- Creator
- Auletta, Ken
- Call number
- MssCol 154
- Physical description
- 15.5 linear feet (39 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Ken Auletta papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.Restrictions apply
- Status note
- Collection is closed pending review.
Ken Auletta (b. 1942) is a journalist and author known for his coverage of political, governmental and economic matters, often focused on New York; since the early 1990s he has written mainly about the media and communications industries. The Ken Auletta papers contain correspondence, typescripts, galleys, research materials, sound recordings and a video recording representing his writings, including feature articles for The New Yorker, his Daily News column, and several books. Correspondence (1975-1993) contains letters from prominent figures in politics, business and the media reacting to Auletta's work. Writings are documented by typescripts and galleys with revisions by Auletta and/or Jacob Epstein, his editor at Random House, and research materials, including interview transcripts and subject files containing clippings, press releases and some correspondence. Also present are notebooks (1983-1993) used for his Daily News column and other work; sound recordings (mainly interviews and speeches recorded as research material for his books and articles); and a video (1995) recording an event at which Auletta was the speaker.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of, Ken Auletta, 1996Key terms
Names
- Auletta, Ken
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Cuomo, Mario M., 1932-2015
- Epstein, Jason
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
- Koch, Ed, 1924-2013
- Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003
- Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991
- Lehman Brothers
- Schlumberger Limited
Subjects
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives
- Finance, Public -- New York (State) -- New York
- People with social disabilities -- United States
- Poor -- United States
- Press -- United States
- Securities industry -- United States
- Television broadcasting -- United States
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.Access restrictions
Video and sound recordings are unavailable until duplicated. Contact the Manuscripts and Archives Division for further assistance.