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New York Herald Tribune Papers of Robert Cresswell

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C1133
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Citations should be as follows: New York Herald Tribune Papers of Robert Cresswell, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1935-1939 (inclusive)
Creator:
Cresswell, Robert, 1922-
Form:
Reports--20th century.
Abstract:
Consists of several business reports and analyses prepared by Robert Cresswell, business manager of the New York Herald Tribune.

Cresswell, Robert, 1922-

The New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. In 1966, the New York City branch of the paper became defunct.

The collection consists of typescript copies of business reports and analyses of Cresswell who was business manager with the New York Herald Tribune. The collection includes a survey with recommendations for yearly savings for the Tribune dated April 1935, prepared by Howard Davis and Robert Cresswell; a summary of the economies effected, 1937-1938, broken down by department and section; a life insurance survey; and a plea for providing retirement income for officers and employees of the Tribune, with a cover letter from F. Ellsworth Baker.

Arranged in chronological order.

The typescripts were given to the Library by Robert Cresswell in November, 1946.

This collection was processed by Dina Britain on July 31, 2006. Finding aid written by Tenley Eakin on August 2, 2006. Folder inventory added by James Clark '14 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Subject

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2006
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Survey of Current Operations and Recommendations for Desirable and Feasible Economics, 1935 April. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Summary of Economics Effected, Broken Down by Department and Section, 1937-1938. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Life Insurance Survey, a Plea for Providing Retirement Incomes for Officers and Employees of the Tribune, 1939 September 6. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

TLS to Robert Cresswell by F. Ellsworth Baker, Concerning the Life Insurance Survey Submitted by Cresswell, 1939 November 21. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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