Murphy collection of Van Alen papers

Series 1. Personal records
This series consists of family memorabilia, daybooks, address books, phone lists, genealogical records, and some photographs. This series is comprised of three subseries, all of which are arranged in alphabetical order.

Subseries A. General
This subseries contains the personal records of related families such as the Aligs, Bairds, and the Van Alens. Personal records concerning both James H. and Candace Van Alen are also included.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 1	1907 J.L.V.A Register [piano purchase by James H. Van Alen's mother]	1907
Box 1, Folder 2	Address book	undated
Box 1, Folder 3	Alig family: Switzerland	undated
Box 1, Folder 4	Alig, Frank S.: family picture	1999
Box 1, Folder 5	Alig memorabilia	1917-1926 and undated
Box 1, Folder 6	Alig, Wallace, B. [Baird and Alig family info]	1943, 1985-1991 and undated
Box 1, Folder 7	Aunt Daisy's father's death [JHVA's mother's father d. 1874]	1934
Box 1, Folder 8	Baird family burial records	2001
Box 1, Folder 9	Baird memorabilia [CVA's mother's wedding invitation]	1914-1921
Box 1, Folder 10	Biographies of James H. and Candace Van Alen	undated
Box 7, Folder 1	Floor plan of Ridge Road Residence [CVA childhood home]	circa 1920
Box 1, Folder 11	Joint day book [financial information, expenses, travel]	1976
Box 1, Folder 12	Lease of 20 King Street [William Langley]	1859
Box 1, Folder 13	Lists of people [fundraiser address lists]	1985-1986 and undated
Box 1, Folder 14	Medical clippings	1993-1995 and undated
Box 1, Folder 15	Newport phone lists [summer season residents]	1965-1967, 1971-1974
Box 1, Folder 16	Niehauns, Dr. Paul	undated
Box 1, Folder 17	Passports: James H. and Candace Van Alen	1953-1983
Box 1, Folder 18	Passports: James H. and Candace Van Alen [passport photos, hunting licenses]	1955-1979
Box 1, Folder 19	Passports: Candace Vanderlip/Van Alen	1945-1959
Box 1, Folder 20	Phone lists	undated
Box 1, Folder 21	Van Alen family: burial records	1971

Subseries B. Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 22	Address books	undated
Box 1, Folder 23	Day books	1964, 1984, 1992
Box 1, Folder 24	Day books	1994-2000
Box 1, Folder 25	Medical: alternative treatments	1990-1997 and undated

Subseries C. James H. Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 26	Address books	undated
Box 1, Folder 27	Day books	1941-1951
Box 1, Folder 28	Day books	1952-1958
Box 1, Folder 29	Day books	1956
Box 1, Folder 30	Day books	1958-1959
Box 1, Folder 31	Day books	1960-1964
Box 1, Folder 32	Day books	1965-1968
Box 1, Folder 33	Day book contents	1968
Box 1, Folder 34	Day books	1969, 1974, 1984

Series 2. Residences
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and contains bills, clippings, correspondence, and guest books concerning the homes the Van Alens resided throughout their marriage. These residences include Avalon in Newport, Rhode Island, Penny Pond in Greenvale, New York, an apartment in Madrid, Spain, and a condominium in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Also present are guest books from Van Alen ancestor homes in England, including Coventry House, which belonged to James H. Van Alen’s grandfather, James J. Van Alen (1846-1923), and Rushton Hall, where James H. Van Alen lived with his parents throughout his youth.

Container	Description	Date
Box 2, Folder 1	1025 Fifth Ave. New York, NY: furniture sale catalog-Mrs. Bruguiere	1939
Box 2, Folder 2	Avalon: Christmas card [aerial photo taken before the fire]	undated
Box 2, Folder 3	Avalon: Construction expenses [informal list of expenses, 2 invoices]	1979
Box 2, Folder 4	Avalon: Guest book	1961-1963
Box 2, Folder 5	Coventry House: dining record of James J. Van Alen -[England and Wakehurst-Newport]	1899-1915
Box 2, Folder 6	Directions to Van Alen residences	undated
Box 2, Folder 7	London Flat [owners-Mr. and Mrs. Grinnan]	1997-1998
Box 2, Folder 8	Madrid Apartment: Letters and bills	1964, 2000 and undated
Box 2, Folder 9	Madrid Apartment: Clippings	1967, 2001 and undated
Box 2, Folder 10	Penny Pond: Dinner party guest list	undated
Box 2, Folder 11	Rushton Hall, England: Visitor's book	1903-1913
Box 2, Folder 12	St. Croix: Hurricane Hugo - insurance claim and related correspondence	1989-1990
Box 2, Folder 13	St. Croix: Condominium information	1976, 1979, 2000
Box 2, Folder 14	Van Alen homes: Hyde Park and Van Alen House brochures	undated
Box 2, Folder 15	Wakehurst: Drawing of garden gate	undated
Box 2, Folder 16	Wakehurst: National Trust for Historic Preservation incoming correspondence	1960
Box 2, Folder 17	Wakehurst: -Newport Daily News article (photocopy)	1888

Series 3. Financial and legal records
Arranged in alphabetical order by subject, this series contains investment records, correspondence, bills, insurance information, and tax records regarding the Van Alens. The bulk of this series is comprised of records and correspondence with the Van Alens’ personal lawyers, Kamerman and Kamerman in New York City. Also found in this series is insurance and appraisal information about Candace Van Alen’s jewelry, including a sketch of her custom wedding ring.

Container	Description	Date
Box 2, Folder 18	1951 assorted bills and related correspondence	1949, 1951
Box 2, Folder 19	22 West 66th Street: Investment	1985
Box 2, Folder 20	Activities list for taxes	1968
Box 2, Folder 21	Buick	1993
Box 2, Folder 22	Candace Van Alen versus Kelvin Vanderlip	1951
Box 2, Folder 23-24	Centennial Farms: racehorse investment	1993-1997
Box 2, Folder 25	Correspondence regarding real estate property	1961-1963
Box 2, Folder 26	Fur storage receipt [value of coats listed]	1965
Box 2, Folder 27	Guns: bills and correspondence	1937, 1951-1952, 1964, 1999
Box 2, Folder 28	Homeland Investment Co. 1998 tax return	1999
Box 2, Folder 29	James L. Van Alen [JHVA's son]: correspondence	1969, 1978-1981 and undated
Box 2, Folder 30	James L. Van Alen: trust fund	1969, 1989
Box 2, Folder 31	James L. Van Alen II [JHVA's nephew]	1988
Box 2, Folder 32	Jewelry: investment and appraisal [sketch of CVA's wedding ring]	1948, 1960, 1982
Box 2, Folder 33	June Moon: investment [Broadway Play]	1997-1998
Box 2, Folder 34	Kamerman and Kamerman	1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 35	Kamerman and Kamerman	1978-1979
Box 2, Folder 36	Kamerman and Kamerman	1980
Box 2, Folder 37	Kamerman and Kamerman	1981
Box 2, Folder 38	Kamerman and Kamerman	1983
Box 2, Folder 39	Kamerman and Kamerman	1984
Box 2, Folder 40	Kamerman and Kamerman	1985
Box 2, Folder 41	Kamerman and Kamerman	1986
Box 2, Folder 42	Kamerman and Kamerman	1987
Box 2, Folder 43	Kamerman and Kamerman	1989
Box 2, Folder 44	Kamerman and Kamerman: loans to James L. Van Alen	1976-1979
Box 2, Folder 45	Kamerman and Kamerman: loans to James L. Van Alen	1980-1982
Box 2, Folder 46	Kamerman and Soniker	1991-1992, 2000
Box 2, Folder 47	Knickerbocker Club: financial statements	1981, 1985
Box 2, Folder 48	Olin, Murphy and Redmond: bills	1956-1957, 1963
Box 2, Folder 49	Pistol permit	undated
Box 2, Folder 50	Rolls Royce: purchase, insurance, incoming/outgoing correspondence	1960-1962
Box 2, Folder 51	Rolls Royce: insurance	1978
Box 2, Folder 52	Tax data	1953
Box 2, Folder 53	United States Trust Company	1962
Box 2, Folder 54	Van Alen versus. Kenneth Stein, City of Newport Tax Collector	1975

Series 4. Correspondence
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by last name or subject and includes incoming and outgoing correspondence for James H. and Candace Van Alen as a couple and separately. Some folders also include photographs that most likely were enclosed with a letter. These instances are typically noted with the folder title. Also included is a folder of letters from Mrs. Frederick (Louise Anthony) Vanderbilt (1844-1926) to Olive Pell (1886-1980). It is unclear as to why these letters were in the possession of the Van Alens. This series is further divided into three subseries.

Subseries A. James H. and Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 3, Folder 1	Bruguiere file	1900-1959 and undated
Box 3, Folder 2	Bruguiere, Margaret Louise Van Alen [includes photographs]	1953-1969 and undated
Box 3, Folder 3	English letters	1984, 1994
Box 3, Folder 4	Foreign address book fragments [card, letter from Buchanan Wiley]	1967 and undated
Box 3, Folder 5	Guarnieri, Luciano	1986
Box 3, Folder 6	Invitations and event programs	1958-1991 and undated
Box 3, Folder 7	Invitations	1985-1988 and undated
Box 3, Folder 8	King Juan Carlos I of Spain	1976
Box 3, Folder 9	Mott, William Penn, Jr. [National Park Service]	1987
Box 3, Folder 10	Van Alen family	1951-1980 and undated
Box 3, Folder 11	Wallace, George [Governor of Alabama]	1965
Box 3, Folder 12	Weddings: invitations	1989-1997
Box 3, Folder 13	White House correspondence	1976-1998 and undated
Box 3, Folder 14	Zimmerman, P. [taxidermist]	1957

Subseries B. James H. Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 3, Folder 15	Bush, Barbara	undated
Box 3, Folder 16	Eisenhower, Dwight	1958
Box 3, Folder 17	Glenn, Peter	1953
Box 3, Folder 18	Goss, Roland	1989
Box 3, Folder 19	Harman, Archer, Jr.	1950
Box 3, Folder 20	Hawk's Club	1963, 1976
Box 3, Folder 21	Hill, J. N. B.	1969
Box 3, Folder 22	Letters from UK and USA Friends	1946-1987 and undated
Box 3, Folder 23	Martin, Bill	1980
Box 3, Folder 24	Personal [from CVA and other notable people, photographs also included]	1953-1976 and undated
Box 3, Folder 25	Political letters	1952-1957
Box 3, Folder 26	Schneider, Claudine	1981
Box 3, Folder 27	Thompson, Edward K.	1958
Box 3, Folder 28	Wallace, deWitt	1958

Subseries C. Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 3, Folder 29	Letter register	1986-1997
Box 3, Folder 30	Alig, Candace May Baird	1968-1970
Box 3, Folder 31	Alig family letters [includes photographs]	1958-1978
Box 3, Folder 32	Alig family letters	1983-1999 and undated
Box 3, Folder 33	Alig family letters: Indianapolis	1970-1998 and undated
Box 3, Folder 34	Alig, Wallace [CVA's brother]	1953-1957
Box 3, Folder 35	Alig, Wallace	1962-2000
Box 3, Folder 36	Baird family letters	1953-2000
Box 3, Folder 37	Barnes, George	1997-2000
Box 3, Folder 38	Baumgartel, M. W.	undated
Box 3, Folder 39	Bernstein, Joe and Lourdes	1997-1998
Box 3, Folder 40	Bevan, Anthony	1997
Box 3, Folder 41	Bissell, Ann [includes photographs]	1968
Box 3, Folder 42	Butterfield, Lord John	1994-1998
Box 3, Folder 43	Cambridge Tennis+	1970-1998
Box 3, Folder 44	Cards	2001 and undated
Box 3, Folder 45	Casino Theater letter [draft-outgoing]	undated
Box 3, Folder 46	Collins, Bud	1991
Box 3, Folder 47	Collins, Bud and Anita	1991-2000
Box 3, Folder 48	deBorsagyez, Charles	1951
Box 3, Folder 49	Interesting letters	1943-2000
Box 3, Folder 50	Letters to Candace Vanderlip [includes photographs, Bloomingdales chargecard]	1933-1938 and undated
Box 3, Folder 51	Letters to Candace Vanderlip [includes photographs]	1938-1941
Box 3, Folder 52	Martin, Alastair	1963
Box 3, Folder 53	Merritt, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher	1999
Box 3, Folder 54	Miscellaneous letters	1981-1995
Box 3, Folder 55	Outgoing letters	1998
Box 3, Folder 56	Pennayer, Paul and Cecily	1998
Box 3, Folder 57	Personal	1970-1973
Box 3, Folder 58	Ruff, Carl	1958-1959
Box 3, Folder 59	Telegrams [addressed to Candace Vanderlip]	1945 and undated
Box 3, Folder 60	Vanderlip, Kelvin [includes photographs]	1943 and undated
Box 3, Folder 61	Vanderbilt, Mrs. Frederick to Olive Pell	undated

Series 5. Writings
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and contains published and unpublished articles, drafts, research notes, poems, music, and publishing related correspondence. This series is further divided within four subseries. The first subseries include clippings and notes from “Between the Lines,” the newspaper column co-written by the couple. The second subseries contains poems and music composed by James H. Van Alen, and correspondence concerning magazine articles. The third subseries concerns James H. Van Alen’s sequel to the Clement C. Moore poem, “The Night before Christmas” and the couple’s yearly reading of the poem and sequel at Moore’s summer residence in Newport, Rhode Island. The final subseries consists of Candace Van Alen’s articles published in Vogue, for the Women’s News Service, and various travel journals.

Subseries A. James H. and Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 1	Between the Lines	1961
Box 4, Folder 2	Fiddling While: Between the Lines	undated
Box 4, Folder 3	Tokyo, Japan: Between the Lines	undated
Box 7, Folder 2	Tokyo, Japan: Between the Lines, draft	undated
Box 4, Folder 4	Spiral bound notebook: Jr. Court Tennis in London	1956

Subseries B. James H. Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 5	Cambridge (poem)	undated
Box 4, Folder 6	Centennial poem: illustrations	undated
Box 10, Folder 1	Centennial poem: illustrations (oversize)	undated
Box 4, Folder 7	Centennial poem: program with final version	1963
Box 4, Folder 8	Centennial poem: research	undated
Box 4, Folder 9	Correspondence: National Geographic	1954
Box 4, Folder 10	Correspondence: TIME and Sports Illustrated	1959-1961
Box 4, Folder 11	Music	circa 1965
Box 4, Folder 12	Music: Shamrock of Ireland (photocopy)	1961
Box 7, Folder 3	Music: Shamrock of Ireland	1961
Box 4, Folder 13	Notes	1969 and undated
Box 4, Folder 14	Poetry	1955-1956 and undated
Box 4, Folder 15	Poetry: VASSS	1966, 1977
Box 4, Folder 16	El Secretario: illustrated poem	undated
Box 4, Folder 17	Spiral bound notebook: poems written in Madrid	undated

Subseries C. Night before Christmas

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 18	Clippings	1959-1985
Box 4, Folder 19	Clippings [includes Redwood Library exhibit]	1977-1994
Box 4, Folder 20	Clippings [includes 2 programs and invitations]	1978-1989
Box 4, Folder 21	Correspondence	1960
Box 4, Folder 22	House of Santa Claus: Business[correspondence, bank statements]	1958-1966
Box 4, Folder 23	Miscellaneous	1981-1984, 1990 and undated
Box 4, Folder 24	Program book	1958
Box 4, Folder 25	Program Books [includes photographs]	1961, 1981, 1984, 1997 and undated
Box 4, Folder 26	This Week Magazine	1957

Subseries D. Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 27	Articles for Vogue [related correspondence and memos]	1959-1960
Box 4, Folder 28	Candace Van Alen war years [article, love letter from Lt. Burton, letter re: book idea]	1946
Box 4, Folder 29	Candace Alig Vanderlip notebook [re: Holland Trip]	1946
Box 4, Folder 30	Carl Ruff Associates: Spanish sherry proposal [photographs from Granada]	1961
Box 4, Folder 31	Catching Europe by Fishing Boat: Vogue	1960 Apr
Box 9, Folder 1	Catching Europe by Fishing Boat: Vogue (oversize)	1960 Apr
Box 4, Folder 32	Catching Europe by Fishing Boat: typed drafts	1960
Box 4, Folder 33	Correspondence [outgoing, re: publishing]	1960
Box 4, Folder 34	Correspondence: Women's News Service, 1960	1960
Box 4, Folder 35	DeFels, Marthe	1957
Box 4, Folder 36	Draft Vogue Articles [includes expenses for Vogue articles]	1960 and undated
Box 4, Folder 37	Give Africa Back to Whom: Women's News Service	1960
Box 4, Folder 38	How to See Spain Without Changing Hotels: Vogue	1961
Box 4, Folder 39	Italian Vocabulary: spiral bound notebook [dinner party guest list]	undated
Box 4, Folder 40	Notes: trip with Vogue Editor in Chief	1958
Box 4, Folder 41	Pan-American Conferences, UN [research and draft]	1947 and undated
Box 4, Folder 42	Press releases for the Federation of Crippled and Disabled [fundraiser]	1939
Box 4, Folder 43	The Seething Continent: Women's News Service Series [introductory letter]	undated
Box 4, Folder 44	Speeches: March of Dimes	1939
Box 4, Folder 45	Spiral bound notebook [notes on Madrid apt, jewelry]	undated
Box 4, Folder 46	Spiral bound notebook [miscellaneous notes]	undated
Box 4, Folder 47	Spiral bound notebook [notes on Taiwan]	1955-1960
Box 4, Folder 48	Travel Journal: Arizona	undated
Box 4, Folder 49	Travel Journal: Brazil	1967
Box 4, Folder 50	Travel Journal: dinner parties [describes people, houses abroad]	1972-1977 and undated
Box 4, Folder 51	Travel Journal: Jamaica	1969
Box 4, Folder 52	Travel Journal: VASSS campaign [notes on Dr. Neihans]	undated

Series 6. Clippings
This series contains clippings from newspapers and magazines that document the activities and interests of the Van Alens. This series is divided within three subseries and all are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Subseries A. James H. Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 53	English Robins (photocopy)	1960 Feb 5
Box 4, Folder 54	Sports Illustrated and Providence Journal-Bulletin	1976, 1986
Box 4, Folder 55	Sports Illustrated and US Open Magazine	1971-1972, 1995
Box 4, Folder 56	Stalemate in the African Bush: Sports Illustrated [JHVA photos of an elephant]	1960

Subseries B. Candace Van Alen

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 57	Astor fracas [confrontation between CVA and Brooke Astor]	1984
Box 4, Folder 58	Ideas for Candace Van Alen columns [notes, Planned Parenthood letter]	1964-1966
Box 4, Folder 59	Social clippings	1939-1986, 1999
Box 4, Folder 60	Social clippings	1951-1993 and undated

Subseries C. Miscellaneous

Container	Description	Date
Box 4, Folder 61	Beechwood Mansion	1983
Box 4, Folder 62	Bruguiere, Mrs. Louis	1965
Box 4, Folder 63	Clinton, Bill	1994, 1998
Box 4, Folder 64	Coaching Weekend	1964, 1978, 1982
Box 4, Folder 65	dePeyster, Gay and Joanna	1937
Box 4, Folder 66	England: British friendsx	1970-2000
Box 4, Folder 67	France [NYTimes book review and garden guide]	undated
Box 4, Folder 68	German newspaper	1936
Box 4, Folder 69	Hyde Park [letter from Dept. of Interior]	1992-1993, 2000
Box 4, Folder 70	Indiana and Iowa newspapersx	1927, 1933 and undated
Box 4, Folder 71	International Debutante Ball	1988
Box 4, Folder 72	Moats, Alice Leone	undated
Box 4, Folder 73	Monroe, Marilyn	1999
Box 4, Folder 74	Newspaper Clips	1975-1997
Box 4, Folder 75	Newportx	1984, 1993, 1995 and undated
Box 4, Folder 76	Newport friends	1984 and undated
Box 4, Folder 77	Obituary, funeral program	1961, 1999
Box 4, Folder 78	Old Westbury Gardens	1986, 1988
Box 4, Folder 79	Parties and Galas	1980-1981
Box 4, Folder 80	Pfenninger, Paul	undated
Box 4, Folder 81	Slocum, Stonor	1969, 2000
Box 4, Folder 82	Szapary, Countess Anthony	1998
Box 4, Folder 83	Vanderlip, Mrs. Frank	1938
Box 4, Folder 84	Van Alen: assorted information	1957, 1999
Box 4, Folder 85	Van Alen: family	1952, 1980
Box 4, Folder 86	Van Alen: relatives	1965-1966, 1999
Box 4, Folder 87	Visitors East and New Yorkers: Magazine	1981
Box 4, Folder 88	Wedding announcements and obituaries	1936-1996
Box 4, Folder 89	Wenner-Gren, Axel	1938
Box 4, Folder 90	Whitney, Marylou	1993
Box 9, Folder 2	Oversize clippings	1949-2000

Series 7. Travel
This series is arranged in chronological order and contains airline ticket stubs, trip notes, hotel bills, flight itineraries, clippings, postcards, receipts, and some photographs. Also included is some fan mail that resulted from Candace Van Alen’s Vogue article that documented a trip on a canal boat in Europe.

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 1	Berlin, Germany [photographs before and after WWII]	undated
Box 5, Folder 2	England: hunting itinerary	undated
Box 5, Folder 3	Greece	undated
Box 5, Folder 4	South America Tour: National Research Council [James H. Van Alen photograph, diary, speech]	1941
Box 5, Folder 5	Palace Hotel, SanFrancisco CA: hotel bills	1945
Box 5, Folder 6	England and France: wedding trip	1949
Box 5, Folder 7	Peru and Chile [includes a photograph]	1952
Box 5, Folder 8	Iberian Expedition, American Museum of Natural History	1953
Box 5, Folder 9	France: Programs, postcard, clippings	1953-54, 1968, 1978
Box 5, Folder 10	India: airline ticket stubs, hotel bills, receipts	1955
Box 5, Folder 11	Travel around the World: various airplane ticket stubs, hotel bills	1955, 1957
Box 5, Folder 12	Canal Trip for Vogue Article: bills, airline tickets, fan mail from Vogue	1959
Box 5, Folder 13	South Africa	1959
Box 5, Folder 14	Madrid, Spain	1950-1951, 1960
Box 5, Folder 15	Russia: VASSS trip cancellation	1969
Box 5, Folder 16	South America/Mexico: trip notes	circa 1969
Box 5, Folder 17	Arizona: Maine Chance [spa client list, exercises]	1970
Box 5, Folder 18	Bucharest, Romania: hotel receipts	1972
Box 5, Folder 19	Scotland: Gathering of the Clans	1977
Box 5, Folder 20	Washington, D.C.: list of places to go, Republican Eagles National Meeting	1989
Box 5, Folder 21	L'Abercrombie: French Barge	1990, 1992
Box 5, Folder 22	Florence to Zurich	1993
Box 5, Folder 23	France: airplane ticket stubs	1993, 1996
Box 5, Folder 24	Maine: flight itinerary	1994
Box 5, Folder 25	Barcelona, Moscow, Zurich	1995
Box 5, Folder 26	Russia: Davis Cup [includes photographs]	1995
Box 5, Folder 27	Turkey	1996
Box 5, Folder 28	Far East Cruise: Hong Kong	1997
Box 5, Folder 29	London: flight information	1998
Box 5, Folder 30	Montreal, Canada: Knickerbocker club	1999

Series 8. Projects and charitable activities
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and further divided into two subseries. Found within this series are various lists, programs, clippings, and related correspondence concerning the various causes, clubs, and organizations the Van Alens were interested and involved in throughout their lifetimes. The Tennis subseries contains information on the Newport Tennis Hall of Fame, Court Tennis, and the United States Tennis Association

Subseries A. General

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 31	America's Cup: Dinner parties [telegrams, clippings, seating lists, menu]	1969-1989
Box 5, Folder 32	American-Scottish Foundation: Scottish Ball	1971
Box 5, Folder 33	American-Scottish Foundation: Scottish Ball	1974
Box 5, Folder 34	April in Paris Ball: invitation lists, correspondence, invitations, seating lists	1977-1986
Box 5, Folder 35	April in Paris Ball: mailing addresses, seating lists	1982
Box 9, Folder 3	April in Paris Ball: program book (oversize)	1985
Box 5, Folder 36	Award: Italian	1961
Box 5, Folder 37	Bingham, Barry: funeral service program, clippings	1988
Box 5, Folder 38	Boswell, James: exhibit catalog	1995
Box 5, Folder 39	Bridge (card game) instructions	1992
Box 5, Folder 40	Britain Salutes New York: committee list	1983
Box 5, Folder 41	Carpenter, Ralph	2000
Box 5, Folder 42	Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Rudulph: Lunch/brunch in their honor	1981
Box 5, Folder 43	Chiang, Er-Shih: book, correspondence	1954-1958
Box 5, Folder 44	Christmas gifts: Leathersmith of London	1963-1966
Box 5, Folder 45	Christmas gifts: Smythson diaries	1984-1998
Box 5, Folder 46	Christmas lists: gifts given and received	1964-1989
Box 5, Folder 47	Club Certificates of Shares, club lists	1990
Box 5, Folder 48	Columbia University: Eye Institute	1997-1999
Box 5, Folder 49	Columbia University: Eye Institute	1996-2000
Box 5, Folder 50	Columbia University: Eye Institute	1999
Box 5, Folder 51	Correspondence re: Projects	1989
Box 5, Folder 52	Correspondence re: Projects	1990
Box 5, Folder 53	Diet and Exercise	1930-1991
Box 5, Folder 54	deBrantes, Louis	1938, 1983-1984 and undated
Box 6, Folder 1	Festival Foundation: Spoleto Festival	1969
Box 6, Folder 2	Figueroa, Carmen: party in her honor [guest list, seating list]	1988
Box 6, Folder 3	French War Papers	1941
Box 6, Folder 4	Friends of Conservation	1991
Box 6, Folder 5	Genealogy: Astors [lists of relatives, clippings]	1977-1998
Box 6, Folder 6	Genealogy: Van Alen	undated
Box 6, Folder 7	Guarnieri, Luciano	1969-1993
Box 6, Folder 8	Guest Lists/seating lists [various charity balls]	1969-1973
Box 6, Folder 9	Hairstyles [worn by Candace Van Alen]	1961-1964
Box 6, Folder 10	Herreshoff Marine Museum	1998
Box 6, Folder 11	Honors/Awards	undated
Box 6, Folder 12	Horton, William S. [list of paintings owned by the Van Alens]	1960, 1968
Box 6, Folder 13	Horton, William S. [artist information]	1960-1962
Box 6, Folder 14	Italy [correspondence, real estate]	1937-1959
Box 6, Folder 15	Long Island Wyandanch Club Directory	1982
Box 6, Folder 16	Major Wingfield Club: member list	undated
Box 6, Folder 17	Mind Control: relaxation seminar	1974
Box 6, Folder 18	Musicians Pension Fund Concert: donor list	undated
Box 6, Folder 19	National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis	1939
Box 6, Folder 20	Newport Art Museum: Gala, Annual Report	1992
Box 6, Folder 21	Newport Hospital Benefit Fashion Show	1952
Box 6, Folder 22	Newport Jazz Festival: Japanese Book	2000
Box 6, Folder 23	New York City Ballet Inc.	1983
Box 6, Folder 24	Northeast Harbor Bible Study: member list	2000
Box 6, Folder 25	Patch: dog related material	1992 amd imdated
Box 6, Folder 26	Pell, Olive: book draft, letter, clippings	1930-1968
Box 6, Folder 27	Physical Fitness Workshop	1971
Box 6, Folder 28	Politics	1943, 1974-1996
Box 6, Folder 29	Preservation Society of Newport County	1980-1998
Box 6, Folder 30	Price-Jones, Alan: funeral program, clippings	2000
Box 6, Folder 31	Red Cross Ball: program book, clippings	1990-1993
Box 6, Folder 32	Revillon Collection: seating list	1983
Box 6, Folder 33	Saratoga social gatherings: dinner bills, guest lists, clippings	1978-1998
Box 6, Folder 34	School of American Ballet: Gala Committee List	undated
Box 6, Folder 35	Seabury, Samuel: biographical information	undated
Box 9, Folder 4	Soccer Team (oversize)	1971
Box 6, Folder 36	Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen's club: in memoriam to James H. Van Alen	1991
Box 6, Folder 37	Spanish Language Lessons	1942
Box 6, Folder 38	Tempus Fugit: Helen Allen	1985-2000
Box 6, Folder 39	Tolstoy, Vladimir: Yasnaya Polyana Estate	1994-1999
Box 6, Folder 40	von Thurn und Taxis, Prince and Princess: invitations, clippings, letters	1983-1990
Box 6, Folder 41	Vassar College: donations	1990-1999
Box 6, Folder 42	Vassar College: reunions [includes photographs]	1983, 1998
Box 6, Folder 43	Westbury Gardens	1980, 1988

Subseries B. Tennis

Container	Description	Date
Box 6, Folder 44	Clippings	1956, 1978, 1998
Box 6, Folder 45	Correspondence re: tennis, Hawks Club	1983-1988
Box 6, Folder 46	Court Tennis: the beginning [clippings, bills]	1954-1956
Box 6, Folder 47	Court Tennis: menus, match scores, correspondence	1955-1960
Box 6, Folder 48	Court Tennis: Ladies World Championship	1995
Box 6, Folder 49	Court Tennis: list of top players	1949, 1951
Box 6, Folder 50	Court Tennis: Miscellaneous [program New Yorker article]	1976, 1991
Box 6, Folder 51	Court Tennis: Preservation Foundation	1998
Box 6, Folder 52	Court Tennis: Trip to England	1956
Box 6, Folder 53	The Casino Theater: Past, Present, Future [Newport This Week]	1997
Box 6, Folder 54	Hall of Fame: Architectural Feasibility	1990
Box 6, Folder 55	Hall of Fame: Board Meeting	1999
Box 6, Folder 56	Hall of Fame: Brochures	1977-1989
Box 6, Folder 57	Hall of Fame: Centennial Celebration program book	1981
Box 6, Folder 58	Hall of Fame: Clippings	1966-1995 and undated
Box 6, Folder 59	Hall of Fame: Donations List	1954-1977
Box 6, Folder 60	Hall of Fame: Fashion Show [includes photographs]	1960
Box 6, Folder 61	Hall of Fame: Fire	1998
Box 6, Folder 62	Hall of Fame: Gala seating list	1984 and undated
Box 6, Folder 63	Hall of Fame: Miscellaneous items [gala invitation, program, memo]	1978, 1982 and undated
Box 6, Folder 64	Hall of Fame: Negative [sensitive personal letters]	1976-1999
Box 6, Folder 65	Hall of Fame: The Newport Casino, its History by Alan T. Schumacher	1986
Box 6, Folder 66	Hall of Fame: Stationary	undated
Box 6, Folder 67	Hall of Fame: Theater	1996
Box 6, Folder 68	Hall of Fame: Theater [building plan]	1965 and undated
Box 6, Folder 69	International Tennis Club of Washington [includes photographs]	1997
Box 6, Folder 70	Newport Casino: annual report	1959
Box 6, Folder 71	Newport Casino: deed information	1963
Box 6, Folder 72	Miscellaneous correspondence	1987 and undated
Box 6, Folder 73	United States Lawn Tennis Association: Service Bulletin	1953
Box 6, Folder 74	United States Tennis Association	1988-1989
Box 6, Folder 75	United States Tennis Association: resolution	1978
Box 6, Folder 76	Wimbledon	1981-1988
Box 6, Folder 77	Van Alen Cup	2001
Box 6, Folder 78	VASSS: International Recreation Association [promotional trip to Europe]	1967

Series 9. Pheasant shoots
This series is arranged in alphabetical order and contains receipt books, maps, rules and regulations, and letters of inquiry for shoots hosted by the Van Alens.

Container	Description	Date
Box 7, Folder 4	Avalon game book	1971-1976
Box 7, Folder 5	Avalon Shoot: Game book contents	1971-1978
Box 7, Folder 6	Avalon Shoot: Invitation, rules and regulations	undated
Box 7, Folder 7	Avalon Shoot: Letters of inquiry	1977-1978
Box 7, Folder 8	International Shoots: brochures	1977-1983 and undated
Box 7, Folder 9	Millbrook, N.Y.: The Separate Shoot notebook	undated
Box 7, Folder 10	Millbrook, N.Y.: The Separate Shoot	1949, 1953
Box 7, Folder 11	Millbrook, N.Y.: Operation Pheasant receipt books	1948-1953
Box 7, Folder 12	Millbrook, N.Y: The Separate maps and rules	undated
Box 7, Folder 13	West London Shoot: bill	1963-1964

Series 10. Audiovisual
This series, arranged in alphabetical order, consists of videocassettes, an audiocassette, and one damaged long playing record documenting the work of the Van Alens.

Container	Description	Date
Box 9, Folder 5	Candace Vanderlip: N.Y. Herald Tribune Series (78 LP record)	1947 May 13
Box 8, Folder 1	Re-pitching invoice	1988
Box 8, Folder 2-4	Scholar-Athlete Honoree: James H. Van Alen Induction Ceremony (3 videocassettes)	2000
Box 8, Folder 5	The Night Before Christmas (audiocassette)	1983

Series 11. Photographs, circa 1940-1993
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and includes miscellaneous photographs of the Van Alens.

Container	Description	Date
Box 8, Folder 6	James Van Alen: Naval Officer	circa 1940
Box 8, Folder 7	Miscellaneous photographs	1966, 1993 and undated
Box 8, Folder 8	Small Album: photos from Phoenix Country Club	1967
Box 8, Folder 9	Tennis Court at Bailey's Beach, Newport	circa 1976

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