Alfred Balk papers, 1941-2010, bulk 1953-1993 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Materials related to Alfred Balk's journalism career including correspondence, working files for freelance articles, books, speeches, and other writings, files relating to his editorial positions, volunteer, and foundation work, also personal items and photographs. Correspondence spans Alfred Balk's entire career and includes letters from Isaac Asimov, Jaques Barzun, Norman Cousins, Fred Friendly, Alex Haley, Paul Simon, and Alvin Toffler. Working files document Alfred Balk's freelance writing for Harper's, Reader's Digest, and The Saturday Evening Post, among other publications, and include materials related to "Confessions of a Blockbuster" and the resulting court case, as well as notes from interviews with Saul Alinsky, Richard J. Daley, and Malcolm X. Editorial files reflect his work at Saturday Review, Columbia Journalism Review, World Press Review, and IEEE Spectrum. Personal items include biographical articles, clippings and souvenirs from Alfred Balk's US Army service in Japan, and correspondence and clippings regarding friends and contacts from his youth in Iowa. Photographs feature Alfred Balk, his family and associates, as well as events and organizations he participated in. Alfred Balk kept meticulous, organized files. Original order and file names were retained whenever possible, and a copy of his original typed inventory is available upon request