- Creator
- Auletta, Ken
- Call number
- MssCol 154
- Physical description
- 25.2 linear feet (63 boxes), 414 audio files, 1 video recording
- Preferred Citation
- Ken Auletta papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.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.
Key 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
Request an in-person research appointment.Access restrictions
Collection is closed pending review.