Richard Halworth Rovere Papers, 1926-1981

Container Title
M2001-118
Part 3 (M2001-118): Additions, 1926-1981
Physical Description: 4.0 cubic feet (4 records center cartons) and 4 photographs 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1926-1981, consisting of published material and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, materials from activities and organizations in which Rovere participated, and diaries and date books. The manuscript material consists of articles (1940s-1960s) Rovere wrote for periodicals such as Harper's and the Spectator, as well as his regular “Letter from Washington” in the New Yorker. Also included are early drafts of Rovere's memoir Who, What, When, Where, and Why: My Life and Times, A Memoir in Progress, and the full manuscript as completed by Jeannette Hopkins. There are also book reviews written by Rovere, reviews of many of his books, as well as contracts and correspondence from publishers. Additionally, there are files concerning the various activities and organizations in which Rovere was involved, including his affiliation with the Communist and Socialist parties in the 1930s and 1940s. The diaries and date books (1960s-1970s) record his day-to-day activities and notes for various projects.
Series: Articles
Box   1
Folder   1
Anti-ballistic missile defense system, notes and article, 1969
Box   1
Folder   2
Book reviews by Rovere, 1944-1966
Box   1
Folder   3
Chanler Chapman, notes and article, 1975
Box   1
Folder   4
Jerome Frank article, notes and article, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Barry Goldwater, notes and article, 1964
Box   1
Folder   6
Graphology, notes and article, 1946
Box   1
Folder   7-8
Harper's, 1948-1960
Box   1
Folder   9
John F. Kennedy article, manuscript, undated
Box   1
Folder   10
Walter Lippmann, notes and article, 1966
Box   1
Folder   11
Literary/Fiction writings, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
“Maker of Mischief” series, London Observer, 1960
Box   1
Folder   13-16
Miscellaneous articles, 1937-1970
Box   1
Folder   17-21
Miscellaneous manuscripts, undated
Box   1
Folder   22-25
New Yorker, general, 1950-1978
Box   1
Folder   26
“Letter from Washington,” New Yorker, manuscripts, undated
Box   2
Folder   1-3
“Letter from Washington,” New Yorker, articles, 1954-1970
Box   2
Folder   4
“Profiles,” New Yorker, articles, 1946
Box   2
Folder   5-6
Herbert Pell, notes and article, 1933, 1966
Box   2
Folder   7
Articles about Rovere, 1952-1967
Box   2
Folder   8-9
Spectator, 1954-1961
Series: Books
Box   2
Folder   10
American Establishment, reviews, 1962-1965
Box   2
Folder   11
Arrivals and Departures, correspondence and reviews, 1975-1977
Box   2
Folder   12
Contracts for publishing, 1947-1975
Box   2
Folder   13
Copyright issues, 1967-1980
Box   2
Folder   14-15
Correspondence with publishers, 1947-1980
Box   2
Folder   16
Eisenhower Years, reviews, 1956
Box   2
Folder   17
The Goldwater Caper, reviews, 1965
Box   2
Folder   18
Senator Joe McCarthy, reviews, 1958-1966
Box   2
Folder   19
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, reviews, 1968
Who, What, When, Where, and Why
Box   2
Folder   20-24
Manuscript, undated
Box   2
Folder   25-26
Drafts and variants, undated
Series: Correspondence
Box   2
Folder   27
American Scholar, 1958-1967
Box   2
Folder   28
BBC, regarding documentary project, 1967
Box   2
Folder   29
Editorial letters by Rovere, 1943-1956
Box   2
Folder   30
Family and associates, 1957, 1979-1980
Box   2
Folder   31
Jerome Frank, 1945-1946
Box   2
Folder   32
George Genzmer, 1937-1954
Box   2
Folder   33
Granville Hicks, 1946-1967
Box   2
Folder   34
Irving Kristol, 1953-1958
Box   2
Folder   35
Thomas Leonard, 1960-1980
Box   3
Folder   1
Letters from readers, 1950-1971
Box   3
Folder   2
Walter Lippmann, 1951-1975
Box   3
Folder   3
Regarding Rovere's manuscript deposition, 1964-1980
Box   3
Folder   4-17
Miscellaneous, circa 1940-1980
Box   4
Folder   1
Miscellaneous, 1937-1978
Box   4
Folder   2
New Yorker, 1944-1976
Box   4
Folder   3
Personal correspondence, 1936-1966
Box   4
Folder   4
Rovere's autobiography, 1968-1980
Box   4
Folder   5
Arthur Schlesinger, 1949-1965
Box   4
Folder   6
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1966-1980
Box   4
Folder   7
James Wallace, 1946, 1957
Series: Events and Organizations
Box   4
Folder   8
American Committee for Cultural Freedom, 1952
Box   4
Folder   9
Bard College, 1959-1960
Box   4
Folder   10
Communist/Socialist Part Involvement, 1940-1965
Box   4
Folder   11
Events and organizations Rovere participated in, miscellaneous, 1969-1977
Box   4
Folder   12
Grinnell College symposium and convocation, 1967
Box   4
Folder   13
Interviews with Rovere, 1969-1979
Box   4
Folder   14
Kenya trip, notes and correspondence, 1966
Box   4
Folder   15
Transcript, Newsfront debate and roundtable, early 1970s
Series: Personal Material
Box   4
Folder   16-20
Date books, 1967-1977
Box   4
Folder   21
Diary, 1953
Box   4
Folder   22
Journal entries, miscellaneous, undated
Box   4
Folder   23
Obituaries, 1979
Box   4
Folder   24
Notebooks, undated
Box   4
Folder   25-26
Notes, circa 1960-1979
Box   4
Folder   27
Personal, miscellaneous, 1961
Box   4
Folder   28
Personal writings, undated
Box   4
Folder   29
School papers, 1926-1967
PH Box   1
Series: Photographs
Scope and Content Note: Images of Rovere, 1967, undated; Peter McGuinness; and New York State Electors, 1936.