Box 18

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Information about Village Voice and New York Observer distribution, press releases, letters to and from Michael Tomasky, advertising proofs, all staff correspondence, press coverege of Village Voice going free.

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One memo from David Schneiderman about new trim size of the Village Voice.

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Fire safety architectural drawing of Village Voice office, editorial guide for employees, instructions on keyboard shortcuts, and average estimates for articles.

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Handwritten meeting minutes and layout flow.

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Correspondence outlining strained relationship between The Village Voice and producer George Wolfe.

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

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Durbin's severance agreement, with correspondence from Schneiderman.

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Proposal to David Schneiderman from Jennifer Gilman about temporary art department staffing.

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Correspondence between Audrey Satterwhite and Karen Durbin, samples of Satterwhite's work, handwritten notes.

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Letter to David Schneiderman about demotion (staffing issues).

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Correspondence, notes and announcements about Lee Smith as new Editor for Voice Literary Supplement.

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Announcement of new job openings at Voice Literary Supplement, handwritten notes, architectural drawing of Voice Literary Supplement space, Lee Smith, internal correspondence, and information packet for readers.

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Printed out correspondence between Village Voice staff.

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

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Correspondence to David Schneiderman about future directions for the paper and new editor role.

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Handwritten meeting notes.

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Meeting notes on Elizabeth Zimmer and the dance section.

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Correspondence to and from David Schneiderman, documents from Schneiderman's work as Managing Editor, reports from caucuses within the Village Voice.

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

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Writing, letter and articles from Art Fazakas, article clipping, photograph.

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

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Proposal for style section and proposed layout.

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Handwritten notes, layouts, and correspondence to David Schneiderman about a new lifestyle publication proposed by Durbin (seemingly a branch-off of Village Voice).

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Documents, news clippings, and notes about a lawsuit The Village Voice wanted to file against the New York Police Department.

Series Scope and Content Summary From the Series: 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....

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Materials for union negotiations, correspondence to Durbin and other management employees, and Local 2110 UAW union agreement and demands.

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Stipulation of Agreement between The Village Voice, Inc. and Local 2110, UAW.

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Annual awards announcements nominating Village Voice for Deadline Club and Alternative Press Awards.

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Handdrawn layout and printed press releases announcing upcoming articles.