Robert Ross Alden papers, 1935-1973

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence

Arranged alphabetically



Box 1 Brooks, Gladys Rice Billings (Mrs. Van Wyck)


Box 1 Crowther, Bosley


Box 1 Dryfoos, Orvil E.


Box 1 Farago, Ladislas


Box 1 Heubsch, Ben W.


Box 1 Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, Certificate


Box 1 Levine, Joseph E.


Box 1 Lindsay, John Vliet


Box 1 Lynes, Russell


Box 1 Mancroft, Stormont, 2nd Baron


Box 1 Reston, James Barrett


Box 1 Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich


Box 1 Romulo, Carlos P.


Box 1 Sinclair, Upton


Box 1 Steinhem, Gloria


Box 1 Sulzberger, Arthur Hays


Box 1 Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs


Box 1 Sulzberger, Iphigene Ochs (Mrs. Arthur H.)


Box 1 Waldheim, Kurt

Series II: Arranged Correspondence

Arranged alphabetically


Box 1 A-G



Box 2 H-Z, Unidentified correspondence, Family correspondence



Box 3 Letters of Condolence

[These letters are unfolded, most still in their original envelopes]

Series III: Manuscripts


Subseries III.1: Articles for Periodicals



Box 4 General: chiefly New York City Metropolitan Area



Box 5 Writings about various countries in Asia, Cuba and France. Also, related research materials.



Box 6 Ships, Talent, Topics of the Times, United Nations.



Box 7 United Nations



Box 8 Articles written under the Carlton (Tubby) Belmont, pseud., Incomplete articles, Related materials to several stories, Editorials, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Novels


Subseries III.2: Novels



Box 9 "The George Duck Story" and "World of Vietnam". Drafts and corrected typescripts


Subseris III.3: Stories



Box 10 Stories

Series IV: Personal Papers and Documents



Box 11 Address and date books; Army documents; Biographical materials; City College papers; and Personal documents.

Series V: Manuscripts



Box 12 Alden, Robert Ross Autobiography.

Series VI: Memorabilia



Box 13 Memorabilia, including Signma Delta Chi Award, Award plaques, Press badges and cards, Pins and Army decorations.

Series VII: Photographs



Box 14 Photographs, related to his stories written for the New York Times.

[Photographs are in no order and need rehousing. ]

Series VIII: Printed Materials


Sunseries VIII.1: Magazines


Box 14 Printed materials of NY Times Magazine US News and World Report, and several other publications that featured articles by Alden.

[No order present and the paper is in need of preservation. ]



Box 15 Magazines with articles by Alden, reprints of individual pieces, and a number of "Times Talk", an internal publication for the staff of the New York Times., 1950s-1960s



Box 16 United Nations related items, such as memos, and a large number of invitations to official events.


Subseries VIII.2: Newspaper clippings

Arranged chronologically



Box 17 1952-1958

[Original clippings need preservation work. ]



Box 18 1959-1965

[Original clippings need preservation work. ]



Box 19 Unsorted

[Original clippings need preservation work. ]



Box 20 Unsorted

[Original clippings need preservation work. ]

Series IX: Scrapbooks



Box 21 Nos. 1 & 2, contains clippings of Alden's newspaper pieces,, No. 1: 1 March 1947 - 22 August 1951, No. 2: 5 Jan. -31 Dec. 1960


Box 21 No. 3, contains clippings of Alden's newspaper pieces, 1 January - 9 July 1961



Flat Box 116 No. 4, contains clippings of Alden's newspaper pieces, 25 March 1972 - 23 October 1973



Flat Box 115 No. 5: World's Fair and No. 6: World's Fair, contains clippings of Alden's newspaper pieces,, 1963 - 1964

Series X: Art Work



Flat Box 2 1. Pencil sketch of Robert Alden, 2. Two unidentified pencil sketches, 3. architectural pen-and-ink sketch by De Scutt,, 1970