ALDEN  HATCH PAPERS
1942-1975 
Ms. Group 77/Series 3
3 BOXES

Box 1: Primarily Alden Hatch, prior to 1975.

I. Manuscripts (Alden Hatch)

1)    The Hatches, by Alden Hatch. 356 leaves. "Alden Hatch was writing this family history/autobiography when he died on Feb. 1, 1975. This is the original typescript, - Allene Gaty Hatch, Sept. 10, '02"

2)    [Alden's Autobiography] A.Ms. notes. 27 p. in pencil. Beginning with the "Spanish War," and ending with Hollywood.

II. Allene Hatch - Diaries

3)    Book calendar for 1952. "Alden Hatch" stamped on cover. Contains appointment from Jan. 1-June 27th; July 30 ff contains Allene's notes for trip to Denver to visit the Eisenhower campaign headquarters. Also, a "Denver - Diary" on loose-leaf paper, 4 a.ms. leaves.

4)    Allene Hatch's Diary of trip to Rome for the Clare Booth Luce Book, Oct. 9-Dec. 17, 1954.

5)    Hatch, Allene. Name Dropping Diary from Bobby Baker Land. A.Ms., re trip to interview Eisenhower for Mountbatten book. 1 p. Published in Barrytown Explorer(?)

III. Correspondence and Documents

6)    Agreement between Mrs. Krishna Nehru Hutheesing and Alden Hatch for the purpose of writing a book tentatively entitled The Nehru Family. Typed D.S., Krishna Nehru Hutheesing, Feb. 12, 1966, and Alden Hatch, Feb. 15,1966.

7)    Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands. 4 New Years card. 1965 card contains an unidentified photograph. A fifth card is signed Kossie Gilles [Prince Bernhard's secretary]

8)    Denver Country Club. Printed document extending privileges of the club to Alden Hatch for 2 weeks; /s/ B. White, Secretary, August 1, 1952. 

9)    Domhoff, L. Th. (H.J.W. Becht). TL (carbon) to Alden Hatch. Amsterdam, Jan. 31, 1961. Comments on Hatch's biography of DeGaulle and suggests that he is the right author to write the biography of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

10)    [Eisenhower] Milton. ALS to Alden Hatch. State College, PA., April 28, 1952, re the prospects of Ike for President.

11)    Golden, John. TLS to Alden Hatch. New York, April 14, 1952. Appreciation for General Ike.

12)    [Hatch, Alden] TL to Harlan Logan, Dec. 9, 1947. 1 p. (fragment) re to writing a life of Cecil B. DeMille.

13)    Hatch, Alden. TL (carbon) to General Ike [Eisenhower] July 6, 1948. 1 p. Congratulates him on statement [apparently that he would not run for President of the United States as a Democrat] "Written by Alden Hatch in '48, AGH."

14)    Hatch, Alden. 2ALLS to Bill and Eva Holmes [Alden's niece and nephew]; Rome and London; 28 November and 16 Dec. 1954. 

15)    Hatch, Alden. TL (carbon) to Mr. Dort; December 15, 1972 re the treatment of papers donated by Hatch to New College.

16)    Hatch, Allene. ALS "Squeaky," to Mummy (Mrs. T. E. Gaty, Jr.). North Carolina. ca. January 24, 1953. Comments on the Eisenhower inauguration.

17)    Hatch, Allene. 7 ALLS to Barbara Boston; Spain, Morocco, Rome, Paris Oct. 18- Dec. 10, 1954, with 6 envelopes. Letters written while in Rome for the Luce book. Contain drawings by AGH.

18)    Hatch, Allene G. ANS to Ariel B. Pomeroy [great-aunt] in Christmas greeting from Allene and Alden Hatch [1971] Card illustrated by AGH.

19)    Hatch, Allene. ANS to Lynne; receipt stamped Dec. 16, 1974. In Christmas card, printed from Allene and Alden Hatch. Designed by Allene Hatch.

20)    Hatch, Dennis? Note re wedding of Alden Hatch and Allene Gaty.

21)    Inaugural Committee, 1953. Engraved invitation to Alden and Mrs. Hatch to the Inaugural Ball, 20 January, 1953, Washington.

22)    Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr. TLS to Alden Hatch. Beverly, MA. 23 Nov. 1951. 1 p. Thanks for letter.

23)    McCaffree, Mary Jane (Secretary to Mrs. Eisenhower). TLS to Alden Hatch. The White House, Washington, April 30, 1953. Message from Mrs. Eisenhower about "troop that was knocked out by lightning."

24)     McCaffree, Mary Jane (Secretary to Mrs. Eisenhower). Form letter S. re tickets to the Inaugural Parade for Alden and Mrs. Hatch [ca. 1953]

25)    Meyerkamp, Barbro (Secretary to Bob Murphy) TLS to Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hatch; [Hollywood] Feb. 28, 1974 re reservation in Hollywood. Envelope contains ANS "Allene Gaty Hatch," Sept 5, 1902, " re trip so Alden could appear on the Merv Griffinn Show, March 6, 1974."

26)    Patsy, John, Jake & Debbie ANS to Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hatch. Cedarhurst, L. I. Christmas greeting on postcard.

27)    [Patterson, Louise] ALS to "Dearest Children [Alden, Allene, and Dennison Hatch] [s.l.] 8 October 1954, accompanying a package for their journey to Italy. To be delivered on board ship.

28)    Reid, Mary Louise. TLS to Alden Hatch. New York, October 7, 1952. 1 p.Thanks for his help in lining-up writers for [Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon]

29)    U.S. Naval Academy. Pass. Printed D.S. Alden Hatch, April 21, 1942.

30)    Vandenberg, Arthur H., Jr. TLS to Alden Hatch. March 10, 952. 1 p. Explains why book can not be sold in [Citizens for Eisenhower] headquarter.

IV. Book Reviews

31)    Notices and reviews of General Ike and other books by Alden Hatch, 1944-1947. Collected by Luce's Press Clipping Bureau, New York, and review by Irving, John F. X. Review of General Ike, America, March 22, 1952, p. 676.

V. Photographs (folder 32, nos. 1-16:

1)    U.S.A. Embassy, Rome - 1954.B&W.

        (1) Arthur Mencken and Alden Hatch. (2) Arthur and Carol Mencken, and Alden and Allene Hatch in automobile. (3) Alden in front of the American Embassy in Rome. (4) Alden in front of the U.S. Embassy.
(5) Denny, Allene, and Alden Hatch at the Tren Fountain in Rome. 6) Alden and Allene in front of the U.S. Embassy.

2) Harrison Studios, Cedarhurst, L.I., NY, ca. 1950, or 51. 4 8x10 B&W proofs of Alden, Allene, 
and Dennison Hatch (2).

3) St. Cyr, France. 3 5x5 B&W photos and 4 45cm. negatives. Scenes of building, "taken while we were doing the deGaulle book." (Note by AGH.)

4) 7x9 B&W of Dennis, Allene, and Alden Hatch, Somerleas, 1954.

5) 8x10 color photo of Alden at surprise, 75th birthday party.

6) 4x6 B&W photos of triplets and two women, ca. 1920. Note on verso indicates these are relatives of Alden's.

7) 5x7 B&W photo of Alden Hatch, "author of The Byrds of Virginia." Holt, Rinehart and Winston publicity photo.

8) 5x7 B&W photo of Kossie Gilles, Prince Bernhard's secretaty, 1962.

9) 5x7 B&W photo of Alden Hatch, shooting skeet at the Rockway Hunt Club, Cedarhurst, LI.

10) 7x9 photo of Alden Hatch at Somerleas, Cedarhurst, seated at desk. Includes desk photos of Mamie Eisenhower and Clara Booth Luce.

11) Six 3 inch photos of Alden Hatch, Beverly Byrd, and Richard Byrd, and an unidentified house, May, 1968, and July 1969.

12) One 5 inch B&W photo of Krishna N. Hutheesing and Alden Hatch, Sarasota.

13) 7x9 B&W photos of Alden Hatch, with signed photo of Mamie Eisenhower, at desk as Somerleas, 1953 or 53.

14) 8x10 B&W photo of Alden Hatch.

15) 6x10 B&W photo of Alden Hatch, holding copy of The DeGaulle Nobody Knows. Stamped on verso: George Goethe, [Sarasota?] Herald Tribune.

16) 6 3x5 photos of Alden Hatch from envelope dated 1966. Some have negatives. Instruction for cropping and retouching. Some damage from paper clips.

Folder 33)  Gaty, John P. "Uncle Jack." WWI portrait; New Yorker article, 1971, and note by AGH.

Scrapbook and Albums

Box 2: (a) Scrapbook "starting in 1950 with engagement of Allene Gaty to Alden Hatch." Includes photo of AGH, 1946, 1949 photo of Alden and Allene, and clippings, photos, and some letters to 1958, including clippings of the marriage of Dennison Hatch and Barbara Florio. Letters are from Clare Booth Luce, Helen Hayes, and others.

(b): Two photograph albums of wedding of Allene Gaty and Alden Hatch, Clermont, NY, Sept. 9, 1950. Photos by Franklin and Helen Watts. 11x14 cm. albums. Thirty-seven 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch photographs. Captions.

Box 3: (a) Red Carpet from Mamie, 1953-54. Clippings of reviews and notices; photographs of Alden and Allene at publicity events.

(b) Trip to Ireland for Briscoe Book, 1958. Photographs of homes and people in Ireland, especially the Hatches, Barbara Boston, and Robert Briscoe. Notes added by AGH.

fo; 4/29/03