Special Collections, General Subject Manuscripts Collection

Alden Hatch (1898-1975) Papers

Group 77/ Series 2

General and Personal (Appointments, Biographical Material, Correspondence, Diaries, Notebooks, and Photographs). For related material, see Box 1, old series. Appointment books, diaries, etc., 1940 - 1972.

Box 1:

1940 - 1962: 1. Engagement book, 1940.

2. Engagement book, 1941.

3. Appointments, 1957: 3 June - Sept. 9.

4. Diary, 1957: 1 Jan. - 23 May; 16 Sept. - 31 Dec.

5. Diary, "Trip to Rome for Ringling Book and Pope John [17 Nov.] 1958 - 1959."

6. Desk calendar/ diary, 1959.

7. Diary, 1959: 12 Feb. - 5 Dec.

8. Diary, "Trip to Paris for De Gaulle Book, December, 1959."

9. Diary, 1960.

10.Diary, 1962.

11. Diary of Trip to Rome and other points for Pope John and Prince Bernhard, Oct. 1, 1962

to [8 Nov.].

Box 2:

1963 - 1972: 12 Diary, 1963.

13. Diary, 1964.

14. Diary, 1965.

15. Diary, 1965: Only entry is note by Allene, Friday, Feb. 12, regarding her fear that Alden faces impending death from cancer.

16. Diary, 1967.

17. Diary, 1968.

18. Diary, 1969.

19. Diary, 1970: Includes Allene's account of a trip to Virginia to publicize the Byrd book, 15 Oct. - [22 Oct.] and Alden's notes for May.

20. Diary, 1972: Jan. - 12 June.

Box 3:

Autobiography:

There are two, or more, versions of Alden's biography. The "short version," is a complete typed version for which there is no holograph, covering his life until the time of World War I. The longer version covers until approximately the beginning of WWII. There are at least two versions of parts of it. Different versions exist for some chapters, and there is a repetition of chapter numbers. Internal references indicate the "Autobiography" was written in the 1960's. The envelopes in which some of the chapters were found, if they were used for the original mailing to his typist, bear a postmarks from 1969. One of these envelopes (Cf. "The Hatches") also may indicate that this was intended to be the opening chapter, although it is labeled as number two. A letter from Elliott W. Schryver (Box 5/73) refers to a manuscript entitled "The Hatches."

1. ["Short version"] Typed ms., 66 ll. "Long version," folders 2 -18: 2. A.Ms., "The Hatches," ll. 1-82.

3. Typed ms., ch. 2 "Hatches," 63-80 + loose pages.

4. [Chapter 1] " The Age of Serenity," a.ms., ll. 1-99.

5. Typed ms., "Age of Serenity" (1st carbon) ll. 25-62 [1-38]

6. Chapter 2: A.Ms., "End of a World," ll. 100-196.

7. Typed ms., "The End of a World" (first carbon) ll 63-[94]

8. Ch. 4, a.ms, 197-276.

9. Ch. 4, typed ms., 23 ll.

10. Chapter 5: "The Twenties Were Fun," typed ms., ll. 118-148.

11. A.Ms., Ch. 6, "Good Old Days Are Now," ll. 83-186.

12. Typed ms., Ch 6 "The Good Old Days Are Now," 31 ll., plus autograph insert.

13. Typed ms. Ch. 6, "Good Old Days Are Now," 31 ll.

14. Chapter 7: "Sex, Stars and Marriage," 23 ll.

15. Chapters 7 - 10, a.ms. 187 - 396. (Chapter 7: "Three Lovely Ladies," Ch. 8, "Hollywood in the 'Glamorous' Thirties," Ch 9: "A Heterogenous Honeymoon," Ch. 10, untitled.

16. Chapter 8, a.ms, 212-276

17. A and typed ms. insert [to "Age of Serenity"?] regarding "Father."

18. Discarded pages of "Autobiography" inserts [Information taken from envelope in which pages were found].

Box 4:

Biographical materials and photographs: 1. "Biographical Material on Alden Hatch," autobiographical sketch.

2. Emily Nichols Hatch Memorial Exhibition and obituary.

3. Kantor, McKinley. Facsimile copy of the Eulogy for Alden Hatch, written and delivered, Feb. 4, 1975.

4. Last Will and Testament, 19 July 1951.

5. "Meet Your Neighbors," biographical sketch of Alden Hatch, Cue. Long Island Section, Nov. 29, 1941.

6. Newspaper articles re: provenance of Hatch manuscripts, 1965 - 1968.

7. Obituary notices, Feb. 1975

8. Passports, 1954, 1959.

9. Statement of Income and Expenses, 1970.

10. "A Visit to 'Quartermile,' at Home with the Hatches," and "Alden Hatch: Famous People Are His Business," Hudson, NY, Register - Star, 17 June - 5 Nov. 1974.

11. Hatch, Eric - Biographical material relating to Alden's brother, Eric.

Photographs - There are numerous photographs of Hatch, of Allene and of other individuals, usully unidentified. Some date back to the late 19^th and early twentieth centuries, others are as recent as the 1960s. 12. Fifteen B&W photos of Alden, Allene, and other, unidentified individuals. 3 ½ and 3 1/2x4 inches. Some are polaroid.

13. Color photo of Alden, Allene, and unidentified man, with negative.

14. Six Color photos of Alden, Allene and others. One is dated August, 1958.

15. Four photographs of two different men.

16. Seven color photos (with negatives) of Alden and Allene.

17. B&W photo of Alden and Allene in gondola (Venice?)

18. Various unidentified photos, less than 4 ½ x 5 ½ inches.

19. Various unidentified photos, approximately 5"x7".

20. Two 5"x7" polo scenes.

21. Rockaway Hunting Club - Photograph from 80th Anniversary party, 1958, from scrapbook.

22. Eighteen 6X8" (mounted size) or larger photographs, mostly from studios, and usually unidentified. Some are of Alden and of other family members. Some appear to be from Alden's time in Hollywood, including photos of Louise Campbell (1938) and Lily Harmon.

23. Three sheets of 35mm slides and two rolls of 35 mm. Negative film. The box from which one set of slides was removed was dated March 24, 1956. Another was postmarked April 21, 1955, and addressed to A. D. Hatch, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. Hatch's son Denison was a student at Kenyon.

24. Two rolls of 35mm b&w film.

Box 5:

Correspondence, 1939-1980:

This box includes general and personal correspondence of both Alden and Allene. Correspondence relating to a specific book will usually be found with the papers on that book, but there is some overlap. The principal exception is that most correspondence with Alden's long time agent Margot Johnson is found here, rather than with the individual title.

1. Aeschbacher, W. D. (Eisenhower Library). TLS to Alden Hatch; Abilene, 6 Jan. 1964.

2. Aley, Ruth and Maxwell (agents). 2 TL to Alden Hatch; New York, 17 Feb. 1942, 14 Dec. 1951.

3. Ann Watkins, inc.TLS to Alden Hatch; New York, 6 Mar. 1945 - 25 Mar. 1953. Includes royalty statement of 25 April 1971.

4. Applegate, Howard L. (Syracuse University Library). TLS to Alden Hatch; Syracuse, 20 August 1964.

5. Arlie, Lady Bridget. ALS to Alden Hatch; Angus Scotland, 13 May 1966.

6. Ashley, Roberta (This Week Magazine). TLS to Alden Hatch; New York, 20 April 1953.

7. Babcock, Amelia J. (Mrs. W. M.). ALS to Alden Hatch; Newark, NJ, 24 Sept. 1943.

8. Baldridge, Letitia (The White House). TLS to Alden; Washington, 20 Nov, 1961, 1 Feb. 1963.

9. Bernard Leopold, Prince of the Netherlands.

Telegrams, letters, and Christmas card to Alden and Allene Hatch; 1961 - 1980.

2 letters (copies to Alden Hatch) to Buckminster Fuller 23 Oct. - 3 Dec. 1967.

Reply from Fuller, 20 Nov. 1967. ALS (draft) from Allene; 12 July 1975.

10. Boston, Mrs. Lyon. ALS [to Alden and Allene]; New York, 15 July 1961.

11. Castle Daly Letters, 1959.

12. Cecil B. DeMille Productions. TL to Alden; Hollywood; 9 Oct. 1946.

13. Chanler, Bronson. TLS to Squeaky; Barrytown, NY, 2 Dec. 1966. Postcard to Allene; Barrytown, 12 Dec. 1972.

14. Childers, Mrs. Erskine. TLS to Alden; Wicklow, Ireland, 23 August 1957.

15. Chisolm, Ruth (Mrs. William G.). ALS to Alden; Guilford, Conn., 9 Nov. 1974.

16. Christmas cards from various people, from scrapbook.

17. DeChadenedes, Lucy. ALS to "Squeaky;" Valencia, CA., 12 Nov. 1972.

18. Dodge, Marcy (M. Hartley). TLS to Alden; Morristown, NJ, 3 April 1959.

19. Fuller, Anne, and R. Buckminster. 22 cards and letters to Alden and Allene from Anne; [v.p.] 28 Nov. 1960-25 April 1976, [n.d.]

Letter to Alden from Buckminster; Carbondale, IL., 20 Nov. 1967

Letter from Alden to B. Fuller, 29 Nov. 1971.

20. Gaty, Jean. ALS to Squeakie and Alden [1966].

21. Glay, George A. 7 TL to Alden and Allene; New York, etc., 20 Dec. 1973 - 11 August 1976. Includes copies of Alden's replies.

22. Golden, Jane. Postcard to Alden; New York, 9 Feb. 1970.

23. Gotlieb, Howard B. (Boston University Libraries). TLS to Alden; Boston, 2 Feb. 1965.

24. Gray, David. 8 typed notes to Alden and Allene; Sarasota, etc., 2 June 1957 - 28 Jan. 1962.

25. Gruening, Ernest. TLS to Alden Hatch; Juneau, 11 June 1956.

26. Gustafson, Carolyn. ALS to Alden; Charlottesville, VA., 16 Dec. 1959.

27. Hageman, Gustav. ALS to Alden; New York, 30 Jan. 1940.

28. Hagerty, James C. 2 TLS to Alden; Albany, Washington, 12 April 1947, 5 Dec. 1955.

29. Harben, Robert. TLS to Alden; London, 21 August 1963.

30. Hatch, Alden, 1954-1973 [n.d.]. :

AL (draft) to Ann [Brown Hatch?]

TL (copy) to "Dean" Bailey [Kenyon College]; 8 Sept. 1954. Re: Denison Hatch.

TL (copy) to Alfred E. Bissell and subsequent correspondence re: proposed bioraphy of Henry F. DuPont, 19 July 1973 - 25 July 1973.

TL (copy) to Mr Brayer, 7 June 1952. Re: proposed biography of Moreton Frewen.

TL (copy) to J. M. Cook re: proposed history of Northwest Airlines.

Correspondence with Dwight David Eisehnower, 5 Nov. 1947 - 12 June 1964.

Letters to Bill and Eve Holmes; 29 May 1961, 1 Oct., 1971, [n.d.] and notes from Bill to Alden, Feb. 1967

TL (copy) to Herb N[i.e. M]ichelman, Crown Publishing, 31 Oct. 1973.

AL (draft) to Prince Philip re: proposed biography.

ALL (drafts) to Murray Pollinger, and 4 TLS from Pollinger to Hatch, 22 July 1965 - 11 April 1967.

TL (copy) to Sen. Robert A, Taft; 3 June 1952.

TL (copy) to James Taylor-Whitehead; 30 July 1973.

31. Hatch, Alden - Business correspondence, 1963

32. Hatch, Alden - Correspondence regarding his death and estate, 1975.

33. Hatch, Allene.

ALS to Alden; New York, 24 March 1961.

AL (draft) and TL (copy) to Franklin Watts; 3 Jan. 1962, outlining proposal for an Encycolpedia of America, and reply from Watt, 13 Feb. 1963.

ALS (draft) to Koppie; 27 Sept. 1977.

ALS (copy) to Mr. Mucci, 19 Aug. 1980, with copy of survey of Clermont property.

TLS (copy) to Mr. Remer; 22 Aug. 1980.

34. Hatch, Dennison and Peggy. 15 letters and one Christmas card to Alden and Allene; New York, etc., 21 Dec. 1959- 22 Nov. 1971, [n.d.]

35. Hatch Family letters [n.d.] 1947,1949.

36. Hawthorne Books. TLS; New York, 12 Nov. 1963, 13 August, 1964.

37. Heckelmann, Charles N. (Hawthorne Books). 5 TLLS to Alden and Allene; New York, 17 April 1973 - 11 March 1975, and TL (copy) from Hatch, 24 April 1973.

38. [Helck?] Peter. TLS to Alden; [n.p.] 25 August 1948.

39. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. TLL to Alden, 11 Jan. 1968 - 7 Oct. 1969, and copy of letter from Alden, 20 Feb. 1970.

40. Horn, Edgar G. (Turf and Sport Digest). TLS to Algernon Daingerfield Baltimore, 28 July 1939, re: contributions from Alden hatch.

41. Hutheesing, Krishna Nehru. ALS to Squeaky and Alden; Kennebunk, ME, 25 April 1965.

42. Jane [typist]. 2 TLL; 22 June - 5 July 1974.

43. Johnson, Margot (Margot Johnson Agency) Correspondence , 1954-1957 [bulk, 1965 - 1969].

44. Johnson, Margot (Margot Johnson Agency). Correspondence , 1970-1974.

45. Johnson, William M. II (K.S. Giniger Co., publishers). TLS; New York, 5 Oct. 1967.

46. Julian Messner. TL; 15 June 1965.

47. [Kantor, McKinley]. TL(copy) to "Dear Everybody," Hawaii, 17 April 1966.

48. Karsh, Yousef. TLS to Squeaky; Ottawa, 22 April 1959, with photograph of Karsh taken byAGH

49. Keys, Frances Parkinson. TL (copy) to Mrs. Tom Connally; Washington, 25 Oct. 1964.Re: Proposed Hatch book on the Lyndon Johnsons.

50. Land, Robert H. (Library of Congress).TLS; Washington, 26 Nov. 1974.

51. Lawrence, David and Eleanor. Letters; Sarasota and Washington, 1969, [n.d.]

52. Leiner, Henry R. (Curtis Circulation Company). TLS; Philadelphia, 16 June 1971.

53. Mayhew, Alice (Random House). TLS; New York, 23 Nov. 1960.

54. McLeod, Pappy (Mrs. Scott). ALS to Squeaky, 10 Jan. 1959.

55. Montague, Nancy:

2 TLS; New Milford, CT., 13 Jan. 1941.

TL (copy) from AH; 13 Jan. 1941.

56. Monti, Laura (University of Florida Libraries). 2 TLS; Gainesville, 5 May 1966 - 19 June 1970.

57. Moore, Sir Thomas. ALS to Allene; [London; n.d.]

58. Mounds, Elsie. ALS; Madrid [nd.]

59. Myers, Jenner R. (Mrs. Halsted H.). TLS to Alden Hatch; Old Lyme, Ct.; 14 Feb. 1968.

60. Nevins, Ann (Mrs. Arthur). 4 letters to Alden and Allene; [v.p.] 1953 -1963 [n.d.]

61. [O'Clery] Helen. Letters and card to AGH; Dublin, 1972 [n.d.]

62. Ogtrop[?] Van. 2 ALLS and card to Alden and Allene; Holland, ca. 1961.

63. O'Neill, James C. (N.C.W.C. News service). 4 letters; Rome, 21 Jan. 1964 - 5 May 1967.

64. Paris, Henry. ALS to Alden; Lexington, MS., 17 Oct. 1943.

65. Purdy, Ted. ALS to Alden; New York, 25 April 1959.

66. Reedy, George (White House). TL (copy) to Fred Kerner (Hawthorne Books) re: Alden's illness and Johnson book; Washington 10 Feb. 1965.

67. Roell, C. E. B. (Secretary to Queen Juliana). TLS to Allene; 19 Sept. 1961.

68. Romney, Marie. 2 ALS to Alden and Allene; Gayton, 3 Jan 1973 and 26 July [n.y.]

69. Roosevelt, Eleanor. TLS to Alden; New York, 3 Nov. 1960.

70. Roosevelt, Mrs. Franklin (Eleanor) . ANS to [Alden or Allene?] 19 Feb. 1959, accompanying postcard from Mary Margaret McBride, 18 Feb. 1959.

71. Rubinstein, Helena. TLS to Alden; 13 Nov. 1956.

72. Rudd, Mrs. A. B. AN to Squeakie and Alden; 20 March 1963. With "Prayer offered at Mr. Rudd's Service."

73. Schryver, Elliott W.:

TLS to Madame Pandit and Alden Hatch; New York, 17 July 1959, re: proposed Autobiography of Madame Pandit.

TLS to Alden; New York, 12 Oct. 1970, re proposed James K. Whitney biography.

TLS to Alden Hatch; New York, 12 Oct. 1970, re: manuscript of "The Hatches."

74. Stanton, Frank. TLS to Alden; New York, 17 Dec. 1964.

75. Symington, Stuart. TLS to Alden; Washington, 4 March 1955.

76. Troyer, Nancy. TLS to Alden Hatch; Sarasota, 19 Feb. 1973.

77. Vanden Heuvel, Jerry and William. TLS to Alden; New York and Washington, 14 Feb. 1961 - 25 July 1969, re: proposed biographies of the Thai royal family and of Mrs. Nixon.

78. Who's Who in America. TL to Alden Hatch; Chicago, 17 Sept. 1942.

79. Willkie, Wendell II. ALS to Alden; 30 April 1974 and Christmas cards with family photographs.

80. Unidentified correspondents, 1958 - 1973 [n.d.].

Box 6-7:

Notebooks:Forty-eight spiral stenographer's notebooks contain rough notes from interviews. Because of their format and because one notebook sometimes contains more than one subject, they are grouped together, rather than the with the papers of individual books. Box 6 is generally for Alden's books; while box 7 is mostly Allene's. Additional interview notes and transcripts are with the individual titles. The original tapes often also available.

Box 6:

Notebooks, 1-24: 1-4. Byrds notebooks (no. 4 also includes a Lodge/Bickford interview.)

5-6. Buckminster Fuller

7. "Rheims 1909," and other Glenn H. Curtiss notes.

8. Prince Bernhard

9-10. Mountbattens

11. Lodges (Chandler Bigelow and R. R. Patch interviews)

13. Lodges notebook

14. John Lodge

15. Lodges - Raymond Watt (Includes also Norman Cousins on Buckminster Fuller)

16. Lodges (General Ford interview)

17. Lodges (General Watt interview)

18. George and Henry Lodge

19. Mrs. Cabot Lodge

20. Lodges (Alice Longworth interview)

21. Lodges - (Joseph Sisco Interview. Also includes "Menopause" notes)

22. Lodges (Chandler Bigelow interview. Also includes Allene's notes on Fanny Wright.)

23. Lodges - (Albert Coote interview)

24. Lodges

Box 7:

Notebooks 25 - 48: Primarily Allene's interviews with Marjorie Merriweather Post for book: 25. M.M.P. and Lodges (Includes Blake Johnson/Lodge inteview)

26. Notes and Mrs. George Garrett interview

27. Lady Lewis interview.

28. Stanley Rumbough interview, etc.

29. M. M. P.

30. Notes. Includes Col. Obelensky interview.

31. M.M.P.

32. Notes.

33. Lydia Redmond interview.

34. Notes.

35. Caribbean navigation material.

36. Count Adlerberg interview.

37. Interview notes.