Vieux Carré Courier COLLECTION
(Mss
57)
Inventory
Earl K.
Long Library
March
2000
Contents
Summary
Historical
Note
Series,
Subseries, and Descriptions
Container
List
Index
Terms
Procedures
for Requesting Special Collections Materials
Summary
Size: 60 linear
feet
Geographic
locations:
Inclusive dates: 1938-1978
Bulk dates: 1960-1978
Summary: Records of the
Vieux Carré Courier, Inc., consisting of photographs; advertising, business,
circulation, and research records; correspondence; publications; manuscripts;
layouts and art work; and miscellany.
Also includes correspondence and research records of Bill Rushton, an
editor and reporter on the Courier.
Related
collections: Don Lee Keith Collection of New Orleans Photographs (Mss
302)
Source: Gift, 1975,
1978
Access: No
restrictions
Copyright: Physical
rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library,
Citation: Vieux Carré Courier Collection, Earl K.
Long Library,
Historical Note
The Vieux Carré Courier began
as a neighborhood newspaper for French Quarter residents in 1961 but soon
gained a larger audience throughout the Greater New Orleans area with its
investigative reporting. The Courier
served as a springboard for the journalistic careers of several writers, among
them Bill Rushton whose stories on architecture and the environment generated
local interest. The Courier
always experienced financial problems.
After one of its monetary crises, Philip Carter bought the newspaper in
1973, and during his tenure as publisher the Courier achieved its
greatest journalistic successes. It
ceased publication in 1978.
Processing note: In most instances, the file titles given by
the Vieux Carré Courier were retained.
When no titles existed, however, they were assigned based upon the
contents of the file folders.
List of Series and Subseries
Series
II. Advertising records.
Subseries II.1 Account books. List of advertisers.
Subseries II.2 Account books. Lists of advertisers and amounts.
Subseries II.3 Agency Insertion orders.
Subseries II.4 Classified accounts.
Subseries II.5 Classified run sheets.
Subseries II.6 Commissions Ledger.
Subseries II.7 Contracts.
Subseries II.8 Correspondence.
Subseries II.9 Credit applications.
Subseries II.10 Dun and Bradstreet.
Subseries II.11 Files arranged alphabetically by
advertiser or topic.
Subseries II.12 Files entitled "Active by
Advertiser."
Subseries II.13 Files arranged alphabetically by advertisers.
Subseries II.14 Insertion orders.
Subseries II.15 Insertion orders, run sheets, invoices.
Subseries II.16 Invoices.
Subseries II.17 Ledger.
Subseries II.18 List of advertisers and addresses.
Subseries II.19 List of advertising agencies.
Subseries II.20 Lists of advertising agencies &
advertisers.
Subseries II.21 Past due accounts file.
Subseries II.22 Radio Corporation of
Subseries II.23 Schedules.
Subseries II.24 Statements.
Subseries II.25 Statements and invoice flimsies.
Subseries II.26 Statements. (Card file in alphabetical order.)
Subseries II.27 Statements of Past Due Accounts.
Series
III. Financial records.
Subseries III.1 Account books.
Subseries III.2 Bank statements, cancelled checks,
deposit slips.
Subseries III.3 Check stubs.
Subseries III.4 Deposit slips.
Subseries III.5 Additional checks and statements from
Philip Carter account ...
Subseries III.6 Bills.
Subseries III.7 Cask book.
Subseries III.8 Daily Reminder.
Subseries III.9 Diary.
Subseries III.10 General Journal.
Subseries III.11 Ledgers.
Series
IV. General business records.
Subseries IV.1 Files arranged alphabetically by topic.
Subseries IV.2 Minute book.
Subseries IV.3 Miscellany.
Subseries IV.4 Payroll books.
Subseries IV.5 Record of employees' hours worked.
Series
V. Circulation records.
Subseries V.1 Demographic study and readership
evaluation study.
Subseries V.2 Distribution records.
Subseries V.3 Master circulation registers.
Subseries V.4 Materials relating to theft from
newspaper boxes.
Subseries V.5 Records of papers placed [in vending
machines], sold, & returned.
Subseries V.6 Subscriptions.
Series VI. Clippings.
Series
VII. Correspondence.
Series
VIII. Layouts and art work.
Series
IX.
Subseries IX.1 Photographs and biographies of
by-liners.
Subseries IX.2 Photographs illustrating stories.
X. Manuscripts.
XI. Miscellany.
XII. Notes and notebooks.
XIII. Photographs.
Subseries XIII.1 Albums.
Subseries XIII.2 Alphabetical by titles of file folders.
Subseries XIII.3 Alphabetical. (Originally not in titled file folders.)
Subseries XIII.4 Miscellaneous.
Subseries XIII.5 Prints and negatives.
Subseries XIII.6 Topical.
Series
XIV. Press releases.
Series
XV. Publications.
Subseries XV.1 Gris Gris.
Subseries XV.2 Conservative publications received from
Matt Miller.
Subseries XV.3 Miscellaneous publications.
Subseries XV.4
Series
XVI. Research files.
Subseries XVI.1 Topical files.
Subseries XVI.2 Files created primarily by Bill Rushton.
Series
XVII. Subject index of stories appearing
in Courier.
Series XVIII. Tapes.
Container List
Series I. Address books.
57-1 n.d.
57-2 n.d.
Series II. Advertising
records.
Subseries II.1. Account
books. 2 vols.
List of advertisers arranged by debits and credits.
57-4 A
- L. n.d.,
57-5 M
- Z. n.d., June 1972 - March 1975.
Subseries II.2. Account
books. 3 vols.
Lists of advertisers and amounts.
57-53 n.d.,
1974 - 1975.
57-54 n.d.,
April 1975 - February 1976.
57-55 n.d.,
July 1976 - May 1978.
Subseries II.3. Agency
Insertion Orders.
(Authorization to advertise placed by agencies for individuals.)
57-6 Agency
insertion orders.
57-7 Expired
agency insertion orders.
Subseries II.4.
Classified accounts.
57-8 n.d.,
Subseries II.5.
Classified run sheets. (Record of each issue's advertising.)
57-9 n.d.,
Subseries II.6.
Commissions Ledger.
57-10 1
vol. 1974 - 1975.
Subseries II.7.
Contracts.
57-11 Contracts.
Expired
Contracts.
57-12 A
- R. n.d.,
57-193 S
- Z. n.d.,
Subseries II.8.
Correspondence.
57-13 January
1975 -
Subseries II.9.
Credit applications.
57-14 n.d.,
Subseries II.10.
Dun and Bradstreet file.
57-15 n.d.,
Subseries II.11.
Files arranged alphabetically by advertiser or topic.
57-16 Consists
primarily of balance sheets and statements.
n.d.,
57-17 -
57-20 Consists
primarily of sample layouts. n.d. (See also Layouts and art work, 57-131,
57-132, 57-136, 57-160.)
Subseries II.12.
Files entitled "Active by Advertiser."
Consists
primarily of sample layouts.
57-21 A
- M. n.d.,
57-22 N
- S. n.d.,
57-23 T
- Y. n.d.,
57-24 Subseries II.13.
Folders arranged alphabetically by advertisers. n.d.
Subseries II.14.
Insertion orders. (Authorizations to advertise placed by
individual advertisers.)
57-25 n.d.,
57-26 August
1975 -
57-39 n.d.,
Subseries II.15.
Insertion orders, run sheets, invoices.
57-27 n.d.,
December 1974 - October 1975.
57-28 January
1976 - May 1976.
57-29 June
1976 - December 1976.
57-30 January
1977 - August 1977.
57-
57-32 April
1978., May 1978, October 1978.
Subseries II.16.
Invoices.
57-33 n.d.,
Subseries II.17.
Ledger.
57-34 n.d.,
Subseries II.18.
List of advertisers and addresses.
57-35 n.d.,
57-36 Subseries II.19.
List of advertising agencies.
n.d.
Subseries II.20.
Lists of agencies and advertisers.
57-37 n.d.
57-38 n.d.,
Subseries II.21.
Miscellaneous.
57-40 n.d.,
Subseries II.22.
Past due accounts file. (Arranged alphabetically by account.)
57-41 n.d.,
Subseries II.23.
Radio Corporation of
57-42
Subseries II.24.
Schedules. (Record of each issue's advertising. See also classified run sheets, 5-9.)
57-43 August
1974 - December 1975.
Subseries II.25.
Statements.
57-44 November
1974 -
57-194 November
1975 -
57-45 1976
- 1978.
Subseries II.26.
Statements and invoice flimsies.
57-46 March
1974 - August 1974.
57-195 September
1974 - December 1974.
57-47 January
1975 - August 1975.
57-48 June
1975 - November 1977. (Some variation in
folders.)
Subseries II.27.
Statements. (Card file in alphabetical order.)
57-49 A
- For.
57-50 Fr
- Mus.
57-51 Old
- Zin.
Subseries II.28.
Statements of Past Due Accounts.
57-52 n.d.,
October 1974 -
Series III. Financial
records.
Subseries III.1.
Account books.
57-56 n.d.,
1973 - 1974.
57-57 January
1974 - December 1974.
Subseries III.2.
Bank statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips.
57-58 February
1963 - August 1966.
57-59 March
1963 - October 1969.
57-60 November
1969 - November 1970.
57-61 January
1971 - December 1971.
57-62 January
1972 - December 1972.
57-63 January
1973 - December 1973.
57-64 January
1974 - April 1974.
57-65 May
1974 - August 1974.
57-66 September
1974 - December 1974.
57-67 January
1975 - April 1975.
57-68 May
1975 - August 1975.
57-69 September
1975 - December 1975.
57-70 January
1976 - May 1976.
57-71 June
1976 - September 1976.
57-72 October
1976 - December 1976.
57-73 January
1977 - March 1977.
57-74 April
1977 - August 1977.
57-75 September
1977 - December 1977.
57-76 January
1978 - April 1978.
Subseries III.3.
Check stubs.
57-77
57-78
Subseries III.4.
Deposit slips.
57-80 September
1964 - December 1972.
57-81 January
1973 - December 1976.
57-82 Subseries III.5.
Additional checks and statements from Philip Carter account in Riggs
National Bank, Washington, D.C.
Subseries III.6.
Bills.
57-79 n.d.,
Subseries III.7.
Cash book.
57-83
Subseries III.8.
Daily Reminder. (Includes financial notes.)
57-84
Subseries III.9.
Diary. (Includes business, financial notes.)
57-85 1976.
Subseries III.10.
General Journal -- Vieux Carré Courier Corp.
57-102
Subseries III.11.
Ledgers.
57-104 Ledger. (Debits and Credits arranged by topic.) 1961 - 1962.
57-105 Ledger
sheets.
1968. November 1968 - October 1972.
November
1972, December 1972, January 1973.
57-106 Ledgers. General Business Systems. 3 vols.
1973
- 1974.
1974
- 1975.
1975
- 1976.
Series IV. General business
records.
Subseries
IV.1. Topical files. (Arranged
alphabetically.)
57-87 Accurate
Letter.
Addressograph
Invoices and Material. n.d.,
The
Ad Shop (Forstall Typographers).
Advertising
salesperson data. n.d.
AFCO.
Agency
orders. run. n.d.,
AMOCO. n.d.,
Bach,
Sidney.
Bad
Accounts.
Bankruptcy.
Bell/Strode.
Berkley-Small. n.d.,
Billing. n.d.,
Blue
Cross of
Books
- Invoices. n.d.,
Brandon
Insurance Co.
57-88 Budgetary
data.
Circulation
commissions. n.d.,
57-89 Commissions
- advertising. n.d.,
Continental
Trailways.
Contract
services data. n.d.,
Copyright
forms and information. n.d.,
Copyrights. July 1967 -
Corporation
Data Services, Inc.
Correspondence.
Correspondence,
General.
Correspondence,
Miscellaneous.
57-90 Distribution:
French Quarter, Inside and Free. n.d.,
Dun
and Bradstreet.
57-91 F.I.C.A. W/H, and Unemployment Info. n.d.,
French
Quarter Catalog.
French
Quarter Distribution. n.d.,
57-91 G
& F Wholesale Tobacco Inc.
General
Business Services.
Guide
Newspaper Corporation. n.d.,
Guillot. n.d.,
Guillot
Distribution. n.d.,
Guillot's
Bills.
57-92 Haines
- City Directory.
Hansell-Petetin. n.d.,
IBM. n.d., November 1968 -
ICC
Systems -- collection agency. n.d.,
57-93
57-94 Kentwood
Spring Water. n.d.,
Laborde
Printing Co.
La
Nasa Hardware. n.d.,
Le
Petit Centre. n.d.,
Mailers
and Printers Service.
Mailing
Permits. n.d.,
Membership
Lists. n.d.,
57-94
Minit
Prinit.
Minutes. (Vieux Carré Courier). n.d.,
Miscellaneous. (Vieux Carré Courier).
Miscellaneous
Bills. n.d.,
57-95 Monahan
Brothers, Inc. n.d.,
Mule
- Durel Supplies. n.d.,
Multigraphics. n.d.,
57-96
NOPSI. n.d.,
Office
Equipment. (Miscellaneous.) n.d.,
Offset
Printing Co.,
Pan
American Life Insurance Co.
Pelican
Publishing Co.,
Photographic
Processing and Supplies. n.d.,
Pitney
Bowes. n.d.,
57-97 Post
Office. n.d.,
Printers
Supply Mart. n.d.,
57-97 Property
Tax Receipts.
57-98 Radio. n.d.,
Radio
Station WGSO. June 1977 -
Rolland
Safe and Alarm Co. Inc. n.d.,
Sewage
and Water.
Sinclair
and Assoc. n.d.,
Singer
Business Machines.
57-99 South
Southern
Blueprint.
Stock
(Vieux Carré Courier). n.d.,
Stock
(Cancelled stock certificates and record of stock transfers).
Strip
Printer.
Strode,
John. (rent).
Subscription
Sales. n.d.
57-100 Tax
Receipts. n.d.
Tax
Returns.
Times-Picayune
Publishing Corp. May 1974 -
Traffic
Violations. n.d.,
57-100 Trahan,
Kernion & Derbes.
Treck
Photographic, Inc.
Unemployment. n.d.,
United
Paper Co. Inc. n.d.,
Untitled
file. n.d.,
Untitled
file. (Includes miscellaneous accounts
receivable.) n.d., December 1975 -
Vieux
Carré Courier Corp. n.d.,
57-86 Vieux Carré Courier -- 1962 -1969.
57-101 Vieux
Carré Paper -- Estimates. n.d.,
Wallis,
Bill -- Computer. n.d.,
Whitney. n.d.,
Xerox. n.d.,
Subseries IV.2.
Minute book.
57-101 Board
of Directors and Stockholders.
Subseries IV.3.
Miscellany.
57-108 Income
tax forms. n.d., March 1, 1973 -1977.
Management
materials. (Includes contract and Vance
du Rivage report.) n.d., 1973 -
Partnership
agreement.
Personnel. n.d.
Write
offs.
Subseries IV.4.
Payroll books.
57-109 1968
- 1973.
Record
of employees' hours worked. 2 vols.
57-103 July
29, [1974] - October 25, [1976]
October
25, [1976] -
Series V. Circulation
records.
Subseries V.1. Demographic study and readership evaluation study.
57-110
Subseries V.2.
Distribution records.
57-111 n.d.,
Subseries V.3.
Master circulation registers.
57-112
Subseries V.4.
Materials relating to theft from newspaper boxes. Includes
police report.
57-113 n.d.,
Subseries V.5.
Records of papers placed [in vending machines], sold, & returned.
57-124 n.d.,
Subseries V.6.
Subscriptions.
List
of subscribers. 2 vols.
57-114
57-115
57-116 Statements.
Subscriber
Master List.
57-118 1974
- 1978.
57-119 1977
- 1978.
57-120 1978.
Subscriber's
name and address card file.
57-121 ACLU
- Evergreen.
57-122 Faget
- Mogabgab.
57-123 Moise
- Zurik.
57-117 Subscriber's
name and address card files in alphabetical index. (Labeled "should be
cancelled.") n.d.
Series VI. Clippings.
57-125 n.d.,
Series VII. Correspondence.
57-126 Philip
Carter. (Includes some correspondence of other individuals, e.g. Lynn Bowker, Marileen Maher, James
Derbes.) n.d.,
57-128 Don
Lee Keith. Includes publications. n.d.,
57-129 Patrick
E. Kelly. n.d.,
57-127 Lew
Powell. (To Philip Carter.) n.d.,
57-130 Bill
Rushton. n.d., February 1972 -
Series VIII. Layouts and art
work. See also
advertising records, 57-17 -- 57-20.)
57-136 n.d.
57-131 n.d.
57-160 n.d.
57-132 n.d.,
Series IX.
57-133 Subseries IX.1.
Photographs and biographies of by-liners. n.d., November 1962 - November 1973.
57-134 Subseries IX.2.
Photographs illustrating stories.
Series X. Manuscripts.
57-135 n.d.,
Series XI. Miscellany.
57-137 n.d.,
Series XII. Notes and notebooks.
57-138 n.d.,
Series XIII. Photographs. (See also Los Angeles Times 57-133 --
57-174.)
Subseries XIII.1. Albums.
57-140 n.d.,
1971.
Subseries XIII.2.
Alphabetical by title of file folders. n.d.
57-141 A
- B.
57-142 C
- Pat.
57-143 Peo.
57-144 Ph
- Q.
57-145 R
- X.
57-146 Untitled.
Subseries XIII.3.
Alphabetical. (originally not in titled file folders.) n.d.
57-147 A
- L.
57-148 M
- W.
57-149 -
57-153 Subseries XIII.4.
Miscellaneous.
n.d.
57-154 -
57-155 Subseries XIII.5.
Prints and negatives.
n.d.
Subseries XIII.6.
Topical. n.d.
57-156 B
- F.
57-157 G.
57-158 L
- S.
57-159 Untitled.
Series XIV. Press releases.
57-139 n.d.,
Series XV. Publications. (See also Rushton files for additional
publications 57-190).
Subseries XV.1.
Gris Gris.
57-163
Subseries XV.2.
Matt Miller. (Conservative publications received from Matt
Miller.)
The
A.C.L.U.
American
Opinion. n.d., September 1970; January 1972.
Apostasy
and National Council of Churches. February 1970.
The
Billy Graham Compromise.
The
CFR.
April 1969.
Communist
attack on Police. 1966.
Ecology. May 1970.
Guns
and Crime.
License
to Kill. 1971.
Peace
Symbols. June 1970.
Please
Don't Glorify King. n.d.
Pressure
Above and Below.
Republics
and Democracies. October 1961.
Review
of the News.
Save
the Canal.
Subseries XV.3.
Miscellaneous publications.
57-161 Allis
- Chalmers Corp. n.d.
American
Lung Association. (pamphlet) n.d.
The
Americanization of Shell. 1972.
Annual
Report/New
Business
Week.
Citizen's
Guide to the
Common
Cause Report. September 1973.
Communique. November
1977.
Community
Report. August 1973.
Consideration
...
Environmental
Action.
Environmental
Management ...
Feasibility
Study ... Traffic Surveillance. April 1973.
Figaro.
Forbes.
Guidelines
for Growth. n.d.
The
Harvard Crimson.
The
Little Clerk.
57-161
57-162
New
Scientist.
New
South. Fall 1973.
1973
Criminal Justice Plan. 1973.
NORD
Spring Brochure. 1978.
Outlook
for Energy. 1972.
Pacific
Sun.
People
and Energy. September 1976.
The
Real Paper.
Runaway
Crime. n.d.
Solar
Energy. Nos.
7-11. n.d.
South
Today. March 1973.
Southern
Industries Corp. 1975.
SPPLITT
Ltd. Offshore Systems. n.d.
Subways
Need Not Be Sewers. 1968.
57-162 Summary
to Security Analysts.
Tennessee
Tombigbee Waterway. n.d.
The
Transportation
and Energy.
Westinghouse
Engineer. January 1970.
What
You Should Know About the Hazards of Nuclear Power. n.d.
Subseries XV.4.
57-164 Annual
Directory. 1974.
Port
Record. June 1974 - January 1977.
Draft
Environmental Impact Statement ... LOOP. 2 vols. 1976.
Environmental
and Economic Issues ...
Federal
Executive Board. 1972.
57-165 Strategic
Petroleum Reserve. 4 vols. July 1978.
Series XVI. Research files. Some research files might have been compiled by Bill
Rushton. For other Rushton files see 57-187 -- 57-191.)
Subseries XVI.1.
Topical files.
57-166 Airport. n.d.,
Angelico,
Richard.
57-167
57-168
57-168 Bayou
des Familles Development Corporation.
n.d.,
Centroport. n.d., 1972 -
Children's
Hospital. n.d.,
City
Planning Commission.
Citywide
Housing Coalition -- Organizational Support. n.d.,
57-169 Coastal
Resources. n.d., August 1947; March
1972 -
57-170 Collier,
Wayne A.
Concept. n.d..
Connick,
Harry and George Reese.
Constitutional
Convention.
Consumer. n.d.,
Corps. Permits.
De
la Beckwith, Byron. n.d.,
Eco
- Ener.
Energy
Crisis. n.d.,
Gulf
Oil.
n.d., April 1970 -
Oil
and Wildlife. n.d., March 1970 - May 1972.
57-171 Economic
Development Council of the
Entertainment. Includes some photographs. (See
also Los Angeles Times 57-133 -- 57-134 and photographs 57-140 -- 57-159.)
57-172 A
- L. n.d., November 1969 -
57-173 M
- Pl. n.d.
57-174 Pr
- T. n.d.,
57-175 Essex,
Mark. n.d.
Gamblers
Anonymous. n.d.,
57-175 Harvey
Canal-Bayou Barataria Levee Project.
n.d.,
Hebert,
F. Edward. n.d.,
I-410. n.d., July
1970 -
Interfest. n.d., 1978.
Jones,
Taylor. n.d.,
Juvenile
Crime. n.d., 1972 -
57-176
Medical. (Includes
Family Health.) n.d.,
57-177
57-178
57-179
57-180 Nuclear
Power. n.d., 1971 - June 1975.
Political. n.d.,
Radio
and Television. n.d.,
57-181 Regional
Planning Commission. n.d.,
ROTC. n.d.,
57-182 Shell
Oil. n.d., 1965, June 1969 - May 22,
1973.
Solar
Energy. n.d., July 1976 -
Superport.
57-183 n.d.,
June 1971 -
57-184
57-185 Transportation. n.d., 1968 -
57-186 Waterways. n.d.,
Files
primarily created by Bill Rushton. (For additional research files, see 57-166 --
57-186.)
57-187 Articles. n.d.
Articles
submitted for publication.
Cajuns. n.d.,
CART. n.d.,
City
Planning Commission.
57-187 Clippings. n.d., 1970 -
57-188 Energy
Crisis. December 1972 -
Environmental
Impact Study. June 1973.
Gay. n.d.,
Gay
Lib.
n.d.,
57-189 Heritage
and Horizons. n.d.
Legal
Petition and Legal Application. June 1973; August 1973.
Legislative
Act.
Mass
Transit. n.d., 1973,
Media
Committee. n.d., 1973.
57-189 Miscellany. (Includes Zapruder film.) n.d.,
New
Levee. n.d.,
Notebook. n.d. (See also notes and notebooks, 57-138.)
57-190 Publications.
Action.
Advocate.
57-190 Community
Development.
Criminal
Justice Plan. 1975.
Delta
Sierran. n.d.
Directory
and Reference Material. n.d.
Drummer.
EDF
Letter. March - April 1977.
Environmental
Management. October 1973.
Fag
Rag.
Fall 1971.
Financing
Sheriff's Office. October 1973.
Gay
Pride.
H.E.L.P. Newsletter.
Lifer. November -
December 1973.
59-190
Museum
Ship, Artemis. n.d.
New
Orleans-Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. June 1978.
Open
Doors. March 1972; May 1972.
Port
Record. February 1977 - May 1977.
Report
on Southern University Tragedy. July 1973.
Sewerage
and Water Board. 1971.
Southern
Gay Liberator. May 1972.
Tulane
Hullabaloo.
TVIS
Information Service. June 1972.
VIA
Voice. July 1971.
Vieux
Carré Courier.
What's
What in
57-191 Quarter
Arts Council. n.d.,
Schindler,
Jim. n.d.,
Schwegmann,
John. 1966;
Superdome. n.d.,
December 1972 -
Superport. n.d.,
Supplements. March 1971 -
Upstairs. n.d.,
Series XVII. Subject index
of stories appearing in Courier (alphabetical).
57-192 n.d.
Series XVIII. Tapes.
57-3 n.d.,
Index Terms
Carter, Philip
French Quarter
Keith, Don Lee
Kelly, Patrick E.
Powell, Lew
Rushton, Bill
Vieux Carré
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