Village Voice, 1975 - 2002
Series Scope and Content Summary
Series 2, Village Voice, contains materials created during Durbin’s time at The Village Voice as Staff Writer, Senior Editor, Arts Editor, and Editor-in-Chief, spanning 1975-2002. The years that Durbin served as editor-in-chief for the newspaper (1994-1996) are well documented not only through the preserved press coverage and correspondence regarding Durbin’s work, but also through meeting notes, budgets, and staffing files. Major moments in the history of The Voice documented in the collection include staff unionization (1977), Leonard Stern’s purchase of The Voice (1987), and Free Village Voice (1996)–the newspaper's switch from a paid weekly to a free, alternative weekly. Many of the records in the series are produced by or include Village Voice contributors or executives, such as David Schneiderman, Ellen Willis, Karen Cook, Stan Mack, Nat Hentoff, Clay Felker, Leonard Stern, and Lee Smith.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 2002
Access
This collection has no restrictions.
Extent
From the File: 25.51 Linear Feet (39 document boxes, 2 record cartons, 3 oversized flat boxes, 2 flat audiocassette boxes)
From the File: 42.881 Gigabytes (56 floppy disks (1.44 MB each), 1 hard drive (40 GB), 4 CDs (700 MB each))
Language
From the File: English
Processing History
The folder-level titles within this series were adapted from Durbin's original file-naming. Where applicable, the processing archivists supplemented some of the titles with details that enhance access, such as the persons involved in correspondence or dates present within the file.
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository