ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title
Dan Rattiner Collection
Collection Number
SC 411
OCLC Number
1193984392
Creator
Dan Rattiner, 1939-
Provenance
Donated by Dan Rattiner in 2007. A second accession was received in October 2023.
Additional travel diaries received in April 2024.
Extent, Scope, and Content Note
The collection is comprised of 80 cubic ft. of research notes, manuscripts, correspondence,
and newspapers created and produced by Long Island author, editor, and publisher Dan
Rattiner, founder of Dan's Papers, between 1967 and 2008. The October 2023 accession includes subject files, travel
diaries, and multimedia on discs. Travel diaries received in April 2024 chronicle
Dan Rattiner's domestic and international travels.
Arrangement and Processing Note
First accession processed by Kristen J. Nyitray, Lynn Toscano, and F. Berenice Baez-Revueltas,
graduate assistant.
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in April 2024.
Organization: The collection consists of four series: Reporter's Notes; Manuscripts;
Multimedia; and Newspapers. The majority of the collection is comprised of newspapers
published by Dan Rattiner. It also includes his published manuscripts, research,
notes, and audio files of dictated articles. The October 2023 accession is filed beginning
in box 86. The April 2024 accession is filed beginning in box 91.
Series 1: Reporter's Notes
Series 2: Manuscripts
Series 3: Multimedia
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 1: Block Island Times
Sub-series 2: Dan's Papers (East Hampton edition)
Sub-series 3: Dan's Papers (Hamptons edition)
Sub-series 4: Dan's Papers (Southampton edition)
Sub-series 5: Special Editions and Supplements
Sub-series 6: East Hampton Summer Sun
Sub-series 7: The Hampton Beach
Sub-series 8: Hampton Exchange
Sub-series 9: Martha's Paper
Sub-series 10: Montauk Pioneer
Sub-series 11: North Fork Enterprise
Sub-series 12: North Fork Free Enterprise
Sub-series 13: Sag Harbor Pilot
Sub-series 14: Southampton Summer Day
Sub-series 15: The Times of Nantucket
Series 5: October 2023 and April 2024 accessions.
Language
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation
[Item], [Box], Dan Rattiner Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note
Since 1960, Dan's Papers, a weekly newspaper has documented the social, political, and environmental history
of the east end of Long Island, New York. Dan Rattiner founded Dan's Papers in 1960 and served as its publisher and editor-in-chief until selling it to Brown,
Inc., in 2007. He continues to write for the newspaper and has authored several books,
including his 2008 autobiography In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years With Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires and
Celebrities, On the Hamptons Subway (2009), and Dan's Shorts (1997).
Subjects
Rattiner, Dan.
Rattiner, Dan -- Archives.
Journalists -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Newspaper editors -- Biography.
Newspaper publishing -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Authors, American -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
American newspapers -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Hamptons (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Hamptons (N.Y.) -- Anecdotes.
Hamptons (N.Y.) -- Humor.
Hamptons (N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
East Hampton (N.Y. : Town) -- Newspapers.
Southampton (N.Y. : Town) -- Newspapers.
Suffolk County (N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
East End (Long Island, N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
Long Island (N.Y.) -- Biography.
INVENTORY
Series 1: Reporter's Notes
Box 1
2001
Folder 1: topics include Peter Kalikow; Sandra Bernhard; Jeffrey H. Salaway; Gary
Schweikert; Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center; East End Hospice
Folder 2: topics include Box Art Auction; benefits; Billy Joel; Doris Roberts; "The
Houses at Sagaponac"
Folder 3: topics include "Artists & Writers" celebrity softball game; parking and
towing; Southampton Hospital; Arthur Pergament
Folder 4: topics include gallery and exhibition announcements; charity events; Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Grubman; Child Development Center of the Hamptons
Folder 5: livestock in Southampton; World Trade Center, September 11, 2001; Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Grubman; Ronan Tynan
Box 2
2001
Folder 1 (6 of 8): topics include Theodore "Ted" Ammon; Fishers Island; Parrish Art
Museum; inventions; climate; terrorism
Folder 2 (7 of 8): topics include Parrish Art Museum; Theodore "Ted" Ammon; charity
events
Folder 3 (8 of 8): topics include terrorism; Ram's Head Inn; Town of Southampton
2002
Folder 4 (1 of 13): topics include climate; terrorism; building preservation; cultural
grants; celebrities; sports
Folder 5 (2 of 13): topics include real estate; celebrities; charity events
Folder 6 (3 of 13): topics include Todd Field; charity events; newspaper clippings
Box 3
2002
Folder 1 (4 of 13): topics include sister cities; celebrities; trees; Maine; parking;
charity events; Charles and Erik Lindbergh
Folder 2 (5 of 13): topics include designer showhouse; celebrities; charity events
Folder 3 (6 of 13): topics include celebrities; real estate; Siena Spirituality Center;
Michael Gelb
Folder 4 (7 of 13): topics include celebrities; charity events;
Folder 5 (8 of 13): topics include celebrities; Georgica Pond; economy; Wainscott
Farms
Box 4
2002
Folder 1 (9 of 13): topics include environmental issues; celebrities; Shinnecock Pow
Wow; charity events
Folder 2 (10 of 13): topics include climate; hurricanes; real estate; artists; writers
Folder 3 (11 of 13): topics include celebrities; charity events; Cole Brothers Circus
Folder 4 (12 of 13): topics include real estate; celebrities; charity events
Box 5
2002
Folder 1 (folder 13 of 13): topics include real estate; celebrities; charity events;
"Nature" (program on Channel 13/New York public television)
2003
Folder 2 (1 of 11): topics include real estate; celebrities; charity events; Long
Island history; language
Folder 3 (2 of 11): topics include celebrities; charity events
Folder 4 (3 of 11): topics include celebrities; charity events; local issues
Folder 5 (4 of 11): topics include east end development; celebrities; Belgium diamond
heist
Box 6
2003
Folder 1 (folders 5 of 11): topics include celebrities; construction; lawsuits
Folder 2 (folders 6 of 11): topics include celebrities; local issues; crime; terrorism
Folder 3 (folders 7 of 11): topics include local issues; Deep Hollow Ranch; energy;
environment; climate
Folder 4 (folders 8 of 11): topics include local issues; government; crime;
Folder 5 (folders 9 of 11): topics include Sag Harbor; conservation; local issues
Folder 6 (folders 10 of 11): topics include local issues; celebrities
Box 7A
2003
Folder 1 (folder 11 of 11): topics include airports; environmental issues; and politics
2004
Folders 1 - 15: topics include hurricanes; politics; New York Yankees; North Fork
Bank; Spalding Gray; cinema; Mars Rover; local issues; William Merrit Chase; United
States Golf Association/Shinnecock Hills; Long Island Power Authority; Saddam Hussein;
Iraq
2006
Folder 16
2007
Folders 17-18
Series 2: Manuscripts
Box 7B
Folders 1 to 6: manuscript editions of Dan Rattiner's autobiography "In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires and Celebrities" published 2008 by Harmony Books (an imprint of Random House)
Series 3: Multimedia
Box 8
1) Speak Up (magazine), volume 10 no. 6. and cassette. Article on pages 22- titled
"The American Dream: The Hamptons: Where New York Goes to Get Away from Itself." Includes
statement by Dan Rattiner.
2) Dan Rattiner dictates the history of the Kulchinsky family.
3) Dan Rattiner dictates a South of Highway article, circa 1999.
4) Dan Rattiner dictates an article about chef Ricardo Traslevina and a South of Highway
article, circa 2000.
5) Dan Rattiner dictates an article about Eva Morris, circa 2000.
6) Dan Rattiner dictates "Leader."
7) Dan Rattiner dictates "Pergament" and "Roger."
8) Dan Rattiner dictates "Nocell."
9) Dan Rattiner dictates "Schleif" and "Dunne."
10) Dan Rattiner dictates "Wilson."
11) Dan Rattiner dictates "Mayor";"Taxcuts"; and "Yurman."
12) Dan Rattiner dictates "Kwamina"; "Richard Adler."
13) Dan Rattiner dictates Hamptons Report, June 12, 1997.
14) unidentified vhs tape
15) 96.3 FM WQXR New York
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 1: Block Island Times
Box 9
1971: June 24/no. 1 - September 2/no. 6 (v. 2)
1972: June 22/no. 1 - July 26/no. 4 (v. 3)
1973: July 19/no. 1 - July 26/no. 24 (v. 4); August 23/no. 6 (v. 4)
1974: June 13/no. 1 - August 22/no. 6 (v. 5)
1975: June 12/no. 1 - July 10/no. 3 (v. 6); August 7/no. 5 - August 24/no. 6 (v. 6)
1977: June 10/no. 1 - July 8/no. 3 (v. 8); August 5/no. 5 - August 24/no. 6 (v. 8)
1978: June 9/no. 1 - August 19/no. 6 (v. 9)
1979: June 22/no. 1 - August 17/no. 5 (v. 10)
Box 10
1980: June 13/no. 1 - August 22/no. 6 (v. 11)
1981: June 12/no. 1 (v. 12); July 10/no. 3 - July 24/no. 4 (v. 12)
1982: June 11/no. 1 - August 6/no. 5 (v. 12)
1983: June 10/no. 1 - November 8/no. 8 (v. 13); December 11/no. 11 (v. 13)
1984: January 13/no. 12 - May 11/no. 16 (v. 13); May 25/no. 1 - June 22/no. 3 (v.
14)
1986: January 10/no. 12 - March 7/no. 14 (v. 15); May 9/no. 16 (v. 15); May 23/no.
1 (v. 16); July 14/no. 4 - July 18/no. 5 (v. 16); September 12/no. 9 (v. 16)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 2: Dan's Papers (East Hampton edition)
Box 11
1983: December 9/no. 36 (v. 18); December 23/no. 38 (v. 18)
1984: January 6/no. 40 - February 17/no. 46 (v. 18); March 9/no. 49 (v. 18); March
23/no. 51 - March 30/no. 52 (v. 18); April 6/no. 1 - May 18/no. 7 (v. 19); June 1/no.
9 (v. 19); June 15/no. 11 – June 22/no. 12 (v. 19); July 20/no. 16 – August 10/no.
19 (v. 19); August 24/no. 1 - December 19/no. 38 (v. 19)
1985: January 3/no. 39 – March 27/no. 51 (v. 20)
Box 12
1985: April 17/no. 2 - May 22/no. 7 (v. 20); June 5/no. 9 – June 26/no. 12 (v. 20);
July 23/no. 16 – October 16/no. 28 (v. 20); October 30/no. 30 (v. 20)
1986: February 12/no. 40 (v. 20); April 2/no. 42 (v. 20); April 16/no. 2 (v. 21);
April 30/no. 4– May 21/no. 7 (v. 21); June 4/no. 9 – July 16/no. 15 (v. 21); August
13/no. 19 (v. 21); August 27/no. 21 (v. 21); September 10/no. 23 (v. 21)
1987: April 17/no. 1 - June 5/no. 8 (v. 22); June 19/no. 10 – June 26/no. 11 (v. 21);
July 10/no. 13 (v. 22); July 24/no. 15 (v. 22)
Box 13
1987: August 21/no. 19 (v. 22); September 18/no. 23 – October 15/no. 26 (v. 22)
1988: April 15/no. 1 (v. 23); May 20/no. 6 (v. 23); June 10/no. 9 (v. 23); July 1/no.
12 – August 12/no. 18 (v. 23); August 26/no. 20 (v. 23); September 9/no. 22 – October
7/no. 26 (v. 23)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 3: Dan's Papers (Hamptons edition)
Box 14
1983: September 23/no. 25 - November 18/no. 33 (v. 18); December 2/no. 35 - December
30/no. 39 (v. 18)
1984: January 6/no. 40 - March 30/no. 52 (v. 18); April 6/no. 1 - May 25/no. 8 (v.
19); June 8/no. 10 - July 20/no. 16 (v. 19); August 3/no. 18 – September 21/no. 25
(v. 19); October 5/no. 27 - December 21/no. 38 (v. 19)
1985: January 5/no. 39 – January 11 no. 40 (v. 19); January 25/no. 42 – April 5/no.
52 (v. 19)
Box 15
1985: April 12/no. 1 – May 31/no. 8 (v. 20); December 6/no. 35 (v. 20); December 20/no. 37 – December 27/no. 38 (v. 20)
1986: April 3/no. 42 (v. 20); April 11/no. 1 – May 2/no. 4 (v. 21); July 13/no. 13
– July 17/no. 15 (v. 21)
1987: April 17/no. 1 (v. 22); May 15/no. 5 – May 22/no. 6 (v. 22); June 12/no. 9 (v.
22)
September 4/no. 21 (v. 22); September 18/no. 23 – September 25/no. 24 (v. 22); October
23/no. 28 (v. 22)
1988: April 29/no. 3 – May 6/no. 4 (v. 23); May 20/no. 6 – May 27/no. 7 (v. 23); June
24/no. 11 (v. 23); July 15/no. 14 (v. 23); July 29/no. 16 – August 12/no. 18 (v. 23);
September 2/no. 21 (v. 23); September 16/no. 23 – November 18/no. 32 (v. 23)
December 2/no. 34 – December 23/no. 37 (v. 23)
1989: January 27/no. 38 – February 24/no. 40 (v. 24); April 28/no. 3 – May 26/no.
7 (v. 25); June 16/no. 10 (v. 25); June 30/no. 12 (v. 25); July 21/no. 15 – July 28/no.
16 (v. 25)
September 1/no. 21 (v. 25)
Box 16
1990: January 12/no. 38 – January 26/no. 39 (v. 25); February 16/no. 41 – April 6
no. 48 (v. 25); April 13/no. 1 – June 8/no. 9 (v. 26); June 11/no. 11 – July 13/no.
14 (v. 26); July 27/no. 16 (v. 26); August 10/no. 18 – September 28/no. 25 (v. 26);
October 12/no. 27 – November 16/no. 32 (v. 26); November 30/no. 34 – December 21/no.
37 (v. 26)
Box 17
1991: January 11/no. 38 – March 29/no. 47 (v. 26); April 12/no. 1 – May 24/no. 7 (v.
27); June 7/no. 9 – June 28/no. 12 (v. 27); July 19/no. 15 – July 26/no. 16 (v. 27);
August 9/no. 18 – August 16/no. 19 (v. 27); August 30/no. 21 (v. 27)
Box 18
1991: September 6/no. 22 – December 12/no. 37 (v. 27)
1992: January 10/no. 38 – March 3/no. 48 (v. 27); April 1/no. 1 – May 29/no. 8 (v.
28)
Box 19
1992: June 5/no. 9 – September 18/no. 24 (v. 28)
Box 20
1992: October 2/no. 26 – December 11/no. 36 (v. 28)
1993: January 8/no. 38 – April 2/no. 48 (v. 28)
Box 21
1993: April 9/no. 1 – July 30/no. 17 (v. 29)
Box 22
1993: August 6/no. 8 – December 17/no. 37 (v. 29)
Box 23
1994: January 14/no. 38 – January 28/no. 40 (v. 29); February 11/no. 42 – April 1/no.
49 (v. 29); April 8/no. 1 – June 24/no. 12 (v. 30)
Box 24
1994: July 8/no. 14 – August 12/no. 19 (v. 30); August 26/no. 21 – September 2/no.
22 (v. 30); September 16/no. 24 – October 28/no. 30 (v. 30)
Box 25
1994: November 4/no. 31 – December 23/no. 38 (v. 30)
1995: January 13/no. 39 – March 31/no. 50 (v. 30); April 7/no. 1 – April 28/no. 4
(v. 35)
Box 26
1995: May 12/no. 6 – June 2/no. 9 (v. 35); June 16/no. 11 (v. 35); June 30/no. 13
– July 28/no. 17 (v. 35)
Box 27
1995: August 4/no. 18 – October 27/no. 30 (v. 35)
Box 28
1995: November 3/no. 31 – December 15/no. 37 (v. 35)
1996: January 12/no. 39 – January 19/no. 40 (v. 35); February 2/no. 42 (v. 35); February
16/no. 44 – March 29/no. 50 (v. 35); April 1/no. 1 – April 26/no. 4 (v. 36)
Box 29
1996: May 3/no. 5 – June 28/no. 13 (v. 36); August 2/no. 18 – August 23/no. 22 (v.
36)
Box 30
1996: September 6/no. 23 – November 1/no. 31 (v. 36); November 29/no. 35 – December
20/no. 38 (v. 36)
1997: January 10/no. 39 – February 21/no. 45 (v. 36)
Box 31
1997: March 7/no. 47 – March 21/no. 49 (v. 36); April 4/no. 1 – June 27/no. 13 (v.
37)
Box 32
1997: July 4/no. 14 – July 18/no. 16 (v. 37); August 1/no. 18 (v. 37); August 15/no.
20 (v. 37); September 1/no. 23 – October 3/no. 27 (v. 37); October 17/no. 29 – November
14/no. 33 (v. 37)
Box 33
1997: December 5/no. 36 – December 19/no. 38 (v. 37)
1998: January 16/no. 40 – March 20/no. 49 (v. 37); April 3/no. 1 – May 8/no. 6 (v.
38)
May 22/no. 8 – May 29/no. 9 (v. 38)
Box 34
1998: June 5/no. 10 – June 26/no. 13 (v. 38); July 17/no. 15 – August 14/no. 19 (v.
38)
September 4/no. 23 – September 25/no. 25 (v. 38)
Box 35
1998: October 2/no. 26 – December 25/no. 39a (v. 38)
1999: Jan 8/no. 40 – January 15/no. 41 (v. 38); March 29/no. 51 (v. 38); April 23/no.
4 (v. 39)
Box 36
1999: May 7/no. 6 – May 25/no. 13 (v. 39); July 9/no. 15 – July 23/no. 17 (v. 39)
Box 37
1999: August 6/no. 18 – September 3/no. 23 (v. 39); September 17/no. 25 – September
26/no. 35 (v. 39)
Box 38
1999: December 3/no. 36 – December 24/no. 39 (v. 39)
2000: January 14/no. 40 - March 17/no. 49 (v. 39); March 31/no. 1 – April 28/no. 5
(v. 40)
Box 39
2000: May 5/no. 6 – July 28/no. 18 (v. 40)
Box 40
2000: August 4/no. 19 – August 18/no. 21 (v. 40); September 1/no. 23 – November 24/no.
35 (v. 40)
Box 41
2000: December 1/no. 36 – December 22/no. 39 (v. 40)
2001: January 12/no. 40 – March 23/no. 50 (v. 40); March 30/no. 1 – April 27/no. 5
(v. 41)
Box 42
2001: May 4/no. 6 – May 18/no. 8 (v. 41); June 1/no. 10 – July 27/no. 18 (v. 41)
Box 43
2001: September 7/no. 24 – December 21/no. 39 (v. 41)
Box 44
2002: January 11/no. 40 – March 22/no. 50 (v. 41); March 29/no. 1 – April 19/no. 4
(v. 42); May 3/no. 6 – May 17/no. 8 (v. 42); May 31/no. 10 (v. 42)
Box 45
2002: June 7/no. 11 – June 21/no. 13 (v. 42); July 12/no. 16 – August 30/no. 23 (v.
42)
Box 46
2002: September 6/no. 24 – November 22/no. 35 (v. 42); December 6/no. 37 – December
20/no. 39 (v. 42)
2003: January 10/no. 40 – February 7/no. 44 (v. 42); February 21/no. 46 – February
28/no. 47 (v. 42)
Box47
2003: March 7/no. 48 – March 21/no. 50 (v. 42); March 28/no. 1 – June 13/no. 12 (v.
43)
Box 48
2003: June 20/no. 13 – August 29/no. 23 (v. 43)
Box 49
2003: September 5/no. 24 – December 12/no. 38 (v. 43)
2004: January 9/no. 40 – January 30/no. 43 (v. 43)
Box 50
2004: February 6/no. 44 – February 20/no. 46 (v. 43); March 5/no. 48 – March 12/no.
49 (v. 43); March 26/no. 1 – April 30/no. 6 (v. 44); May 7/no. 7 – May 28/no. 10 (v.
44)
Box 51
2004: June 4/no. 11 – July 30/no. 19 (v. 44)
Box 52
2004: August 6/no. 20 (v. 44); August 27/no. 23 – October 29/no. 32 (v. 44)
Box 53
2004: November 5/no. 33 – December 24/no. 39a (v. 44)
2005: January 14/no. 40 (v. 44); January 28/no. 42 – March 25/no. 50 (v. 44)
Box 54
2005: April 1/no. 1 – May 27/no. 9 (v. 45); June 10/no. 11 – June 24/no. 13 (v. 45)
Box 55
2005: July 1/no. 14 – July 29/no. 18 (v. 45); August 12/no. 20 – August 26/no. 22
(v. 45)
Box 56
2005: September 2/no. 23 – October 28/no. 31 (v. 45)
Box 57
2005: November 4/no. 32 – December 9/no. 37 (v. 45)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 4: Dan's Papers (Southampton edition)
Box 58
1983: October 7/no. 27 - December 23/no. 38 (v. 18)
1984: January 6/no. 40 - March 30/no. 52 (v. 18); April 6/no. 1 - December 20/no.
38 (v. 19)
Box 59
1985: January 4/no. 39 - January 17/no. 41 (v. 19); January 31/no. 43 - April 3/no.
52 (v. 19); April 10/no. 1 - April 24/no. 3 (v. 20); May 9/no. 5 - August 8/no. 18
(v. 20); August 22/no. 20 - September 5/no. 22 (v. 20); October 24/no. 29 - December
26/no. 38 (v. 20)
1986: March 13/no. 41 (v. 20); April 10/no. 1 - May 5/no. 4 (v. 21); May 22/no. 7
(v. 21); October 2/no. 26 (v. 21)
1987: April 17/no. 1 - April 3/no. 3 (v. 22); June 17/no. 14 - August 28/no. 20 (v.
22); September 4/no. 21 - September 18/no. 23 (v. 22); October 2/no. 25 - October
9/no. 26 (v. 22); October 23/no. 28 - November 20/no. 32 (v. 22)
Box 60
1988: March 18/no. 43 (v. 22); April 8/no. 46 (v. 22); April 22/no. 2 (v. 23); May
13/no. 5 - May 20/no. 6 (v. 23); June 3/no. 8 (v. 23); August 19/no. 19 (v. 23); September
2/no. 21 - October 7/no. 26 (v. 23)
1989: April 21/no. 2 (v. 25)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 5: Special Editions and Supplements
Box 61
Dan's Papers
Christmas coupons (December 1979)
Christmas Circus (December 1983; December 1984; December 1988)
Life after Christmas (January 1984)
25 Years of Nonsense, 25th Anniversary (July 1985)
Watersports (August 1984)
Citizen Cup Tennis Tournament (July 28, 1983)
Restaurants Guide (July 1983; August 1984; 1988)
Real State (November 1983; 1984; fall/winter, 1984; August 1985; August/September
1986; October/November 1987; spring, 1988; summer, 1988; fall, 1988)
Martha's Papers (special editions)
Real State (fall 1984; June 1984)
The Daytona Sun
1984: January 30/no. 1 - March 21/no. 8 (v. 1)
East End Business
1978: Oct/no. 6 (v. 1)
Makana Aloha
1985: August 7/no. 7 (v. 1)
The Fire Island Sand Paper
1980: June 30/no. 1 - June 27/no. 2 (v. 1); July 25/no. 6 (v. 1); August 15/no. 9
- August 22/no. 10 (v. 1)
1982: June 26/no. 2 - August 14/no. 9 (v. 2)
Sun Daze
1983: December 20/no. 1 (v. 1)
1984: April 2/no. 8 - April 3/no. 9 (v. 1); June 24/no. 15 (v. 1)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 6: East Hampton Summer Sun
Box 62
1966: June 25/no. 1 - September 3/no. 6 (v. 1)
1967: June 24/no. 1 - July 8/no. 3 (v. 2)
1968: July 30/no. 4 - August 13/no. 5 (v. 3); September 14/no. 7
1971: June 24/no. 3 - July 15/no. 6 (v. 7); August 5/no. 9 - August 12/no. 10 (v.
7)
August 26/no. 12 - September 2/no. 13 (v. 7)
1972: May 9/no. 1 - May 20/no. 2 (v. 7); June 22/no. 4 - July 13/no. 7 (v. 7); August
3/no. 10 - November 23/no. 23 (v. 7)
Box 63
1973: April 12/no. 1 - May 31/no. 5 (v. 8); June 14/no. 7 (v. 8); July 19/no. 12 (v.
8); September 13/no. 20 - October 18/no. 25 (v. 8); November 1/no. 27 (v. 8); November
15/no. 29 - December 6/no. 32 (v. 8)
1974: April 18/no. 1 - May 16/no. 5 (v. 9); May 30/no. 7 - June 13/no. 9 (v. 9); July
18/no. 14 (v. 9); August 18/no. 17 (v. 9); September 5/no. 21 - September 12/no. 22
(v. 9); September 26/no. 24 - November 14/no. 28 (v. 9)
1975: October 2/no. 25 (v. 10)
Box 64
1977: May 26/no. 8 - June 2/no. 9 (v. 12); June 16/no. 11 - September 8/no. 23 (v.
12); September 22/no. 25 - September 29/no. 26 (v. 12)
1978: April 13/no. 1 - June 22/no. 11 (v. 12); July 6/no. 13 - October 5/no. 26 (v.
12)
1979: April 13/no. 1 - June 22/no. 11 (v. 13); July 27/no. 16 (v. 13); September 7/no.
22 - October 5/no. 26 (v. 13)
1980: June 6/no. 9 (v. 14); June 10/no. 11 (v. 14); September 19/no. 24 (v. 14)
1981: May 15/no. 6 (v. 15); June 5/no. 9 - June 19/no. 11 (v. 15); July 24/no. 16
(v. 15)
August 28/no. 22 - September 18/no. 24 (v. 15)
1982: May 28/no. 8 (v. 16); June 18/no. 11 - June 25/no. 12 (v. 16)
1983: June 10/no. 10 - June 17 - no. 11 (v. 17); July 29/no. 7 (v. 17)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 7: The Hampton Beach
Box 65
1967: July/no. 1 - September/no. 5 (v. 1)
1968: July 6/no. 2 - August 31/no. 6 (v. 2)
1970: July 13/no. 2 (v. 4); July 4/no. 4 (v. 4)
1971: May 26/no. 1 - August 7/no. 9 (v. 5); August 21/no. 11 - September 4/no. 13
(v. 5)
1972: April 29/no. 1 - September 2/no. 14 (v. 6); September 16/no. 16 - November 25/no.
23 (v. 6)
1973: April 7/no. 1 - September 22/no. 22 (v. 7)
Box 66
1974: April 13/no. 1 - November 9/no. 28 (v. 8)
1975: April 19/no. 1 - September 27/no. 24 (v. 9)
1976: May 29/no. 7 (v. 10); June 26/no. 11 - July 10/no. 13 (v. 10); August 21/no.
19 (v. 10)
1978: April 22/no. 1,2 - June 3/no. 8 (v. 12); June 17/no. 10 - July 15/no. 14 (v.
12); July 29/no. 16 - October 7/no. 26 (v. 12)
Box 67
1979: April 27/no. 3 (v. 13)
1981: April 17/no. 1,2 - May 8/no. 4 (v. 15); May 15/no. 6 - July 3/no. 13 (v. 15);
July 17/no. 15 - July 24/no. 16 (v. 15); August 7/no. 18 (v. 15); August 21/no. 20
- August 2/no. 26 (v. 15)
1982: April 16/no. 2 - June 11/no. 10 (v. 16); June 18/no. 12 - August 13/no. 19 (v.
16)
August 27/no. 21 (v. 16)
1983: April 15/no. 2 - June 17/no. 11 (v. 17); July 8/no. 14 - September 9/no. 23
(v. 17)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 8: Hampton Exchange
Box 68
1972: December 23/no. 25 (v. 1)
1973: January 6/no. 26 (v. 1); January 20/no. 27 - March 31/no. 32 (v. 1)
1974: January 5/no. 34 - March 2/no. 36 (v. 2); November 30/no. 30 - December 28/no.
31 (v. 3)
1975: January 25/no. 32 - February 22/no. 33 (v. 3); October 16/no. 26 - November
13/no. 28 (v. 4); December 22/no. 31 (v. 4)
1976: January 29/no. 32 - February 26/no. 33 (v. 4)
1977: October 14/no. 27 (v. 6)
1979: January/no. 38 - April/no. 41 (v. 7); October 12/no. 27 - November 16/no. 32
(v. 7)
1980: March/no. 40 (v. 7); October 10/no. 27 - November 14/no. 32 (v. 8)
1981: February 27/no. 40 (v. 8); October 16/no. 28 (v. 15); November 6/no. 31 - December
18/no. 37 (v. 15)
1982: January 1/no. 39 (v. 15); October 8/no. 27 - October 15/no. 28 (v. 16)
1983: February 11/no. 45 - March 5/no. 48 (v. 16)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 9: Martha's Paper
Box 69
1981: June 26/no. 2 - August 21/no. 10 (v. 1)
1982: July 2/ N0.3 - July 23/no. 6 (v. 2); August 6/no. 8 - September 3/no. 12 (v.
2)
1983: June 17/no. 1 - July 22/no. 6 (v. 3); August 5/no. 8 - September 2/no. 12 (v.
3)
1984: June 22/no. 3 (v. 4); July 5/no. 5 - July 13/no. 6 (v. 4); July 20/no. 8 (v.
4)
1985: March 23/no. 1 - August 9/no. 12 (v. 5); August 23/no. 14 - September 13/no.
17 (v. 5); September 27/no. 19 - November 29/no. 23 (v. 5)
1986: February 12/no. 24 - May/no. 26 (v. 5): May 21/no. 1 - June 13/no. 4 (v. 6);
July 18/no. 9 - August 8/no. 12 (v. 6): August 22/no. 14 - October 31/no. 22 (v. 6)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 10: Montauk Pioneer
Box 70
1960: July 15/no. 2 - August 12/no. 4 (v. 1)
1961: June 1/no. 1 - August 1/no. 3 (v. 2); September 1/no. 5 (v. 2)
1962: July 1/no. 1 - July 15/no. 2 (v. 3); August 15/no. 4 - September 1/no. 5 (v.
3)
1963: July 1/no. 1 - September 1/no. 5 (v. 4)
1964: August 1/no. 3 - September 1/no. 5 (v. 5)
1965: July 1/no. 1 - August 1/no. 3 (v. 6); September 1/no. 5 - September 15/no. 6
(v. 6)
1966: June 1/no. 1 - September 1/no. 6 (v. 7)
1967: June 1/no. 1 - September 1/no. 7 (v. 8)
1968: June 1/no. 1 - June 15/no. 2 (v. 9); August 1/no. 5 - August 24/no. 7 (v. 9)
1969: August 16 (v. 10)
1971: May 29/no. 1 - June 19/no. 2 (v. 11); July 17/no. 4 - July 31/no. 5 (v. 11)
Box 71
1972: May 27/no. 1 - September 7/no. 8 (v. 13)
1973: May 24/no. 1 - July 19/no. 5 (v. 14)
1974: May 23/no. 1 - July 18/no. 5 (v. 15); August 29/no. 8 - September 12/no. 9 (v.
15)
1975: May 22/no. 1 (v. 16); August 14/no. 7 (v. 16)
1976: June 10/no. 2 - September 2/no. 13 (v. 17)
1978: May 25/no. 1 - July 5/no. 4 (v. 19); July 13/no. 6 - August 24/no. 12 (v. 19)
Box 72
1979: May 25/no. 1 - July 20/no. 7 (v. 20); August 3/no. 9 - August 10/no. 10 (v.
20); August 25/no. 12 - September 7/no. 14 (v. 20)
1980: September 5/no. 14 (v. 21)
1981: June 5/no. 2 - July 24/no. 8 (v. 22); August 7/no. 10 (v. 22); August 21/no.
12 (v. 22): September 4/no. 14 (v. 22)
1982: May 28/no. 1 (v. 23); June 11/no. 3 - September 10/no. 16 (v. 23)
1983: May 27/no. 1 - June 24/no. 5 (v. 23); July 8/no. 7 - August 12/no. 12 (v. 23);
August 26/no. 14 - September 9/no. 16 (v. 23)
Box 73
1984: May 25/no. 1 - October 12/no. 21 (v. 25)
1986: May 14/no. 1 - June 11/no. 5 (v. 26)
1987: February 2/no. 40 (v. 26); March 19/no. 43 (v. 26); April 2/no. 45 (v. 26);
July 23/no. 15 (v. 27); August 13/no. 18 - August 27/no. 20 (v. 27); September 10/no.
22 - September 17/no. 23 (v. 27); October 8/no. 26 (v. 27); November 12/no. 31 - Dec/no.
33 (v. 27)
Box 74
1988: February 11/no. 35 (v. 27); April 21/no. 2 - June 17/no. 10 (v. 29); July 1/no.
12 - September 30/no. 25 (v. 29); October 14/no. 27 - November 4/no. 30 (v. 29); November
18/no. 32 (v. 29)
1989: January 27/no. 34 - March 31/no. 37 (v. 29); April 14/no. 1 - April 21/no. 2
(v. 30)
May 5/no. 5 (v. 30); May 19/no. 6 - June 30/no. 12 (v. 32); June 14/no. 14 - June
22/no. 15 (v. 32); August 11/no. 18 (v. 32); August 25/no. 20 (v. 32); September 29/no.
25 - October 6/no. 26 (v. 30)
1990: May 25/no. 7 - June 15/no. 10 (v. 31)
Box 75
1992: January 10/no. 38 - March 27/no. 47 (v. 32); April 10/no. 1 - December 18/no.
37 (v. 33)
1993: January 8/no. 38 - February 26/no. 42 (v. 33); March 12/no. 45 (v. 33); March
26/no. 47 - April 2/no. 48 (v. 33); April 9/no. 1 - June 25/no. 12 (v. 34)
Box 76
1993: July 2/no. 13 - December 13/no. 37 (v. 34)
1994: March 18/no. 47 (v. 34); April 1/no. 49 (v. 34); April 8/no. 1 - September 2/no.
22 (v. 35); September 16/no. 24 - December 23/no. 22 (v. 35)
Box 77
1995: March 17/no. 48 (v. 35); April 7/no. 1 - April 28 - no. 4 (v. 36); May 12/no.
6 - June 20/no. 13 (v. 36); July 14/no. 15 - December 22/no. 38 (v. 36)
1996: March 15/no. 48 (v. 36); March 29/no. 50 (v. 36); April 5/no. 1 - November 15/no.
33 (v. 36)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 11: North Fork Enterprise
Box 78
1978: June 16/no. 1 - September 1/no. 11 (v. 11)
1979: June 15/no. 1 - November 16/no. 17 (v. 12)
1980: June 13/no. 1 - June 20/no. 2 (v. 13); July 4/no. 4 - August 15/no. 10 (v. 13);
August 29/no. 12 - October 3/no. 15 (v. 13); November 7/no. 17 - November 21/no. 18
(v. 13)
1981: June 12/no. 1 - September 4/no. 13 (v. 14)
1982: June 11/no. 1 - August 27/no. 11 (v. 17)
1983: May 27/no. 1 - June 24/no. 5 (v. 18); July 8/no. 7 - September 2/no. 15 (v.
18)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 12: North Fork Free Enterprise
Box 79
1968: June 25/no. 1 - August 20/no. 5 (v. 1)
1969: June 19/no. 1 - July 21/no. 4 (v. 2); August 28/no. 6 (v. 2)
1970: June 16/no. 1 - July 29/no. 4 (v. 3); August 26/no. 6
1972: June 28/no. 1 - July 25/no. 5 (v. 5); August 9/no. 7 - September 6/no. 11 (v.
5)
1973: June 27/no. 1 - September 5/no. 11 (v. 6)
1974: June 19/no. 1 - August 28/no. 6 (v. 7)
1975: June 18/no. 1 - July 30/no. 4 (v. 8); August 27/no. 6 (v. 8)
1976: June 23/no. 1 - September 1/no. 6 (v. 9)
1977: July 6/no. 2 - August 31/no. 6 (v. 10)
1978: August 25/no. 10 (v. 11)
1984: May 4/no. 1 - June 1/no. 5 (v. 17); June 15/no. 7 - August 17/no. 16 (v. 17);
August 31/no. 19 - September 28/no. 21 (v. 17); October 12/no. 23 - October 19/no.
24 (v. 17)
November 2/no. 26 (v. 17)
1986: May 20/no. 1 (v. 19); July 17/no. 5 - August 27/no. 15 (v. 19)
1987: May 19/no. 1 - June 18/no. 5 (v. 19); July 2/no. 7 - September 3/no. 16 (v.
19)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 13: Sag Harbor Pilot
Box 80
1969: June/no. 1 - August 20/no. 6 (v. 1)
1970: June 10/no. 1 - September 2/no. 6 (v. 2)
1971: June 14/no. 1 - September 2/no. 7 (v. 3)
1972: June 10/no. 1 - September 2/no. 12 (v. 6); September 16/no. 14 (v. 6)
1973: June 9/no. 1 - September 8/no. 14 (v. 7)
1974: June 8/no. 1 - September 7/no. 14 (v. 8)
1975: June 7/no. 1 (v. 9); August 8/no. 8 (v. 9); August 13/no. 12 (v. 9); September
6/no. 14 (v. 9)
1976: July 3/no. 5 (v. 10); August 7/no. 10 - August 28/no. 13 (v. 10)
1977: June 4/no. 1 - September 3/no. 14 (v. 11)
1978: June 24/no. 1 - July 1/no. 2 (v. 12); July 15/no. 4 - July 29/no. 5 (v. 12);
August 5/no. 7 - August 19/no. 9 (v. 12)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 14: Southampton Summer Day
Box 81
1967: June 13/no. 1 - August 23/no. 6 (v. 1)
1968: August 29/no. 6 - October 5/no. 8 (v. 2)
1969: May 22/no. 1 - August 23/no. 7 (v. 3)
1970: May 21/no. 1 - June 11/no. 2 (v. 4); July 9/no. 5 - July 16/no. 6 (v. 4)
September 3/no. 13 (v. 4)
1971: May 20/no. 1 - August 31/no. 13 (v. 5)
1972: May 16/no. 2 - November 7/no. 22 (v. 6)
Box 82
1973: April 10/no. 1 - July 31/no. 14 (v. 7); August 14/no. 16 - October 6/no. 24
(v. 7)
October 20/no. 26 - December 1/no. 32 (v. 7)
1974: April 16/no. 1 - June 18/no. 2 (v. 8); July 16/no. 14 - July 23/no. 15 (v. 8);
August 6/no. 17 - November 12/no. 28 (v. 8)
Box 83
1975: April 15/no. 1 - September 30/no. 25 (v. 9)
1976: April 13/no. 1 - April 20/no. 2 (v. 10); May 11/no. 5 (v. 10); May 25/no. 7
(v. 10); June 15/no. 10 (v. 10); July 6/no. 13 - July 20/no. 15 (v. 10)
1977: March 29/no. 1 - April 26/no. 4 (v. 11); May 10/no. 6 - September 27/no. 26
(v. 11)
1978: April 6/no. 1 - June 20/no. 11 (v. 12); July 5/no. 13 (v. 12)
Box 84
1978: July 18/no. 15 - July 25/no. 16 (v. 12); August 15/no. 19 - October 3/no. 26
(v. 12)
1979: April 13/no. 1 - June 15/no. 10 (v. 13); September 21/no. 24 - October 5/no.
26 (v. 13)
1981: April 10/no. 1 - April 24/no. 3 (v. 15); May 8/no. 5 (v. 15); June 5/no. 9;
July 17/no. 15 - August 14/no. 19 (v. 15); September 4/no. 22 - October 2/no. 26 (v.
15)
1982: September 10/no. 23 - September 24/no. 25 (v. 16)
1983: April 8/no. 1 - May 27/no. 8 (v. 18); June 10/no. 10 - July 1/no. 13 (v. 18);
July 15/no. 15 - July 29/no. 17 (v. 18); August 12/no. 19 - August 19/no. 20 (v. 18);
September 2/no. 22 - September 30/no. 26 (v. 18)
Series 4: Newspapers
Sub-series 15: The Times of Nantucket
Box 85
1982: June 18/no. 1 - September 3/no. 12 (v. 1)
1983: June 17/no. 1 - July 15/no. 5 (v. 2); July 27/no. 7 - September 2/no. 12 (v.
2)
1984: June 15/no. 1 - July 13/no. 5 (v. 3); July 27/no. 7 - August 31/no. 12 (v. 3)
1985: June 21/no. 1 - November 29/no. 15 (v. 4)
Series 5: October 2023 Acccession
Box 86
Unpublished works:
The Audition
Flight to Portugal [proposed book] (2f)
Peterson’s War [one-act play]
Summer Shares [proposed budget, etc.]
Summer Shares [screenplay, The Education of Andy Goldberg]
The Summer Times [television sitcom]
Published works:
In the Hamptons
In the Hamptons, photographs
Still in the Hamptons
When Goliath Took a Dive
Box 87
Dan’s Papers – Anniversaries
Dan’s Papers – Comments
Dan’s Papers – Correspondence
Issues of several Dan’s Papers titles: The Block Island Times (June 22, 1979–2 copies), Martha’s Paper (June 27, 1986), Makana Aloha (March 16, 1985, March 31, 1985), The Montauk Pioneer (July 1-13, 1960)
Dan’s Papers, the first 20 years (July 1, 1980) [photocopy of 20th anniversary commemorative
extra]
The Hamptons (issues of August 1980, Autumn 1980, April/May 1981, August 1-15, 1981)
Sketches with captions
Photographs (2f)
Subject Files:
Amistad
Benson, Elaine
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Farming and fishing
Hamptons
MacKensie seagull whistle
Sea Fair Week
Werewolf Path
Box 88
Biographical
Biographical – University of Rochester
Diary – Caribbean, January-March 1969
Diary – Guatemala, 1970-1971
Diary – 1986
Diary – Berlin, December 28, 1989-January 13, 1990
Diary – New Zealand and Fiji, December 27, 1992-January 18, 1993
Box 89
Audiovisual material:
Dan’s Cartoons (DVD)
King of the Hamptons (DVD)
Dan Rattiner’s Hampton Fables, Final mix #2, May 23, 2003 (CD-R)
Dan Rattiner’s Hamptons Fables (CD) (2 copies)
Final Goliath PDFs, March 14, 2012 (CD-R)
Goliath, September 20, 2011 (CD-R)
Hurricane Bill, 2009 (CD-R)
In the Hamptons Too, Fox 5 (Good Day New York), July 15, 2010 (CD)
Ladies Village Improvement (CD-R)
Merton Tyndall, Chapter 1 (CD-R)
Spanish American War, photos (CD-R)
Then, November 10, 2005 (CD-R)
Then Again, Selections, Miscellaneous (CD-R)
Then Again, Final Selections, August 30, 2007 (CD-R)
Then Again, Montauk Library (CD-R)
Train & Orchestra, 2003 (CD-R)
Melissa & the Moguls. Ooh la la Hamptons! (CD)
Flight to Portugal, 59 sec., 2 track, 7.5 ips (reel-to-reel)
The Hamptons Report, May 26, 1996, 96.3 WQXR (audio cassette)
Peterson’s War (audio cassette)
Reindeer That Couldn’t Fly (audio cassette)
Interview of Dan Rattiner by Wendy Lauber, 1980, with letter of 2014 (audio cassette)
Box 90
Caricature sketch of Dan Rattiner
Scrapbook with artwork by Dan Rattiner
The New York Times, April 19, 1912 (Titanic sinking)
Box 91
April 2024 accession: travel diaries
Canary Islands, 1969
Aix-en-Provence, France, 1972-1973
Puerto Rico, 1974
Maui, Hawaii, 1974-1975
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Maui, Hawaii, 1978
Box 92
April 2024 accession: travel diaries
California, 1980-1981
Disneyworld, Florida, 1992
Paris, France, 2001
Cuba, 2001