They banded together in part because of concerns about advertising rates and their work force but the exchange of information about mutual interests was also a motivating factor.
[5] During the Great Depression, Matthew Lyle Spencer, dean of Syracuse University's School of Journalism, offered NYPA office space, a manager, contest judges and convention assistance.
[9] On June 8, 1881, the NYPA held its 25th annual meeting in Utica, New York., with William Curtis of Harper's Weekly giving an address to 2,500 attendees.
Taylor, a Wisconsin conservationist, told the 101st annual meeting of the NYPA in Syracuse that reforestation of 2 million acres of state land was important for the long-term production of newsprint.
[13] Senator Robert F. Kennedy addressed a group of NYPA editors on Feb. 12, 1968, criticizing the proliferation of governmental units and calling for more a centralized plan of attack on Hudson River pollution.