Series III represents a somewhat random selection of Kempton's files. There are drafts, manuscripts, notebooks, and reviews for Kempton's books. A letter Kempton wrote expressing his conscientious objection to involvement in WWII as well as his honorable discharge form can be found in this series. Also included here are some personal materials related to Murray Kempton's marriages and his will and funeral arrangements.
Box 13
America Comes of Middle Age--Reviews, 1963-1964
Box 13
70th Birthday, 1987, 2 folders
Box 14
75th Birthday, 1992
Box 14
Ambler, Virginia--Estate, 1983-1985
Box 14
American Academy and Institute of Art and Letters--Awards, 1978
Box 14
American Society of Newspaper Editors--Award, 1984-1985
Box 14
Appointment Book, 1986
Box 14
APSA Annual Meeting--Carey McWilliams Award, 1984
Box 14
Articles About, 1956-1998, undated, 1956-1998, undated, 4 folders
Box 14
Autobiography (?)--Draft, 1994, 1997, 2 folders
Box 14
Awards and Recognitions, 1976-1995
Box 19
Awards and Recognitions, 1973-1975
Box 14
Biographical Material, undated
The Briar Patch: The People of the State of New York v. Lumumba Shakur et al.
Box 14
Correspondence, 1973-1974, 1996
Box 14
Reviews and Clippings, 1973-1974
Box 14
Dorsey, Thomas A./Gospel Music, undated
Box 14
Drafts, 1940, undated, 4 folders
Box 19
Drawings of, 1987-1996, undated
Box 14
Esquire--Article on Robert Oppenheimer--Draft and Correspondence,, 1982
Box 14
Expenses, 1981-1995, 7 folders
Box 14
Firing Line Newsletter
, 1984-1994
Box 14
Honorable Discharge Form, 1945
Box 14
Funeral Arrangements and Correspondence about Will, 1989-1997
Box 14
Kempton, Beverly--Wedding Service Book, undated
Box 14
Kempton, Christopher, 1960 1996, 1960, 1996
Box 14
Kempton, Christopher--Trust, 1992-1996
Box 14
Kempton, Mina--Divorce Papers, 1962
Box 14
Lasky, Victor--Trial, 1954
Box 14
Lists, undated
Box 14
Looking Glass Library, 1959-1960
Box 14
Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1985
Box 14
Manuscript--Draft, undated, 9 folders
Box 15
Manuscript--Draft, undated, 2 folders
Box 15
National Book Awards, 1974
Box 15
Newsday and Murkempt Enterprises, Inc.--Agreement, 1982
Box 15
Notebooks, undated, 8 folders
Box 16
Notebooks, undated, 5 folders
Box 16
Notes, undated, 4 folders
Box 16
Obituaries and Retrospectives, 1997
Box 19
Obituaries and Retrospectives, 1997
Box 16
Pamphlets Written by, 1970, undated
Part of Our Time
Box 16
1955-1958
Box 16
Correspondence, 1955
Box 16
Reviews, 1955-1956
Box 17
Reviews, 1955
Box 17
Photographs, 1992, undated, 2 folders
Box 19
Photographs, undated
Box 19
Police Department Press Pass (in frame), 1993
Pulitzer Prize
Box 17
Randolph Family Notes, 1951
Box 17
Rebellions, Perversities and Main Events--Reviews, 1993-1994
Box 17
Spectrum Radio Broadcasts, 1971-1974, 2 folders
Box 18
Spectrum Radio Broadcasts, 1971-1978, 2 folders
Box 18
Speeches, 1962-1988, 2 folders
Box 18
Wilmington Evening Post--Scrapbook of Clippings,, 1946