New York Times Company records. Sydney Gruson papers 1969-1988

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New York Times Company records. Sydney Gruson papers 1969-1988

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/17806

Sydney Gruson was a reporter, editor, and executive at The New York Times between 1944 and 1986. The Sydney Gruson papers document Gruson's tenure as Times senior vice president, executive vice president, and the vice chairman of the board of directors between 1974 and his retirement in 1986. These files consist of Gruson's correspondence with colleagues and friends about personal matters; letters and internal memoranda with his New York Times associates on both the newspaper and corporate sides, mostly concerning business issues and editorial decisions; and records regarding the acquisition and management of The New York Times Company subsidiary and affiliate companies, notably The Chattanooga Times, The International Herald Tribune, and US Magazine.

3.15 linear feet; 8 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311732

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Journalist, editor, and newspaper executive Sydney Gruson (1916-1998) had a long and influential career at The New York Times. Starting as a reporter in Europe during World War II, Gruson rose to the rank of executive vice president and was instrumental in expanding The Times' corporate holdings throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Gruson was born in Dublin, Ireland, and as a young boy, emigrated with his family to Toronto, Canada. He worked as a writer for the Canadian Press...