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Collection Photo, Print, Drawing Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers Meet the Press collection / Lawrence E. Spivak collection

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About this Item

Title

  • Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers

Other Title

  • Meet the Press collection
  • Lawrence E. Spivak collection

Summary

  • Collection consists primarily of photographs related to Lawrence Spivak's long career in radio and television journalism. The bulk of the images are routine portrait photos and group shots of national and international political figures who were guests on the public affairs panel series "Meet the Press." Also included are numerous autographed portrait photos of "Meet the Press" guests as well as images from Spivak's two other TV series, "Keep Posted" and "The Big Issue." Further materials include miscellaneous photos relating to Spivak's career. Also, original and reproduction cartoon drawings relating to "Meet the Press" and to the magazine American Mercury (early 1940s).

Names

  • Spivak, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edmund), 1900-1994. , donor
  • Meet the Press Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1940-1980, bulk 1950-1975.

Headings

  • -  Spivak, Lawrence E.--(Lawrence Edmund),--1900-1994
  • -  Rountree, Martha
  • -  National Broadcasting Company--People--1940-1980
  • -  Meet the press (Television program)
  • -  Meet the press (Radio program)
  • -  Journalism--1940-1980
  • -  Journalists--1940-1980
  • -  Television programs--1940-1980

Format Headings

  • Drawings--1940-1980.
  • Gelatin silver prints--1940-1980.
  • Group portraits--1940-1980.
  • Portrait photographs--1940-1980.

Genre

  • Portrait photographs--1940-1980
  • Group portraits--1940-1980
  • Gelatin silver prints--1940-1980
  • Drawings--1940-1980

Notes

  • -  Arrangement: The collection is organized in several cohesive sections. The bulk of the collection is grouped in LOTs according to subject matter or physical characteristics. The "Meet the Press" photographs are in three LOTs arranged chronologically by broadcast date with a separate folder for each program. The finding aid covers all three LOTs giving access by broadcast date and by the name of each guest. For "Keep Posted" there is also a checklist of programs and for LOT 13025 (F) there is an alphabetical index of guests who appeared on "Meet the Press." LOT 13025 "Meet the Press" radio and television programs; LOT 13026 Autographed photos from "Meet the Press"; LOT 13031 Large photos from "Meet the Press"; LOT 13027 "Keep Posted" television program; LOT 13028 "The Big Issue" television program and specials; LOT 13029 Miscellaneous photos of Spivak; LOT 13032, Autographed portraits of associates; LOT 11683 Autographed portraits of associates, by Hank Walker; LOT 11684 Reproductions of cartoons and ads for "Meet the Press." Corresponding negatives are noted on the back of prints when those negatives have been processed in series LC-S64. The original cartoon drawings are filed with the division's individually indexed drawings in the CD 1 series.
  • -  Collection title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Collection includes 5,700 photographic prints: 5,072 gelatin silver prints, usually 8x10 inches, and 637 contact sheets containing 7,839 images. Also, 14 photomechanical print cartoons and 31 cartoon drawings.
  • -  Photographs are by various creators.
  • -  Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, no. 158
  • -  LOT catalog records are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog by keyword searching "Spivak, Lawrence E." or relevant subject and personal names http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ppoc
  • -  Transfer; LC Manuscript Division (Papers of Lawrence E. Spivak), 1979 and 1992 (DLC/PP-1979:165 and DLC/PP-1992:228).
  • -  Gift from Lawrence E. Spivak, 1972, 1980, 1985 (DLC/PP-1972:184, DLC/PP-1980:012, DLC/PP-1985:611).
  • -  Broadcast transcripts, correspondence, and other manuscript materials are in the Lawrence Edmund Spivak Papers in the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. The actual broadcasts are in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.
  • -  Lawrence Edmund Spivak was born in 1900 in New York City. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1921 and began his career in publishing as business manager of Antiques magazine. In 1934, he became business manager of American Mercury magazine and later its publisher and editor. In Washington, D.C., in 1945, with producer Martha Rountree, Spivak co-founded and co-produced the weekly public affairs program "Meet the Press," first on radio, and then in 1947 with a separate television edition on the NBC network. Separate shows appeared until 1950 when the radio edition ceased. In 1953, Spivak bought Rountree's interest in the program. The National Broadcasting Company purchased "Meet the Press" in 1955, and Spivak remained as regular panelist, producer and moderator until he retired in 1975. Spivak died on March 9, 1994.
  • -  Finding aid available online https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp020019
  • -  Forms part of the Papers of Lawrence E. Spivak.

Medium

  • whole collection ca. 5,750 items
  • 5,072 photographs : mostly b&w prints ; 31 x 36 cm or smaller
  • 637 photographs (7,839 images) : mostly b&w contact sheets ; 22 x 31 cm or smaller
  • 31 drawings : mostly ink
  • 14 photomechanical prints (on mounts) ; 76 x 51 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Guide Record [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Spivak, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edmund), 1900-1994. Lawrence E. Spivak papers, 1917-1994

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006678433

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

  • Collection is open to research.

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For information about assessing rights, see the Rights and Restrictions Information page.

  • Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For general information, see "Meet the Press ...," https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.399.meet
  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: Collection is open to research.

Obtaining Copies

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Access to Originals

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  1. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.)

    • Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
      As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
    • No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.

  2. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?

    • Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
    • No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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Cite This Item

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Chicago citation style:

Spivak, Lawrence E. , . , Donor, and Meet The Press Collection. Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers. , 1940. to 1980, Bulk 1950 to 1975. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2006678433/.

APA citation style:

Spivak, L. E. & Meet The Press Collection. (1940) Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers. , 1940. to 1980, Bulk 1950 to 1975. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2006678433/.

MLA citation style:

Spivak, Lawrence E. , . , Donor, and Meet The Press Collection. Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers. to 1980, Bulk 1950 to 1975. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2006678433/>.