Sulzberger's next coup was in 1927 when he engineered a contract for exclusive rights to Charles Lindbergh's personal account of his trans-Atlantic flight. This provided xxThe Timesxx with a consistent source of newsprint at a price they could control. His first success at xxThe Timesxx was convincing Ochs to become part owner in the Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He was soon traveling to Canada and Scandinavia to scout supplemental shipments and new suppliers. Sulzberger soon saw an opportunity by assuming responsibility for the acquisition of newsprint. Although Ochs wanted Sulzberger to learn all aspects of the newspaper business, he offered little guidance on how best to do this. Other than managing the paper's charity, the Hundred Neediest Cases, it was a position that had few formal duties. In his early years at The Times, Sulzberger was officially the assistant to the general manager. He agreed and the two were married in November 1917. Ochs agreed to allow the two to marry on the condition that Sulzberger join xxThe Timesxx. Although his initial proposal was rejected, Sulzberger persisted and by the following year Iphigene consented. They courted over the summer of 1916 and Sulzberger proposed in August. ![]() The two had met while he was at Columbia and she at Barnard College. There, Sulzberger was reacquainted with Iphigene, Ochs' daughter. The two became friends and Sulzberger spent weekends with Adler at Ochs' Lake George, N.Y. Ochs, publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx. There he met Julius Ochs Adler, the nephew of Adolph S. He joined his father's business after graduation and worked there until 1916 when he took a leave of absence to enlist in an officers' training corps in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Sulzberger graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1909, studied engineering at Columbia University, graduating in 1913. Erlanger, Blumgart & Company, a textile company, and the family was wealthy and socially prominent. He was the middle of three brothers, Leo the eldest and David Hays the youngest. Sulzberger and Rachel Peixotto Hays Sulzberger. ![]() Sulzberger was born in Manhattan in 1891 to Cyrus L. While he was publisher, circulation of The Times almost doubled the editorial page developed a reputation for strong opinions news events were subjected to more analysis and coverage of specialized topics was strengthened new sections and departments were created for food, fashion, and women and the overall style of the paper became less rigid and more aesthetically pleasing. Truman and photographs of Sulzberger, his family, business trips, vacations, and The Times' buildings.Īrthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx from 1935 until 1961 and chairman of the board of The New York Times Company from 1961 until 1968. Included in the collection are correspondence with family members, friends, colleagues, world leaders, and other dignitaries memoranda regarding the business of the newspaper, including Sulzberger's notes of praise and criticism to his editors, managers, and writers reports on his meetings with world leaders, including Winston Churchill, Dwight D. The papers document Sulzberger's life and career at xxThe New York Timesxx, with the majority of the collection relating to Sulzberger's 26 years as president and publisher of the paper. Restrictions applyĪrthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of xxThe New York Timesxx from 1935 until 1961 and chairman of the board of The New York Times Company from 1961 until 1968. Repository Manuscripts and Archives Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. ![]() ![]() Arthur Hays Sulzberger Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Creator New York Times Company Call number MssCol 17782 Physical description 129.9 linear feet (297 boxes, 10 volumes) Preferred Citation
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