Big Tobacco in the Big Apple
How New York City Became the Heart of the Tobacco Industry
…and Anti Smoking Activism
The Tisch Family, Lorillard, and NYU
“The Tisch Hospital Letters”
Correspondence between William Cahan, MD, and New York University (NYU) President John Brademas on the ethics of naming an NYU hospital after the head of a cigarette company
7 Days, page 9
July 12, 1989
(See also: Section 8.4 – William G. Cahan, MD)
The Tisch Cancer Institute
Newspaper advertisement for cancer research institute funded by Lorillard Tobacco Company chairman
The New York Times, page A33
June 10, 2011
“Tisch Family Gives $30 Million to N.Y.U.”
Article (excerpt) about Lorillard Tobacco Company (Loews) chairman’s gift to N.Y.U. and its medical center to change the name of University Hospital to Tisch Hospital
The New York Times, page B1
January 25, 1989
Partnership for New York City’s first “Premiere Partner Award” to Lorillard Tobacco Company (Loews) chairman Preston Robert “Bob” Tisch
Newspaper advertisement
2004
“The Power of Partnership”
Advertising insert about the success of Jonathan Tisch, co-chairman of the board of Loews Corporation and CEO of Loews Hotels
The New Yorker
2007
“NYU medical center gets $100 million again, and again, and again”
Article about the fundraising prowess of NYU’s medical school, which received more than $700 million between 2006 and 2008 by a venture capitalist and a hedge fund manager
Lifestyles Magazine
Circa 2009
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