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R. W. Apple Papers

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Apple

R. W. Apple, Jr. (1934-2006) was a journalist, correspondent and editor at the New York Times. Apple covered a variety of topics including war, revolution, politics and government, and food and drink.

Raymond Walter Apple, Jr., also known as Johnny, was born on November 20, 1934 in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio where he worked for the school's newspaper, The Reserve Record. Apple entered Princeton as a member of the Class of 1957 and was a staff member of the Daily Princetonian, where he devoted so much time at the expense of his school work that he was suspended repeatedly. Ultimately, he graduated from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 1961.

Apple worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Newport News Daily Press, and NBC News before moving to the New York Times. His work covered civil rights, presidential campaigns, revolutions, and war, including the Vietnam War. His travels led him to expand his journalistic career into food and wine. In 2005, he published Apple's America, a travel guide to American and Canadian cities.

Apple

R. W. Apple, Jr. (1934-2006) was a journalist, correspondent and editor at the New York Times. Apple covered a variety of topics including war, revolution, politics and government, and food and drink.

Raymond Walter Apple, Jr., also known as Johnny, was born on November 20, 1934 in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio where he worked for the school's newspaper, The Reserve Record. Apple entered Princeton as a member of the Class of 1957 and was a staff member of the Daily Princetonian, where he devoted so much time at the expense of his school work that he was suspended repeatedly. Ultimately, he graduated from Columbia University's School of General Studies in 1961.

Apple worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Newport News Daily Press, and NBC News before moving to the New York Times. His work covered civil rights, presidential campaigns, revolutions, and war, including the Vietnam War. His travels led him to expand his journalistic career into food and wine. In 2005, he published Apple's America, a travel guide to American and Canadian cities.

The R.W. Apple Papers are composed of Apple's research for his travel writings on various cities, countries, and chefs. The research is comprised of reporter's notebooks, annotated menus, maps, and news clippings. The collection also includes correspondence and personal documents such as baptismal records, marriage licenses, and family photographs. Materials related to Apple's passing in 2006, including condolence letters from George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, are also present, as are various memorial materials, obituaries, and tributes to Apple.

Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.

The collection was donated by R.W. Apple's wife, Betsey Apple, in 2015. The accession number associated with this donation is ML.2015.021.

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This collection was processed by Elena Colon-Marrero in 2015. Finding aid written by Elena Colon-Marrero in 2015.

Duplicates of newspapers, magazines, clippings, and loose menus were separated from the collection.

Subject

Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Date
2015
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

The Biographical series is primarily composed of Apple's personal documents, including baptismal records, wedding materials, event programs, correspondence to and from Apple, various news clippings, obituaries, and condolence letters. Of particular interest are presidential condolence letters, ceremonial programs for the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, letters from Julia Childs, Apple's passport, and a letter resigning his chairmanship of the Daily Princetonian.

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Personal Documents, 1954-2006. 35 digital files.
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35 digital files

Correspondence, 1982-2012. 1 box.
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1 box

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2 boxes

Articles by Apple, 1960-2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Articles about Apple, 1982-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

California Latino Voters, 1996-1999. 1 box.
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1 box

Memorial Materials, 2006. 29 digital files.
Physical Description

29 digital files

Presidential Condolence Letters, 2006. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Condolence Letters, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Obituaries, 2006-2007. 10 digital files.
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10 digital files

Media, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

The Media series consists of photographs of R. W. Apple and his family. Also included are his Washington, D.C. driver's license, press badges, and VHS tapes.

Arrangement

Materials arranged in their original order as received from the donor.

Physical Description

1 box

Arrangement

Arranged by topic in the order received from the donor.

Scope and Contents

The Travel Writing series consists of materials relating to R. W. Apple's book Apple's America, annotated menus, recipes, notes, itineraries, and reporter's notebooks. The reporter's notebooks are undated.

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4 boxes

Apple's America, 2004-2010. 1 box.
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1 box

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3 boxes

New Orleans and Texas, 2003-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland, 1992-1997. 1 box.
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1 box

Clementine Paddleford, 2002-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Singapore, 2000-2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Australia, 2001-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Ohio, 2002-2003. 1 box.
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1 box

The Chef's Garden, 2000-2002. 1 box.
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1 box

Miscellaneous Business Cards, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Bordeaux, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Ramps, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Paris, 1999. 1 box.
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1 box

Hong Kong, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Cream, 2002. 1 box.
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1 box

Barker, 2002-2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Philadelphia, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Longone Center for American Culinary Research, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Brazil and South America, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Brazil, 2000-2001. 1 box.
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1 box

Chile, 1996-2001. 1 box.
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1 box

New Zealand, 2001-2003. 1 box.
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1 box

California: Copia and Cheese, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Ohio, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Michigan, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Spargel, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Sweets, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Denmark, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

U.K. #2, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Boston, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Ida Davidsen, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Bordeaux, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

The Inn at Little Washington, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Raymond Blanc, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Sweden, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Idaho, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Maldives, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Sweden west, 2002. 1 box.
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1 box

France and Boiled General, 1996. 1 box.
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1 box

U.S. general, 2001-2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Booze, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Kerala, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Finland, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Boston, 2002. 1 box.
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1 box

Circus, 1979-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Kansas, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Singapore, 2003-2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Austria, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Ohio, 1999-2002. 1 box.
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1 box

U.K., 2003-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Jose Andres, 2004-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Mutton, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Puerto Rico, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Seattle, 2000-2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Carolinas, 2004-2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Shanghai, 2004-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Rutherglen, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Danny Meyer, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Reporter's Notebooks, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

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