Clara Rotter papers 1961-1984

Rotter, Clara

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Clara Rotter, born ca. 1910, arrived with her family from Europe at age eleven, and started working in the drama department of The New York Times in 1945. She developed a close professional relationship with Brooks Atkinson, drama critic of the Times, providing indispensable research and administrative assistance. Among her duties was the compilation of an annual list of Broadway and off Broadway productions, published under her byline for nine years. She became such an influential ...

Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984

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Drama critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Justin Brooks Atkinson : lecture, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631692 American drama critic educated at Harvard University, Atkinson became a literary editor of the New York Times in 1922 and served as the paper's dramatic critic from 1926 to 1960. From the description of Brooks Atkinson papers, 1925-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612378941 ...

Sheratsky, Rodney E.

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Atkinson, Oriana

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New York Times Company.

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The National Desk, also referred to as the National News Desk or the Telegraph Desk, is the department responsible for the development and presentation of The New York Times' reporting on the United States. At the time of these records' creation, it was one of three main news desks at The Times, along with the Metropolitan Desk and the Foreign Desk. Staff members include the national-news editor who headed the department, news editors in New York City, and editors and correspondents in the vario...