Call Number:

MC278

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers

Extent:

6 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

R. W. Apple Papers, box and folder number, Public Policy Papers, Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Date:

1990-2006 (bulk) and 1954-2012 (inclusive)

Creator:

Apple, R. W. (Raymond Walter), 1934-2006

Abstract:

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. The collection is 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.

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.

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.

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