh Akbari (GSAS 2018), 2015-2016.
Finding aid written by Catherine C. Ricciardi, October 2016.
2016-10-19 File created.
2016-10-19 xml document instance updated by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
The New Press was founded in 1992 by André Schiffrin and Diane Wachtell.
The founding of New Press grew out of the forced resignation of Schiffrin at Pantheon Books. Schiffrin had spent 28 years as managing editor and director-in-chief at Pantheon at Random House. But in 1990, Alberto Vitale, CEO at Random House, dismissed Schiffrin due to chronic losses at Pantheon and his refusal to accept cutbacks to his title list, his staff, and other changes. The dismissal was highly controversial, and was protested by other Pantheon editors and many high-profile authors.
Within two years, Schiffrin had raised enough money to start New Press, and its first book, Stud Terkel's Race, was published in the spring of 1992. New Press was an immediate success, and many of Schiffrin's authors from his time at Pantheon Books left Pantheon to work with him at New Press.
The Press also created an intern program to introduce young people from minority ethnic backgrounds into publishing with the aim of increasing diversity in the book business, which has benefited publishing as a whole.
Schiffrin remained Director and Editor in Chief at New Press until 2003, and then continued to work in the capacity of editor-at-large and founding director until his death in 2013. Wachtell has remained with New Press since its founding in 1992, and currently serves as its Executive Director.
The New Press was founded as an alternative to a conventional publishing model that Schiffrin believed could not or would not support serious books. The Press was created as an independent, nonprofit publisher of books "in the public interest," funded by major foundations. It aims to publish books in the public interest, "books that promote and enrich public discussion and understanding of the issues vital to our democracy and to a more equitable world." Over time, the Press has evolved to also function as an activist press, using books to leverage and to direct social change.
Name |
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Gide, André, 1869-1951 |
New Press |
Schiffrin, André |
Schiffrin, Jacques |
Wachtell, Diane |
Subject |
American literature -- 20th century |
Authors and publishers |
Book editors |
Publishers and publishing |
This series consists of files related to editorial work at the New Press. These files contain author information sheets, editorial correspondence, clippings, contracts, drafts, proposals, reviews, and other records pertaining to marketing, permissions, publicity, production, and sales. While the editorial files contain some information on revisions, they generally do not include full sets of manuscripts, corrections, or proofs.
Most files pertain to books that were ultimately published by New Press, but there are some files that pertain to proposed projects that remain unfinished or unpublished, or that were ultimately published elsewhere.
There are additional files related to editorial work filed in Series II: Institutional Files.
These file contain editorial correspondence, clippings, contracts, drafts, proposals, and other records pertaining to marketing, permissions, publicity, and production
Arranged alphabetically by author name, and then by title.
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(A VHS videotape of the documentary "Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott" is in Box 81)
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(Not published by New Press. Later published by Modern Library as Teaching Stories)
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(Published by W.W. Norton.)
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(Two related audiocassettes, possibly containing interviews of former slaves, are in Box 81)
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(A audiocassette of a review of the book from WGN Radio 720 AM (1996) is in Box 81)
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(A VHS videotape of David Harris' appearance on the Today Show in 2005 is in Box 81)
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(Postwar French Thought Series Volume II)
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(Related contact sheets are in Box 81)
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(Published asMay It Please the Court: Courts, Kids and the Constitution)
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(This appears to be related to theClassics in Progressive Educationseries; Kohl was the series editor.)
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(Original title was later changed, contains files for Anatomy of a War and Century of War)
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(Also contains"A Totally Alien Life-Form: Teenagersfiles)
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(Postwar French Thought Series Volume III)
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(Proposal and related materials, only. Unpublished.)
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(Contains a few items related to Peery's earlier book,Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary)
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(Includes VHS videotape)
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(Includes )
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(Corrected proof, only.)
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(Book proposal. Unpublished.)
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(Includes material from Richard H. Minear, who wroteDr. Seuss Goes to War.)
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(A few files for Terkel were empty and the empty files have been removed from the collection. There were empty files removed forThe Good WarandWorking.)
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(Primarily related toDavid's Story, which was published elsewhere)
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(Chapters from a manuscript on industrial workers in Verzcruz, 1880-1950 with related correspondence)
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This subseries includes the main set of editorial files by title and the acquisitions files of Colin Robinson, which were maintained as two separate sets of files.
Arranged alphabetically by title. In many cases New Press used the working title, rather than the final title, for filing purposes. Where this is the case, both titles are noted in the container list.
These file contain editorial correspondence, clippings, contracts, drafts, proposals, and other records pertaining to marketing, permissions, publicity, and production.
Empty files forBandits, Bombs and Bandwidth,In Search of an Enemy,Making a Killing, andUnexpected Chicagolandwere found during processing and removed from the collection.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
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(Published asGristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat) )
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(Ultimately published by University of California Press in 2013.)
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(Published asWhose Church? A Concise Guide to Progressive Catholicism)
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(Proposal; appears to be unpublished.)
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(Published asTwo Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television)
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(Published asThe Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ)
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(Not published by New Press. May have been published asSolidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justiceby the University of California Press in 2008.)
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(Published as:Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back)
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(Published asSacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States)
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(Paul Robeson, Jr. commentary on Duberman book chapters 1-19, pages 159-378, with Duberman's replies in the margin. Photocopy of original.)
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(Published asA Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America.)
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(Unpublished; a similar title,News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Mediawas published by Verso in 2011.)
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(U.S. Edition ofGuerre mondiale, guerre totale)
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(Unpublished; a similar title,Yellow Peril!: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear, was published by Verso in 2014.)
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Colin Robinson worked with the New Press in the early 2000s, concentrating on title acquisition and marketing.
The files include art/illustrations information, author questionnaires, biographical information, correspondence, permissions records, photographs, proposals (used for meetings of the editorial board), and title information (TIP) sheets.
Empty files forSocial StratificationandVoice of a Nationwere found during processing, and removed from the collection.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
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(This appears to have been published in 2015 asFear and the Muse Kept Watch: The Russian Masters--from Akhmatova and Pasternak to Shostakovich and Eisenstein--Under Stalin)
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(Appears to have been published in 2008 under the title,The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism.)
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This subseries includes agendas and minutes for meetings of the Editorial Board, as well as copies of the new proposals being reviewed at the meetings.
The files are arranged chronologically.
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This subseries contains general editorial files on various authors, editorial committees, subjects, and titles.
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Correspondence on proposal for a collection of his columns; not published by New Press.
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Obituary and other clippings.
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Includes material related to the Asian American Editorial Advisory Committee.
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New Press' "Re-reading the Canon" Program.
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Mailing lists.
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Clippings.
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32 3.5" floppy disks
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Economics Planning Meeting
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Meeting notes, etc.
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Book proposal on gold, by Jeffrey St. Clair and Larry Tuttle.
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Confidentiality agreement.
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Pertains to the documentary film, The Political Dr. Seuss.
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Unidentified notebook; primarily editorial meeting notes.
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Editorial Board meeting notes.
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Primarily related to the New Press' financial difficulties.
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Questions Lawyers No Longer Ask Workgroup Meeting Minutes
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Contains items related to James W. Loewen, Julie Diamond, Lynn Powell, and Moshe Adler.
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Unpublished.
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Book proposal.
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Unpublished.
The New Press distinguished between "Institutional Files" and "Editorial Files" within their file labels. While the Institutional Files include general business records, there is some overlap between these files and the Editorial Files, and the difference between the two sets of files is unclear.
The Institutional Files filed by author or title overlap somewhat with the files in Series I: Editorial Files. The series includes files on specific projects that are similar to those found in the Editorial Files. However, this series also includes general files on authors, areas of interest for future projects, and project proposals, which are less frequently found in the Editorial Files in Series I.
The Institutional Files filed by subject also include business files on the board of directors, development, finances, literary agents, and sales reports, as well as appointment books for Diane Wachtell.
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Ultimately published by W.W. Norton.
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Ultimately published by Oxford University Press.
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Book Proposal.
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Appears to have been published as "Multiplication is for White People."
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Primarily related to Sundown Towns.
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Proposal, also uses working title of 10 Excellent Ways to Improve American Elections.
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Copies of various publications.
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Related to a potential book on apologies.
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Graywolf Press.
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These files include memos, meeting agendas and minutes, and lists of board members.
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Proposals.
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Proposals.
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Proposals.
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Copies of various reviews for paperback titles.
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Proposals.
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These are probably for titles where W.W. Norton was the distributor, but it is not clear from the records.
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These are probably for titles where W.W. Norton was the distributor, but it is not clear from the records.
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These are probably for titles where W.W. Norton was the distributor, but it is not clear from the records.
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Proposals.
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Proposals.
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Primarily related to The Second Amendment in Law and History: Historians and Constitutional Scholars on the Right to Bear Arms.
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Includes TIP sheets, catalog copy, meeting minutes, and production estimates.
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Proposals.
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Proposals.
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Proposals.
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Book proposal; ultimately published by W.W. Norton.
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Published as War Without End: The View from Abroad.
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[Folders 6, 7, 9, 14 RESTRICTED until 2070]
This series consists of personal business files kept by André Schiffrin.
This subseries consists of correspondence kept by André Schiffrin. The sub-subseries are divided into distinct sets of files – alphabetical, chronological, domestic, and foreign – which follows the original arrangement of the records.
This correspondence set contains files for both individuals and organizations in one alphabetical set of files. The set appears to be incomplete, however, inclusive only of A-R. A few files for "T" were found elsewhere, outside of the main set of alphabetical files.
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Miscellaneous correspondence.
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This subseries contains correspondence files that were maintained in chronological order.
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Outgoing Correspondence.
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This subseries contains two separate sets of domestic correspondence files. This correspondence was filed in general files by letter (A, B, C, etc.) and not by individual name. The two sets are roughly divided by year, with the first set covering 1991-1993, and the second set covering 1994-2001.
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This subseries contains two separate sets of foreign correspondence files. This correspondence was filed in general files by letter (A, B, C, etc.) and not by individual name. The two sets are roughly divided by year, with the first set covering 1991-1993, and the second set covering 1994-2001.
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This contains a few editorial files maintained by André Schiffrin. These deal primarily with pending projects or proposals. A few are related to specific authors or projects, including Eric Hobsbawm and John Leonard.
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Includes subfolders on P. Sainath, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Bob McChesney and others on why I'm a socialist, and The Fifth Act.
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Includes subfolders on Judith Hellman, Lucy Lippard, Rabinow / Essential Foucault, Terkel / The Listener, and Wacquant / Essential Bourdieu.
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Includes subfolders on Ralph Nader, Cobb / Harold Cruse Reader, Kovach / Watchdog Journalism, Leone / Social Security, Peter Marin, Montgomery / Labor, Piven / Protest, Compact…, George Polk Book, Nehamas, and Possible Books.
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Rejection letters.
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These files contain Schiffrin's general business files, and include information on his appointments, business contacts, committee work, interviews, and travel. The files include appointment books, business cards, a curriculum vitae, a rolodex, and travel records.
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Includes correspondence, press, material related to the Chronicle of Higher Educationarticle on New Press (1993), check requests, reviews.
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Confirmation of trustee appointment.
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This file relates to the Special Committee.
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This appears to be a notebook kept for/by Shomial Ahmad, Assistant to the Director and Editorial Assistant, and her successor, Steve. The notebook runs chronologically, and lists tasks in one column, and notes if the tasks are done in a second column.
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In French.
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Complete A-Z set, plus a small box of unsorted business cards.
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I added the Travel heading; these file were together in a hanging file with no title.
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This subseries contains domestic and foreign articles pertaining to New Press.
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This subseries consists primarily of files relating to Schiffrin's articles and book projects.
These are a few files related to Schiffrin's articles, and these contain copies of various articles.
Files related book projects are more extensive. These files relate primarily toThe Business of Books, and include clippings, correspondence, reviews, rights information, and royalty statements. There are also two files (in French) related toAndré Gide, Jacques Schiffrin: Correspondance 1922-1950, a book related to Schiffrin's father that was published by Gallimard in 2005. These files contain correspondence, clippings, as well as photocopies of the original Gide-Schiffrin correspondence and a few related photographs.
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Related to The Business of Books.
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This is correspondence related toAndré Gide , Jacques Schiffrin: Correspondance 1922-1950, published by Gallimard in 2005. The folder includes photocopies of the original correspondence and a few photographs. In French.
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This is related toAndré Gide , Jacques Schiffrin: Correspondance 1922-1950, published by Gallimard in 2005. The folder contains correspondence and clippings. In French.
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Short manuscript entitled, "Coming of Age in the Fifties: A Political Memoir."
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Clippings of a 1993 article about New Press, and a 2003 article, in French, written by Schiffrin.
This series contains a full set of New Press catalogs from Spring 1992-Spring 2014.
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