The Daily

Inside 'The Morgue' at The New York Times

November 30, 2025·25 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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In a subscriber-only episode of The Daily, reporter Rachel Abrams takes listeners on a tour of the New York Times morgue, a vast underground archive filled with millions of clippings, books, and photos dating back to the 1800s. She returns a book she borrowed 12 years ago to Jeff Roth,

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Jeff Roth

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

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Rachel AbramsJeff Roth

Books

Book on Ralph Lauren

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The New York Times

Research & Papers

Advance Obituary from 1899

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Long Form Journalism

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